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John O Clifford

18 runners in the last 5 seasons · 9 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Jan 2023 94% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
1–18
Wins / Runs
5.6%
Strike rate
n=18
1 (6%)
Placed
2.27
Fair A/E
n=18 · 1.74 incl. margin
+16.00
£1 level stake
n=18 at SP · +88.9%
£6,005
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Small sample — fewer than 30 runs in this window. Read the Ns before the percentages.

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
16.7%+11.1
n=6 · A/E 5.39 · £1 +28.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−5.6
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−5.6
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−5.6
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
16.7%+11.1
n=6 · A/E 7.73 · £1 +28.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.6% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 16 1 6.3% +18.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33.3% +31.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Tramore 7 1 14.3% +27.00
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
4th–6th fav 3 0 0% 0.00 −3.00
7th+ in betting 15 1 6.7% 5.45 +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
56.3% completed · 16 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Hurdle 16 56.3% 0 0 7 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
Gallic Boy (IRE) 5 0 0 1 Jan 23
Naomh Moling (IRE) 4 1 1 1 Jan 23
Cloran Rose (IRE) 2 0 0 8 Jul 22
Bella Bear (IRE) 2 0 0 11 May 22
Quest With Speed (IRE)then John Joseph Hanlon 1 0 0 29 Nov 22
War God (IRE)from John F Gleeson · then R Donohoe 1 0 0 8 Jul 22
Coole Joe See (IRE) 1 0 0 31 Jan 22
Gallic Saafend (IRE) 1 0 0 17 Jan 22
Rathbourne Banks (IRE) 1 0 0 1 Jan 22
All 9 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 9 horses listed, 1 arrived from another yard in our archive; 8 had their first archived run for this yard.

2 have since run for another yard; 7 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.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
Richard Deegan 5 1 20% +29.00
Danny Mullins 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean O'Keeffe 3 0 0% −3.00
Declan Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Brassil 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
P J O'Hanlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Holden 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2008→
11
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£159k
Prize money
2013
Best season · 3 wins
Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) — Webster Cup Chase (Grade 2) Navan · Apr 2013 · Grade 2
£24,375
Booley Bay (IRE) — Irish Foal Levy (Mares) (Pro-Am) Flat Race Cork · Nov 2008
£16,275
Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) — Frank Hannon Memorial Handicap Chase (0-123) Roscommon · May 2012
£10,695
Notable horses
Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) Booley Bay (IRE) Kilcross Boy (IRE) Naomh Moling (IRE) Coole Arcade (IRE) Young Ambition (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Le Fou (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 8.3% of 1,414 runs since 2008 (137 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 12.2% from 238.
Aizavoski (IRE) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 12.8% of 742 runs since 2008 (60 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.7% from 141.
Kodi Bear (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 10.3% of 3,937 runs since 2008 (386 horses).
Notnowcato (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 9.8% of 2,368 runs since 2008 (226 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 14.5% from 386. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.6% from 349.
Arcadio (GER) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since 2008 (375 horses).
Gamut (IRE) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 8.7% of 1,838 runs since 2008 (171 horses).
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 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 325 · newest first

The latest 50 of 325 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 30 April 2008 to 1 January 2023.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
01 Jan 23 Tramore Gallic Boy (IRE)J: Sean O'Keeffe Ryan's Cleaning Services Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Heavy · 14 ran PU 40/1
01 Jan 23 Tramore Naomh Moling (IRE)J: Richard Deegan Ryan's Cleaning Services Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Heavy · 14 ran PU 40/1
29 Nov 22 Punchestown Quest With Speed (IRE)J: Danny Mullins William Hill Play Responsibly Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran 15th 100/1
08 Jul 22 Cork Cloran Rose (IRE)J: Declan Queally Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle24f · Good · 18 ran 10th 125/1
08 Jul 22 Kilbeggan War God (IRE)J: Conor Brassil Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102)19f · Good · 15 ran 14th 40/1
08 Jul 22 Kilbeggan Naomh Moling (IRE)J: Richard Deegan Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102)19f · Good · 15 ran 11th 50/1
04 Jul 22 Roscommon Gallic Boy (IRE)J: Danny Mullins Re/Max Team Earley Handicap Hurdle (80-102)15.5f · Good · 13 ran PU 33/1
04 Jun 22 Tramore Gallic Boy (IRE)J: Sean O'Keeffe Visit West Waterford Maiden Hurdle17f · Yielding · 11 ran 6th 33/1
26 May 22 Limerick Cloran Rose (IRE)J: Sean O'Keeffe Tote Guarantee On All Win Bets Mares Maiden Hurdle19f · Good · 18 ran 9th 150/1
24 May 22 Punchestown Gallic Boy (IRE)J: Jack Foley Bar One Racing Bet On Mobile Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good · 20 ran PU 10/1
12 May 22 Clonmel Naomh Moling (IRE)J: Richard Deegan Talbot Hotel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16.5f · Good · 14 ran 11th 8/1
11 May 22 Gowran Park Bella Bear (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden8f · Good · 16 ran 9th 250/1
11 Apr 22 Tramore Gallic Boy (IRE)J: Danny Mullins Copper Coast Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9th 13/2
11 Apr 22 Tramore Naomh Moling (IRE)J: Richard Deegan Copper Coast Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 1st 33/1
10 Apr 22 Tramore Bella Bear (IRE)J: Daniel Holden Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 11th 80/1
31 Jan 22 Punchestown Coole Joe See (IRE)J: Danny Mullins Punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 20 ran PU 250/1
17 Jan 22 Punchestown Gallic Saafend (IRE)J: Richard Deegan Hollywoodbets Money Back 2nd To SP Favourite Mares Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU 150/1
01 Jan 22 Tramore Rathbourne Banks (IRE)J: P J O'Hanlon Velvet Cap Whiskey Maiden Hurdle21.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU 150/1
16 Dec 21 Naas Rathbourne Banks (IRE)J: Mr J J Clifford John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Yielding · 24 ran 19th 66/1
16 Dec 21 Naas Kilcross Chap (IRE)J: J J Slevin BetVictor Loyalty Club Maiden Hurdle19f · Yielding · 23 ran PU 200/1

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 John O Clifford's strike rate?
John O Clifford has won 1 of 18 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 5.6% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. A small sample — fewer than 30 runners, so read the count before the percentage.
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).