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John Brennan

30 rides in the lifetime window · 26 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Apr 2015
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
1–30
Wins / Runs
3.3%
Strike rate
n=30
4 (13%)
Placed
0.66
Fair A/E
n=30 · 0.51 incl. margin
−28.09
£1 level stake
n=30 at SP · −93.6%
£5,708
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.8%+0.5
n=26 · A/E 0.72 · £1 −24.09
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−3.3
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−3.3
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
When favourite
100%
n=1 · A/E 2.14 · £1 +0.91
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
3.3%+0.0
n=30 · A/E 0.66 · £1 −28.09
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−3.3
n=22 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −22.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−3.3
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.3% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 20 0 0% −20.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% −2.09
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 18 1 5.6% −16.09
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Fairyhouse 5 0 0% −5.00
Down Royal 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 1 100% +0.91
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +0.91

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 1 100% 2.14 +0.91
4th–6th fav 7 0 0% 0.00 −7.00
7th+ in betting 22 0 0% 0.00 −22.00
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
81.8% completed · 22 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 20 80% 0 0 4 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
Spacious Sky (USA) 3 0 0 1 May 14
Lilbitluso (IRE) 2 0 0 29 Nov 14
Leahs Melody (IRE) 2 0 0 14 Nov 13
Silent Wish (IRE) 1 0 1 2 Apr 15
Moon Over Germany (IRE) 1 0 0 21 Mar 15
Bloomsday (IRE) 1 0 0 15 Feb 15
Allied Victory (IRE) 1 0 0 27 Dec 14
Simple Joys (GB) 1 0 0 4 Dec 14
Too Many Notes (IRE) 1 0 0 29 Nov 14
King's Bastion (IRE) 1 0 0 3 Aug 14
Crowley (IRE) 1 0 0 24 Jun 14
Corrick Bridge (IRE) 1 0 0 5 Jun 14
All 26 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
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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
TrainerRWSR£1
A J Martin 14 1 7.1% −12.09
Mrs Denise Foster 4 0 0% −4.00
Edward P Harty 4 0 0% −4.00
I Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms Frances Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
W McCreery 1 0 0% −1.00
Victor Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis W Cullen 1 0 0% −1.00
M F Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
John O'Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Comer 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
4
Archived wins
£15,758
Prize money
2006
Best season · 2 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Risk Free (GB) — Daily Offers From Betdirect Selling Stakes Wolverhampton (AW) · Jan 2006 · Class 6
£2,389
Blair Perrone (IRE) — Breakthrough Breast Cancer Touch Look Check Standard Open NH Flat Race Perth · May 2014 · Class 6
£2,053
Ardkeel Lass (IRE) — In Running Betting On Skytext 293 Banded Stakes Southwell (AW) · Nov 2005 · Class 7
£1,430
Notable horses
Ardkeel Lass (IRE) Legacy (JPN) Risk Free (GB) Blair Perrone (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
North Light (IRE) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 9.5% of 242 runs since 2009 (24 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 19.4% from 103.
Luso (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since 2008 (389 horses).
Milan (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,876 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
Old Vic (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since 2008 (630 horses).
Saddlers' Hall (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since 2008 (460 horses).
Artan (IRE) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 6.8% of 311 runs since 2008 (31 horses).
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 6 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 63 · newest first

The latest 50 of 63 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 26 April 2005 to 2 April 2015.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
02 Apr 15 Clonmel Silent Wish (IRE)T: John O'Callaghan Ardfinnan Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Soft · 16 ran 3rd 33/1
21 Mar 15 Gowran Park Moon Over Germany (IRE)T: Edward P Harty Jackie Tyrrell & Glanbia (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 6th 33/1
15 Feb 15 Navan Bloomsday (IRE)T: Edward P Harty Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 10th 10/1
27 Dec 14 Limerick Allied Victory (IRE)T: M F Morris Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-145) (Grade B)19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 9th 25/1
04 Dec 14 Clonmel Simple Joys (GB)T: Mrs Denise Foster Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Soft · 18 ran PU 8/1
29 Nov 14 Fairyhouse Lilbitluso (IRE)T: Mrs Denise Foster Happy 80th Birthday Peter Donnelly Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)18f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran 9th 66/1
29 Nov 14 Fairyhouse Too Many Notes (IRE)T: Mrs Denise Foster Happy 80th Birthday Peter Donnelly Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)18f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 5th 100/1
19 Nov 14 Fairyhouse Lilbitluso (IRE)T: Mrs Denise Foster Fairyhouse Membership 2015 Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 7th 100/1
03 Aug 14 Galway King's Bastion (IRE)T: Luke Comer Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-116)16f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 9th 50/1
24 Jun 14 Ballinrobe Crowley (IRE)T: I Madden Find Us On Facebook (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race16.5f · Good · 14 ran 10th 40/1
05 Jun 14 Tipperary Corrick Bridge (IRE)T: A J Martin Pride Of Tipperary Launch Handicap Hurdle (80-116)20f · Good · 20 ran 10th 16/1
30 May 14 Down Royal Rodeo Rocket (IRE)T: Ms Frances Slevin Sony Xperia Z1 Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Good To Firm · 20 ran PU 20/1
15 May 14 Perth Blair Perrone (IRE)T: A J Martin Breakthrough Breast Cancer Touch Look Check Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 1st 10/11F
03 May 14 Punchestown Noble King (IRE)T: A J Martin K Club Hotel, Spa & Ryder Cup Venue (pro/am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 4th 14/1
01 May 14 Punchestown Spacious Sky (USA)T: A J Martin Colm Murray Memorial Handicap Hurdle (88-123)16f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 13th 16/1
20 Apr 14 Fairyhouse Spacious Sky (USA)T: A J Martin Gleesons Butchers Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-123)16f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 7th 10/1
17 Mar 14 Down Royal Korean (FR)T: Denis W Cullen Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 14th 25/1
01 Mar 14 Navan Captain Hox (IRE)T: A J Martin Athboy (pro/am) Flat Race16f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 2nd 16/1
23 Jan 14 Gowran Park Cassells Rock (IRE)T: A J Martin Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123)17f · Soft · 13 ran 10th 7/1
29 Dec 13 Leopardstown Heathfield (IRE)T: A J Martin Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116)21f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 3rd 20/1

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).

Quick answers

What is John Brennan's strike rate?
John Brennan has won 1 of 30 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.3% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is John Brennan's Fair A/E?
0.66, from 30 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).