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Jockey profile

Scott McCullagh

1,374 rides in the lifetime window · 824 individual horses
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 2 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2016→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
99–1,374
Wins / Runs
7.2%
Strike rate
n=1,374
320 (23%)
Placed
0.92
Fair A/E
n=1,372 · 0.76 incl. margin
−424.50
£1 level stake
n=1,374 at SP · −30.9%
£1.41m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
6.2%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 70 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 7% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.92). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 12% (111 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,374 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 13 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jan–Feb 20.3% when favourite Mrs J. Harrington: 8% from 286 LTO winners: 11.7% Claiming: 7.4% Group/Graded: 9.8% Rides the favourite in 5% of races
The read

It is weakest at Galway (0% over 43 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 11.7% (n=111, Fair A/E 0.80). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 5.7% strike, Fair A/E 0.80 and −411.98 to a £1 stake over 824 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Mrs J. Harrington supplies 21% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (8%, A/E 0.95). The rider also reads well in Class 4 (13.8%, n=58) and on Good to Firm going (11.7%, n=111). 5 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the XIN GIN Irish EBF Brownstown Stakes at Leopardstown (Jul 2026, £42,000). The standout partner of the record: Aurora Princess (IRE) — 5 wins from 14 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Jan–Feb.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
5.7%−1.5
n=824 · A/E 0.80 · £1 −411.98
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.7%+4.5
n=111 · A/E 0.80 · £1 −33.34
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.4%−1.8
n=224 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −72.25
When favourite
20.3%
n=69 · A/E 0.77 · £1 −23.18
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.4%+0.2
n=940 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −294.87
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.1%−2.1
n=623 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −260.42
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
9.8%+2.6
n=51 · A/E 1.93 · £1 +75.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.2% 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
With debutants 0% vs 7.2% · n=63
With headgear back on 0% vs 7.2% · n=59
At Galway 0% vs 7.2% · n=43
In Class 4 13.8% vs 7.2% · n=58
At Roscommon 0% vs 7.2% · n=39
On Good to Firm going 11.7% vs 7.2% · n=111
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
Good 429 37 8.6% −88.19
Standard (AW) 338 25 7.4% −92.09
Soft 293 13 4.4% −111.75
Good to Firm 111 13 11.7% −38.80
Good to Soft 100 6 6% −47.00
Heavy 99 5 5.1% −42.67
Firm 4 0 0% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 211 16 7.6% −69.09
Curragh 129 6 4.7% −73.50
Leopardstown 78 6 7.7% +16.25
Gowran Park 75 7 9.3% +43.83
Navan 62 3 4.8% −50.25
Cork 58 2 3.4% −19.50
Naas 56 4 7.1% +0.00
Kempton (AW) 51 3 5.9% −24.00
Limerick 45 4 8.9% +1.75
Fairyhouse 45 4 8.9% −17.67
Galway 43 0 0% −43.00
Roscommon 39 0 0% −39.00
Tipperary 31 2 6.5% −14.25
Killarney 28 4 14.3% +1.33
Brighton 25 3 12% −8.17

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 132 10 7.6% −60.17
Class 5 108 11 10.2% −29.18
Class 4 58 8 13.8% +9.50
Class 1 51 5 9.8% +75.50
Class 3 22 2 9.1% −5.00
Class 2 21 0 0% −21.00
Class 7 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 87 20 23% 0.92 −14.31
2nd–3rd fav 226 36 15.9% 1.05 −36.69
4th–6th fav 379 27 7.1% 0.90 −119.00
7th+ in betting 682 16 2.3% 0.75 −254.50
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
Aurora Princess (IRE) 14 5 6 3 Aug 22
Family Fortunes (GB) 13 2 5 25 Sep 19
Jungle Juice (IRE) 10 1 1 16 Oct 19
Run The Jewels (IRE) 9 2 3 13 Jul 24
Irish Acclaim (IRE) 9 3 4 4 Jul 21
Musalsal (IRE) 9 1 7 23 Jun 21
Fitzwilly (GB) 9 0 2 9 Aug 19
Shona Mea (IRE) 8 1 3 18 Jun 23
Sea Shack (GB) 8 0 5 30 Oct 19
Dono di Dio (GB) 8 1 6 10 Oct 19
Big Time Maybe (IRE) 7 2 5 5 Jul 19
Brewel Hill (IRE) 6 1 3 16 Sep 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 824 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 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
0 from 2
Only 2 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
10859499872117
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 yardMrs J. Harrington
21% of all rides
8% SR · A/E 0.95
TrainerRWSR£1
Mrs J. Harrington 286 23 8% −41.51
Mick Channon 165 16 9.7% −64.05
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 61 5 8.2% −18.88
Richard John O'Brien 60 7 11.7% +34.00
Daniel McLoughlin 59 4 6.8% +36.50
Kevin Prendergast 33 3 9.1% −15.50
Michael Madgwick 33 3 9.1% −6.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2016→
99
Archived wins
5
Pattern / graded wins
£1.41m
Prize money
2019
Best season · 19 wins
Duckadilly (IRE) — XIN GIN Irish EBF Brownstown Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) Leopardstown · Jul 2026 · Group 3
£42,000
Syzygy (GB) — Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (Group 3) Gowran Park (IRE) · Sep 2026 · Group 3
£42,000
Starford (IRE) — Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Alleged Stakes (Group 3) Curragh · Apr 2026 · Group 3
£41,230
Notable horses
Aurora Princess (IRE) Irish Acclaim (IRE) Harry's Hill (GB) Iconic Belle (GB) Family Fortunes (GB) Run The Jewels (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Sixties Icon (GB) 17.8% · 8–45
Progeny have won 10% of 5,685 runs since 2012 (338 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.4% from 1,338.
Kodiac (GB) 10.7% · 3–28
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,604 runs since 2010 (1,666 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
Mastercraftsman (IRE) 7.1% · 2–28
Progeny have won 10.6% of 11,646 runs since 2013 (842 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.7% from 329.
Acclamation (GB) 13.6% · 3–22
Progeny have won 10% of 19,719 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
Zoffany (IRE) 13.6% · 3–22
Progeny have won 9.9% of 10,787 runs since 2015 (799 horses).
Camelot (GB) 9.5% · 2–21
Progeny have won 11.7% of 7,746 runs since 2017 (765 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 13 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 1,374 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,374 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 23 December 2016 to 11 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
11 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Usuario Amigo (GB)T: Richard John O'Brien Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap7f · Standard · 14 ran 7th 11/1
11 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Invincible Irish (IRE)T: Daniel McLoughlin Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Nursery Handicap6f · Standard · 8 ran 2nd 9/4F
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Farmerspolish (IRE)T: Henry de Bromhead Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden7f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 33/1
08 Oct 26 Thurles (IRE) Purple Bandit (IRE)T: Mrs J. Harrington www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 5th 14/1
07 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Thrifty Of Digby (IRE)T: Mrs J. Harrington Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap8f · Yielding · 9 ran 7th 16/1
05 Oct 26 Killarney (IRE) Saliba (IRE)T: Mrs J. Harrington Gleneagle Killarney Median Auction Maiden8f · Soft · 9 ran 6th 4/1
29 Sep 26 Cork (IRE) Surpass And Shine (IRE)T: Patrick J Flynn WTW Willis Handicap6f · Soft · 19 ran 10th 33/1
29 Sep 26 Cork (IRE) Motta Alta (IRE)T: Mrs J. Harrington Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap6f · Soft · 8 ran 5th 9/2
27 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Uxmal (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch17f · Heavy · 30 ran SU 66/1
27 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Warrawood (GB)T: Daniel McLoughlin Izuzu Ireland Irish EBF Maiden9f · Heavy · 9 ran 3rd 66/1
27 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Silk Twist (IRE)T: Thomas Mullins Army Equitation Centenary Irish EBF Maiden7f · Heavy · 13 ran 7th 150/1
26 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Kindergarten (IRE)T: Mrs J. Harrington Kwiff More Bang For Your Bet Rated Race7f · Yielding · 9 ran 5th 50/1
21 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Place Your Regrets (IRE)T: S M Duffy Eric Browne Memorial Maiden12f · Yielding · 11 ran 11th 500/1
21 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Royal Bones (IRE)T: Mrs J. Harrington Liam & Joan Healy Memorial Handicap9f · Yielding · 13 ran 12th 7/2
19 Sep 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Syzygy (GB)T: Daniel McLoughlin Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (Group 3)Class 1 · 9.5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 1st 80/1
19 Sep 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Kilconnell (GB)T: Daniel McLoughlin Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series)8f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 10th 150/1
18 Sep 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Drummond Hill (GB)T: Mrs J. Harrington Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Maiden10.5f · Standard · 11 ran 4th 50/1
18 Sep 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Arrowstock (IRE)T: Daniel McLoughlin Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden6f · Standard · 12 ran 3rd 11/1
16 Sep 26 Clonmel (IRE) Brewel Hill (IRE)T: Peter McCreery Camida Winning Solution Handicap10f · Yielding · 14 ran 10th 20/1
15 Sep 26 Punchestown (IRE) Glamazon (IRE)T: Mrs J. Harrington Festival 2027 On Sale Soon Handicap (Div II)9f · Good · 13 ran 3rd 17/2

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 1 run (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 2 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 11 Nov 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 Scott McCullagh's strike rate?
Scott McCullagh has won 99 of 1,374 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.2% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Scott McCullagh do best at?
Gowran Park by strike rate: 7 wins from 75 rides (9.3%) since 2008. 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 Scott McCullagh ride most for?
Mrs J. Harrington, with 286 rides since 2008 — 21% of the total. That pairing has won 23 (8%).
Is Scott McCullagh in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 2 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Scott McCullagh's Fair A/E?
0.92, from 1,372 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 13 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).