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Jockey profile

John Kington

213 rides in the last 5 seasons · 79 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2024 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
10–213
Wins / Runs
4.7%
Strike rate
n=213
35 (16%)
Placed
0.79
Fair A/E
n=212 · 0.68 incl. margin
−69.00
£1 level stake
n=213 at SP · −32.4%
£152k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.2%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 40 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.79).

Deterministic profile computed from 213 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Andrew Crook: 5.9% from 51
The read

Andrew Crook supplies 24% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (5.9%, A/E 1.31) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The market has consistently overbet the rider over 1m5f – 2m: Fair A/E 0.41 across 55 rides (1.8% strike, −51.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.4%−1.3
n=59 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −26.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
22.2%+17.5
n=9 · A/E 1.71 · £1 +1.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.4%−1.3
n=58 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −25.00
When favourite
0%
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−4.7
n=23 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −23.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.7% 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 L J Morgan 9.1% vs 4.7% · n=33
Over 1m5f – 2m 1.8% vs 4.7% · n=55
Over 2m5f – 3m 7.5% vs 4.7% · n=53
With horses switching code 2.1% vs 4.7% · n=47
On Good to Soft going 2.2% vs 4.7% · n=46
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 120 5 4.2% −66.00
Chase 83 5 6% +7.00
NH Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 83 3 3.6% +0.50
Soft 61 4 6.6% −15.00
Good to Soft 46 1 2.2% −42.00
Heavy 19 2 10.5% −8.50
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sedgefield 34 2 5.9% +1.50
Southwell 27 1 3.7% −19.50
Newcastle 22 0 0% −22.00
Market Rasen 20 1 5% −16.50
Hexham 18 0 0% −18.00
Wetherby 18 1 5.6% −13.50
Uttoxeter 10 0 0% −10.00
Cartmel 9 1 11.1% +0.00
Catterick 9 0 0% −9.00
Ayr 7 0 0% −7.00
Carlisle 6 0 0% −6.00
Doncaster 6 2 33.3% +65.00
Kelso 4 0 0% −4.00
Stratford 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 3 1 33.3% +1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 115 6 5.2% −0.50
Class 4 83 3 3.6% −62.50
Class 3 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 2 5 1 20% +4.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 7 0 0% 0.00 −7.00
2nd–3rd fav 24 4 16.7% 1.02 −8.00
4th–6th fav 75 5 6.7% 1.03 −14.00
7th+ in betting 107 1 0.9% 0.45 −40.00
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
83.7% completed · 203 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 83 85.5% 1 2 9 0 0
Hurdle 120 82.5% 2 1 18 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
Lough Salt (IRE) 14 2 3 6 Jun 24
Coolmoyne (GB) 12 0 6 29 Feb 24
Dakota Moirette (FR) 10 0 1 7 Feb 24
Zara's Universe (GB) 10 2 2 13 Dec 23
Swift Reply (GB) 7 0 1 8 May 24
Scottsdale (GB) 6 0 1 17 Aug 24
Pozo Emery (FR) 6 1 2 19 Jun 24
Mr Dealer (IRE) 6 0 2 28 Oct 22
Larkfield Lusive (IRE) 5 0 0 14 Jul 24
J'ai Froid (IRE) 5 2 3 13 Apr 24
Knacker Trapper (IRE) 5 0 0 24 Nov 23
Haut Berry (FR) 5 0 0 4 Nov 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 79 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
4613570000060
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 yardAndrew Crook
24% of all rides
5.9% SR · A/E 1.31
TrainerRWSR£1
Andrew Crook 51 3 5.9% −36.50
L J Morgan 33 3 9.1% −12.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
91
Archived wins
£735k
Prize money
2011
Best season · 12 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.
Finzi (IRE) — totesport.com Southern National Handicap Chase Fontwell · Nov 2007 · Class 3
£15,658
J'ai Froid (IRE) — Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Warwick · Jan 2024 · Class 2
£15,609
Sheneededtherun (IRE) — Faller Refunds At 188bet Mares' Handicap Chase Warwick · Feb 2018 · Class 3
£9,747
Notable horses
Foot The Bill (GB) Waynesworld (IRE) Panthers Run (GB) Zara's Universe (GB) Finzi (IRE) Lough Salt (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Brian Boru (GB) 14.3% · 2–14
Progeny have won 11% of 4,123 runs since 2008 (285 horses).
Ocovango (GB) 0% · 0–12
Progeny have won 9.5% of 2,996 runs since 2008 (305 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.
Universal (IRE) 20% · 2–10
Progeny have won 11% of 973 runs since 2008 (89 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 15.3% from 137. Weakest on Good to Soft going: 8% from 188.
Voix Du Nord (FR) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 16.8% of 2,009 runs since 2008 (167 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.1% from 497. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 339.
Court Cave (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,942 runs since 2008 (551 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Presenting (GB) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 11% of 20,050 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
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 28 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 1,880 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,880 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 20 January 2005 to 28 September 2024.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
28 Sep 24 Market Rasen Ginger Pointe (FR)T: Danny Brooke Lincoln Lager Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 4th 3/1
17 Aug 24 Market Rasen Scottsdale (GB)T: Peter Winks C&L Fairburn Property Developments Ltd Handicap Chase (Div 2)Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 3rd 40/1
14 Jul 24 Stratford Larkfield Lusive (IRE)T: L J Morgan University Hospitals Birmingham Charity Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 22f · Good · 10 ran 7th 11/1
21 Jun 24 Market Rasen Rafferty (IRE)T: L J Morgan ABP Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 19f · Good · 12 ran 9th 18/1
19 Jun 24 Worcester Pozo Emery (FR)T: L J Morgan Rory Daly Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 5th 12/1
15 Jun 24 Uttoxeter Bean Norty (GB)T: Rebecca Menzies Uttoxeter Ladies Day 26th July Mares' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU 33/1
15 Jun 24 Uttoxeter Scottsdale (GB)T: Peter Winks QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 4th 40/1
11 Jun 24 Southwell Rafferty (IRE)T: L J Morgan Download Our Official Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 4th 40/1
06 Jun 24 Uttoxeter Lough Salt (IRE)T: Peter Winks Uttoxeter Ladies Day Friday 26th July Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 9th 40/1
04 Jun 24 Southwell Pozo Emery (FR)T: L J Morgan Prestige Safety Construction Safety Specialists Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4th 15/2
01 Jun 24 Hexham Concrete King (IRE)T: L J Morgan Marrill Group Pressing To Win Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 5th 7/2
23 May 24 Market Rasen Friary Rock (FR)T: L J Morgan Massaoke Race Night Friday 14th June Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 19f · Good · 5 ran 5th 11/1
22 May 24 Southwell Larkfield Lusive (IRE)T: L J Morgan Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5th 13/2
14 May 24 Southwell Champagne Town (GB)T: Kevin Frost Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran PU 50/1
10 May 24 Sedgefield Moves Like Monty (IRE)T: L J Morgan AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 6th 14/1
08 May 24 Kelso Swift Reply (GB)T: Simon Waugh Aitken Turnbull Architects Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 22.5f · Good · 15 ran 15th 200/1
07 May 24 Southwell Real Rewards (IRE)T: Kevin Frost Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 11th 66/1
07 May 24 Southwell Pozo Emery (FR)T: L J Morgan Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 1st 13/2
07 May 24 Southwell Lough Salt (IRE)T: Peter Winks Enjoy A Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 24.5f · Good · 6 ran 4th 100/1
07 May 24 Southwell Larkfield Lusive (IRE)T: L J Morgan Download The Raceday Ready App Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 8th 11/2J

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 Kington's strike rate?
John Kington has won 10 of 213 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 4.7% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does John Kington do best at?
Sedgefield by strike rate: 2 wins from 34 rides (5.9%) 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 John Kington ride most for?
Andrew Crook, with 51 rides since 2022 — 24% of the total. That pairing has won 3 (5.9%).
What is John Kington's Fair A/E?
0.79, from 212 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).