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Jockey profile

Danny McMenamin

1,873 rides in the last 5 seasons · 674 individual horses
As at 11 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
In form — 6 winners last 14 days Last ride 2 days ago 100% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2022
287–1,873
Wins / Runs
15.3%
Strike rate
n=1,873
646 (35%)
Placed
1.11
n=1,871 · 0.96 incl. margin
−250.61
£1 level stake
n=1,873 at SP · −13.4%
£3.70m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
18.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 370 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 15% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.11). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 23% (245 rides). The rider is in form now — 6 winners in the last fortnight, above their own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 1,873 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 11 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 39.5% when favourite Nicky Richards: 20.3% from 439 LTO winners: 22.9% Rides the favourite in 13% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Carlisle (22%, n=164), clear of the rider's 15.3% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 22.9% (n=245, Fair A/E 1.05), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 8% (n=163, Fair A/E 1.08). Right now the rider is firing: 6 winners from 29 rides in the last 14 days (20.7%, 5.4pts above the 15.3% baseline). Nicky Richards supplies 23% of the rides and beats the rider's average (20.3% vs 15.3%, A/E 1.18) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 6 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the William Hill Half A Mill Grand National Trial Handicap Chase at Haydock (Feb 2026, £56,950). The standout partner of the record: Tommy's Oscar (IRE) — 10 wins from 33 rides together.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 15.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
12.8%−2.5
n=611 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −88.17
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
22.9%+7.6
n=245 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −25.44
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
12.4%−2.9
n=435 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −147.58
When favourite
39.5%
n=248 · A/E 1.17 · £1 +13.75
Big fields · 14+ runners
8%−7.3
n=163 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −50.62
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
9.5%−5.8
n=42 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −5.68

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 15.3% 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 22.9% vs 15.3% · n=245
With Ann Hamilton 22.9% vs 15.3% · n=118
With headgear back on 24.1% vs 15.3% · n=54
At Carlisle 22% vs 15.3% · n=164
With Iain Jardine 7.4% vs 15.3% · n=68
With horses switching code 9.7% vs 15.3% · n=267
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 1,071 137 12.8% −250.57
Chase 669 130 19.4% +16.58
NH Flat 126 18 14.3% −23.62
Flat 7 2 28.6% +7.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 714 117 16.4% −38.45
Good to Soft 563 80 14.2% −105.98
Soft 455 63 13.8% −122.19
Heavy 122 23 18.9% +18.29
Good to Firm 16 4 25% +0.72
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kelso 200 28 14% −90.21
Ayr 176 25 14.2% −13.72
Hexham 171 33 19.3% +54.06
Carlisle 164 36 22% +65.70
Newcastle 156 28 17.9% −52.77
Sedgefield 153 21 13.7% +42.03
Perth 150 17 11.3% −51.06
Musselburgh 118 14 11.9% −42.72
Market Rasen 91 18 19.8% −22.18
Cartmel 85 13 15.3% −9.39
Wetherby 74 11 14.9% −14.30
Catterick 62 7 11.3% −35.66
Doncaster 52 10 19.2% +2.79
Haydock 51 9 17.6% −15.72
Uttoxeter 41 7 17.1% −12.47

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 749 109 14.6% −200.27
Class 5 604 98 16.2% +37.19
Class 3 293 54 18.4% −41.23
Class 2 155 19 12.3% −35.62
Class 1 72 7 9.7% −10.68

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 291 112 38.5% 1.20 +26.86
2nd–3rd fav 570 116 20.4% 1.11 −24.97
4th–6th fav 576 43 7.5% 0.93 −185.50
7th+ in betting 436 16 3.7% 1.09 −67.00
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
84.3% completed · 1,740 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 669 81.9% 22 8 90 0 1
Hurdle 1,071 85.8% 16 11 125 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
Parisencore (FR) 27 5 12 9 Nov 26
Nells Son (GB) 24 5 6 7 Nov 26
Tommy's Oscar (IRE) 23 5 8 25 Oct 26
Wasdell Dundalk (FR) 23 5 12 24 Sep 26
Dare To Shout (GB) 22 4 9 22 Oct 26
Kajaki (IRE) 22 3 7 27 Aug 25
Vanilla Dancer (GB) 21 2 9 22 Oct 26
Hello Judge (GB) 19 8 9 22 Oct 26
President Scottie (IRE) 18 2 8 5 Nov 26
Pay The Piper (IRE) 18 3 7 17 Sep 25
Coniston George (IRE) 17 4 9 8 Nov 25
Euchan Falls (IRE) 16 2 5 31 Mar 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 674 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 7 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

In form
6 from 29 20.7% · +5.4pts vs baseline
Last 14 days20.7%
5-season base15.3%
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
101520141317112014181219
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
23% of all rides
20.3% SR · A/E 1.18
TrainerRWSR£1
Nicky Richards 439 89 20.3% +0.43
Chris Grant 193 21 10.9% −28.65
Ann Hamilton 118 27 22.9% −12.85
N W Alexander 96 12 12.5% −35.82
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 95 21 22.1% −20.07
Dianne Sayer 72 14 19.4% +3.28
Iain Jardine 68 5 7.4% −39.88
Sandy Thomson 55 8 14.5% −10.17
Lisa Harrison 40 6 15% −1.55
L J Morgan 39 8 20.5% +3.35
James Ewart 35 4 11.4% −22.84
Ewan Whillans 35 4 11.4% +7.83
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2018→
398
Archived wins
6
Pattern / graded wins
£4.81m
Prize money
2025
Best season · 77 wins
Grand Geste (IRE) — William Hill Half A Mill Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Haydock · Feb 2026 · Class 1
£56,950
Dedicated Hero (IRE) — Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Ayr · Apr 2026 · Grade 2
£56,319
Nietzsche (GB) — Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Cheltenham · Nov 2018 · Grade 3
£56,270

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Milan (GB) 10.2% · 6–59
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,886 runs since 2008 (1,464 horses).
Getaway (GER) 20.7% · 12–58
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,024 runs since 2016 (1,034 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Martaline (GB) 25% · 14–56
Progeny have won 14.2% of 7,350 runs since 2008 (723 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
Court Cave (IRE) 14.5% · 8–55
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,966 runs since 2008 (553 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Mastercraftsman (IRE) 20.8% · 11–53
Progeny have won 10.6% of 11,644 runs since 2013 (842 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.7% from 329.
Walk In The Park (IRE) 16.3% · 7–43
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,076 runs since 2011 (711 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 11 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 2,747 · newest first

The latest 50 of 2,747 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 9 March 2018 to 9 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
06 Nov 26 Hexham Elusive Dreams (IRE)T: Ann Hamilton carpetgallop.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 1st 5/2

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 8 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 16 runs (won 3, 1 did not run) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 15 runs (won 3, 1 did not run) · fastest on KTB Speed in 5 runs (won 2) · 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 Danny McMenamin's strike rate?
Danny McMenamin has won 287 of 1,873 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 15.3% (as at 11 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Danny McMenamin do best at?
Carlisle by strike rate: 36 wins from 164 rides (22%) 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 Danny McMenamin ride most for?
Nicky Richards, with 439 rides since 2022 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 89 (20.3%).
Is Danny McMenamin in form?
In the last 14 days: 29 rides, 6 winners, a strike rate of 20.7%. That is above the baseline of 15.3% since 2022.
What is Danny McMenamin's Fair A/E?
1.11, from 1,871 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 11 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).