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Jockey profile

Sean Quinlan

2,325 rides in the last 5 seasons · 806 individual horses
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
In form — 3 winners last 14 days Last ride yesterday 100% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2022
287–2,325
Wins / Runs
12.3%
Strike rate
n=2,325
710 (31%)
Placed
0.97
n=2,319 · 0.85 incl. margin
−653.04
£1 level stake
n=2,324 at SP · −28.1%
£3.43m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
15%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 470 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 12% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.97). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 21% (288 rides). The rider is in form now — 3 winners in the last fortnight, above their own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 2,325 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Mar 34.2% when favourite Jennie Candlish: 15.4% from 552 LTO winners: 20.8% Rides the favourite in 12% of races
The read

It is weakest at Perth (2.3% over 175 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 20.8% (n=288, Fair A/E 0.90), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 5.4% (n=168, Fair A/E 0.87). Right now the rider is firing: 3 winners from 19 rides in the last 14 days (15.8%, 3.5pts above the 12.3% baseline). Jennie Candlish supplies 24% of the rides and edges the rider's average (15.4% vs 12.3%, A/E 0.98) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (21.6%, n=37). 10 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase at Ayr (Apr 2019, £122,443). The standout partner of the record: For Jim (IRE) — 9 wins from 40 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Feb–Mar.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 12.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
10.8%−1.5
n=675 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −139.44
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
20.8%+8.5
n=288 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −76.33
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
10.8%−1.5
n=510 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −129.68
When favourite
34.2%
n=272 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −34.74
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.4%−6.9
n=168 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −81.92
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
9.1%−3.2
n=33 · A/E 1.17 · £1 +31.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12.3% 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
At Perth 2.3% vs 12.3% · n=175
On last-time-out winners 20.8% vs 12.3% · n=288
With C&D winners 19.5% vs 12.3% · n=303
With Lizzie Quinlan 5.9% vs 12.3% · n=287
With Rebecca Menzies 21.3% vs 12.3% · n=47
Off a 0-7-day break 21.6% vs 12.3% · n=37
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 8.1% of the archive so far (as at 8 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.
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 1,387 153 11% −445.79
Chase 787 120 15.2% −148.58
NH Flat 141 14 9.9% −48.67
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 881 113 12.8% −157.28
Good to Soft 646 70 10.8% −257.25
Soft 595 79 13.3% −180.31
Heavy 174 18 10.3% −48.20
Good to Firm 25 7 28% −6.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Hexham 229 38 16.6% −73.35
Sedgefield 207 35 16.9% −60.73
Kelso 195 30 15.4% +14.65
Ayr 180 26 14.4% −40.17
Perth 175 4 2.3% −144.75
Newcastle 170 23 13.5% −54.26
Carlisle 170 14 8.2% −93.04
Wetherby 143 16 11.2% −24.17
Cartmel 128 22 17.2% +19.79
Musselburgh 106 6 5.7% −62.90
Catterick 94 14 14.9% −7.84
Doncaster 78 8 10.3% +41.50
Uttoxeter 76 5 6.6% −32.25
Bangor-on-Dee 65 6 9.2% −19.59
Market Rasen 56 9 16.1% −13.12

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 1,016 142 14% −163.65
Class 5 766 86 11.2% −282.44
Class 3 344 43 12.5% −145.81
Class 2 151 12 7.9% −84.14
Class 1 48 4 8.3% +23.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 311 102 32.8% 1.00 −37.29
2nd–3rd fav 609 109 17.9% 1.00 −96.25
4th–6th fav 778 60 7.7% 0.96 −194.50
7th+ in betting 626 15 2.4% 0.75 −325.00
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
86.7% completed · 2,174 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 787 82.1% 19 14 105 2 1
Hurdle 1,387 89.3% 18 7 120 3 1
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
Ned Tanner (IRE) 24 4 6 7 Nov 26
Restandbethankful (GB) 23 1 6 1 Apr 26
Matchless (IRE) 23 5 11 14 Nov 25
Hostile Hotelier (IRE) 21 4 13 27 May 26
City Derby (IRE) 19 4 10 25 Aug 25
Getaway Luv (IRE) 18 4 5 27 May 24
Evenwood Sonofagun (IRE) 17 3 7 7 Nov 26
Am Still Here (IRE) 17 0 8 22 Oct 26
No Regrets (IRE) 17 3 6 22 Mar 26
Bridge Road (IRE) 17 1 8 28 Oct 24
Sean Og (IRE) 16 4 10 6 Nov 26
Luminaries (IRE) 16 4 5 27 Oct 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 806 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 8 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

In form
3 from 19 15.8% · +3.5pts vs baseline
Last 14 days15.8%
5-season base12.3%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
1014168151291710141013
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
24% of all rides
15.4% SR · A/E 0.98
TrainerRWSR£1
Jennie Candlish 552 85 15.4% −86.22
Lizzie Quinlan 287 17 5.9% −154.84
Nicky Richards 275 48 17.5% −45.57
N W Alexander 87 14 16.1% −35.55
Martin Todhunter 87 9 10.3% −52.02
Stuart Coltherd 69 4 5.8% −53.60
Gillian Boanas 55 5 9.1% −34.87
Chris Grant 48 2 4.2% −33.38
Rebecca Menzies 47 10 21.3% +27.76
Ewan Whillans 44 7 15.9% +28.83
Sue Smith 43 4 9.3% −23.90
Brian Ellison 35 6 17.1% +35.95
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
702
Archived wins
10
Pattern / graded wins
£7.30m
Prize money
2022
Best season · 76 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.
Takingrisks (IRE) — Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Ayr · Apr 2019 · Grade 3
£122,443
Windsor Avenue (IRE) — Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Doncaster · Jan 2022 · Listed
£56,950
Famous Bridge (IRE) — Oddschecker Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Haydock · Feb 2025 · Class 1
£56,950

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Getaway (GER) 16% · 17–106
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,006 runs since 2016 (1,031 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Milan (GB) 13% · 10–77
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,883 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
Jet Away (GB) 20% · 14–70
Progeny have won 11.2% of 2,550 runs since 2018 (275 horses).
Shirocco (GER) 15.4% · 10–65
Progeny have won 11.1% of 9,192 runs since 2010 (922 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Fame And Glory (GB) 19% · 11–58
Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,212 runs since 2016 (504 horses).
Yeats (IRE) 12.5% · 7–56
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,849 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
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 8 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 6,785 · newest first

The latest 50 of 6,785 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 19 January 2005 to 7 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
06 Nov 26 Hexham Lipati (FR)T: Tim Easterby carpetgallop.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 4th 16/1
05 Nov 26 Newcastle Knott End Princess (GB)T: Roger Fell attheraces.com/marketmovers "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 8th 33/1
31 Oct 26 Ayr Cave Hill (GB)T: Ian Duncan Bsb Structural Handicap Steeple ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2nd 7/2

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 10 runs (won 3, 1 did not run) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 6 runs (won 0, 1 did not run) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 1, 1 did not run) · to 7 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 Sean Quinlan's strike rate?
Sean Quinlan has won 287 of 2,325 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 12.3% (as at 8 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Sean Quinlan do best at?
Cartmel by strike rate: 22 wins from 128 rides (17.2%) 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 Sean Quinlan ride most for?
Jennie Candlish, with 552 rides since 2022 — 24% of the total. That pairing has won 85 (15.4%).
Is Sean Quinlan in form?
In the last 14 days: 19 rides, 3 winners, a strike rate of 15.8%. That is above the baseline of 12.3% since 2022.
What is Sean Quinlan's Fair A/E?
0.97, from 2,319 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 8 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).