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Jockey profile

Alexander Thorne

359 rides in the lifetime window · 175 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Mar 2023 99% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2015→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
39–359
Wins / Runs
10.9%
Strike rate
n=359
105 (29%)
Placed
1.15
Fair A/E
n=359 · 0.99 incl. margin
+14.50
£1 level stake
n=359 at SP · +4.0%
£310k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
5.6%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 20 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 11% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.15).

Deterministic profile computed from 359 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Alan King: 5.2% from 77
The read

Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.4% (n=78, Fair A/E 1.14). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 6.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.84 and −56.37 to a £1 stake over 175 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Alan King supplies 21% of the rides and sits below the rider's average (5.2% vs 10.9%, A/E 0.39). The rider also reads well off a 8-14-day break (17.8%, n=45). The record reads poorly off a 31-60-day break — 3.7% over 81 rides, 7.2pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider in Class 3: Fair A/E 0.34 across 51 rides (3.9% strike, −46.29 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.9%−4.0
n=175 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −56.37
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
28.6%+17.7
n=28 · A/E 1.71 · £1 +4.71
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.2%−2.7
n=85 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −17.50
When favourite
29.6%
n=27 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −2.66
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
9.9%−1.0
n=323 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −37.25
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.4%−4.5
n=78 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −22.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−10.9
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.9% 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
With C&D winners 19% vs 10.9% · n=58
Off a 31-60-day break 3.7% vs 10.9% · n=81
In Class 3 3.9% vs 10.9% · n=51
On Good to Soft going 4.5% vs 10.9% · n=67
Off a 8-14-day break 17.8% vs 10.9% · n=45
With Lucinda Russell 17.4% vs 10.9% · n=46
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 233 24 10.3% +1.79
Chase 95 12 12.6% +14.21
NH Flat 28 3 10.7% +1.50
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 156 20 12.8% +37.42
Soft 73 7 9.6% +7.00
Good to Soft 67 3 4.5% −55.42
Heavy 38 4 10.5% −15.00
Good to Firm 14 3 21.4% +37.00
Standard (AW) 10 2 20% +4.50
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Huntingdon 23 1 4.3% −6.00
Warwick 19 3 15.8% −3.50
Ayr 17 4 23.5% +11.33
Wincanton 16 1 6.3% +5.00
Uttoxeter 16 2 12.5% −0.50
Stratford 16 4 25% +1.75
Newton Abbot 15 1 6.7% −7.00
Taunton 15 2 13.3% +4.00
Doncaster 14 2 14.3% +3.38
Fakenham 13 2 15.4% +11.50
Exeter 13 1 7.7% +28.00
Hexham 11 4 36.4% +35.00
Fontwell 11 1 9.1% −5.00
Worcester 11 1 9.1% −6.00
Perth 10 1 10% +5.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 143 15 10.5% +7.88
Class 5 136 21 15.4% +66.91
Class 3 51 2 3.9% −46.29
Class 2 17 0 0% −17.00
Class 6 7 1 14.3% +8.00
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 35 11 31.4% 1.23 +1.17
2nd–3rd fav 72 9 12.5% 0.74 −26.67
4th–6th fav 112 13 11.6% 1.48 +47.00
7th+ in betting 140 6 4.3% 1.50 −7.00
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
84.5% completed · 328 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 95 75.8% 4 2 17 0 0
Hurdle 233 88% 3 3 22 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 ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
High Counsel (IRE) 15 4 7 31 Dec 22
Glimpse Of Gold (GB) 15 3 6 12 Oct 21
Urban Kode (IRE) 11 1 4 5 Jul 17
Bescot Springs (IRE) 8 3 4 13 May 17
Jessiemac (IRE) 7 2 3 10 Mar 23
Franz Klammer (GB) 7 3 5 4 Sep 21
Hotter Than Hell (FR) 7 0 3 3 May 21
Mahlermade (IRE) 7 0 1 3 Apr 21
Stonebrigg Legend (GB) 7 0 5 11 Mar 20
Lord Howard (IRE) 6 0 0 31 May 21
Deepsand (IRE) 6 1 2 18 May 17
Dino Velvet (FR) 5 1 2 27 Sep 21
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 175 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
9516441233042979
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 yardAlan King
21% of all rides
5.2% SR · A/E 0.39
TrainerRWSR£1
Alan King 77 4 5.2% −51.12
Lucinda Russell 46 8 17.4% +53.00
Sarah Humphrey 33 3 9.1% +2.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2015→
39
Archived wins
£310k
Prize money
2021
Best season · 12 wins
Brave Helios (GB) — Grosvenor Casinos Handicap Hurdle Ffos Las · Jul 2019 · Class 3
£10,065
Outonpatrol (IRE) — Margaret Roberts Remembrance Handicap Chase Ludlow · Oct 2021 · Class 3
£9,105
High Counsel (IRE) — Local Parking Security Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase Warwick · Dec 2019 · Class 4
£6,498
Notable horses
High Counsel (IRE) Glimpse Of Gold (GB) Bescot Springs (IRE) Franz Klammer (GB) Jessiemac (IRE) Midnight Gypsy (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Midnight Legend (GB) 20% · 5–25
Progeny have won 14.2% of 8,312 runs since 2008 (494 horses).
Presenting (GB) 17.4% · 4–23
Progeny have won 11% of 20,053 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Passing Glance (GB) 20% · 4–20
Progeny have won 12.4% of 3,585 runs since 2008 (296 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 15.8% from 222. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 7.2% from 290. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.
Kodiac (GB) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,605 runs since 2010 (1,665 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.
Mahler (GB) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,901 runs since 2014 (790 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Saddlers' Hall (IRE) 37.5% · 3–8
Progeny have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since 2008 (460 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 14 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 359 · newest first

The latest 50 of 359 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 March 2015 to 18 March 2023.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
18 Mar 23 Kempton Saxons Lane (IRE)T: Alan King Virgin Bet 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 17 ran 7th 9/1
17 Mar 23 Doncaster Saturday Song (GB)T: Alan King Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran 4th 3/1F
11 Mar 23 Ayr Gladiatorial (IRE)T: Noel C Kelly Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 5th 28/1
10 Mar 23 Ayr Turkey And Ham (IRE)T: Noel C Kelly Visit Irish Store Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran 6th 33/1
10 Mar 23 Ayr Jessiemac (IRE)T: Ian Duncan Bonus Codes At aceodds.com Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24.5f · Good · 11 ran 8th 6/1
04 Mar 23 Doncaster Broomhill Road (IRE)T: Alan King Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 2nd 2/1
04 Mar 23 Doncaster Thunder Ahead (GB)T: Alan King Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 8th 22/1
27 Feb 23 Ayr Joanna I'm Fine (IRE)T: Jackie Stephen Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1st 10/3J
18 Feb 23 Ascot Mistral Milly (IRE)T: Alan King British European Breeders' Fund EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4th 18/1
14 Feb 23 Ayr Joanna I'm Fine (IRE)T: Jackie Stephen Valentine's Day Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3rd 8/1
11 Feb 23 Newbury Restitution (FR)T: Alan King Betfair Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 12th 33/1
09 Feb 23 Doncaster Maid On The Moon (GB)T: Alan King Virgin Bet Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 7/2
08 Feb 23 Southwell Templier (IRE)T: Sarah Humphrey Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran PU 4/1J
04 Feb 23 Musselburgh Blooriedotcom (IRE)T: Lucinda Russell bet365 Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10th 8/1
27 Jan 23 Huntingdon Jacks Touch (IRE)T: Sarah Humphrey Pertemps Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6th 40/1
13 Jan 23 Huntingdon Maid On The Moon (GB)T: Alan King Weatherbys Scientific Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 7th 15/2
06 Jan 23 Ludlow Allegro Forte (GB)T: Alan King Watch On RacingTV Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 6th 4/1
01 Jan 23 Cheltenham Deyrann de Carjac (FR)T: Alan King Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 16 ran 8th 25/1
31 Dec 22 Warwick High Counsel (IRE)T: Gary Hanmer Poundland Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 24f · Soft · 9 ran PU 16/1
29 Dec 22 Doncaster Restitution (FR)T: Alan King bet365 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 1st 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).

Quick answers

What is Alexander Thorne's strike rate?
Alexander Thorne has won 39 of 359 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 10.9% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Alexander Thorne ride most for?
Alan King, with 77 rides since 2008 — 21% of the total. That pairing has won 4 (5.2%).
What is Alexander Thorne's Fair A/E?
1.15, from 359 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).