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Jockey profile

John Egan

1,054 rides in the last 5 seasons · 481 individual horses
As at 7 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 2 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
from 1 Jan 2022
86–1,054
Wins / Runs
8.2%
Strike rate
n=1,054
234 (22%)
Placed
1.02
n=1,047 · 0.89 incl. margin
−155.38
£1 level stake
n=1,054 at SP · −14.7%
£1.12m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
6.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 210 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 8% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.02). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 14% (91 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,054 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 7 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Oct–Dec 27.5% when favourite Dean Ivory: 3.8% from 79 LTO winners: 14.3% Rides the favourite in 4% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Yarmouth (14.3%, n=49), clear of the rider's 8.2% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 14.3% (n=91, Fair A/E 1.11), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 4.6% (n=108, Fair A/E 1.23). Dean Ivory supplies 7% of the rides and sits below the rider's average (3.8% vs 8.2%, A/E 0.68). The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (17%, n=47) and over 1m5f – 2m (15.3%, n=59). 32 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Darley July Cup at Newmarket (Jul 2006, £204,408). The standout partner of the record: Gracious John (IRE) — 7 wins from 19 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Oct–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 8.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.3%−0.9
n=450 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −28.01
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
14.3%+6.1
n=91 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −20.48
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
6.9%−1.3
n=144 · A/E 1.21 · £1 −57.75
When favourite
27.5%
n=40 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −8.82
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.6%−3.6
n=108 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −32.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
4.2%−4.0
n=24 · A/E 1.22 · £1 −20.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.2% 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
Off a 0-7-day break 17% vs 8.2% · n=47
Over 1m5f – 2m 15.3% vs 8.2% · n=59
On last-time-out winners 14.3% vs 8.2% · n=91
With George Margarson 14.8% vs 8.2% · n=54
With Michael Wigham 14.6% vs 8.2% · n=48
At Yarmouth 14.3% vs 8.2% · n=49
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

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 441 36 8.2% −178.82
Good 222 17 7.7% −7.25
Good to Firm 210 20 9.5% +41.44
Good to Soft 95 4 4.2% −32.50
Soft 55 7 12.7% +45.25
Heavy 24 1 4.2% −21.00
Firm 7 1 14.3% −2.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 134 12 9% −55.67
Kempton (AW) 94 5 5.3% −47.30
Chelmsford City (AW) 75 10 13.3% −16.76
Chester 65 3 4.6% −39.25
Wolverhampton (AW) 62 4 6.5% −31.00
Southwell (AW) 58 5 8.6% −10.09
Brighton 51 6 11.8% +4.83
Yarmouth 49 7 14.3% +17.08
Windsor 47 4 8.5% +3.20
Newmarket 35 4 11.4% +3.50
Nottingham 30 1 3.3% −25.67
Newmarket 29 2 6.9% −2.00
Doncaster 27 2 7.4% −17.50
Epsom 26 3 11.5% +5.50
Bath 25 4 16% +45.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 383 39 10.2% +90.10
Class 5 260 20 7.7% −101.80
Class 4 224 19 8.5% −84.18
Class 2 87 3 3.4% −52.50
Class 3 76 4 5.3% +13.00
Class 1 24 1 4.2% −20.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 52 12 23.1% 0.83 −16.49
2nd–3rd fav 158 32 20.3% 1.17 +1.11
4th–6th fav 366 25 6.8% 0.84 −87.00
7th+ in betting 478 17 3.6% 1.32 −53.00
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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Fram Castle (IRE) 21 1 5 29 Oct 26
Kessaar Power (IRE) 21 2 6 18 Apr 24
Moorgate (IRE) 17 1 4 7 Feb 25
Wildfell (IRE) 16 4 5 24 Jul 25
Chourmo (GB) 16 4 8 10 Jul 25
Dark Tornado (IRE) 14 3 5 11 Jul 26
Roach Power (IRE) 11 2 2 30 Oct 26
Boy George (GB) 10 2 4 8 Sep 26
Abravaggio (IRE) 10 2 4 28 Sep 23
Tudor (IRE) 10 2 5 15 Sep 23
King Of War (GB) 9 1 3 15 Oct 26
Dapper Guest (IRE) 9 3 3 19 Jun 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 481 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 8
Only 8 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
0081397587131215
A flat rider: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardDean Ivory
7% of all rides
3.8% SR · A/E 0.68
TrainerRWSR£1
Dean Ivory 79 3 3.8% −43.25
David Evans 67 3 4.5% −27.50
Dominic Ffrench Davis 61 3 4.9% −2.00
George Margarson 54 8 14.8% +12.33
J S Moore 50 4 8% +5.50
Michael Wigham 48 7 14.6% +12.50
Darryll Holland 48 2 4.2% −40.50
Tony Carroll 45 3 6.7% −21.00
Pat Phelan 30 2 6.7% +3.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
751
Archived wins
32
Pattern / graded wins
£10.1m
Prize money
2005
Best season · 106 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Les Arcs (USA) — Darley July Cup (Group 1) Newmarket · Jul 2006 · Group 1
£204,408
Les Arcs (USA) — Golden Jubilee Stakes (British Leg of The Global Sprint Challenge) Ascot · Jun 2006 · Group 1
£198,730
Barbill (IRE) — Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes (Plus 10) Curragh · Sep 2018
£147,000

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dark Angel (IRE) 11.9% · 5–42
Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,948 runs since 2011 (1,596 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.
Mastercraftsman (IRE) 11.5% · 3–26
Progeny have won 10.6% of 11,642 runs since 2013 (842 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.7% from 329.
Ribchester (IRE) 16.7% · 4–24
Progeny have won 9% of 2,774 runs since 2021 (261 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 15.1% from 119. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14% from 215.
Churchill (IRE) 17.4% · 4–23
Progeny have won 11% of 4,846 runs since 2021 (462 horses).
Decorated Knight (GB) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 9.8% of 976 runs since 2021 (84 horses). Strongest on Good going: 13.2% from 287. Weakest on Soft going: 5.7% from 141.
Kessaar (IRE) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 7.6% of 1,099 runs since 2022 (97 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 14% from 107.
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 7 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 8,123 · newest first

The latest 50 of 8,123 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 4 January 2005 to 5 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
15 Oct 26 Brighton King Of War (GB)T: Michael Wigham bet365 Handicap StakesClass 5 · 8f · Good · 14 ran 12th 12/1

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 21 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 2 runs (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 26 Oct 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 John Egan's strike rate?
John Egan has won 86 of 1,054 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 8.2% (as at 7 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does John Egan do best at?
Yarmouth by strike rate: 7 wins from 49 rides (14.3%) 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 John Egan ride most for?
Dean Ivory, with 79 rides since 2022 — 7% of the total. That pairing has won 3 (3.8%).
Is John Egan in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 8 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is John Egan's Fair A/E?
1.02, from 1,047 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 7 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).