What is James Ryan's strike rate?

James Ryan has won 118 of 1,997 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.9% (as at 12 November 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 2008. 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 602 rides since 2008 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 40 (6.6%).

Is James Ryan in form?

In the last 14 days: 16 rides, 1 winner, a strike rate of 6.3%. That is in line with the baseline of 5.9% since 2008.

What is James Ryan's Fair A/E?

0.96, from 1,992 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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

1,997 rides in the lifetime window · 795 individual horses

As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride yesterday 100% of rides on the flat

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2021→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

118–1,997

Wins / Runs

5.9%

Strike rate

n=1,997

403 (20%)

Placed

0.96

Fair A/E

n=1,992 · 0.77 incl. margin

−818.37

£1 level stake

n=1,997 at SP · −41.0%

£2.09m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

4.2%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 110 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.96). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 9% (135 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,997 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 12 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance 12.3% when favourite T G McCourt: 6.6% from 602 LTO winners: 8.9% Claiming: 6.1% Rides the favourite in 3% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Roscommon (11.8%, n=68), clear of the rider's 5.9% baseline. It is weakest at Limerick (0% over 30 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 8.9% (n=135, Fair A/E 0.83), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 2.8% (n=285, Fair A/E 0.67). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 4% strike, Fair A/E 0.78 and −388.21 to a £1 stake over 795 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. T G McCourt supplies 30% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (6.6%, A/E 1.10) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well at trips under 6f (10.3%, n=195). 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 5.9% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

4%−1.9

n=795 · A/E 0.78 · £1 −388.21

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

8.9%+3.0

n=135 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −61.50

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

2.8%−3.1

n=285 · A/E 0.67 · £1 −181.50

When favourite

12.3%

n=65 · A/E 0.55 · £1 −35.61

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

6.1%+0.2

n=1,373 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −597.58

Big fields · 14+ runners

4.4%−1.5

n=1,086 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −540.29

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

5.7%−0.2

n=53 · A/E 1.11 · £1 +27.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.9% 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 Conor David Maxwell 13.9% vs 5.9% · n=36

At Roscommon 11.8% vs 5.9% · n=68

At trips under 6f 10.3% vs 5.9% · n=195

With Daniel James Murphy 12.1% vs 5.9% · n=33

With Ms Claire O'Connell 0% vs 5.9% · n=33

At Limerick 0% vs 5.9% · n=30

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) 687 51 7.4% −139.88

Good 573 33 5.8% −250.62

Soft 438 19 4.3% −260.75

Heavy 128 6 4.7% −90.00

Good to Soft 121 4 3.3% −76.12

Good to Firm 50 5 10% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Dundalk (AW) 673 50 7.4% −138.88

Curragh 208 10 4.8% −104.00

Leopardstown 138 7 5.1% −78.50

Navan 131 5 3.8% −94.00

Gowran Park 120 5 4.2% −63.00

Naas 115 4 3.5% −88.62

Bellewstown 103 8 7.8% −33.25

Fairyhouse 81 4 4.9% −49.50

Roscommon 68 8 11.8% +30.50

Cork 63 3 4.8% −13.00

Galway 47 2 4.3% −34.00

Down Royal 41 4 9.8% −8.50

Tipperary 31 2 6.5% −18.00

Sligo 31 1 3.2% −14.00

Limerick 30 0 0% −30.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 53 3 5.7% +27.50

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 88 15 17% 0.81 −23.11

2nd–3rd fav 249 40 16.1% 1.13 −30.26

4th–6th fav 520 44 8.5% 1.13 −85.00

7th+ in betting 1,140 19 1.7% 0.62 −680.00

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) 53 4 22 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

Selective Power (IRE) 15 3 4 28 Oct 26

River Derwent (GB) 15 2 4 25 Sep 26

Maxwell Smart (IRE) 14 2 5 21 Oct 26

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 795 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

1 from 16 6.3% · +0.4pts vs baseline

Last 14 days6.3%

Lifetime base5.9%

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, lifetime

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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
6.6% SR · A/E 1.10

TrainerRWSR£1

T G McCourt 602 40 6.6% −181.87

Jack W Davison 215 14 6.5% −76.62

Edward Lynam 118 11 9.3% −33.92

G M Lyons 101 9 8.9% −47.12

Thomas Coyle 87 6 6.9% −8.00

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

Daniel James Murphy 33 4 12.1% +54.00

Gerard Keane 30 0 0% −30.00

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2021→

118

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£2.09m

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) 13.8% · 12–87

Progeny have won 9.2% of 4,534 runs since 2016 (374 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.2% from 328.

Dandy Man (IRE) 4.5% · 3–66

Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,990 runs since 2013 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 171.

Epaulette (AUS) 7% · 4–57

Progeny have won 9.1% of 3,067 runs since 2017 (221 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4% from 173. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 222.

Belardo (IRE) 9.4% · 5–53

Progeny have won 10.2% of 3,746 runs since 2020 (281 horses).

Footstepsinthesand (GB) 4.3% · 2–46

Progeny have won 10.2% of 12,816 runs since 2009 (938 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

New Bay (GB) 7.7% · 3–39

Progeny have won 14.3% of 4,007 runs since 2020 (426 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 12 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 1,997 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,997 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 30 May 2021 to 11 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

11 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) No More Porter (IRE)T: Adrian McGuinness Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 2nd 12/1

11 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Beach Barbie (IRE)T: Edward Lynam Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap7f · Standard · 14 ran 2nd 11/2

11 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) American Cowboy (USA)T: Daniel James Murphy View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Median Auction Maiden7f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 12/1

11 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Bugsy Siegel (IRE)T: Edward Lynam Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Maiden8f · Standard · 13 ran 8th 33/1

11 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Astute Power (IRE)T: Edward Lynam Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap5f · Standard · 13 ran 6th 25/1

06 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Mallavelly (IRE)T: G. M. Lyons Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes (Listed)Class 1 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 40/1

06 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Celine Dee (GB)T: Jack W Davison Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden7f · Standard · 12 ran 7th 100/1

04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Volendam (GB)T: E D Delany Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Stadium Handicap7f · Standard · 13 ran 13th 80/1

04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Mutamarid Lsk (IRE)T: Daniel James Murphy Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap7f · Standard · 7 ran 2nd 9/2

04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) All About Noa (IRE)T: Jack W Davison Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden7f · Standard · 8 ran 5th 22/1

04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Always Magic (GB)T: Jack W Davison Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Median Auction Maiden6f · Standard · 11 ran 7th 11/4

01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) What Do You Say (IRE)T: A Oliver Velo Coffee At The Curragh Maiden12f · Yielding · 19 ran 17th 500/1

01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) New Radical (IRE)T: Jack W Davison Isuzu Ireland Handicap7f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 11th 50/1

30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Go Out (FR)T: Daniel James Murphy Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap8f · Standard · 14 ran 1st 3/1F

30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Frescobaldi (IRE)T: Daniel James Murphy BAR 1 Betting 'Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap6f · Standard · 8 ran 5th 40/1

30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Cultural Change (IRE)T: Edward Lynam Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden5f · Standard · 13 ran 7th 150/1

29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Capolinea (IRE)T: Patrick Magee See You At The GR1 Double Header 21 & 22 November Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)7f · Yielding · 12 ran 12th 25/1

29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Howya Pal (IRE)T: John Andrew Kinsella Premiere Weekend Two-Day Ticket Just €35 Maiden7f · Yielding · 11 ran 8th 250/1

28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Jazzit (GB)T: T G McCourt Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)7f · Standard · 14 ran 2nd 11/4F

28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Unlawfilly (IRE)T: Chris Timmons Irishinjuredjockeys.com Fillies Maiden7f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 150/1

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 7 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 4 runs (won 1) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 7 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0) · to 11 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 James Ryan's strike rate?: James Ryan has won 118 of 1,997 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.9% (as at 12 November 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 2008. 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 602 rides since 2008 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 40 (6.6%).
Is James Ryan in form?: In the last 14 days: 16 rides, 1 winner, a strike rate of 6.3%. That is in line with the baseline of 5.9% since 2008.
What is James Ryan's Fair A/E?: 0.96, from 1,992 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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.