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Jockey profile

Rory Mulligan

682 rides in the last 5 seasons · 343 individual horses
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 8 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2022→)
from 1 Jan 2022
52–682
Wins / Runs
7.6%
Strike rate
n=682
166 (24%)
Placed
1.14
Fair A/E
n=681 · 0.92 incl. margin
−102.92
£1 level stake
n=682 at SP · −15.1%
£923k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
9.5%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 140 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 8% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.14). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 19% (47 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 682 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 12 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Sep–Nov 21.6% when favourite J P Murtagh: 14.2% from 113 LTO winners: 19.1% Claiming: 7.8% Rides the favourite in 5% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Curragh (14.5%, n=69), clear of the rider's 7.6% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 19.1% (n=47, Fair A/E 1.38), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 4% (n=100, Fair A/E 0.92). First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 7.6% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.37 and +17.75 to a £1 stake over 343 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. J P Murtagh supplies 17% of the rides and beats the rider's average (14.2% vs 7.6%, A/E 1.31) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (12.9%, n=70). Seasonally, the rider fires Sep–Nov.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.6%+0.0
n=343 · A/E 1.37 · £1 +17.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
19.1%+11.5
n=47 · A/E 1.38 · £1 −4.25
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4%−3.6
n=100 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −27.00
When favourite
21.6%
n=37 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −7.17
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.8%+0.2
n=656 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −83.92
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.5%−2.1
n=348 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −113.17
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−7.6
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.6% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. First rides are the first captured pairing of horse and rider; last-time-out winners are horses whose previous captured run was a win; claiming rides are runs where the rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
On last-time-out winners 19.1% vs 7.6% · n=47
With John S O'Donoghue 18.2% vs 7.6% · n=33
With J P Murtagh 14.2% vs 7.6% · n=113
At Curragh 14.5% vs 7.6% · n=69
With Paul Mulligan 1.4% vs 7.6% · n=70
Off a 0-7-day break 12.9% vs 7.6% · n=70
Descriptive splits ranked by divergence × sample — insight, not instruction. Every angle carries its N; nothing under 30 runs qualifies. Rows within 2pts of the baseline appear only when the market-relative read (Fair A/E) diverges, and show it.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 240 18 7.5% −96.42
Good 180 9 5% −128.00
Soft 164 17 10.4% +156.50
Heavy 46 4 8.7% −17.50
Good to Soft 39 3 7.7% −8.50
Good to Firm 13 1 7.7% −9.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 231 16 6.9% −102.17
Curragh 69 10 14.5% +99.50
Navan 47 4 8.5% +6.50
Leopardstown 42 3 7.1% −17.75
Gowran Park 41 1 2.4% −36.00
Naas 38 1 2.6% −33.00
Bellewstown 33 1 3% −28.00
Down Royal 31 2 6.5% −12.50
Cork 22 3 13.6% +2.00
Galway 20 3 15% +74.50
Roscommon 18 1 5.6% −10.00
Fairyhouse 15 1 6.7% −6.50
Sligo 13 0 0% −13.00
Killarney 11 1 9.1% −7.00
Limerick 11 0 0% −11.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 4 2 50% +11.50
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 46 13 28.3% 1.40 +5.83
2nd–3rd fav 105 15 14.3% 1.03 −12.75
4th–6th fav 144 15 10.4% 1.33 +16.00
7th+ in betting 387 9 2.3% 0.87 −112.00
Fair A/E per band is the tell: near 1.00 the market had it priced right; well above, the wins came where the market didn't expect them.

Rows below n=30 are shown faded — a small sample is a fact, not a trend. Every figure carries its N.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Cuban Grey (GB) 20 3 8 15 Oct 26
Wrecking Ball Paul (IRE) 14 1 1 28 Mar 25
Unterberg (IRE) 12 3 4 30 Oct 26
Notforalongtime (GB) 12 1 4 16 Jul 26
Whatswrongnow (IRE) 11 0 3 9 Sep 26
Pandion Power (IRE) 10 2 5 19 Oct 25
T Or Coffey (IRE) 9 0 1 21 Mar 25
Millhone (IRE) 7 1 5 5 Sep 26
La Dame Blanche (IRE) 7 1 2 23 Apr 26
Proleek Prince (IRE) 7 1 2 4 Aug 25
Amber Blossom (GB) 7 1 3 5 Jun 25
Rosato (IRE) 6 1 3 18 Oct 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 343 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 3 times. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. Runs, wins and places only: a strike rate or a return on a handful of runs is noise, so none is quoted per horse — each horse's full record is on its own page.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
3 from 9
Only 9 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
212561086299177
A flat rider: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardJ P Murtagh
17% of all rides
14.2% SR · A/E 1.31
TrainerRWSR£1
J P Murtagh 113 16 14.2% +6.50
Paul Mulligan 70 1 1.4% −58.00
Patrick J McKenna 41 4 9.8% +2.00
John S O'Donoghue 33 6 18.2% +84.75
G A Kingston 32 2 6.3% −21.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2022→
52
Archived wins
£923k
Prize money
2026
Best season · 23 wins
Rahmi (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap (Premier Handicap) Leopardstown · Sep 2025
£88,500
Java Wood (IRE) — Keadeen Hotel Premier Handicap Curragh (IRE) · Nov 2026
£30,000
Titanium (FR) — Finlay Volvo Premier Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) Curragh · Nov 2025
£29,500
Notable horses
Cuban Grey (GB) Unterberg (IRE) Pandion Power (IRE) Blanc De Noir (IRE) Pimstrel (IRE) Mickey The Steel (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Havana Grey (GB) 16% · 4–25
Progeny have won 13.2% of 4,612 runs since 2022 (420 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.9% from 424.
Cotai Glory (GB) 10% · 2–20
Progeny have won 11.5% of 3,971 runs since 2021 (391 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 14.7% from 1,433. Weakest on Soft going: 7% from 429.
Coulsty (IRE) 15.8% · 3–19
Progeny have won 9.6% of 1,557 runs since 2020 (171 horses).
Gustav Klimt (IRE) 0% · 0–17
Progeny have won 6.7% of 520 runs since 2022 (56 horses). Weakest on Good going: 3.3% from 151.
New Bay (GB) 18.8% · 3–16
Progeny have won 14.3% of 4,007 runs since 2020 (426 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
Footstepsinthesand (GB) 13.3% · 2–15
Progeny have won 10.2% of 12,816 runs since 2009 (938 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Top line: the rider's own record with each sire's runners (win %, wins–runs), same window as the header; faded under 30 runs. Beneath it: every run by that sire's progeny in our archive since 2008, as at 12 Nov 2026 — what they have done, not a forecast. A going or a distance is named only where at least 100 progeny runs sit 3 or more points from the sire's own win rate. Distance bands cover Flat and jumps together.

The record

latest 50 of 682 · newest first

The latest 50 of 682 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 31 August 2022 to 4 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Pettus Bridge (FR)T: Mrs Denise Foster Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 9/2
04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Dandyville (IRE)T: Ms Claire O'Connell Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Stadium Handicap7f · Standard · 13 ran 11th 12/1
04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Moyanna Castle (IRE)T: Jamie Heavey Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Median Auction Maiden6f · Standard · 11 ran 2nd 13/2
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Java Wood (IRE)T: Kevin Michael Smith Keadeen Hotel Premier Handicap8f · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran 1st 40/1
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Alnofoor (GB)T: Ms Claire O'Connell Mongey Communications Sprint Handicap5f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 1st 40/1
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Unterberg (IRE)T: Laura Hourigan Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Stadium Handicap12f · Standard · 9 ran 6th 12/1
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Art Gallery (IRE)T: J. P. Murtagh Happy Halloween Handicap8f · Standard · 14 ran 6th 11/1
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) City House (IRE)T: Adrian McGuinness BAR 1 Betting 'Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap6f · Standard · 8 ran 1st 11/4F
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Sapphire Sun (IRE)T: J. P. Murtagh Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden5f · Standard · 13 ran 4th 20/1
29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Maybe Art (IRE)T: Cian Hughes Premiere Weekend Two-Day Ticket Just €35 Maiden7f · Yielding · 11 ran 10th 250/1
29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Flash Of Fire (GB)T: J. P. Murtagh Punchestown Premiere Weekend Sat 21 & Sun 22 November Handicap8f · Yielding · 14 ran 4th 9/2
28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Jazzy Dancer (IRE)T: W J Martin Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)7f · Standard · 13 ran 2nd 25/1
23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) In Sequence (AUS)T: Alan McIntyre Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series)8f · Standard · 14 ran 10th 150/1
23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Syrah (IRE)T: Charles Weld Fastfix Quay Celtic 60th Anniversary Nursery Handicap5f · Standard · 10 ran 6th 50/1
23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Shoot To Kill (IRE)T: Noel C. Kelly Halloween Mid-Term Racing Next Week Apprentice Handicap7f · Standard · 14 ran 2nd 12/1
21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Nita (GER)T: G A Kingston Navan Racecourse Handicap14f · Yielding · 23 ran 10th 25/1
21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Ginnos Oasis (IRE)T: Cian Hughes WTW Willis Towers Watson Maiden14f · Yielding · 12 ran 9th 250/1
21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Maybe Art (IRE)T: Cian Hughes Kilberry Fillies Maiden7f · Yielding · 13 ran 10th 250/1
21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Emily's Boy (IRE)T: Thomas Dowling Christmas Parties At Navan Racecourse 5th & 13th December Handicap6f · Yielding · 21 ran 9th 25/1
18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Rosato (IRE)T: Charles Weld Watch Every Irish Race Live On Racing TV Handicap7f · Good · 14 ran 14th 12/1

Drawn from the whole archive (2005 onwards), so it can include runs outside the window the header statistics cover. Non-runners are not listed. A finish shown in letters is a non-completion (F fell · UR unseated · PU pulled up · BD brought down).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 7 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 5 runs (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 2 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0) · to 28 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Rory Mulligan's strike rate?
Rory Mulligan has won 52 of 682 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 7.6% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Rory Mulligan do best at?
Curragh by strike rate: 10 wins from 69 rides (14.5%) since 2022. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Which yard does Rory Mulligan ride most for?
J P Murtagh, with 113 rides since 2022 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 16 (14.2%).
Is Rory Mulligan in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 9 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Rory Mulligan's Fair A/E?
1.14, from 681 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. Fair A/E compares actual wins with a margin-stripped market expectation, so 1.00 is par: above it the wins came at bigger prices than the margin-free market implied, below it they did not.
Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation. Favourite-heavy samples — top yards, leading riders — naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". Three sample sizes are reported and never blended: runs (n), the ROI basis (n at SP), and the fair-A/E basis (n with a computed fair probability).

Strike rate is wins over all runs (n). ROI is £1 level stakes at SP over runs with a parseable price (n at SP). Fair A/E is wins over margin-stripped market expectation, over runs with a computed fair probability (n fair). The three Ns can legitimately differ and are always shown. Figures as at 12 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).