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Jockey profile

Jonathan Burke

5,213 rides in the lifetime window · 2,231 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
In form — 5 winners last 14 days Rides today 99% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
626–5,213
Wins / Runs
12%
Strike rate
n=5,213
1,648 (32%)
Placed
1.00
n=5,208 · 0.85 incl. margin
−1,461.62
£1 level stake
n=5,213 at SP · −28.0%
£10.8m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
16.6%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 270 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 12% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.00). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 17% (653 rides). The rider is in form now — 5 winners in the last fortnight, above their own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 5,213 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 38.3% when favourite Tom George: 13.1% from 723 LTO winners: 17.2% Rides the favourite in 11% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Wetherby (23.1%, n=65), clear of the rider's 12% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 17.2% (n=653, Fair A/E 0.95), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.5% (n=1,251, Fair A/E 1.05). Right now the rider is firing: 5 winners from 29 rides in the last 14 days (17.2%, 5.2pts above the 12% baseline). Tom George supplies 14% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (13.1%, A/E 1.06) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 45 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the thetote.com Galway Plate at Galway (Jul 2015, £132,200). The standout partner of the record: Boothill (IRE) — 6 wins from 12 rides together.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 12% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
10.2%−1.8
n=2,231 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −704.13
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
17.2%+5.2
n=653 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −247.93
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
10.7%−1.3
n=1,399 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −531.63
When favourite
38.3%
n=549 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −13.76
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
9.5%−2.5
n=580 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −82.26
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.5%−5.5
n=1,251 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −487.57
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
8.7%−3.3
n=518 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −245.11

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12% 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 Harry Fry 24.5% vs 12% · n=192
With James Owen 22.4% vs 12% · n=116
At Wetherby 23.1% vs 12% · n=65
With W J Burke 3.4% vs 12% · n=174
With Hughie Morrison 22.4% vs 12% · n=58
With Henry De Bromhead 19.3% vs 12% · n=171
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 2,898 324 11.2% −1,069.42
Chase 1,779 230 12.9% −414.96
NH Flat 485 65 13.4% +1.76
Flat 51 7 13.7% +21.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 2,102 285 13.6% −412.02
Soft 1,268 130 10.3% −478.55
Good to Soft 1,201 134 11.2% −418.64
Heavy 448 51 11.4% −102.16
Good to Firm 171 24 14% −47.75
Standard (AW) 23 2 8.7% −2.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Uttoxeter 240 43 17.9% +6.91
Cheltenham 225 16 7.1% −121.84
Worcester 223 23 10.3% −31.39
Ludlow 203 34 16.7% +20.70
Warwick 197 30 15.2% +21.59
Huntingdon 180 24 13.3% −80.50
Southwell 170 25 14.7% −8.93
Kempton 146 20 13.7% −39.25
Hereford 145 12 8.3% −91.85
Market Rasen 142 26 18.3% −8.34
Chepstow 139 13 9.4% −56.30
Punchestown 138 9 6.5% −27.60
Newbury 134 14 10.4% −21.22
Fairyhouse 133 9 6.8% −74.00
Stratford 123 13 10.6% −64.98

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 1,605 225 14% −504.84
Class 5 718 107 14.9% −84.25
Class 3 654 84 12.8% −175.68
Class 1 571 49 8.6% −261.78
Class 2 382 47 12.3% −28.94
Class 6 8 1 12.5% −4.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 636 233 36.6% 1.16 −7.92
2nd–3rd fav 1,398 234 16.7% 0.96 −275.20
4th–6th fav 1,686 123 7.3% 0.93 −415.50
7th+ in betting 1,493 36 2.4% 0.73 −763.00
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
84.9% completed · 4,677 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 1,779 78.1% 80 38 262 6 4
Hurdle 2,898 89.1% 36 15 253 5 6
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
Jobesgreen Lad (GB) 18 4 7 17 Nov 23
Forgot To Ask (IRE) 18 3 9 30 Nov 22
Java Point (IRE) 17 5 9 8 Mar 25
Dunstall Rambler (IRE) 16 3 5 2 Dec 25
The Big Bite (IRE) 15 3 6 17 May 24
Come On Teddy (IRE) 15 2 5 19 Mar 24
Double Shuffle (IRE) 15 0 2 11 Feb 22
Ballon Onabudget (IRE) 15 3 9 23 Aug 21
Not So Sleepy (GB) 14 4 4 14 Mar 23
Bestwork (FR) 14 1 3 1 Jun 19
Ordinary Man (IRE) 14 0 0 5 Feb 17
Charles Ritz (GB) 13 3 5 10 Nov 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 2,231 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 9 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

In form
5 from 29 17.2% · +5.2pts vs baseline
Last 14 days17.2%
Lifetime base12%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
10121114128131214131113
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 yardTom George
14% of all rides
13.1% SR · A/E 1.06
TrainerRWSR£1
Tom George 723 95 13.1% −63.56
Fergal O'Brien 584 90 15.4% −180.48
Charlie Longsdon 441 33 7.5% −223.11
Alastair Ralph 226 29 12.8% −42.81
Oliver Sherwood 219 24 11% −68.39
Harry Fry 192 47 24.5% −30.25
W J Burke 174 6 3.4% −90.00
Henry De Bromhead 171 33 19.3% −30.17
Tom Lacey 133 21 15.8% −45.57
James Owen 116 26 22.4% −32.76
J T R Dreaper 70 7 10% −41.16
Ms Sandra Hughes 66 6 9.1% −41.14
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→
626
Archived wins
45
Pattern / graded wins
£10.8m
Prize money
2025
Best season · 80 wins
Shanahan's Turn (IRE) — thetote.com Galway Plate (Grade A Handicap Chase) Galway · Jul 2015 · Grade A
£132,200
Ga Law (FR) — Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cheltenham · Nov 2022 · Class 1
£90,032
Not So Sleepy (GB) — Betfair Exchange Trophy (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) Ascot · Dec 2019 · Grade 3
£85,425

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Westerner (GB) 13.4% · 21–157
Progeny have won 12.1% of 11,874 runs since 2009 (945 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.
Flemensfirth (USA) 7.6% · 10–132
Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,297 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Getaway (GER) 13.7% · 17–124
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,047 runs since 2016 (1,034 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Milan (GB) 11.4% · 14–123
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,892 runs since 2008 (1,465 horses).
Oscar (IRE) 12% · 14–117
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Kayf Tara (GB) 12.5% · 14–112
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,772 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
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 14 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 5,213 · newest first

The latest 50 of 5,213 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 9 April 2012 to 14 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
08 Nov 26 Sandown Out In De Wild (IRE)T: Alan King Bet At Oddschecker Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2nd 6/4F

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 6 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 12 runs (won 4) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 14 runs (won 5) · fastest on KTB Speed in 11 runs (won 2) · to 13 Nov 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 Jonathan Burke's strike rate?
Jonathan Burke has won 626 of 5,213 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 12% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Jonathan Burke do best at?
Market Rasen by strike rate: 26 wins from 142 rides (18.3%) 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 Jonathan Burke ride most for?
Tom George, with 723 rides since 2008 — 14% of the total. That pairing has won 95 (13.1%).
Is Jonathan Burke in form?
In the last 14 days: 29 rides, 5 winners, a strike rate of 17.2%. That is above the baseline of 12% since 2008.
What is Jonathan Burke's Fair A/E?
1.00, from 5,208 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 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).