Jockey Profile

Jockeys/N F Houlihan

N F Houlihan

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

N F Houlihan is a jockey with 864 career rides 100 winners. He rides at a 11.6% strike rate. He has placed 322 times. He has earned £1.4M in prize money. His strongest track is Newton Abbot (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11.6%

Total Wins

100

Total Runs

864

Places

322

Place %

37.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

9 seasons
20172018201920202021202220232024202506121824357.14
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2025-04-25FontwellDartagnan Menswear Handicap HurdleUp The Straight (IRE)71021.5ffGood
2025-04-21Fairyhouse (IRE)Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap HurdleMajor Barry (IRE)61416ffSoft To Heavy
2025-04-20PlumptonHarry & Betty Savill Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Officer Of State (GB)2817.5ffGood
2025-04-20PlumptonBetGoodwin Sussex Champion Hurdle Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Hansard (IRE)71116ffGood
2025-04-19HuntingdonHappy Birthday Steve Grys Novices' Handicap HurdleRip Wheeler (IRE)21420.5ffGood
2025-04-19HuntingdonJoin The 20 Club At Huntingdon Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Bradshaw (GB)3316ffGood
2025-04-14WarwickRacing TV Novices' Handicap ChaseIskar d'Airy (FR)1716ffGood
2025-04-14WarwickFollow Headinfrontbetting On Instagram Now Handicap HurdleGraham (GB)81019ffGood
2025-04-11FontwellBetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Ledders (IRE)3519ffGood
2025-04-11FontwellBet Clever BetGoodwin Handicap ChaseJack Sparrow Grey (FR)1819.5ffGood
2025-04-10HerefordKidwells Group Novices' Handicap HurdleAcross Earth (IRE)4616ffGood
2025-04-06PlumptonCrystal Services Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Bohemian Breeze (IRE)3516ffGood
2025-04-03PlumptonHotToTrotRacing Supports Jamie's Farm Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Back In The Bay (IRE)3420.5ffGood
2025-04-01KemptonRacing TV In HD Every Day Novices' Handicap HurdleGraham (GB)21016ffGood
2025-03-22NewburyGet Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Old Cowboy (GB)3919ffGood
2025-03-21NewburyGet Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Handicap HurdleBallywilliam Boy (IRE)9916.5ffGood To Soft
2025-03-19HuntingdonArkle Finance Handicap ChaseIskar d'Airy (FR)1516.5ffGood
2025-03-17FontwellBirchwood Kia - Chichester, Driven By You Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Bradshaw (GB)91019ffGood
2025-03-17FontwellV2 Radio Handicap HurdleOfficer Of State (GB)2517.5ffGood
2025-03-17FontwellNJS Group Handicap ChaseDelgany Monarch (IRE)6726ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Plumpton—————10%
Fontwell—————15%
Huntingdon—————12%
Lingfield—————9%
Sandown—————20%
Kempton—————4%
Newbury—————15%
Ascot—————14%

Going Performance

Based on 864 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
33W / 282R12%
Soft
28W / 237R12%
Good To Soft
25W / 227R11%
Heavy
11W / 81R14%
Good To Firm
2W / 19R11%
Standard To Slow
1W / 17R6%
Soft To Heavy
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 864 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 1R0%
Middle
42W / 333R13%
Staying
58W / 530R11%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Newton Abbot
2W / 4R50%
#2Ludlow
2W / 8R25%
#3Sandown
11W / 56R20%
#4Leicester
2W / 10R20%
#5Hereford
1W / 5R20%
#6Fakenham
4W / 24R17%
#7Market Rasen
1W / 6R17%
#8Fontwell
18W / 122R15%
#9Newbury
8W / 53R15%
#10Uttoxeter
2W / 13R15%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C50481216

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1Gary Moore
64W / 360R18%
#2Gary & Josh Moore
12W / 107R11%
#3Andy Irvine
7W / 56R13%
#4Richard Rowe
5W / 91R5%
#5Nick Gifford
3W / 35R9%
#6Tom Symonds
2W / 6R33%
#7Sheena West
2W / 18R11%
#8Bernard Llewellyn
1W / 4R25%
#9Hughie Morrison
1W / 5R20%
#10Iain Jardine
1W / 5R20%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1The Preston Family Friends T Jacobs
5W / 13R38%
#2Sunville Rail Limited
4W / 10R40%
#3Aura Racing
4W / 16R25%
#4Five Star Racing Group
4W / 17R24%
#5Steven Packham
4W / 19R21%
#6Ashley Head
3W / 5R60%
#7Keith F J Loads
3W / 8R38%
#8Richard Dean
3W / 10R30%
#9O S Harris
3W / 14R21%
#10Johnny Jump Up Racing
2W / 3R67%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

847

Wins

99

Win Rate

12%

AW

Runs

17

Wins

1

Win Rate

6%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

857

Wins

100

Win %

12%

Place %

37%

Flat

Runs

7

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

29%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Ladbrokes Desert Orchid Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)

Editeur Du Gite (FR) · Kempton · 27 Dec 2023

£58k
#2

Ladbrokes Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Editeur Du Gite (FR) · Kempton · 27 Dec 2022

£57.2k
#3

Albert Bartlett Clarence House Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Editeur Du Gite (FR) · Cheltenham · 28 Jan 2023

£52.3k
#4

Rachael Blackmore Serial Winners Fund Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Spirit d'Aunou (FR) · Sandown · 9 Dec 2023

£31.2k
#5

'Bet In Race' With Coral Intermediate Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Gerry Feilden) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Hansard (IRE) · Newbury · 2 Dec 2023

£28.5k
#6

Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Editeur Du Gite (FR) · Cheltenham · 12 Nov 2021

£23.2k
#7

LK Bennett Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Black Gerry (IRE) · Ascot · 2 Apr 2023

£21.1k
#8

Events At Ascot Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Royal Way (FR) · Ascot · 24 Mar 2024

£20.8k
#9

Simon Claisse Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Editeur Du Gite (FR) · Cheltenham · 11 Dec 2021

£15.6k
#10

bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Belargus (FR) · Sandown · 24 Apr 2021

£13k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

6.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
32
2/1–4/1
27
4/1–8/1
27
8/1–16/1
8
16/1+
6

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
0W / 2R0%
Mid
0W / 1R0%
High
0W / 2R0%