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William J Gleeson

85 rides in the lifetime window · 54 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jul 2019 91% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)
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.
5–85
Wins / Runs
5.9%
Strike rate
n=85
12 (14%)
Placed
1.07
Fair A/E
n=85 · 0.87 incl. margin
−11.50
£1 level stake
n=85 at SP · −13.5%
£56,595
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.2%
KTB at a glance First rides: 7.4% Claiming: 6.3%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.4%+1.5
n=54 · A/E 1.38 · £1 +2.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
14.3%+8.4
n=7 · A/E 1.09 · £1 +6.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8%+2.1
n=25 · A/E 1.45 · £1 −8.50
When favourite
0%
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
6.3%+0.4
n=80 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −6.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
2.6%−3.3
n=38 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −32.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−5.9
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.9% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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
On Soft going 10.8% vs 5.9% · n=37
Over 1m5f – 2m 9.8% vs 5.9% · n=41
In NH Flat races 8.9% vs 5.9% · n=45
On first rides for the horse 7.4% vs 5.9% · n=54 · A/E 1.38
When claiming 6.3% vs 5.9% · n=80 · A/E 1.15
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
NH Flat 45 4 8.9% +11.50
Chase 24 1 4.2% −7.00
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 37 4 10.8% +33.00
Good 25 0 0% −25.00
Good to Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Heavy 9 1 11.1% −5.50
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 12 1 8.3% +5.00
Cork 8 0 0% −8.00
Fairyhouse 8 0 0% −8.00
Down Royal 6 1 16.7% +28.00
Tramore 5 0 0% −5.00
Listowel 5 1 20% +8.00
Limerick 5 0 0% −5.00
Ballinrobe 4 0 0% −4.00
Wexford 4 0 0% −4.00
Galway 4 1 25% +2.00
Clonmel 4 1 25% −0.50
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
2nd–3rd fav 10 2 20% 1.28 −0.50
4th–6th fav 18 3 16.7% 2.66 +46.00
7th+ in betting 55 0 0% 0.00 −55.00
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
78.1% completed · 32 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 24 70.8% 0 0 7 0 0
Hurdle 8 100% 0 0 0 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
Just Wait And See (IRE) 14 1 2 20 Jun 18
Baily Fox (IRE) 5 0 0 30 Apr 19
Billaway (IRE) 3 0 2 22 Apr 19
Bartleys Boy (IRE) 2 0 0 14 Jul 19
Fag An Bealach (IRE) 2 1 1 1 May 19
Golden Treat (IRE) 2 0 0 12 Apr 19
Monsoon Miss (IRE) 2 0 0 21 Feb 19
Castle North (IRE) 2 0 0 29 Dec 18
Queens Boulevard (GB) 2 1 1 25 Nov 18
Cottage Kitty (IRE) 2 0 0 4 Oct 18
Mid Day Gun (IRE) 2 0 1 28 Sep 18
Arizengo (GB) 2 0 0 22 Jun 18
All 54 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
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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
John F Gleeson 26 1 3.8% −9.00
W P Mullins 22 3 13.6% +0.50
Timothy Doyle 8 0 0% −8.00
A L T Moore 2 1 50% +32.00
S J Mahon 2 0 0% −2.00
H Smyth 2 0 0% −2.00
M F Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Nigel Thomas Slevin 2 0 0% −2.00
E J O'Grady 1 0 0% −1.00
R Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul John Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→
5
Archived wins
£56,595
Prize money
2018
Best season · 4 wins
Just Wait And See (IRE) — Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup Punchestown · Apr 2018
£9,240
Queens Boulevard (GB) — Brendan Daly Memorial Slan Abhaile (Pro/Am) Flat Race Listowel · Sep 2018
£8,624
Kalanisi Og (IRE) — Galway Golf Club Restaurant 4-Y-O Fillies (Pro/Am) Flat Race Galway · Oct 2018
£6,776
Notable horses
Just Wait And See (IRE) Fag An Bealach (IRE) Queens Boulevard (GB) Kalanisi Og (IRE) Castlebawn West (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Acambaro (GER) 7.1% · 1–14
Progeny have won 7.9% of 466 runs since 2008 (50 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.5% from 132.
Getaway (GER) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,918 runs since 2008 (1,028 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.7% from 131.
Beneficial (GB) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Milan (GB) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,848 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
Stowaway (GB) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since 2008 (561 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 124.
Robin Des Champs (FR) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since 2008 (425 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 22 Oct 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 85 · newest first

The latest 50 of 85 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 9 April 2012 to 19 July 2019.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
19 Jul 19 Kilbeggan Howya Darlin (IRE)T: Nigel Thomas Slevin Book Online For Discounts Flat Race20f · Yielding · 10 ran 6th 33/1
14 Jul 19 Sligo Bartleys Boy (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Don't Miss Ladies Day At Sligo Races 7th August Flat Race18f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5th 16/1
12 Jul 19 Cork Rathronan (IRE)T: W J O'Doherty Battle Of The Clubs Flat Race16f · Good · 18 ran 17th 100/1
21 Jun 19 Down Royal Fairytale Bliss (IRE)T: Nigel Thomas Slevin Tughans Fillies Flat Race16.5f · Yielding · 12 ran 3rd 20/1
02 Jun 19 Kilbeggan Gearoid (IRE)T: Paul John Gilligan Add Kilbegganraces On Snapchat Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 8th 20/1
01 May 19 Punchestown Fag An Bealach (IRE)T: A L T Moore Weatherbys General Stud Book Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Grade 3)16.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 13th 18/1
30 Apr 19 Punchestown Baily Fox (IRE)T: John F Gleeson Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup25f · Good · 17 ran 11th 33/1
27 Apr 19 Wexford Mrs Milner (IRE)T: Paul Nolan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16f · Yielding · 14 ran 5th 33/1
23 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Wendy Howell (IRE)T: W P Mullins Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race20f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 13th 6/1
22 Apr 19 Cork Billaway (IRE)T: W P Mullins Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 2nd EvensF
21 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Fantasio D'alene (FR)T: M F Morris Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper16f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 3rd 14/1
12 Apr 19 Ballinrobe Bartleys Boy (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Connacht Tribune Flat Race17.5f · Good · 16 ran 11th 50/1
12 Apr 19 Ballinrobe Golden Treat (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Racing Tv Flat Race17.5f · Good · 14 ran 8th 33/1
21 Mar 19 Cork Dressednblack (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle CIT Cream Of The Crop (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Soft · 13 ran 6th 16/1
17 Mar 19 Wexford Flamin Aimee (IRE)T: R Donohoe Tomcoole Farm Ltd (Pro/Am) Flat Race20f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran PU 100/1
16 Mar 19 Down Royal Fag An Bealach (IRE)T: A L T Moore Remus Uomo Mares Flat Race16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1st 33/1
09 Mar 19 Gowran Park Billaway (IRE)T: W P Mullins Mullinavat GAA Club Fundraiser Tetratema Cup Hunters Chase25f · Soft · 12 ran 3rd 14/1
21 Feb 19 Thurles Monsoon Miss (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16f · Good · 9 ran 5th 14/1
17 Feb 19 Navan Billaway (IRE)T: W P Mullins Boardsmill Stud Hunters Chase24f · Yielding · 6 ran 6th 8/1
14 Feb 19 Clonmel Wilde Breeze (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Kilmolash (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)19.5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 3rd 33/1

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 William J Gleeson's strike rate?
William J Gleeson has won 5 of 85 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.9% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is William J Gleeson's Fair A/E?
1.07, from 85 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 22 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).