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Jockey profile

Ciaran Gethings

1,287 rides in the last 5 seasons · 495 individual horses
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday 100% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2022
134–1,287
Wins / Runs
10.4%
Strike rate
n=1,287
353 (27%)
Placed
0.92
n=1,285 · 0.80 incl. margin
−525.48
£1 level stake
n=1,287 at SP · −40.8%
£2.07m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
11.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 260 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 10% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.92). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 18% (153 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,287 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Nov–Dec Fresh horses: 10.5% 37.4% when favourite Stuart Edmunds: 13.2% from 380 LTO winners: 17.6% Rides the favourite in 8% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Fakenham (20.6%, n=34) and Market Rasen (19.5%, n=41) — all clear of the rider's 10.4% baseline. It is weakest at Cheltenham (2.3% over 43 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 17.6% (n=153, Fair A/E 1.04), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 5.5% (n=146, Fair A/E 0.98). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 7.1% strike, Fair A/E 0.82 and −238.12 to a £1 stake over 438 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Stuart Edmunds supplies 30% of the rides and edges the rider's average (13.2% vs 10.4%, A/E 0.94). 11 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Randox Supports Race Against Dementia Topham Handicap Chase at Aintree (Apr 2024, £84,195). The standout partner of the record: Marsh Wren (GB) — 8 wins from 14 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Nov–Dec.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.1%−3.3
n=438 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −238.12
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
17.6%+7.2
n=153 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −21.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
10.5%+0.1
n=342 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −137.35
When favourite
37.4%
n=99 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −9.34
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.5%−4.9
n=146 · A/E 0.98 · £1 −52.83
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
6.5%−3.9
n=46 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −29.92

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.4% 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
On last-time-out winners 17.6% vs 10.4% · n=153
At Fakenham 20.6% vs 10.4% · n=34
At Market Rasen 19.5% vs 10.4% · n=41
At Cheltenham 2.3% vs 10.4% · n=43
At Worcester 3.8% vs 10.4% · n=79
With debutants 3.8% vs 10.4% · n=79
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 829 77 9.3% −410.68
Chase 376 50 13.3% −82.39
NH Flat 82 7 8.5% −32.41

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 526 41 7.8% −303.69
Good to Soft 354 35 9.9% −166.89
Soft 293 42 14.3% −11.57
Heavy 86 12 14% −22.27
Good to Firm 28 4 14.3% −21.06

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Huntingdon 97 10 10.3% −48.63
Uttoxeter 95 10 10.5% −62.03
Worcester 79 3 3.8% −66.83
Warwick 76 7 9.2% −20.82
Chepstow 73 11 15.1% −7.02
Ludlow 56 3 5.4% −37.37
Southwell 54 8 14.8% −18.26
Hereford 53 5 9.4% −25.92
Exeter 53 6 11.3% −4.67
Bangor-on-Dee 52 2 3.8% −40.50
Newbury 43 6 14% −13.32
Stratford 43 6 14% −1.87
Cheltenham 43 1 2.3% −39.00
Market Rasen 41 8 19.5% +15.38
Taunton 36 1 2.8% −34.27

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 572 65 11.4% −232.69
Class 5 333 30 9% −125.55
Class 3 199 23 11.6% −94.14
Class 2 103 11 10.7% −39.68
Class 1 71 5 7% −24.42

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 117 39 33.3% 1.01 −20.09
2nd–3rd fav 328 61 18.6% 1.06 −36.39
4th–6th fav 472 27 5.7% 0.71 −222.50
7th+ in betting 370 7 1.9% 0.60 −246.50
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 · 1,205 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 376 77.7% 19 6 59 0 0
Hurdle 829 87.6% 11 9 81 1 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 ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Arizona Cardinal (GB) 16 6 7 1 Feb 25
Gentleman At Arms (IRE) 16 2 5 13 Jan 24
Addosh (GB) 15 2 5 30 May 24
Majestic Jameela (GB) 14 3 10 5 Feb 25
Hillfinch (GB) 13 2 5 3 Mar 24
In The Air (FR) 12 4 6 23 Oct 26
Gerard Mentor (FR) 12 0 1 27 Nov 25
One Eye On Vegas (GB) 11 2 4 24 Jan 25
Kosasiempre (FR) 11 1 2 23 Jan 25
Marsh Wren (GB) 11 7 9 15 Mar 24
Doireann (IRE) 11 0 3 17 Oct 23
Fast Buck (FR) 10 0 0 15 Feb 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 495 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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

Steady
3 from 25 12% · +1.6pts vs baseline
Last 14 days12%
5-season base10.4%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
915910811931491312
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
30% of all rides
13.2% SR · A/E 0.94
TrainerRWSR£1
Stuart Edmunds 380 50 13.2% −103.58
Jane Williams 191 24 12.6% −85.12
Alastair Ralph 155 14 9% −52.69
Kim Bailey 120 15 12.5% −45.24
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 94 15 16% −26.73
Robert Stephens 48 3 6.3% −23.62
Tom George 43 2 4.7% −19.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
295
Archived wins
11
Pattern / graded wins
£3.90m
Prize money
2017
Best season · 39 wins
Arizona Cardinal (GB) — Randox Supports Race Against Dementia Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Aintree · Apr 2024 · Class 1
£84,195
Heltenham (FR) — BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Newbury · Mar 2024 · Class 1
£56,950
La Luna Artista (FR) — Ladbrokes Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Kempton · Feb 2026 · Grade 2
£45,774

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Getaway (GER) 22.2% · 10–45
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,985 runs since 2016 (1,030 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Telescope (IRE) 7.7% · 3–39
Progeny have won 8.3% of 1,914 runs since 2019 (297 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 1.9% from 106. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 284.
Masked Marvel (GB) 16.1% · 5–31
Progeny have won 15.5% of 1,633 runs since 2019 (266 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 20% from 285.
Great Pretender (IRE) 3.4% · 1–29
Progeny have won 13.1% of 3,550 runs since 2010 (410 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Mahler (GB) 3.8% · 1–26
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since 2014 (787 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Walk In The Park (IRE) 16% · 4–25
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,030 runs since 2011 (704 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 5 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 3,045 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,045 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 22 March 2013 to 4 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
31 Oct 26 Ascot Emerald Time (GB)T: Ryan Hatch Lavazza Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 2 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8th 25/1

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 5 runs (won 2) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 7 runs (won 4) · fastest on KTB Speed in 6 runs (won 2) · to 4 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 Ciaran Gethings's strike rate?
Ciaran Gethings has won 134 of 1,287 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 10.4% (as at 5 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ciaran Gethings do best at?
Market Rasen by strike rate: 8 wins from 41 rides (19.5%) 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 Ciaran Gethings ride most for?
Stuart Edmunds, with 380 rides since 2022 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 50 (13.2%).
Is Ciaran Gethings in form?
In the last 14 days: 25 rides, 3 winners, a strike rate of 12%. That is in line with the baseline of 10.4% since 2022.
What is Ciaran Gethings's Fair A/E?
0.92, from 1,285 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 5 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).