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Jockey profile

Alan King

155 rides in the last 5 seasons · 70 individual horses
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 3 days ago 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2013→)
from 1 Jan 2022
5–155
Wins / Runs
3.2%
Strike rate
n=155
16 (10%)
Placed
1.06
Fair A/E
n=155 · 0.84 incl. margin
+38.83
£1 level stake
n=155 at SP · +25.1%
£55,458
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
3.1%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 3% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.06). The edge shows sharpest with horses returning fresh: 5% off breaks of two months or more (42 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 155 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 4.8% Claiming: 3.3%
The read

The record is strongest at Sligo (11.8%, n=34), clear of the rider's 3.2% baseline. The record reads poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 0% over 48 rides, 3.2pts below the baseline.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
2.9%−0.3
n=69 · A/E 1.56 · £1 +105.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
25%+21.8
n=4 · A/E 1.60 · £1 +0.33
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.8%+1.6
n=42 · A/E 1.76 · £1 −14.67
When favourite
50%
n=2 · A/E 3.16 · £1 +2.33
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
3.3%+0.1
n=153 · A/E 1.06 · £1 +40.83
Big fields · 14+ runners
3%−0.2
n=101 · A/E 1.20 · £1 −64.67
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−3.2
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.2% 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
At Sligo 11.8% vs 3.2% · n=34
Over 1m5f – 2m 0% vs 3.2% · n=48
On Soft going 0% vs 3.2% · n=46
Over 2m5f – 3m 0% vs 3.2% · n=32
On Good to Soft going 5.6% vs 3.2% · n=36
On Good going 5.1% vs 3.2% · n=59 · A/E 1.23
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 140 4 2.9% −97.17
Chase 13 1 7.7% +138.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 59 3 5.1% −22.67
Soft 46 0 0% −46.00
Good to Soft 36 2 5.6% +121.50
Heavy 14 0 0% −14.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sligo 34 4 11.8% +8.83
Kilbeggan 15 0 0% −15.00
Ballinrobe 14 0 0% −14.00
Galway 13 0 0% −13.00
Limerick 12 0 0% −12.00
Cork 8 0 0% −8.00
Downpatrick 7 0 0% −7.00
Wexford 6 0 0% −6.00
Roscommon 6 0 0% −6.00
Thurles 5 0 0% −5.00
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Down Royal 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 2 1 50% +149.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 2 1 50% 3.16 +2.33
2nd–3rd fav 7 0 0% 0.00 −7.00
4th–6th fav 14 2 14.3% 1.80 +1.50
7th+ in betting 132 2 1.5% 0.88 +42.00
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
89.5% completed · 153 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 13 100% 0 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 140 88.6% 5 4 6 1 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
Cornmarket (IRE) 11 3 5 4 Sep 26
Lilac Lady (IRE) 10 1 4 23 Oct 26
Road To The Weir (IRE) 10 0 1 6 Jul 26
Winter Carnival (IRE) 9 0 1 28 May 26
Run Away Merida (IRE) 6 0 0 10 Jun 25
Annalough (IRE) 5 0 0 18 Oct 25
Trenchtown Rock (IRE) 5 0 0 28 Aug 24
Hometomayo (IRE) 4 0 0 6 Oct 26
Karayaz (IRE) 4 0 1 21 Apr 23
Moulane West (IRE) 3 0 0 6 Aug 26
Winter Orchid (IRE) 3 0 0 30 Jul 25
Kelly's Cosmos (IRE) 3 0 0 10 May 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 70 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

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

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
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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
Main yardMark Michael McNiff
30% of all rides
2.2% SR · A/E 0.58
TrainerRWSR£1
Mark Michael McNiff 46 1 2.2% −37.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
6
Archived wins
£73,536
Prize money
2025
Best season · 3 wins
Take All (IRE) — Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Cork · Nov 2020
£7,965
Cornmarket (IRE) — Sligo Races Halloween Handicap Hurdle Sligo · Oct 2025
£7,080
Lilac Lady (IRE) — Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sligo · Jul 2026
£6,000
Notable horses
Cornmarket (IRE) Lilac Lady (IRE) Take All (IRE) Fast Deal (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Arctic Cosmos (USA) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 7.6% of 1,304 runs since 2008 (131 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
Elzaam (AUS) 27.3% · 3–11
Progeny have won 9.2% of 4,524 runs since 2008 (373 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.9% from 325.
Churchill (IRE) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 11% of 4,817 runs since 2008 (461 horses).
Salutino (GER) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 9.1% of 341 runs since 2008 (29 horses).
Highland Reel (IRE) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 7.2% of 1,510 runs since 2008 (161 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 10.4% from 144.
Mastercraftsman (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 10.6% of 11,634 runs since 2008 (842 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 29 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 245 · newest first

The latest 50 of 245 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 October 2013 to 26 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) The Wee Man (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff QuinnBet 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 4th 66/1
25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Long Story (IRE)T: John Neilan Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate Maiden Hurdle21.5f · Soft · 12 ran 10th 150/1
23 Oct 26 Sligo (IRE) Lilac Lady (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff Callan Tansey Handicap Hurdle (Div II)17.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 10th 16/1
11 Oct 26 Cork (IRE) The Wee Man (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff Co-Op Superstores 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle15.5f · Good · 10 ran 8th 400/1
06 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Hometomayo (IRE)T: M Flannery Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 20 ran 6th 200/1
30 Sep 26 Sligo (IRE) Jumble Light (FR)T: Mark Michael McNiff Eddie McAllister Memorial Novice Handicap Steeplechase17.5f · Good · 7 ran 4th 18/1
20 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Wipeawayyourtears (IRE)T: Michael Butler Kinisla Charleville Cheese 3-Y-O Hurdle16f · Good · 11 ran 9th 20/1
19 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Hometomayo (IRE)T: M Flannery BAR 1 Casino 'Slot Games & Live Casino' Maiden Hurdle19f · Good · 16 ran 13th 200/1
18 Sep 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Lilac Lady (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff Randox Handicap Hurdle18f · Good · 10 ran 8th 12/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Hometomayo (IRE)T: M Flannery Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 20 ran 7th 125/1
04 Sep 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Cornmarket (IRE)T: John J Cullen Séan Hughes Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle25f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran F 16/1
04 Sep 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Pensioners Icon (GB)T: Mark Michael McNiff Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 7th 100/1
24 Aug 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Houndsworth (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle18.5f · Good · 5 ran 2nd 15/2
21 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Joe's Turn (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Steeplechase26f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 6th 9/1
19 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Cornmarket (IRE)T: John J Cullen Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle25.5f · Good · 11 ran 3rd 7/1
19 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Wild Mandate (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 16 ran 9th 9/1
19 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Alentejo (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle17.5f · Good · 13 ran 9th 33/1
10 Aug 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Houndsworth (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff Cummins Homevalue Hardware Handicap Hurdle16.5f · Good · 14 ran 4th 20/1
06 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Lilac Lady (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle21f · Good · 8 ran 7th 5/1
06 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Moulane West (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff SIS Handicap Hurdle18f · Good · 16 ran 12th 22/1

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 Alan King's strike rate?
Alan King has won 5 of 155 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 3.2% (as at 29 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Alan King do best at?
Sligo by strike rate: 4 wins from 34 rides (11.8%) since 2022. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Is Alan King in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 3 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Alan King's Fair A/E?
1.06, from 155 rides 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 29 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).