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Jockey profile

Jack Kennedy

2,001 rides in the last 5 seasons · 707 individual horses
As at 3 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
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2015→)
from 1 Jan 2022
401–2,001
Wins / Runs
20%
Strike rate
n=2,001
885 (44%)
Placed
1.09
Fair A/E
n=2,001 · 0.90 incl. margin
−309.26
£1 level stake
n=2,001 at SP · −15.5%
£10.7m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
16.1%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 400 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 20% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.09). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 30% (372 rides). Rides mostly for Gordon Elliott — 91% of rides in the window. The rider is in form now — 6 winners in the last fortnight, above their own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 2,001 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 3 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Oct–Dec Fresh horses: 20.3% 44.3% when favourite Gordon Elliott: 19.9% from 1,827 LTO winners: 30.1% Rides the favourite in 22% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Down Royal (36.3%, n=91) and Thurles (30.5%, n=82) — all clear of the rider's 20% baseline. It is weakest at Cheltenham (9.7% over 93 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 30.1% (n=372, Fair A/E 1.20), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 16.3% (n=737, Fair A/E 1.18). Right now the rider is firing: 6 winners from 22 rides in the last 14 days (27.3%, 7.3pts above the 20% baseline). Gordon Elliott supplies 91% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (19.9%, A/E 1.07) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (32.3%, n=31). 177 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Wellchild Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2021, £263,766). The standout partner of the record: Apple's Jade (FR) — 7 wins from 14 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 20% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
19.5%−0.5
n=620 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −144.02
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
30.1%+10.1
n=372 · A/E 1.20 · £1 −32.74
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
20.3%+0.3
n=449 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −94.30
When favourite
44.3%
n=431 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −28.68
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
0%−20.0
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
16.3%−3.7
n=737 · A/E 1.18 · £1 −136.60
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
20.2%+0.2
n=440 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −41.11

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 20% 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
At Down Royal 36.3% vs 20% · n=91
On last-time-out winners 30.1% vs 20% · n=372
With C&D winners 30% vs 20% · n=120
At Cheltenham 9.7% vs 20% · n=93
At Thurles 30.5% vs 20% · n=82
Off a 0-7-day break 32.3% vs 20% · n=31
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 1,418 286 20.2% −212.25
Chase 577 114 19.8% −96.51
NH Flat 4 1 25% +1.50
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 837 170 20.3% −196.11
Good 432 85 19.7% −44.90
Heavy 399 89 22.3% −25.37
Good to Soft 330 56 17% −42.13
Good to Firm 3 1 33.3% −0.75

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 239 42 17.6% −9.91
Fairyhouse 199 45 22.6% −10.03
Navan 133 33 24.8% −28.95
Leopardstown 107 23 21.5% −9.95
Galway 106 22 20.8% +1.06
Naas 94 13 13.8% −30.36
Cheltenham 93 9 9.7% −48.84
Down Royal 91 33 36.3% +6.03
Downpatrick 90 18 20% −19.26
Cork 89 15 16.9% −33.41
Thurles 82 25 30.5% −3.05
Tramore 75 13 17.3% −9.43
Kilbeggan 65 8 12.3% −34.62
Killarney 62 14 22.6% −15.18
Gowran Park 58 10 17.2% −20.77

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 463 89 19.2% −64.11
Class 2 23 7 30.4% +18.83
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 482 201 41.7% 1.12 −38.15
2nd–3rd fav 738 150 20.3% 1.14 −38.61
4th–6th fav 526 39 7.4% 0.88 −162.50
7th+ in betting 255 11 4.3% 1.00 −70.00
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
86.5% completed · 1,995 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 577 80.8% 21 10 77 3 0
Hurdle 1,418 88.8% 26 14 113 3 3
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
Found A Fifty (IRE) 15 6 9 6 Apr 26
Bowensonfire (FR) 14 4 9 23 Oct 26
Zanahiyr (IRE) 14 3 8 3 Aug 25
Manoir De Mirande (FR) 11 3 7 30 Oct 26
Will Do (IRE) 11 2 8 24 Sep 26
Brighterdaysahead (FR) 11 7 10 9 Apr 26
Sea Aster (IRE) 11 1 3 29 Sep 25
Mars Harper (GB) 11 1 3 1 Aug 25
Gerri Colombe (FR) 10 5 7 11 Apr 26
King Of Kingsfield (IRE) 10 4 7 24 Oct 25
Riviere D'etel (FR) 10 1 5 24 Nov 24
Purse Price (GB) 10 1 3 18 Sep 24
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 707 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 6 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 22 27.3% · +7.3pts vs baseline
Last 14 days27.3%
5-season base20%
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
181910131625201816253026
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 yardGordon Elliott
91% of all rides
19.9% SR · A/E 1.07
TrainerRWSR£1
Gordon Elliott 1,827 364 19.9% −327.12
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2015→
768
Archived wins
177
Pattern / graded wins
£20.6m
Prize money
2022
Best season · 97 wins
Minella Indo (IRE) — Wellchild Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Cheltenham · Mar 2021 · Grade 1
£263,766
Teahupoo (FR) — Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Cheltenham · Mar 2024 · Grade 1
£182,878
Teahupoo (FR) — Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) Punchestown · May 2024 · Grade 1
£177,000
Notable horses
Apple's Jade (FR) Brighterdaysahead (FR) Teahupoo (FR) Zanahiyr (IRE) Shattered Love (IRE) Found A Fifty (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Walk In The Park (IRE) 22.2% · 28–126
Progeny have won 13.3% of 7,015 runs since 2011 (702 horses).
Yeats (IRE) 19% · 15–79
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,835 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 819.
Getaway (GER) 13.3% · 6–45
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,971 runs since 2016 (1,029 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Fame And Glory (GB) 31.8% · 14–44
Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,211 runs since 2016 (504 horses).
Flemensfirth (USA) 20.9% · 9–43
Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,285 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
No Risk At All (FR) 17.9% · 7–39
Progeny have won 14.3% of 3,144 runs since 2016 (438 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 949.
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 3 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 4,401 · newest first

The latest 50 of 4,401 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 7 May 2015 to 1 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Nukie's Artic (IRE)T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy Ballymaloe Foods Handicap Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 4th 11/2
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Prends Garde A Toi (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Steeplechase28f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 7th 25/1
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Theflyingking (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Paddy Power 'How Many Days 'Til Christmas?' Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed)Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 2nd 7/2
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Marco Du Seuil (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 1st 10/11F
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Jacob's Ladder (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Racing Post Steeplechase (Grade 2)Class 1 · 19.5f · Good · 5 ran 2nd 13/8
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Romeo Coolio (GB)T: Gordon Elliott BetVictor, Remembering Envoi Allen Champion Steeplechase (Grade 1)Class 1 · 24f · Good · 5 ran 4th 11/8F
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Mino Des Mottes (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Kildress Plumbing Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran 11th 7/1
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Skerry Hill (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Lough Construction Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran 1st 2/13F
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Contador (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Lisburn And Castlereagh City Council 3-Y-O Hurdle17f · Good · 8 ran 5th 18/1
30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Manoir De Mirande (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Metcollect Handicap Steeplechase16.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 4th 85/40F
30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Sneddy Eddie (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Eventsec Handicap Hurdle24.5f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 16th 8/1
30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) With Nolimit (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle22.5f · Yielding · 9 ran 1st 1/6F
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Thinkitdontjinxit (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 1st 3/1
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Dunsy Rock (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 7th 11/4
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Huntin Boots (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Soft · 11 ran REF 10/11F
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Soul Asylum (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle17f · Soft · 13 ran 3rd 8/11F
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Watch The Weather (GB)T: R P Cody Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Steeplechase19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 3rd 7/2F
24 Oct 26 Cheltenham Newbrook Diamond (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott William Hill Extra Places Every Day Novices' Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 2 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 2/1
23 Oct 26 Cheltenham Cosmos D'ainay (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Mccoy Contractors Novices' Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 2 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1st 11/1
23 Oct 26 Cheltenham Bowensonfire (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Catesby Estates 'chasing Excellence' Novices' Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1st 1/1F

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 11 runs (won 5, 2 did not run) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 12 runs (won 3, 1 did not run) · fastest on KTB Speed in 4 runs (won 3) · to 1 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 Jack Kennedy's strike rate?
Jack Kennedy has won 401 of 2,001 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 20% (as at 3 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Jack Kennedy do best at?
Down Royal by strike rate: 33 wins from 91 rides (36.3%) 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 Kennedy ride most for?
Gordon Elliott, with 1,827 rides since 2022 — 91% of the total. That pairing has won 364 (19.9%).
Is Jack Kennedy in form?
In the last 14 days: 22 rides, 6 winners, a strike rate of 27.3%. That is above the baseline of 20% since 2022.
What is Jack Kennedy's Fair A/E?
1.09, from 2,001 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 3 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).