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Jockey profile

John Winston

112 rides in the lifetime window · 71 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Apr 2015 98% of rides over jumps
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.
6–112
Wins / Runs
5.4%
Strike rate
n=112
18 (16%)
Placed
0.79
Fair A/E
n=112 · 0.67 incl. margin
+3.75
£1 level stake
n=112 at SP · +3.3%
£27,345
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 10 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 0.79).

Deterministic profile computed from 112 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Claiming: 5.8%
The read

Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 0% (n=34, Fair A/E 0.00). The rider also read well off a 15-30-day break (10%, n=30). The record read poorly off a 8-14-day break — 0% over 31 rides, 5.4pts below the baseline.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
4.2%−1.2
n=71 · A/E 0.72 · £1 −30.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−5.4
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.7%+3.3
n=23 · A/E 1.46 · £1 −8.25
When favourite
20%
n=5 · A/E 0.67 · £1 −1.25
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5.8%+0.4
n=103 · A/E 0.84 · £1 +12.75
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−5.4
n=34 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −34.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.4% 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 Ferdy Murphy 12.5% vs 5.4% · n=40
Off a 8-14-day break 0% vs 5.4% · n=31
Off a 15-30-day break 10% vs 5.4% · n=30
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 7.5% vs 5.4% · n=40
On Good going 3.2% vs 5.4% · n=31
On first rides for the horse 4.2% vs 5.4% · n=71 · A/E 0.72
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 70 3 4.3% +11.75
Chase 20 1 5% −15.50
NH Flat 20 2 10% +9.50
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 31 1 3.2% +36.00
Soft 28 1 3.6% −17.00
Good to Soft 26 1 3.8% −21.50
Heavy 17 2 11.8% +12.75
Good to Firm 8 0 0% −8.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sedgefield 10 0 0% −10.00
Hexham 10 3 30% +30.75
Wetherby 6 1 16.7% +61.00
Down Royal 5 0 0% −5.00
Catterick 5 0 0% −5.00
Cartmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Ballinrobe 4 0 0% −4.00
Naas 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Kelso 4 0 0% −4.00
Ayr 4 1 25% +0.50
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 25 2 8% −10.25
Class 4 24 2 8.3% +47.50
Class 6 11 2 18.2% +18.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 1 16.7% 0.57 −2.25
2nd–3rd fav 11 3 27.3% 1.70 +8.00
4th–6th fav 33 0 0% 0.00 −33.00
7th+ in betting 62 2 3.2% 1.05 +31.00
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
83.3% completed · 90 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 20 85% 1 0 2 0 0
Hurdle 70 82.9% 1 2 8 0 1
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
Ockey De Neulliac (FR) 7 3 4 23 Jan 13
Curragh Golan (IRE) 5 0 2 5 Sep 14
Two Oscars (IRE) 5 0 0 14 Jul 13
Pillar of Hercules (IRE) 5 0 1 2 Jun 12
The Hollinwell (GB) 4 1 1 3 Jan 13
Knockans Breeze (IRE) 4 0 2 23 Aug 12
Moss Street (GB) 3 0 0 1 Feb 14
Ute Antique (FR) 3 0 0 5 Dec 12
Eshtiaal (USA) 2 0 0 17 Mar 15
Sandusky (GB) 2 0 0 11 Jan 15
Mustadrik (USA) 2 0 0 23 Oct 14
Marshim (IRE) 2 0 1 28 Jul 14
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 71 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
1050011020000760
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 yardFerdy Murphy
36% of all rides
12.5% SR · A/E 1.29
TrainerRWSR£1
Ferdy Murphy 40 5 12.5% +8.75
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
6
Archived wins
£27,345
Prize money
2012
Best season · 4 wins
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.
Jimmie Brown (USA) — Welcome To Wetherby Racecourse Community Raceday Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Wetherby · Apr 2013 · Class 4
£3,285
The Hollinwell (GB) — Get Your Bet On At bluesq.com 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Southwell (AW) · Feb 2012 · Class 6
£2,599
Ockey De Neulliac (FR) — BetVictor.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Ayr · Jan 2012 · Class 4
£2,534
Notable horses
Ockey De Neulliac (FR) The Hollinwell (GB) Jimmie Brown (USA) Loxendor (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Oscar (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Cyborg (FR) 42.9% · 3–7
Progeny have won 8.9% of 470 runs since 2008 (45 horses). Weakest on Good going: 4.9% from 102.
Classic Cliche (IRE) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 8% of 2,328 runs since 2008 (231 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Golan (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 8.7% of 3,151 runs since 2008 (288 horses). Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.4% from 258.
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 9.8% of 11,565 runs since 2008 (871 horses).
Denel (FR) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 8.5% of 153 runs since 2008 (15 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 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 115 · newest first

The latest 50 of 115 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 25 October 2007 to 15 April 2015.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
15 Apr 15 Limerick Seeyouallincoppers (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle18f · Soft · 15 ran 6th 11/1
17 Mar 15 Down Royal Eshtiaal (USA)T: Gordon Elliott Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 4th 9/1
01 Mar 15 Navan Dancing Meadows (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Nobber Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 19 ran 9th 16/1
11 Jan 15 Fairyhouse Sandusky (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Easter Festival 5th-7th April Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 20th 33/1
26 Dec 14 Down Royal Sandusky (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Dark Horse Wine Bar Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 11 ran 8th 6/1
04 Dec 14 Clonmel Phillys Vinnie (IRE)T: Michael Butler Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Soft · 18 ran PU 25/1
09 Nov 14 Limerick Black Magic Girl (IRE)T: James Joseph Mangan Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 14 ran 14th 50/1
08 Nov 14 Naas Annabell Rose (IRE)T: Robert Honner Go Racing In Kildare Membership 2015 (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Soft · 16 ran 13th 50/1
01 Nov 14 Down Royal Canova (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Value Cabs 3-y-o Hurdle16f · Yielding · 13 ran 9th 66/1
23 Oct 14 Thurles Mustadrik (USA)T: Gordon Elliott Devils Bit 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 8 ran 6th 20/1
19 Oct 14 Cork Eshtiaal (USA)T: Gordon Elliott Corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8th 16/1
15 Oct 14 Punchestown Mustadrik (USA)T: Gordon Elliott Go Racing In Kildare 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7th 16/1
27 Sep 14 Navan Monefelim River (IRE)T: John O'Shaughnessy Bective Restaurant (pro/am) Flat Race16f · Good · 10 ran 8th 50/1
15 Sep 14 Listowel Up The Hill (IRE)T: John W Nicholson Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Good · 12 ran RO 8/1
09 Sep 14 Galway Casa Jove (IRE)T: David Harry Kelly Colm Quinn Bmw Handicap Chase (0-109)22.5f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 14th 33/1
05 Sep 14 Kilbeggan Curragh Golan (IRE)T: Garrett James Power Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle19.5f · Good · 10 ran 7th 8/1
01 Sep 14 Roscommon Silver Promise (IRE)T: Muredach Kelly Four Roads Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 16 ran 16th 150/1
07 Aug 14 Sligo Balmont Flyer (IRE)T: Ms Joanna Morgan Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran PU 50/1
05 Aug 14 Roscommon Speedbird One (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Railway Bar 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 11 ran 7th 25/1
28 Jul 14 Galway Marshim (IRE)T: W Power Easyfix Rubber Products Handicap Hurdle (88-109)16f · Good · 20 ran 9th 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 Winston's strike rate?
John Winston has won 6 of 112 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.4% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is John Winston's Fair A/E?
0.79, from 112 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).