What is James Ryan's strike rate?

James Ryan has won 117 of 1,932 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 6.1% (as at 25 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does James Ryan do best at?

Roscommon by strike rate: 8 wins from 68 rides (11.8%) 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 James Ryan ride most for?

T G McCourt, with 570 rides since 2022 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 40 (7%).

Is James Ryan in form?

In the last 14 days: 24 rides, 2 winners, a strike rate of 8.3%. That is in line with the baseline of 6.1% since 2022.

What is James Ryan's Fair A/E?

0.97, from 1,927 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.

Jockey profile

James Ryan

1,932 rides in the last 5 seasons · 778 individual horses

As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 2 days ago 100% of rides on the flat

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2021→)

from 1 Jan 2022

117–1,932

Wins / Runs

6.1%

Strike rate

n=1,932

394 (20%)

Placed

0.97

Fair A/E

n=1,927 · 0.78 incl. margin

−757.37

£1 level stake

n=1,932 at SP · −39.2%

£2.07m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

4.2%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 390 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 6% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.97). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 9% (130 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,932 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance 11.1% when favourite T G McCourt: 7% from 570 LTO winners: 9.2% Claiming: 6.3% Rides the favourite in 3% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Roscommon (11.8%, n=68), clear of the rider's 6.1% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 9.2% (n=130, Fair A/E 0.85), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 2.9% (n=275, Fair A/E 0.69). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 4.2% strike, Fair A/E 0.80 and −361.21 to a £1 stake over 768 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. T G McCourt supplies 30% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (7%, A/E 1.13) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well at trips under 6f (10.4%, n=192). 3 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the GAIN Summer Fillies Handicap at Curragh (Jun 2025, £59,000). The standout partner of the record: Inishmot Prince (IRE) — 11 wins from 58 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 6.1% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

4.2%−1.9

n=768 · A/E 0.80 · £1 −361.21

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

9.2%+3.1

n=130 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −56.50

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

2.9%−3.2

n=275 · A/E 0.69 · £1 −171.50

When favourite

11.1%

n=63 · A/E 0.49 · £1 −37.61

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

6.3%+0.2

n=1,330 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −554.58

Big fields · 14+ runners

4.5%−1.6

n=1,049 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −507.29

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

5.8%−0.3

n=52 · A/E 1.12 · £1 +28.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.1% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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 Conor David Maxwell 13.9% vs 6.1% · n=36

At Roscommon 11.8% vs 6.1% · n=68

At trips under 6f 10.4% vs 6.1% · n=192

With Ms Claire O'Connell 0% vs 6.1% · n=33

With Gerard Keane 0% vs 6.1% · n=30

With C&D winners 9.6% vs 6.1% · n=292

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) 651 50 7.7% −107.88

Good 561 33 5.9% −238.62

Soft 428 19 4.4% −250.75

Heavy 125 6 4.8% −87.00

Good to Soft 119 4 3.4% −74.12

Good to Firm 48 5 10.4% +1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Dundalk (AW) 637 49 7.7% −106.88

Curragh 203 10 4.9% −99.00

Leopardstown 136 7 5.1% −76.50

Navan 128 5 3.9% −91.00

Gowran Park 118 5 4.2% −61.00

Naas 111 4 3.6% −84.62

Bellewstown 100 8 8% −30.25

Fairyhouse 79 4 5.1% −47.50

Roscommon 68 8 11.8% +30.50

Cork 63 3 4.8% −13.00

Galway 46 2 4.3% −33.00

Down Royal 41 4 9.8% −8.50

Tipperary 30 2 6.7% −17.00

Sligo 30 1 3.3% −13.00

Limerick 29 0 0% −29.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 52 3 5.8% +28.50

Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00

Class 6 3 1 33.3% +10.00

Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 85 14 16.5% 0.78 −24.11

2nd–3rd fav 241 40 16.6% 1.17 −22.26

4th–6th fav 517 44 8.5% 1.13 −82.00

7th+ in betting 1,089 19 1.7% 0.65 −629.00

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

Inishmot Prince (IRE) 58 11 23 23 Oct 26

The Bog Bank (IRE) 44 4 21 27 Nov 24

Rampage (IRE) 36 3 12 5 Oct 26

Eastern Wind (GB) 36 4 8 3 Jul 26

Glyde Ranger (IRE) 25 2 6 22 Oct 25

Shining Aitch (GB) 25 2 2 4 Sep 25

Hero Of The Hour (GB) 21 4 7 23 Jan 26

Celtic Revival (IRE) 19 5 13 5 Apr 24

Manhattan Dandy (IRE) 18 1 3 1 Jun 25

River Derwent (GB) 15 2 4 25 Sep 26

Maxwell Smart (IRE) 14 2 5 21 Oct 26

Selective Power (IRE) 14 3 4 12 Oct 26

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 778 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

Steady

2 from 24 8.3% · +2.2pts vs baseline

Last 14 days8.3%

5-season base6.1%

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

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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 yardT G McCourt

30% of all rides
7% SR · A/E 1.13

TrainerRWSR£1

T G McCourt 570 40 7% −149.87

Jack W Davison 209 14 6.7% −70.62

Edward Lynam 114 11 9.6% −29.92

G M Lyons 100 9 9% −46.12

Thomas Coyle 80 6 7.5% −1.00

James McAuley 52 1 1.9% −47.50

Conor David Maxwell 36 5 13.9% +8.00

Ms Claire O'Connell 33 0 0% −33.00

Gerard Keane 30 0 0% −30.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2021→

117

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£2.08m

Prize money

2024

Best season · 42 wins

Bellaphina (IRE) — GAIN Summer Fillies Handicap (Premier Handicap) Curragh · Jun 2025

£59,000

Ostraka (IRE) — William Hill Top Price Guarantee Mercury Stakes (Group 3) Dundalk (AW) · Oct 2024 · Group 3

£32,450

Naomi Lapaglia (GB) — Darley Irish EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Gowran Park · Aug 2025 · Listed

£32,450

Notable horses

Inishmot Prince (IRE) Celtic Revival (IRE) The Bog Bank (IRE) Eastern Wind (GB) Hero Of The Hour (GB) Rampage (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Elzaam (AUS) 14% · 12–86

Progeny have won 9.2% of 4,521 runs since 2008 (373 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.6% from 324.

Dandy Man (IRE) 4.6% · 3–65

Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,935 runs since 2008 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.

Belardo (IRE) 9.4% · 5–53

Progeny have won 10.2% of 3,709 runs since 2008 (280 horses).

Epaulette (AUS) 8.3% · 4–48

Progeny have won 9.1% of 3,066 runs since 2008 (221 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4% from 173. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 222.

Footstepsinthesand (GB) 4.4% · 2–45

Progeny have won 10.2% of 12,790 runs since 2008 (937 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

New Bay (GB) 7.7% · 3–39

Progeny have won 14.3% of 3,959 runs since 2008 (423 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.

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 25 Oct 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 1,975 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,975 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 30 May 2021 to 23 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Nucky Johnson (IRE)T: Dermot A McLoughlin Des Byrne Memorial Maiden10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 200/1

23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) American Cowboy (USA)T: Daniel James Murphy Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series)8f · Standard · 14 ran 6th 14/1

23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Eclairage (IRE)T: Daniel James Murphy BAR 1 Betting Mercury Stakes (Group 3)Class 1 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 11th 40/1

23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Inishmot Prince (IRE)T: T G McCourt Braham Electrical Handicap6f · Standard · 14 ran 11th 25/1

23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Beach Barbie (IRE)T: Edward Lynam Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Fillies Optional Claiming Race7f · Standard · 9 ran 1st 20/1

21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Maxwell Smart (IRE)T: T G McCourt Navan Racecourse Handicap14f · Yielding · 23 ran 7th 11/1

21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Daily Wonder (IRE)T: T G McCourt WTW Willis Towers Watson Maiden14f · Yielding · 12 ran 7th 250/1

21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Astute Power (IRE)T: Edward Lynam Navan Racing Festival Advanced Price Tickets On Sale Now Maiden5f · Yielding · 9 ran 8th 14/1

21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Spirit Of The Nite (IRE)T: T G McCourt Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden5f · Yielding · 10 ran 2nd 22/1

20 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Elusive Duke (IRE)T: M A Molloy 1xBet.ie Supports The Curragh Handicap10f · Yielding · 24 ran 17th 25/1

20 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) All The Girls (IRE)T: T G McCourt Autumn Racing With 1xBet.ie At The Curragh Handicap6f · Yielding · 17 ran 7th 15/2

19 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Tariff (IRE)T: Conor David Maxwell Racing Club Membership Handicap (Div II)8.5f · Soft · 15 ran 2nd 5/1J

19 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Captain Ciano (IRE)T: T G McCourt Racing Club Membership Handicap (Div I)8.5f · Soft · 16 ran 5th 22/1

19 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Drumbinion Lass (IRE)T: T G McCourt Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden (Smullen Series)8.5f · Soft · 15 ran 11th 200/1

19 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Captaincormac (IRE)T: Patrick Magee Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden8.5f · Soft · 14 ran 11th 500/1

19 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Orphanina (IRE)T: Conor David Maxwell Dine At Gowran Park Handicap7f · Yielding · 13 ran 12th 66/1

19 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) How Now (GB)T: Conor David Maxwell Golf At Gowran Park Nursery Handicap7f · Yielding · 12 ran 4th 125/1

18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Majestic King (IRE)T: Denis Gerard Hogan Nord Anglia International School Dublin Foxrock Cup Handicap8.5f · Good · 16 ran 2nd 13/2

17 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Critical Reason (IRE)T: G. M. Lyons Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden7f · Good · 12 ran 8th 4/1

16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Jazzit (GB)T: T G McCourt Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)7f · Standard · 14 ran 1st 11/2

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).

Quick answers

What is James Ryan's strike rate?: James Ryan has won 117 of 1,932 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 6.1% (as at 25 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does James Ryan do best at?: Roscommon by strike rate: 8 wins from 68 rides (11.8%) 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 James Ryan ride most for?: T G McCourt, with 570 rides since 2022 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 40 (7%).
Is James Ryan in form?: In the last 14 days: 24 rides, 2 winners, a strike rate of 8.3%. That is in line with the baseline of 6.1% since 2022.
What is James Ryan's Fair A/E?: 0.97, from 1,927 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.