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Michael John O'Connor

76 runners in the last 5 seasons · 15 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Sep 2025
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
4–76
Wins / Runs
5.3%
Strike rate
n=76
15 (20%)
Placed
1.03
Fair A/E
n=76 · 0.83 incl. margin
+0.10
£1 level stake
n=76 at SP · +0.1%
£46,715
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance Claiming riders: 5.7%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.3% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−5.3
n=18 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −18.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
14.3%+9.0
n=7 · A/E 2.99 · £1 +5.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−5.3
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−5.3
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−5.3
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
When favourite
100%
n=1 · A/E 2.52 · £1 +1.10
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
5.7%+0.4
n=35 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −20.90
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−5.3
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.3% 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
On Soft going 3% vs 5.3% · n=33
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 45 2 4.4% +17.00
Flat 15 1 6.7% −3.00
Chase 11 1 9.1% −8.90
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 33 1 3% −21.00
Good 18 1 5.6% +23.00
Good to Soft 15 1 6.7% −12.90
Heavy 7 1 14.3% +14.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Killarney 11 0 0% −11.00
Listowel 10 1 10% −7.90
Cork 9 0 0% −9.00
Limerick 7 0 0% −7.00
Tramore 5 0 0% −5.00
Thurles 5 1 20% +36.00
Tipperary 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 4 1 25% +17.00
Galway 4 0 0% −4.00
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Downpatrick 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 1 100% 2.52 +1.10
2nd–3rd fav 9 0 0% 0.00 −9.00
4th–6th fav 22 2 9.1% 1.51 +31.00
7th+ in betting 44 1 2.3% 0.96 −23.00
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
91.1% completed · 56 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 11 81.8% 1 0 1 0 0
Hurdle 45 93.3% 0 0 2 0 1
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
Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)then Paul O'Flynn 12 1 5 14 Apr 25
Der Mc (IRE)from P A Fahy 11 1 1 19 Jul 23
Mercury Mission (GB)from W McCreery · then P J Rothwell 10 0 4 18 Jul 24
Lily Of Dromard (IRE)then P J Rothwell 10 1 2 2 Jun 23
Nice To Meet (IRE)from L Byrne 8 1 3 3 Jun 24
Rookery Woods (IRE) 4 0 0 17 Jan 25
Millwood Lady (IRE) 4 0 0 19 Jul 24
No Pockets (GB) 3 0 0 5 Sep 25
Men Of Dreams (IRE)from J F Levins 3 0 0 16 Jul 25
Seven Eleven (GB)from J F Levins 3 0 0 16 Jul 25
Frisco Babe (IRE) 3 0 0 15 Sep 23
Equine Angel (IRE) 2 0 0 15 Jul 24
All 15 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 15 horses listed, 7 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from J F Levins (2) and W McCreery (2); 8 had their first archived run for this yard.

3 have since run for another yard, most often for P J Rothwell (2); 12 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.

When the yard fires

strike by month, 5 seasons
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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
Mr M J O'Connor 15 0 0% −15.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 14 2 14.3% +48.00
Mr T Power Roche 7 1 14.3% −4.90
Jack G Gilligan 7 0 0% −7.00
Dylan O'Connor 5 0 0% −5.00
Shane Fitzgerald 5 0 0% −5.00
Danny Mullins 3 0 0% −3.00
Alan Persse 3 0 0% −3.00
Leigh Roche 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Gilligan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Cleary 2 1 50% +10.00
Mike O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
23
Archived wins
£230k
Prize money
2014
Best season · 4 wins
This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Smiler (IRE) — Faber Audiovisuals Handicap Hurdle Galway · Oct 2014
£15,600
Phelans Fancy (IRE) — Bruce Shaw Handicap Chase (0-116) Limerick · Jul 2007
£9,329
Buster Dan Dan (IRE) — Dawn Omega Milk Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Killarney · Jul 2015
£7,935
Notable horses
Phelans Fancy (IRE) Smiler (IRE) Buster Dan Dan (IRE) Island Peak (IRE) Awbeg Prince (IRE) Clonbanan Lad (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Leading Light (IRE) 8.3% · 1–12
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,197 runs since 2008 (225 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Sir Prancealot (IRE) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 10.1% of 3,686 runs since 2008 (216 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13.6% from 627. Weakest on Heavy going: 5.3% from 171.
Ulysees (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 10.6% of 2,972 runs since 2008 (293 horses).
Urban Poet (USA) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 4.8% of 517 runs since 2008 (38 horses).
Sans Frontieres (IRE) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 8.9% of 1,252 runs since 2008 (155 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 14.2% from 183.
Vita Venturi (IRE) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 4.4% of 90 runs since 2008 (15 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 299 · newest first

The latest 50 of 299 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 10 April 2006 to 5 September 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
05 Sep 25 Kilbeggan No Pockets (GB)J: Calum Hogan WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 4th 16/1
17 Jul 25 Killarney No Pockets (GB)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Laurels Pub Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 8th 20/1
16 Jul 25 Killarney Men Of Dreams (IRE)J: Dylan O'Connor Start Your Free Month Trial At racingtv.com Handicap (0-60)11.5f · Soft · 14 ran 14th 50/1
16 Jul 25 Killarney Seven Eleven (GB)J: Dylan O'Connor Rose Hotel Handicap (0-60)8f · Soft · 12 ran 12th 150/1
02 Jun 25 Listowel No Pockets (GB)J: Mr M J O'Connor Bryan MacMahon (Pro/Am) Flat Race20f · Good · 9 ran 5th 25/1
01 Jun 25 Listowel Seven Eleven (GB)J: Dylan O'Connor James Collins Memorial Handicap (0-60)7f · Good · 14 ran 14th 125/1
30 May 25 Tramore Men Of Dreams (IRE)J: Mr M J O'Connor QuinnBet Beginners Chase15.5f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 6th 50/1
07 May 25 Gowran Park Seven Eleven (GB)J: Dylan O'Connor Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)8f · Good · 15 ran 15th 66/1
14 Apr 25 Tramore Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Tramore Promenade Beginners Chase22f · Yielding · 13 ran 6th 12/1
04 Apr 25 Wexford Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)J: Paddy Hanlon Wexford Racecourse Supporters Club Rated Novice Hurdle24.5f · Yielding · 11 ran 7th 12/1
15 Mar 25 Thurles Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Leugh Handicap Hurdle22f · Good · 15 ran 3rd 9/1
15 Feb 25 Gowran Park Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle20f · Soft · 20 ran 17th 17/2
27 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) Men Of Dreams (IRE)J: Dylan O'Connor View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden7f · Standard · 10 ran 6th 80/1
23 Jan 25 Gowran Park Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)J: Jack G Gilligan Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle24.5f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 3rd 25/1
17 Jan 25 Cork Rookery Woods (IRE)J: Mr M J O'Connor Mallow Maiden Hurdle24f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 8th 200/1
15 Jan 25 Clonmel Rookery Woods (IRE)J: Mr M J O'Connor Monroe Maiden Hurdle17f · Soft · 17 ran 10th 150/1
28 Dec 24 Limerick Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)J: Jack G Gilligan Infinity Lifts Handicap Hurdle24f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 4th 16/1
28 Dec 24 Limerick Rookery Woods (IRE)J: Mr M J O'Connor Keith Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 16th 200/1
27 Dec 24 Limerick Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)J: Jack G Gilligan Whitebox Property Group Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 8th 22/1
08 Dec 24 Cork Therellbguddaysyet (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Singletons Supervalu Stayers Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)24.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4th 80/1

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 Michael John O'Connor's strike rate?
Michael John O'Connor has won 4 of 76 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 5.3% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Michael John O'Connor's Fair A/E?
1.03, from 76 runners with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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).