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Jockey profile

Tom Harney

410 rides in the lifetime window · 212 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jun 2025 96% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
25–410
Wins / Runs
6.1%
Strike rate
n=410
91 (22%)
Placed
0.90
n=410 · 0.73 incl. margin
−237.30
£1 level stake
n=410 at SP · −57.9%
£397k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.1%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 20 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.90). Rides mostly for Ross O'Sullivan — 46% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 410 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Ross O'Sullivan: 9.6% from 187 Claiming: 6.3%
The read

The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 3.3% strike, Fair A/E 0.64 and −160.96 to a £1 stake over 212 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Ross O'Sullivan supplies 46% of the rides and edges the rider's average (9.6% vs 6.1%, A/E 1.12) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 15-30-day break (10.9%, n=128). The record reads poorly in Chase races — 0% over 47 rides, 6.1pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider on Good to Soft going: Fair A/E 0.34 across 80 rides (2.5% strike, −67.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle at Listowel (Sep 2024, £35,400).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 6.1% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.3%−2.8
n=212 · A/E 0.64 · £1 −160.96
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
3.7%−2.4
n=27 · A/E 0.31 · £1 −15.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.9%−2.2
n=102 · A/E 0.75 · £1 −64.00
When favourite
16.7%
n=18 · A/E 0.68 · £1 −9.12
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
6.3%+0.2
n=383 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −214.63
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.3%−0.8
n=206 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −121.51
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
8.3%+2.2
n=12 · A/E 1.85 · £1 −5.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.1% 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 6.1% · n=51
In Chase races 0% vs 6.1% · n=47
Off a 15-30-day break 10.9% vs 6.1% · n=128
Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 6.1% · n=35
With Ross O'Sullivan 9.6% vs 6.1% · n=187
On Good to Soft going 2.5% vs 6.1% · n=80
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 272 21 7.7% −116.63
NH Flat 75 2 2.7% −66.50
Chase 47 0 0% −47.00
Flat 16 2 12.5% −7.17

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 163 8 4.9% −95.00
Good 108 10 9.3% −49.13
Good to Soft 80 2 2.5% −67.00
Heavy 58 5 8.6% −25.17
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 54 4 7.4% −13.00
Limerick 31 1 3.2% −27.50
Down Royal 28 2 7.1% −19.34
Fairyhouse 28 0 0% −28.00
Kilbeggan 26 2 7.7% −13.50
Clonmel 20 2 10% −2.67
Thurles 19 1 5.3% −14.67
Naas 18 0 0% −18.00
Wexford 17 2 11.8% −5.50
Downpatrick 17 1 5.9% −14.62
Listowel 16 2 12.5% −1.50
Roscommon 15 0 0% −15.00
Ballinrobe 14 1 7.1% −8.50
Cork 13 0 0% −13.00
Leopardstown 12 1 8.3% −3.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 14 1 7.1% −7.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 23 5 21.7% 0.93 −4.29
2nd–3rd fav 70 11 15.7% 1.08 −8.01
4th–6th fav 89 7 7.9% 1.03 −27.00
7th+ in betting 228 2 0.9% 0.37 −198.00
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
81.8% completed · 319 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 47 57.4% 5 4 11 0 0
Hurdle 272 86% 7 2 26 3 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
Champella (IRE) 16 4 8 24 Nov 24
Eagles Reign (IRE) 11 2 6 21 Apr 25
Donnie Devito (IRE) 9 2 2 9 Jun 25
Gotthenod (IRE) 9 2 3 8 Aug 23
First Dare (IRE) 8 1 5 2 Jun 25
Keenaghan Lass (IRE) 8 0 1 19 May 23
Applejack Poet (IRE) 7 1 2 13 May 25
Tell Me This (IRE) 7 1 1 26 Nov 24
Not My Problem (GB) 6 0 2 24 Apr 25
Targa Flavio (IRE) 6 0 1 15 Oct 24
Realistic Optimism (IRE) 6 1 3 24 Sep 22
On Lovers Walk (IRE) 5 0 2 9 Jun 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 212 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
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703321431410735
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
46% of all rides
9.6% SR · A/E 1.12
TrainerRWSR£1
Ross O'Sullivan 187 18 9.6% −65.63
Liz Doyle 41 3 7.3% −11.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2018→
25
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£397k
Prize money
2024
Best season · 10 wins
Eagles Reign (IRE) — Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Listed) Listowel · Sep 2024 · Listed
£35,400
Champella (IRE) — M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle Listowel · Sep 2024
£13,275
Donnie Devito (IRE) — Guinness Novice Hurdle Galway · Aug 2024
£12,980

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Champs Elysees (GB) 25% · 4–16
Progeny have won 11.5% of 7,132 runs since 2013 (521 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
Fame And Glory (GB) 13.3% · 2–15
Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,217 runs since 2016 (503 horses).
Famous Name (GB) 16.7% · 2–12
Progeny have won 9.2% of 1,514 runs since 2016 (102 horses).
Court Cave (IRE) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,970 runs since 2008 (553 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Gleneagles (IRE) 18.2% · 2–11
Progeny have won 11.4% of 4,582 runs since 2019 (447 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 17.2% from 285.
Elusive Pimpernel (USA) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 7.7% of 3,162 runs since 2015 (317 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 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

latest 50 of 410 · newest first

The latest 50 of 410 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 14 July 2018 to 10 June 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
06 Jun 25 Clonmel Synchronize (IRE)T: J Morrison Bulmers Light Maiden Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 3rd 11/1

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 Tom Harney's strike rate?
Tom Harney has won 25 of 410 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.1% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Tom Harney do best at?
Punchestown by strike rate: 4 wins from 54 rides (7.4%) 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 Tom Harney ride most for?
Ross O'Sullivan, with 187 rides since 2008 — 46% of the total. That pairing has won 18 (9.6%).
What is Tom Harney's Fair A/E?
0.90, from 410 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).