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Jockey profile

John Aherne

86 rides in the last 5 seasons · 28 individual horses
As at 30 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 12 days ago 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2021→)
from 1 Jan 2022
2–86
Wins / Runs
2.3%
Strike rate
n=86
9 (11%)
Placed
0.81
Fair A/E
n=86 · 0.63 incl. margin
−59.00
£1 level stake
n=86 at SP · −68.6%
£24,687
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
3.6%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−2.3
n=27 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −27.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−2.3
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−2.3
n=17 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −17.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
2.3%+0.0
n=86 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −59.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
1.7%−0.6
n=58 · A/E 0.64 · £1 −43.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.3% 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
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 5.9% vs 2.3% · n=34
With John Patrick Ryan 4.7% vs 2.3% · n=43
Off a 15-30-day break 0% vs 2.3% · n=30
When claiming 2.3% vs 2.3% · n=86 · A/E 0.81
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 71 2 2.8% −44.00
Chase 13 0 0% −13.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 33 1 3% −21.00
Good 22 0 0% −22.00
Good to Soft 16 0 0% −16.00
Heavy 15 1 6.7% +0.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Clonmel 16 1 6.3% −1.00
Limerick 11 0 0% −11.00
Tramore 8 0 0% −8.00
Sligo 8 1 12.5% +4.00
Thurles 7 0 0% −7.00
Cork 7 0 0% −7.00
Kilbeggan 6 0 0% −6.00
Galway 4 0 0% −4.00
Killarney 4 0 0% −4.00
Listowel 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
2nd–3rd fav 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
4th–6th fav 13 1 7.7% 1.67 −1.00
7th+ in betting 70 1 1.4% 0.69 −55.00
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
82.1% completed · 84 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 13 76.9% 2 0 1 0 0
Hurdle 71 83.1% 1 0 11 0 0
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
The Little Yank (IRE) 14 1 4 30 Sep 26
Opera Point (IRE) 12 0 0 18 Nov 25
Love Like This (IRE) 10 0 2 8 Nov 25
Ballard Prince (IRE) 6 0 0 13 Oct 22
Akako (IRE) 4 0 0 17 Oct 26
Toofareastiswest (IRE) 4 0 0 19 Apr 26
Presenting Point (IRE) 4 0 1 7 Jun 24
Kilbride Hill (IRE) 3 1 1 21 Aug 24
Out Of The Park (IRE) 3 0 0 11 Apr 24
Cerulean Summer (IRE) 2 0 0 18 Oct 26
Butterfly Mountain (IRE) 2 0 0 29 May 26
Checkpoint Georgie (IRE) 2 0 0 26 Mar 26
All 28 horses ridden in this window. 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
0 from 2
Only 2 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
3300000090000
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 yardJohn Patrick Ryan
50% of all rides
4.7% SR · A/E 1.15
TrainerRWSR£1
John Patrick Ryan 43 2 4.7% −16.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2021→
2
Archived wins
£24,687
Prize money
2026
Best season · 1 win
Kilbride Hill (IRE) — Apex Controls Ltd Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sligo · Aug 2024
£6,195
The Little Yank (IRE) — Tipperary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Clonmel · Jan 2026
£5,900
Notable horses
The Little Yank (IRE) Kilbride Hill (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Westerner (GB) 7.1% · 1–14
Progeny have won 12.1% of 11,840 runs since 2008 (941 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.
Mount Nelson (GB) 0% · 0–12
Progeny have won 9.9% of 6,268 runs since 2008 (538 horses).
Ol' Man River (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 7.3% of 507 runs since 2008 (57 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 10.8% from 102. Weakest on Good going: 4.1% from 171.
Presenting (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 11% of 20,050 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Shirocco (GER) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 11.2% of 9,174 runs since 2008 (921 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Kingston Hill (GB) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 9.1% of 1,642 runs since 2008 (204 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 5.4% from 168.
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 30 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 87 · newest first

The latest 50 of 87 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 24 September 2021 to 18 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Cerulean Summer (IRE)T: Lawrence Walshe PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 7th 150/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Akako (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan #Thisisracing Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 15th 40/1
04 Oct 26 Killarney (IRE) Cerulean Summer (IRE)T: Lawrence Walshe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 8 ran 7th 125/1
01 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Akako (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Kilmore Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good · 11 ran 6th 9/1
30 Sep 26 Sligo (IRE) The Little Yank (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Sligo Races Handicap Steeplechase26f · Good · 12 ran 7th 14/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) The Little Yank (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Steeplechase23f · Yielding · 16 ran 8th 12/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) The Little Yank (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div I)22.5f · Yielding · 19 ran 14th 22/1
19 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) The Little Yank (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle25.5f · Good · 11 ran 7th 20/1
08 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Ferdia (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 13 ran 11th 14/1
03 Aug 26 Cork (IRE) Saint Peregrine (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (Div II)17f · Good · 16 ran PU 16/1
17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) The Dara Man (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div I)23f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran F 20/1
10 Jul 26 Kilbeggan The Little Yank (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (0-100)25f · Good · 15 ran 3rd 28/1
30 May 26 Tramore Akako (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Group Packages And Discounts At Tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle22f · Good · 13 ran 5th 28/1
29 May 26 Tramore Butterfly Mountain (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Get A Free Month Trial Of Racing TV Now racingtv.com/freetrial Beginners Chase22f · Good · 10 ran 8th 100/1
14 May 26 Clonmel Akako (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Tote Guarantee Never Beaten By SP (C & G) Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 7th 200/1
19 Apr 26 Tramore Toofareastiswest (IRE)T: A M O'Grady Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle (0-100)20.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 11th 66/1
16 Apr 26 Limerick The Little Yank (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Professor Maria Hinfelaar Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran PU 33/1
26 Mar 26 Clonmel Windy Grey (IRE)T: A M O'Grady Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle19f · Soft · 12 ran PU 300/1
26 Mar 26 Clonmel Checkpoint Georgie (IRE)T: A M O'Grady Nire Valley Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 16 ran 14th 200/1
12 Mar 26 Limerick The Little Yank (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100)23f · Heavy · 15 ran PU 66/1

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 17 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 17 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 Aherne's strike rate?
John Aherne has won 2 of 86 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 2.3% (as at 30 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Is John Aherne in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 2 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is John Aherne's Fair A/E?
0.81, from 86 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 30 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).