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John Aherne

90 rides in the lifetime window · 30 individual horses
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 5 days ago 99% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2021→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
2–90
Wins / Runs
2.2%
Strike rate
n=90
9 (10%)
Placed
0.81
Fair A/E
n=90 · 0.63 incl. margin
−63.00
£1 level stake
n=90 at SP · −70.0%
£25,006
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
3.2%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−2.2
n=30 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −30.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−2.2
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−2.2
n=18 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −18.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
2.2%+0.0
n=90 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −63.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
1.7%−0.5
n=59 · A/E 0.64 · £1 −44.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.2% 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
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 5.7% vs 2.2% · n=35
With John Patrick Ryan 4.7% vs 2.2% · n=43
Off a 15-30-day break 0% vs 2.2% · n=31
On first rides for the horse 0% vs 2.2% · 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

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 74 2 2.7% −47.00
Chase 13 0 0% −13.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 33 1 3% −21.00
Good 23 0 0% −23.00
Good to Soft 19 0 0% −19.00
Heavy 15 1 6.7% +0.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Clonmel 17 1 5.9% −2.00
Limerick 11 0 0% −11.00
Tramore 8 0 0% −8.00
Sligo 8 1 12.5% +4.00
Cork 8 0 0% −8.00
Thurles 7 0 0% −7.00
Kilbeggan 6 0 0% −6.00
Listowel 4 0 0% −4.00
Killarney 4 0 0% −4.00
Galway 4 0 0% −4.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 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 74 1 1.4% 0.68 −59.00
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
81.6% completed · 87 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 13 76.9% 2 0 1 0 0
Hurdle 74 82.4% 1 0 12 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
Presenting Point (IRE) 5 0 1 7 Jun 24
Akako (IRE) 4 0 0 17 Oct 26
Toofareastiswest (IRE) 4 0 0 19 Apr 26
Cerulean Summer (IRE) 3 0 0 1 Nov 26
Kilbride Hill (IRE) 3 1 1 21 Aug 24
Out Of The Park (IRE) 3 0 0 11 Apr 24
Butterfly Mountain (IRE) 2 0 0 29 May 26
Checkpoint Georgie (IRE) 2 0 0 26 Mar 26
All 30 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 3
Only 3 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, lifetime
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
48% 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
£25,006
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 11,873 runs since 2009 (946 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.
Mount Nelson (GB) 0% · 0–12
Progeny have won 10% of 6,290 runs since 2012 (538 horses).
Presenting (GB) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 11% of 20,053 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Ol' Man River (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 7.6% of 512 runs since 2022 (59 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 10.6% from 104. Weakest on Good going: 4.6% from 173.
Kingston Hill (GB) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 9% of 1,671 runs since 2019 (207 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 5.4% from 168.
Shirocco (GER) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 11.1% of 9,206 runs since 2010 (927 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
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 13 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 90 · newest first

The latest 50 of 90 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 24 September 2021 to 8 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
08 Nov 26 Naas (IRE) An Ceanabhan Ban (IRE)T: Lawrence Walshe Cavan Developments Supporting St Marys GAA Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 12th 300/1
05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) Sea Swirl (IRE)T: Lawrence Walshe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good · 12 ran 6th 300/1
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Cerulean Summer (IRE)T: Lawrence Walshe Paddy Power 'Did You Watch The Breeders Cup At All?' Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran PU 150/1
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

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 90 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 2.2% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Is John Aherne in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 3 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is John Aherne's Fair A/E?
0.81, from 90 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.
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 13 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).