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Jockey profile

S P McCann

100 rides in the lifetime window · 58 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Apr 2011 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
4–100
Wins / Runs
4%
Strike rate
n=100
11 (11%)
Placed
0.88
Fair A/E
n=100 · 0.62 incl. margin
−68.00
£1 level stake
n=100 at SP · −68.0%
£37,554
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.88). Rode mostly for Gordon Elliott — 96% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 100 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Gordon Elliott: 4.2% from 96
The read

Gordon Elliott supplied 96% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (4.2%, A/E 0.90). The market has consistently overbet the rider in Hurdle races: Fair A/E 0.51 across 92 rides (2.2% strike, −69.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
1.7%−2.3
n=58 · A/E 0.41 · £1 −53.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−4.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3%−1.0
n=33 · A/E 0.77 · £1 −27.00
When favourite
33.3%
n=3 · A/E 1.48 · £1 +1.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
2.5%−1.5
n=80 · A/E 0.55 · £1 −71.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−4.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4% 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 first rides for the horse 1.7% vs 4% · n=58
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 6.4% vs 4% · n=47
In Hurdle races 2.2% vs 4% · n=92 · A/E 0.51
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

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 92 2 2.2% −69.00
Chase 8 2 25% +1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 35 1 2.9% −18.00
Heavy 26 1 3.8% −21.50
Good 20 0 0% −20.00
Good to Firm 11 2 18.2% −0.50
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Downpatrick 12 1 8.3% −7.50
Navan 12 0 0% −12.00
Down Royal 11 2 18.2% +10.50
Fairyhouse 10 0 0% −10.00
Kilbeggan 6 0 0% −6.00
Gowran Park 6 0 0% −6.00
Punchestown 6 0 0% −6.00
Limerick 6 0 0% −6.00
Bellewstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Thurles 4 0 0% −4.00
Wexford 3 0 0% −3.00
Sligo 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 4 2 50% 2.45 +5.00
2nd–3rd fav 3 1 33.3% 3.38 +3.00
4th–6th fav 23 1 4.3% 0.73 −6.00
7th+ in betting 70 0 0% 0.00 −70.00
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.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
93% completed · 100 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 8 87.5% 1 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 92 93.5% 1 0 4 1 0
Chases and hurdles only — bumpers have no obstacles, so completion is not a question there. F fell · UR unseated rider · PU pulled up · BD brought down · Oth covers refusals, slip-ups, run-outs and the rare disqualification. Non-runners are excluded throughout. Rows under n=30 are shown faded. A descriptive record, not a tip.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Valley Of Giants (GB) 5 0 0 3 Feb 10
Secret Police (UAE) 4 0 0 14 Jun 09
A Rare Diamond (IRE) 4 0 0 7 Dec 08
Laragh Hill (IRE) 4 0 1 14 Aug 08
Allesandro (IRE) 4 0 1 5 Jul 08
The Rocking Dock (IRE) 3 1 1 14 Apr 10
Bacher Boy (IRE) 3 0 0 10 Dec 09
Long Wait (IRE) 3 0 0 22 Nov 09
Crossdresser (IRE) 3 0 1 19 Sep 09
Nino Cochise (IRE) 3 1 1 28 Aug 09
Misterinbetween (IRE) 3 0 0 8 May 09
Valerius (IRE) 3 0 0 5 Apr 09
All 58 horses ridden in this window. 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
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A jumps rider: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardGordon Elliott
96% of all rides
4.2% SR · A/E 0.90
TrainerRWSR£1
Gordon Elliott 96 4 4.2% −64.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
8
Archived wins
£72,159
Prize money
2005
Best season · 4 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Barcardero (USA) — Irish Stallions Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase Down Royal · Dec 2009
£8,638
Never Say No (IRE) — Bridge House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (74-95) Kilbeggan · May 2005
£7,601
Nino Cochise (IRE) — NIFOR 6th And 7th November Hurdle Down Royal · Aug 2009
£7,256
Notable horses
Dotty Lord (IRE) The Rocking Dock (IRE) Nino Cochise (IRE) Hurricane Alley (IRE) Barcardero (USA) Buachaill On Eirne (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Galileo (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since 2008 (1,776 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.
Cape Cross (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since 2008 (988 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Giant's Causeway (USA) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since 2008 (320 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
Dr Massini (IRE) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since 2008 (406 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14% from 421.
Fasliyev (USA) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 8.3% of 4,140 runs since 2008 (273 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.1% from 124.
High Chaparral (IRE) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 10.3% of 8,730 runs since 2008 (682 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.
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 6 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 239 · newest first

The latest 50 of 239 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 7 April 2011.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Apr 11 Clonmel St Killian's Run (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Racing At Clonmel On Holy Thursday Handicap Chase (0-109)20f · Yielding · 14 ran 12th 9/1
23 Feb 11 Fairyhouse Cayo Levantado (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase22.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 3rd 20/1
23 Jan 11 Leopardstown Citizenship (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Frank Conroy Memorial Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 21 ran 18th 50/1
21 Nov 10 Navan Lady Roberta (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Dunderry Handicap Hurdle (80-116)20f · Soft · 18 ran 6th 14/1
07 Nov 10 Navan Barcardero (USA)T: Gordon Elliott Troytown November 21st Handicap Hurdle (80-109)23f · Soft · 21 ran 8th 12/1
04 Nov 10 Thurles Cadeaux Fax (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Cashel Maiden Hurdle18f · Soft · 18 ran 15th 50/1
09 May 10 Killarney Cape Secret (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Ross Golf Club Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 15 ran 15th 25/1
07 May 10 Downpatrick Bleu Money (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott I.t.b.a. (northern Region) Mares Hurdle18f · Good · 10 ran F 11/1
02 May 10 Sligo Sally Bawn (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Smirnoff Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 11th 33/1
14 Apr 10 Gowran Park The Rocking Dock (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Freshford Handicap Hurdle (81-116)20f · Good · 20 ran 15th 16/1
14 Apr 10 Gowran Park Tabaahi (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Inistioge Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 20 ran 14th 25/1
28 Mar 10 Downpatrick Cabernet Sauvignon (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Crossgar Handicap Hurdle (80-109)18f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 6th 8/1
20 Feb 10 Fairyhouse The Flying Pencil (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Early Bird Discounted Tickets For Easter Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 25 ran 10th 25/1
17 Feb 10 Punchestown Burnt Again (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Motivatechallenge.com Mares Maiden Hurlde20f · Soft · 22 ran 12th 33/1
03 Feb 10 Down Royal Valley Of Giants (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Bet With The Tote Handicap Hurdle (81-109)20f · Heavy · 19 ran 8th 16/1
24 Jan 10 Limerick Millrock Lady (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Mares Maiden Hurdle19f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 11th 20/1
18 Jan 10 Thurles Forever Emo (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Devil's Bit Beginners Chase24f · Heavy · 14 ran 7th 33/1
17 Jan 10 Thurles Hamalka (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Cashel Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 18 ran 13th 20/1
27 Dec 09 Down Royal Barcardero (USA)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallions Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase20f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 1st 7/2J
27 Dec 09 Down Royal Lisglynn Jim (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott I.N.H. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran PU 25/1

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).

Quick answers

What is S P McCann's strike rate?
S P McCann has won 4 of 100 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does S P McCann ride most for?
Gordon Elliott, with 96 rides since 2008 — 96% of the total. That pairing has won 4 (4.2%).
What is S P McCann's Fair A/E?
0.88, from 100 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).