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Jockey profile

Jack Kearney

1,263 rides in the last 5 seasons · 636 individual horses
As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday 93% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2021→)
from 1 Jan 2022
97–1,263
Wins / Runs
7.7%
Strike rate
n=1,263
284 (23%)
Placed
0.95
Fair A/E
n=1,262 · 0.77 incl. margin
−243.97
£1 level stake
n=1,263 at SP · −19.3%
£1.38m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
6.9%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 250 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 8% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.95). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 17% (104 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,263 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 2 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jan–Mar 24.5% when favourite Stephen Thorne: 16.7% from 186 LTO winners: 17.3% Rides the favourite in 7% of races
The read

It is weakest at Leopardstown (0% over 62 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 17.3% (n=104, Fair A/E 1.21). Horses returning fresh after 61+ days are the standout value angle: 7.4% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.27 and +109.13 to a £1 stake over 188 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Stephen Thorne supplies 15% of the rides and beats the rider's average (16.7% vs 7.7%, A/E 1.19) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record reads poorly over 2m1f – 2m4f — 0% over 42 rides, 7.7pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes at Killarney (IRE) (Aug 2026, £30,000). Seasonally, the rider fires Jan–Mar.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.1%−0.6
n=631 · A/E 1.02 · £1 +46.30
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
17.3%+9.6
n=104 · A/E 1.21 · £1 −17.52
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
7.4%−0.3
n=188 · A/E 1.27 · £1 +109.13
When favourite
24.5%
n=94 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −36.55
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.7%+0.0
n=1,134 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −198.22
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.4%−2.3
n=662 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −103.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
4.8%−2.9
n=21 · A/E 0.57 · £1 −16.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.7% 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 Stephen Thorne 16.7% vs 7.7% · n=186
On last-time-out winners 17.3% vs 7.7% · n=104
At Leopardstown 0% vs 7.7% · n=62
With C&D winners 13.3% vs 7.7% · n=195
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 0% vs 7.7% · n=42
At Fairyhouse 0% vs 7.7% · n=40
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
Flat 1,177 95 8.1% −174.72
Hurdle 81 2 2.5% −64.25
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 491 56 11.4% +11.57
Good 314 17 5.4% −67.97
Soft 281 16 5.7% −60.00
Good to Soft 86 4 4.7% −57.67
Heavy 72 3 4.2% −54.40
Good to Firm 19 1 5.3% −15.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 487 55 11.3% +9.57
Curragh 101 7 6.9% +24.00
Gowran Park 82 7 8.5% −43.90
Navan 71 6 8.5% +10.00
Naas 62 4 6.5% −33.97
Leopardstown 62 0 0% −62.00
Galway 49 2 4.1% −4.25
Down Royal 45 1 2.2% −38.00
Fairyhouse 40 0 0% −40.00
Cork 36 2 5.6% −28.75
Roscommon 32 1 3.1% −21.00
Limerick 25 0 0% −25.00
Bellewstown 25 3 12% −3.00
Killarney 23 2 8.7% −12.00
Tipperary 21 1 4.8% +80.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 21 1 4.8% −16.50
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 111 28 25.2% 0.94 −31.80
2nd–3rd fav 193 26 13.5% 0.93 −54.17
4th–6th fav 331 25 7.6% 0.98 −89.50
7th+ in betting 628 18 2.9% 0.96 −68.50
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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Pink Oxalis (IRE) 18 3 7 12 Sep 26
Patrick Street (GB) 15 1 4 7 Oct 26
Bruce Lightning (IRE) 12 1 3 4 Dec 24
Goldrush Kid (IRE) 10 2 3 10 Sep 26
Gobi Star (IRE) 10 2 4 1 Mar 24
Indiana Grey (IRE) 10 1 6 15 Dec 23
Ellabella (IRE) 10 3 5 19 May 23
Inishfallen (IRE) 9 0 2 7 Aug 26
Ragmans Corner (IRE) 9 2 4 24 May 26
Satono Chevalier (IRE) 9 2 6 6 Feb 26
Independent Expert (IRE) 9 2 3 12 Nov 25
Shoot To Kill (IRE) 9 2 6 16 Jul 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 636 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

Steady
1 from 15 6.7% · −1.0pts vs baseline
Last 14 days6.7%
5-season base7.7%
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
101697844559128
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 yardStephen Thorne
15% of all rides
16.7% SR · A/E 1.19
TrainerRWSR£1
Stephen Thorne 186 31 16.7% −21.61
G M Lyons 91 8 8.8% −38.29
Patrick Martin 89 5 5.6% −34.50
Gerard Keane 79 5 6.3% −42.75
Gavin Cromwell 67 3 4.5% −5.00
Andrew McNamara 61 5 8.2% −24.00
Patrick Magee 57 3 5.3% −33.00
Richard John O'Brien 41 4 9.8% +6.13
Luke Comer 34 2 5.9% +54.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2021→
97
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£1.39m
Prize money
2025
Best season · 29 wins
Jagged Edge (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes (Listed) Killarney (IRE) · Aug 2026 · Listed
£30,000
Jack The Bachelor (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race Cork · Jul 2025
£17,700
Invincible Will (IRE) — NorthStandard Handicap Curragh · May 2026
£17,670
Notable horses
Hightimeyouwon (GB) Pink Oxalis (IRE) Ellabella (IRE) Gobi Star (IRE) Goldrush Kid (IRE) Shoot To Kill (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dandy Man (IRE) 9.1% · 5–55
Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,960 runs since 2013 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
Mehmas (IRE) 6.5% · 2–31
Progeny have won 11.5% of 8,196 runs since 2020 (751 horses).
Footstepsinthesand (GB) 0% · 0–28
Progeny have won 10.2% of 12,804 runs since 2009 (937 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Bungle Inthejungle (GB) 0% · 0–23
Progeny have won 8.8% of 4,240 runs since 2018 (353 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.4% from 123. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
Inns Of Court (IRE) 17.4% · 4–23
Progeny have won 9.3% of 2,246 runs since 2023 (232 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.7% from 150.
Dark Angel (IRE) 9.5% · 2–21
Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,921 runs since 2011 (1,595 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% 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 2 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 1,282 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,282 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 27 August 2021 to 1 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Ragstoriches (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Velo Coffee At The Curragh Maiden12f · Yielding · 19 ran 11th 300/1
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Diego El Queso (IRE)T: G. M. Lyons Keadeen Hotel Premier Handicap8f · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran 9th 11/1
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Givehertilxmas (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Isuzu Ireland Handicap7f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 15th 14/1
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Excellent Believe (GB)T: Stephen Thorne Ryans Cleaning Race7f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 7th 6/4F
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Alissam (IRE)T: Stephen Thorne Happy Halloween Handicap8f · Standard · 14 ran 7th 8/1
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Jenny Spider (IRE)T: G. M. Lyons Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden8f · Standard · 14 ran 7th 50/1
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Thunderbear (IRE)T: Stephen Thorne BAR 1 Betting 'Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap6f · Standard · 8 ran 6th 12/1
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Monologue (IRE)T: Stephen Thorne Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden5f · Standard · 13 ran 5th 5/1
29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Earls (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Punchestown Premiere Weekend Sat 21 & Sun 22 November Handicap8f · Yielding · 14 ran 12th 22/1
29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Duquesne Bay (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden8f · Yielding · 8 ran 4th 28/1
28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Crayons In The Sky (GB)T: Stephen Thorne Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden6f · Standard · 13 ran 1st 1/2F
28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Canta Castela (IRE)T: Ciaran Murphy Irishinjuredjockeys.com Fillies Maiden7f · Standard · 14 ran 14th 80/1
28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Morning Approach (IRE)T: W. McCreery Dundalk Stadium Optional Claiming Race8f · Standard · 11 ran 3rd 50/1
23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Sir Les Patterson (GB)T: Stephen Thorne BAR 1 Betting Mercury Stakes (Group 3)Class 1 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 4th 3/1
21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Thegooseiscooked (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Navan Racecourse Handicap14f · Yielding · 23 ran 14th 50/1
18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Son Of Beauty (IRE)T: Stephen Thorne Nord Anglia International School Dublin Foxrock Cup Handicap8.5f · Good · 16 ran 5th 18/1
17 Oct 26 Ascot Jagged Edge (IRE)T: Stephen Thorne Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing)Class 2 · 8f · Good · 20 ran 5th 25/1
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Givehertilxmas (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Feel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap7f · Soft · 20 ran 1st 11/1
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Even Par (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series)8f · Soft · 15 ran 1st 25/1
12 Oct 26 Roscommon (IRE) Thegooseiscooked (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Thank You For Your Support Handicap12f · Soft · 16 ran 13th 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 9 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 4 runs (won 1) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 2 runs (won 1) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 1) · to 28 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 Jack Kearney's strike rate?
Jack Kearney has won 97 of 1,263 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 7.7% (as at 2 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Jack Kearney do best at?
Dundalk (AW) by strike rate: 55 wins from 487 rides (11.3%) 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 Jack Kearney ride most for?
Stephen Thorne, with 186 rides since 2022 — 15% of the total. That pairing has won 31 (16.7%).
Is Jack Kearney in form?
In the last 14 days: 15 rides, 1 winner, a strike rate of 6.7%. That is in line with the baseline of 7.7% since 2022.
What is Jack Kearney's Fair A/E?
0.95, from 1,262 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 2 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).