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Jockey profile

S P Walsh

165 rides in the lifetime window · 113 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Feb 2010 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.
4–165
Wins / Runs
2.4%
Strike rate
n=165
14 (9%)
Placed
0.60
Fair A/E
n=165 · 0.45 incl. margin
−123.00
£1 level stake
n=165 at SP · −74.5%
£27,654
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 60 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 2% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.60).

Deterministic profile computed from 165 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance First rides: 2.8%
The read

The market has consistently overbet rides in big fields of 14 or more: 1.8% strike, Fair A/E 0.49 and −82.00 to a £1 stake over 111 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. The rider also read well off a 31-60-day break (6.3%, n=32).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
2.8%+0.4
n=106 · A/E 0.80 · £1 −69.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−2.4
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−2.4
n=35 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −35.00
When favourite
0%
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
2%−0.4
n=152 · A/E 0.50 · £1 −118.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
1.8%−0.6
n=111 · A/E 0.49 · £1 −82.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−2.4
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.4% 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
Off a 31-60-day break 6.3% vs 2.4% · n=32
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 4.8% vs 2.4% · n=62
Off a 15-30-day break 0% vs 2.4% · n=44
Over 2m5f – 3m 0% vs 2.4% · n=31
In Class 4 0% vs 2.4% · n=31
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 120 3 2.5% −85.50
Chase 33 1 3% −25.50
NH Flat 12 0 0% −12.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 54 1 1.9% −33.00
Heavy 52 2 3.8% −39.00
Good 23 0 0% −23.00
Good to Soft 22 1 4.5% −14.00
Good to Firm 14 0 0% −14.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Limerick 14 0 0% −14.00
Thurles 12 0 0% −12.00
Fairyhouse 12 1 8.3% −6.50
Cork 9 0 0% −9.00
Towcester 8 1 12.5% +0.00
Punchestown 8 0 0% −8.00
Clonmel 8 0 0% −8.00
Navan 7 0 0% −7.00
Exeter 7 0 0% −7.00
Gowran Park 6 0 0% −6.00
Newton Abbot 5 0 0% −5.00
Naas 5 0 0% −5.00
Chepstow 4 0 0% −4.00
Fontwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Down Royal 4 0 0% −4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 31 0 0% −31.00
Class 5 26 2 7.7% −10.50
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
2nd–3rd fav 14 2 14.3% 1.42 −0.50
4th–6th fav 25 1 4% 0.56 −17.50
7th+ in betting 125 1 0.8% 0.32 −104.00
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
81% completed · 153 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 33 51.5% 3 0 12 0 1
Hurdle 120 89.2% 1 2 10 0 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
Mullagh Abu (IRE) 6 0 0 1 Jan 09
L'Oiseau de Feu (USA) 5 1 3 14 Feb 10
Longbow Warrior (GB) 5 0 0 6 May 08
Arguidos (IRE) 3 0 0 13 Dec 09
Adenauer (IRE) 3 0 0 15 Nov 09
Eye On The Ball (GB) 3 0 0 12 May 09
Tinakellylad (IRE) 3 0 1 12 Apr 09
Liffer Lad (IRE) 3 0 0 28 Mar 09
Scavenger (GB) 3 0 0 15 Mar 09
Foxesbow (IRE) 3 0 0 29 Jan 09
Fethard Bleu (IRE) 3 0 0 12 Dec 08
Shropshirelass (GB) 3 0 1 14 Jul 08
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 113 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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.

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
TrainerRWSR£1
M F Morris 25 0 0% −25.00
E J O'Grady 16 1 6.3% +5.00
Shane Joseph Kelly 10 1 10% −4.50
Edward Creighton 9 0 0% −9.00
Jimmy Frost 9 0 0% −9.00
Simon Lewis 8 1 12.5% −0.50
M O Quigley 8 0 0% −8.00
Brendan Powell 6 0 0% −6.00
Mark Bradstock 4 0 0% −4.00
N Stokes 4 0 0% −4.00
Miss Suzy Barkley 4 0 0% −4.00
John Joseph Murphy 4 0 0% −4.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
25
Archived wins
£162k
Prize money
2005
Best season · 13 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.
Water King (USA) — Abacus Global Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Cheltenham · Nov 2005 · Class 4
£9,582
Altitude Dancer (IRE) — Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Hurdle Stratford · May 2005 · Class 3
£6,374
Ragdale Hall (USA) — Allied Irish Bank (GB) Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter · Sep 2006 · Class 3
£5,704
Notable horses
Bayadere (GER) Altitude Dancer (IRE) Parkinson (IRE) Festive Chimes (IRE) Macreater (GB) Shropshirelass (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Presenting (GB) 0% · 0–12
Progeny have won 11% of 20,052 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Supreme Leader (GB) 8.3% · 1–12
Progeny have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since 2008 (349 horses).
Beneficial (GB) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Mister Lord (USA) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 8% of 565 runs since 2008 (79 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.9% from 108. Weakest on Soft going: 4% from 151. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 149. Weakest beyond 3m (all codes): 4.5% from 111.
Mull Of Kintyre (USA) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 9% of 2,100 runs since 2008 (160 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 12.2% from 409. Weakest on Soft going: 4.6% from 306.
Stravinsky (USA) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 10.7% of 1,074 runs since 2008 (66 horses).
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 580 · newest first

The latest 50 of 580 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 28 February 2010.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
28 Feb 10 Leopardstown Shazand (FR)T: E J O'Grady Carrickmines Handicap Chase21f · Heavy · 16 ran F 20/1
24 Feb 10 Fairyhouse Oola Lad (IRE)T: E J O'Grady Bobbyjo Bistro Handicap Chase (0-95)21f · Heavy · 16 ran F 12/1
23 Feb 10 Fairyhouse Mr Anderson (IRE)T: Shane Joseph Kelly Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Soft · 22 ran 19th 20/1
23 Feb 10 Fairyhouse Rubytwosox (IRE)T: Shane Joseph Kelly Solerina's Restaurant Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 20 ran 18th 50/1
18 Feb 10 Clonmel Lord Liscreagh (IRE)T: M J Byrne Demense Maiden Hurdle20f · Heavy · 18 ran 17th 50/1
14 Feb 10 Navan L'Oiseau de Feu (USA)T: Shane Joseph Kelly Navan Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (81-116)16f · Soft · 20 ran 7th 7/1
10 Feb 10 Fairyhouse L'Oiseau de Feu (USA)T: Shane Joseph Kelly Irish Racing Post Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Soft · 16 ran 3rd 7/2
24 Jan 10 Limerick Oola Lad (IRE)T: E J O'Grady Greenmount Conference Centre Novice Handicap Chase (0-109)19.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 7th 7/1
20 Jan 10 Punchestown L'acajou (IRE)T: E J O'Grady Racing UK Handicap Chase (0-116)16f · Heavy · 9 ran 8th 14/1
01 Jan 10 Tramore Mubrook (USA)T: E J O'Grady Make Racing At Tramore Your New Year Resolution Maiden Hurdle20f · Heavy · 9 ran 7th 14/1
13 Dec 09 Cork Arguidos (IRE)T: N Stokes Irish Racing Yearbook Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 11th 25/1
13 Dec 09 Cork Golden Gem (IRE)T: Michael Winters Newmarket Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 6th 20/1
12 Dec 09 Fairyhouse Fen Game (IRE)T: E J O'Grady Fairyhouseracecourse.ie Rated Hurdle18f · Heavy · 9 ran 3rd 10/1
10 Dec 09 Fairyhouse L'Oiseau de Feu (USA)T: Shane Joseph Kelly Bobbyjo Bistro Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Heavy · 12 ran 1st 9/2
06 Dec 09 Punchestown Killenaule Boy (GB)T: E J O'Grady Weatherbys Ireland Gsb Handicap Chase20f · Heavy · 13 ran 11th 14/1
03 Dec 09 Naas Arguidos (IRE)T: N Stokes Racing Again At Naas On 3rd January Maiden Hurdle19f · Heavy · 25 ran 16th 33/1
27 Nov 09 Thurles Arguidos (IRE)T: N Stokes Clonoulty Hurdle16f · Heavy · 13 ran 8th 50/1
27 Nov 09 Thurles Inyourgift (USA)T: E J O'Grady Thurles Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 18 ran 4th 20/1
26 Nov 09 Thurles Money Belt (IRE)T: E J O'Grady Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109)24f · Heavy · 18 ran PU 10/1
18 Nov 09 Clonmel My True Romance (IRE)T: Shane Joseph Kelly Clonmel Oil Day Handicap Hurdle (81-109)16.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 14th 20/1

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 Walsh's strike rate?
S P Walsh has won 4 of 165 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 2.4% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is S P Walsh's Fair A/E?
0.60, from 165 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).