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Conor Houlihan

34 runners in the lifetime window · 10 individual horses
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Runners today 94% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2025→)
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
7 (21%)
Placed
1.40
Fair A/E
n=34 · 1.14 incl. margin
−18.50
£1 level stake
n=34 at SP · −54.4%
£31,155
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
9.7%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.8% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
12.5%+3.7
n=8 · A/E 1.48 · £1 −4.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−8.8
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−8.8
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−8.8
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−8.8
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
23.1%+14.3
n=13 · A/E 2.44 · £1 +2.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−8.8
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £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. Headgear figures use the true-first definition (first gear appearance in the captured career); returns are gear back on after a bare run. Claiming riders are runs where the booked rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races. The same beliefs, tested across every yard and every GB and Irish race since 2005: Racing myths.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
NH Flat 15 3 20% +0.50
Hurdle 13 0 0% −13.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 16 0 0% −16.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 6 3 50% +9.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Tramore 5 0 0% −5.00
Thurles 5 1 20% −1.00
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Clonmel (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 1 50% +4.00
Killarney (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 1 100% +4.50
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
2nd–3rd fav 6 3 50% 2.87 +9.50
4th–6th fav 8 0 0% 0.00 −8.00
7th+ in betting 19 0 0% 0.00 −19.00
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
82.4% completed · 17 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 4 50% 1 0 1 0 0
Hurdle 13 92.3% 1 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 trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Black Soul (IRE)from Paul Stephen Kiely 7 0 0 7 Jul 26
Ddakji (IRE) 6 0 0 12 Nov 26
Woodie Wiley (IRE) 5 0 0 1 Oct 26
Kiltybo (IRE) 5 2 2 29 Apr 26
Flashy Fred (IRE) 4 0 3 12 Nov 26
Tea Biscuit (IRE) 2 0 1 15 May 26
Nan's Choice (IRE)then Dan Skelton 2 1 1 14 Feb 26
I C U In My Dreams (IRE)from Donald McCain 1 0 0 12 Nov 26
Jimjohn Kittkath (IRE) 1 0 0 4 Oct 26
Major Barry (IRE)from Paul Stephen Kiely 1 0 0 30 May 26
All 10 horses sent out 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.
Where they came from · where they went next

Of the 10 horses listed, 3 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Paul Stephen Kiely (2); 7 had their first archived run for this yard.

1 has since run for another yard; 9 have no later run for another yard in our archive.

Read from each listed horse's whole archived career (2005 onwards), not only this window, and counted over the horses listed above, not the whole string. “First archived run” means our archive holds nothing earlier, not that the horse was unraced. A horse with no later run elsewhere may still be here, be off the track, or have run somewhere our archive does not cover — none of that is asserted.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 3
Only 3 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
06750000000000
A jumps yard: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
Mike O'Connor 11 0 0% −11.00
Mr B T Stone 11 3 27.3% +4.50
Dylan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr D L Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss M O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Smithers 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J L Gleeson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finn Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2025→
3
Archived wins
£31,155
Prize money
2026
Best season · 3 wins
Kiltybo (IRE) — BAR 1 Casino 'Slot Games & Live Casino' Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Naas · Mar 2026
£7,068
Nan's Choice (IRE) — Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Gowran Park · Feb 2026
£6,490
Kiltybo (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race Thurles · Feb 2026
£6,490
Notable horses
Kiltybo (IRE) Nan's Choice (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Elvstroem (AUS) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 6.1% of 461 runs since 2019 (66 horses).
Blue Bresil (FR) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 12.1% of 3,568 runs since 2013 (469 horses).
El Salvador (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 13.4% of 358 runs since 2020 (51 horses). Strongest on Good going: 18.9% from 148.
Idaho (IRE) 40% · 2–5
Progeny have won 9.9% of 292 runs since 2024 (69 horses).
Sholokhov (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 12.5% of 4,283 runs since 2008 (423 horses). Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
Getaway (GER) 50% · 1–2
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,030 runs since 2016 (1,034 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Top line: the yard'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 12 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 Conor Houlihan's 34 archived runners, from 20 December 2025 to 12 November 2026, newest first — 3 winners among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) Ddakji (IRE)J: Mike O'Connor Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (Div I)16f · Good · 16 ran 7th 50/1
12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) Flashy Fred (IRE)J: Mike O'Connor Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 11 ran 2nd 9/2
12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) I C U In My Dreams (IRE)J: Mike O'Connor Racing Again November 19th Beginners Steeplechase18f · Good · 10 ran 9th 18/1
22 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Ddakji (IRE)J: Conor Smithers Crottys Lake Maiden Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 5th 150/1
08 Oct 26 Tramore (IRE) Ddakji (IRE)J: Mike O'Connor www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 8 ran 6th 12/1
04 Oct 26 Killarney (IRE) Jimjohn Kittkath (IRE)J: Mike O'Connor Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 8 ran 6th 125/1
01 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Woodie Wiley (IRE)J: Sean Houlihan Kilmore Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good · 11 ran F 28/1
19 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Woodie Wiley (IRE)J: Mike O'Connor Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle21f · Good · 15 ran 10th 66/1
21 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Ddakji (IRE)J: Mr B T Stone John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 8th 9/1
03 Aug 26 Cork (IRE) Woodie Wiley (IRE)J: Dylan Whelan Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle18f · Good · 18 ran 10th 40/1
30 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Flashy Fred (IRE)J: Mr B T Stone Guinness Time Flat Race18f · Good · 16 ran 15th 14/1
27 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Ddakji (IRE)J: Mr B T Stone Ray Dooley Monami Construction Flat Race16.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 9th 40/1
16 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Flashy Fred (IRE)J: Miss M O'Sullivan Kate Kearney's Cottage (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race17f · Good · 15 ran 2nd 11/4J
07 Jul 26 Tramore Black Soul (IRE)J: Leigh Roche August Festival August 13th - 16th Handicap (0-60)16f · Good · 12 ran 11th 40/1
04 Jul 26 Bellewstown Woodie Wiley (IRE)J: Mr J L Gleeson J.H. McLoughlin Oil Flat Race17f · Good · 16 ran 7th 40/1
13 Jun 26 Downpatrick Flashy Fred (IRE)J: Mr B T Stone Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Flat Race19f · Good · 8 ran 2nd 11/4
13 Jun 26 Downpatrick Black Soul (IRE)J: Mike O'Connor Randox Handicap Hurdle18f · Good · 11 ran 8th 33/1
06 Jun 26 Punchestown Woodie Wiley (IRE)J: Dylan Whelan Castlestone Holiday Homes (Pro/Am) Flat Race16.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran SU 50/1
30 May 26 Tramore Major Barry (IRE)J: Mike O'Connor Racing TV Handicap Chase22f · Good · 11 ran PU 25/1
15 May 26 Kilbeggan Tea Biscuit (IRE)J: Mr B T Stone Racing Again May 31st (Pro/Am) Flat Race18.5f · Good · 11 ran 2nd 13/2

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).

Quick answers

What is Conor Houlihan's strike rate?
Conor Houlihan has won 3 of 34 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 8.8% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Is Conor Houlihan in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 3 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Conor Houlihan's Fair A/E?
1.40, from 34 runners 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 12 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).