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Jockey profile

John Kington

1,516 rides in the lifetime window · 555 individual horses
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2024 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
69–1,516
Wins / Runs
4.6%
Strike rate
n=1,516
260 (17%)
Placed
0.81
Fair A/E
n=1,514 · 0.70 incl. margin
−608.99
£1 level stake
n=1,516 at SP · −40.2%
£580k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.2%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 80 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.81). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 7% (70 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,516 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jul–Sep 9.7% when favourite Andrew Crook: 3.1% from 293 LTO winners: 7.1% Claiming: 5% Rides the favourite in 2% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Bangor-on-Dee (11.1%, n=45), Worcester (11.1%, n=36) and Cartmel (9.3%, n=43) — all clear of the rider's 4.6% baseline. The market has consistently overbet rides in big fields of 14 or more: 2.8% strike, Fair A/E 0.73 and −154.50 to a £1 stake over 285 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Andrew Crook supplies 19% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (3.1%, A/E 0.76). The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (9.4%, n=53) and beyond 3m (8.5%, n=106). Seasonally, the rider fires Jul–Sep.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.8%−0.8
n=527 · A/E 0.78 · £1 −172.62
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
7.1%+2.5
n=70 · A/E 0.53 · £1 −45.62
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.5%−0.1
n=375 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −115.12
When favourite
9.7%
n=31 · A/E 0.32 · £1 −24.07
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5%+0.4
n=942 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −358.69
Big fields · 14+ runners
2.8%−1.8
n=285 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −154.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−4.6
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.6% 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 Donald McCain 10.3% vs 4.6% · n=116
At Bangor-on-Dee 11.1% vs 4.6% · n=45
At Worcester 11.1% vs 4.6% · n=36
Off a 0-7-day break 9.4% vs 4.6% · n=53
Beyond 3m 8.5% vs 4.6% · n=106
At Cartmel 9.3% vs 4.6% · n=43
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 905 42 4.6% −397.49
Chase 458 24 5.2% −115.00
NH Flat 151 3 2% −94.50
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 559 32 5.7% −95.55
Soft 354 14 4% −152.20
Good to Soft 351 8 2.3% −242.00
Heavy 129 9 7% −45.62
Good to Firm 112 5 4.5% −71.62
Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Firm 3 1 33.3% +6.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sedgefield 152 9 5.9% −55.50
Hexham 106 4 3.8% −26.00
Wetherby 99 4 4% −29.50
Uttoxeter 88 2 2.3% −80.12
Catterick 83 2 2.4% −73.00
Newcastle 79 2 2.5% +4.75
Southwell 79 4 5.1% −43.50
Market Rasen 77 3 3.9% −64.70
Carlisle 65 3 4.6% +17.00
Musselburgh 56 2 3.6% −46.80
Kelso 51 2 3.9% −18.00
Bangor-on-Dee 45 5 11.1% −5.00
Cartmel 43 4 9.3% −13.00
Ayr 36 0 0% −36.00
Worcester 36 4 11.1% +2.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 688 28 4.1% −430.99
Class 5 618 35 5.7% −65.50
Class 3 87 3 3.4% −40.00
Class 6 78 2 2.6% −36.50
Class 2 33 1 3% −24.00
Class 1 12 0 0% −12.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 40 3 7.5% 0.27 −33.07
2nd–3rd fav 148 22 14.9% 0.93 −28.92
4th–6th fav 477 31 6.5% 1.01 −47.00
7th+ in betting 851 13 1.5% 0.64 −500.00
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
79.1% completed · 1,363 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 458 74.5% 22 11 83 0 1
Hurdle 905 81.4% 26 10 129 1 2
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
Panthers Run (GB) 23 2 5 3 May 14
Zara's Universe (GB) 22 2 6 13 Dec 23
Monsieur Georges (FR) 20 1 4 10 Oct 12
Foot The Bill (GB) 19 3 9 26 Feb 17
Lough Salt (IRE) 17 2 3 6 Jun 24
Zazamix (FR) 16 2 4 25 Feb 16
Dora De Janeiro (FR) 15 2 4 10 Nov 22
Crakehall Lad (IRE) 14 1 4 30 May 22
Crank Em Up (IRE) 14 1 4 6 Oct 21
One In A Row (IRE) 14 0 2 23 Mar 18
Air Chief (GB) 14 1 2 16 Jan 16
Mrs Grass (GB) 13 0 1 25 Jul 14
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 555 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
166743687543
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
19% of all rides
3.1% SR · A/E 0.76
TrainerRWSR£1
Andrew Crook 293 9 3.1% −196.50
Michael Scudamore 196 12 6.1% −52.75
Simon West 121 6 5% −57.80
Donald McCain 116 12 10.3% −6.32
Patrick Holmes 94 4 4.3% −51.50
Jonathan Haynes 68 2 2.9% −22.00
Julia Brooke 37 3 8.1% +17.00
Peter Winks 36 2 5.6% +35.00
L J Morgan 33 3 9.1% −12.50
Chris Fairhurst 33 0 0% −33.00
Simon Waugh 32 0 0% −32.00
F Jordan 32 1 3.1% −24.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

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
And Beyond (IRE) 0% · 0–43
Progeny have won 7.8% of 807 runs since 2008 (79 horses).
Kayf Tara (GB) 12.5% · 4–32
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,772 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Jendali (USA) 7.4% · 2–27
Progeny have won 6.3% of 142 runs since 2008 (10 horses).
Brian Boru (GB) 17.4% · 4–23
Progeny have won 11% of 4,124 runs since 2009 (285 horses).
Presenting (GB) 0% · 0–23
Progeny have won 11% of 20,053 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Universal (IRE) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 11% of 978 runs since 2017 (89 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 15.2% from 138. Weakest on Good to Soft going: 7.9% from 189.
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 15 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 1,880 · 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 69 of 1,516 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.6% (as at 15 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does John Kington do best at?
Bangor-on-Dee by strike rate: 5 wins from 45 rides (11.1%) 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 John Kington ride most for?
Andrew Crook, with 293 rides since 2008 — 19% of the total. That pairing has won 9 (3.1%).
What is John Kington's Fair A/E?
0.81, from 1,514 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 15 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).