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Sylvia O'Donnell

34 rides in the lifetime window · 7 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 167 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2018→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
3–34
Wins / Runs
8.8%
Strike rate
n=34
9 (27%)
Placed
1.54
Fair A/E
n=34 · 1.20 incl. margin
−7.50
£1 level stake
n=34 at SP · −22.1%
£42,875
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−8.8
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−8.8
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−8.8
n=10 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −10.00
When favourite
0%
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
8.8%+0.0
n=34 · A/E 1.54 · £1 −7.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
8.3%−0.5
n=24 · A/E 1.41 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.8% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 18 3 16.7% +8.50
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Curragh 8 1 12.5% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 3 1 33.3% +1.50
Gowran Park 3 1 33.3% +12.00
Killarney 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
2nd–3rd fav 6 2 33.3% 2.36 +5.50
4th–6th fav 3 0 0% 0.00 −3.00
7th+ in betting 24 1 4.2% 1.47 −9.00
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
Extensio (IRE) 15 2 7 14 Jul 25
Oor Jock (IRE) 10 0 1 16 Jul 20
Hemight (IRE) 4 1 1 26 Jul 25
Dragon Of Malta (IRE) 2 0 0 31 May 26
Prime Chief (IRE) 1 0 0 28 Sep 19
Hell Left Loose (GB) 1 0 0 23 Aug 19
Button Popper (GB) 1 0 0 14 May 19
All 7 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
JFMAMJJASOND
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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 yardP F O'Donnell
91% of all rides
9.7% SR · A/E 1.63
TrainerRWSR£1
P F O'Donnell 31 3 9.7% −4.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2018→
3
Archived wins
£42,875
Prize money
2025
Best season · 1 win
Extensio (IRE) — Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap Curragh · Jul 2022
£17,700
Extensio (IRE) — Fairyhouse Summer BBQ Rated Race Fairyhouse · Jul 2024
£9,145
Hemight (IRE) — Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Gowran Park · May 2025
£5,900
Notable horses
Extensio (IRE) Hemight (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Xtension (IRE) 13.3% · 2–15
Progeny have won 13.9% of 180 runs since 2018 (15 horses).
Shamardal (USA) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 14.7% of 10,414 runs since 2009 (1,008 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 11.7% from 1,289. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Zoffany (IRE) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 9.9% of 10,788 runs since 2015 (799 horses).
Dragon Pulse (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 8.9% of 4,272 runs since 2016 (320 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 572. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
Air Chief Marshal (IRE) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 8.7% of 1,984 runs since 2014 (189 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5.2% from 672. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.6% from 267. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.3% from 565.
Hellvelyn (GB) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 7.1% of 1,952 runs since 2014 (162 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 11.7% from 256.
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 14 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

all 34 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Sylvia O'Donnell's 34 archived rides, from 2 October 2018 to 31 May 2026, newest first — 3 winners among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
31 May 26 Listowel Dragon Of Malta (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Croom House Stud Handicap6.5f · Good · 13 ran 13th 33/1
26 Jul 25 Gowran Park Hemight (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Bolands Mazda Carlow Handicap8f · Good · 16 ran 14th 14/1
14 Jul 25 Killarney Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell TXODDS Handicap8f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 8th 40/1
28 Jun 25 Curragh Hemight (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes Ladies Derby Handicap10f · Good · 14 ran 8th 20/1
07 May 25 Gowran Park Hemight (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)8f · Good · 15 ran 1st 14/1
19 Apr 25 Cork Hemight (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60)8f · Soft · 16 ran 10th 14/1
10 Jul 24 Fairyhouse Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Fairyhouse Summer BBQ Rated Race14f · Good · 6 ran 1st 7/2
14 Jun 24 Fairyhouse Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Soil Ireland Turf Management Handicap (50-85)14f · Good · 18 ran 6th 12/1
26 May 23 Curragh Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Novibet Blog Handicap (50-80)8f · Good · 20 ran 20th 18/1
26 Aug 22 Tipperary Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Tipperaryraces.ie Handicap (47-70)12.5f · Good · 15 ran 2nd 4/1F
16 Jul 22 Curragh Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap12f · Good · 17 ran 1st 6/1
09 Jun 22 Leopardstown Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Bulmers Secret Orchard Live At Leopardstown June 16th Handicap (47-70)15f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2nd 15/2
17 May 22 Killarney Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Killarney Outlook Handicap (47-65)8f · Soft · 13 ran 9th 13/2
26 Sep 21 Curragh Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Tesoro Vita Ladies Trophy Handicap12f · Good · 17 ran 3rd 10/3
28 Aug 21 Navan (IRE) Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 4th Handicap14f · Good · 20 ran 2nd 6/1
06 Aug 21 Tipperary Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell GAIN The Advantage Series (Ladies) Handicap12.5f · Soft · 15 ran 3rd 9/2
19 Jul 21 Ballinrobe Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Bowers Bar & Restaurant Ballinrobe Apprentice Handicap (45-65)12.5f · Good · 14 ran 5th 13/2
28 May 21 Fairyhouse Dragon Of Malta (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Next Meeting At Fairyhouse June 11th Apprentice Handicap (45-75)10f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 15th 16/1
11 Oct 20 Curragh Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell extra.ie Apprentice Handicap8f · Soft · 11 ran 6th 18/1
19 Sep 20 Gowran Park Extensio (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Bet 10 Get 20 With MansionBet Apprentice Handicap (50-75)9.5f · Good · 14 ran 7th 50/1

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 Sylvia O'Donnell's strike rate?
Sylvia O'Donnell has won 3 of 34 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.8% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Sylvia O'Donnell's Fair A/E?
1.54, from 34 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 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).