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Jockey profile

Alex Harvey

787 rides in the last 5 seasons · 353 individual horses
As at 10 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday 97% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2019→)
from 1 Jan 2022
75–787
Wins / Runs
9.5%
Strike rate
n=787
205 (26%)
Placed
1.10
Fair A/E
n=786 · 0.90 incl. margin
−238.67
£1 level stake
n=787 at SP · −30.3%
£1.03m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
6.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 160 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 10% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.10). When claiming the record reads 11% (517 rides). Rides mostly for John C McConnell — 51% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 787 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 10 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Aug–Sep 32.7% when favourite John C McConnell: 10.4% from 404 First rides: 10.1% Claiming: 11% Rides the favourite in 7% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Kilbeggan (15.7%, n=51), clear of the rider's 9.5% baseline. It is weakest at Navan (3.3% over 30 rides) — the widest gap in the record. In Group and Graded company the record reads poorly at 0% (n=38, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 5.1% strike, Fair A/E 0.76 and −120.55 to a £1 stake over 175 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. John C McConnell supplies 51% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (10.4%, A/E 1.09) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 1.9% over 54 rides, 7.6pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record: Intense Approach (GB) — 5 wins from 13 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Aug–Sep.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
10.1%+0.6
n=348 · A/E 1.41 · £1 −39.07
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
9.1%−0.4
n=66 · A/E 0.55 · £1 −53.58
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.1%−4.4
n=175 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −120.55
When favourite
32.7%
n=55 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −6.24
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
11%+1.5
n=517 · A/E 1.12 · £1 −128.79
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.1%−4.4
n=355 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −200.54
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−9.5
n=38 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −38.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.5% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. 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
In Group / Graded races 0% vs 9.5% · n=38
Off a break of 180+ days 1.9% vs 9.5% · n=54
In Class 1 2.3% vs 9.5% · n=43
With C&D winners 16.7% vs 9.5% · n=42
At Kilbeggan 15.7% vs 9.5% · n=51
At Navan 3.3% vs 9.5% · n=30
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 526 51 9.7% −144.68
Chase 175 14 8% −80.57
NH Flat 63 9 14.3% −1.42
Flat 23 1 4.3% −12.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 331 39 11.8% −80.09
Soft 215 19 8.8% −94.33
Good to Soft 171 13 7.6% −40.75
Heavy 65 3 4.6% −29.50
Standard (AW) 3 1 33.3% +8.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Downpatrick 78 7 9% −38.58
Punchestown 59 3 5.1% −34.25
Wexford 57 7 12.3% +11.25
Kilbeggan 51 8 15.7% +3.38
Fairyhouse 43 3 7% −19.88
Down Royal 34 4 11.8% −3.30
Ballinrobe 34 5 14.7% +4.33
Navan 30 1 3.3% −20.00
Clonmel 28 2 7.1% −11.50
Bellewstown 27 5 18.5% −12.34
Killarney 27 5 18.5% +15.25
Sligo 26 6 23.1% +26.30
Roscommon 23 2 8.7% −14.75
Tramore 23 4 17.4% +4.83
Cork 23 0 0% −23.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 43 1 2.3% −20.00
Class 4 21 2 9.5% −18.14
Class 2 19 0 0% −19.00
Class 3 10 1 10% −8.27
Class 5 10 2 20% −1.88

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 68 24 35.3% 1.27 +7.01
2nd–3rd fav 146 25 17.1% 1.06 −13.68
4th–6th fav 205 19 9.3% 1.23 −6.00
7th+ in betting 368 7 1.9% 0.68 −226.00
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
87.9% completed · 701 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 175 78.9% 7 5 25 0 0
Hurdle 526 90.9% 7 5 31 2 3
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
Intense Approach (GB) 13 5 7 16 Aug 26
Jackson Lamb (IRE) 12 3 5 1 Oct 26
Bella Bliss (IRE) 11 2 7 13 Oct 24
Jumping Susie (IRE) 9 1 5 3 Jan 26
Sydney Cruiser (IRE) 9 1 6 27 Aug 25
Miss Mini Bee (IRE) 8 1 1 25 Oct 26
Broken Ice (IRE) 8 1 3 24 Sep 26
Syosset (IRE) 8 0 3 8 Sep 26
Charlie's Dilemma (IRE) 8 0 4 2 Jul 26
Bite That (IRE) 8 1 5 14 May 26
Bodhisattva (IRE) 8 0 0 30 Apr 26
Walks The Talk (IRE) 7 1 2 10 Oct 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 353 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 times. 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
1 from 10
Only 10 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
201298571914694
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 yardJohn C McConnell
51% of all rides
10.4% SR · A/E 1.09
TrainerRWSR£1
John C McConnell 404 42 10.4% −123.83
Patrick T Foley 35 4 11.4% +9.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2019→
76
Archived wins
£1.04m
Prize money
2025
Best season · 27 wins
Shoot First (IRE) — Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Haydock · Nov 2024 · Class 1
£57,218
Spy (GB) — GMIB Handicap Hurdle Killarney · Aug 2025
£26,550
Rebel Gold (IRE) — Ambrex Switchgear Veterans Handicap Chase Wexford · Apr 2025
£14,750
Notable horses
Intense Approach (GB) Jackson Lamb (IRE) Our Zebo (IRE) Bella Bliss (IRE) Winnie Woodnutt (IRE) Dollar Value (USA)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Walk In The Park (IRE) 5.9% · 2–34
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,075 runs since 2011 (711 horses).
Getaway (GER) 21.9% · 7–32
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,017 runs since 2016 (1,033 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Soldier of Fortune (IRE) 17.2% · 5–29
Progeny have won 11.3% of 5,895 runs since 2013 (687 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Mahler (GB) 0% · 0–26
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,892 runs since 2014 (790 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Leading Light (IRE) 10% · 2–20
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,216 runs since 2018 (226 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Milan (GB) 11.8% · 2–17
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,885 runs since 2008 (1,464 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 10 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

latest 50 of 811 · newest first

The latest 50 of 811 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 7 October 2019 to 9 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
09 Nov 26 Punchestown (IRE) Ardgillan (IRE)T: M M Lynch Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 20th 20/1
09 Nov 26 Punchestown (IRE) Mini Getaway (IRE)T: M M Lynch Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Steeplechase24.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran PU 8/1
07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Frontier Rose (GB)T: Thomas Coyle Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 4th 11/2
07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Brady Hartsfield (IRE)T: John McConnell PRL Group Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 2nd 7/2
04 Nov 26 Wexford (IRE) Agent Tequila (IRE)T: John McConnell Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-100)20f · Yielding · 13 ran 1st 13/2
04 Nov 26 Wexford (IRE) Melody D'Arc (FR)T: John McConnell Racing Tv Free Trial For A Month Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 11th 50/1
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Amina (GER)T: John McConnell Paddy Power 'How Many Days 'Til Christmas?' Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed)Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 5th 25/1
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Stretchemout (IRE)T: R K Watson Racing Post Steeplechase (Grade 2)Class 1 · 19.5f · Good · 5 ran 5th 250/1
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Hazem (GB)T: A. McCann Lough Construction Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran 7th 200/1
30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Hello Wee Love (IRE)T: R K Watson Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle22.5f · Yielding · 9 ran 9th 200/1
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Miss Mini Bee (IRE)T: Patrick T Foley Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 7/2
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Game Shadow (IRE)T: John McConnell William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle17f · Soft · 13 ran 11th 50/1
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Lisnagar Fortune (IRE)T: John McConnell William Hill Challenge Series Irish EBF Beginners Steeplechase19.5f · Soft · 13 ran 6th 40/1
14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Kevin's Pride (IRE)T: John McConnell TRM Nutrition - No.1 In Europe, Trusted Worldwide Handicap Hurdle20f · Good · 13 ran 12th 40/1
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) G N Jefferson (GB)T: John McConnell William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 17 ran 5th 14/1
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Howdoyalikeherhome (IRE)T: John McConnell William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle23.5f · Good · 18 ran PU 80/1
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Silly Mongoose (IRE)T: Patrick T Foley William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 11 ran 2nd 8/1
10 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Walks The Talk (IRE)T: John McConnell O'Neills.com Irish EBF Beginners Steeplechase21f · Good · 6 ran 4th 7/4J
09 Oct 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Mini Getaway (IRE)T: M M Lynch Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Handicap Steeplechase23.5f · Good · 14 ran 2nd 100/30F
09 Oct 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Kared'as De Cougny (FR)T: John McConnell Tennent's NI Handicap Hurdle22f · Good · 14 ran 10th 14/1

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 6 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 3 runs (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 5 runs (won 0) · to 9 Nov 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Alex Harvey's strike rate?
Alex Harvey has won 75 of 787 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 9.5% (as at 10 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Alex Harvey do best at?
Kilbeggan by strike rate: 8 wins from 51 rides (15.7%) 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.
Which yard does Alex Harvey ride most for?
John C McConnell, with 404 rides since 2022 — 51% of the total. That pairing has won 42 (10.4%).
Is Alex Harvey in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Alex Harvey's Fair A/E?
1.10, from 786 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 10 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).