What is Ken Whelan's strike rate?

Ken Whelan has won 8 of 726 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 1.1% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Ken Whelan do best at?

Gowran Park by strike rate: 2 wins from 45 rides (4.4%) 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 Ken Whelan ride most for?

John Joseph Hanlon, with 89 rides since 2008 — 12% of the total. That pairing has won 2 (2.2%).

What is Ken Whelan's Fair A/E?

0.35, from 726 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.

Jockey profile

Ken Whelan

726 rides in the lifetime window · 450 individual horses

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Apr 2012 100% 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.

8–726

Wins / Runs

1.1%

Strike rate

n=726

46 (6%)

Placed

0.35

Fair A/E

n=726 · 0.25 incl. margin

−629.50

£1 level stake

n=726 at SP · −86.7%

£138k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 150 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 1% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.35).

Deterministic profile computed from 726 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Jun–Jul Fresh horses: 2.5% John Joseph Hanlon: 2.2% from 89

The read

The record is strongest at Gowran Park (4.4%, n=45), clear of the rider's 1.1% baseline. The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 0.5% strike, Fair A/E 0.18 and −390.00 to a £1 stake over 412 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. John Joseph Hanlon supplied 12% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (2.2%, A/E 0.67). The rider also read well off a 61-180-day break (4.4%, n=91). The market has consistently overbet the rider on Heavy going: Fair A/E 0.00 across 230 rides (0% strike, −230.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied. Seasonally, the rider fired Jun–Jul.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 1.1% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

0.5%−0.6

n=412 · A/E 0.18 · £1 −390.00

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

6.7%+5.6

n=15 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −9.50

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

2.5%+1.4

n=200 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −129.50

When favourite

33.3%

n=3 · A/E 1.47 · £1 +0.00

Big fields · 14+ runners

1.2%+0.1

n=570 · A/E 0.41 · £1 −479.00

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−1.1

n=16 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −16.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 1.1% 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 Ms M Flynn 6.3% vs 1.1% · n=48

Off a 61-180-day break 4.4% vs 1.1% · n=91

At Gowran Park 4.4% vs 1.1% · n=45

On Good going 2.4% vs 1.1% · n=127 · A/E 0.81

At Limerick 2.5% vs 1.1% · n=79 · A/E 0.67

On Heavy going 0% vs 1.1% · n=230 · A/E 0.00

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 494 5 1% −452.50

Chase 232 3 1.3% −177.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 259 4 1.5% −222.50

Heavy 230 0 0% −230.00

Good 127 3 2.4% −78.00

Good to Firm 50 1 2% −39.00

Good to Soft 39 0 0% −39.00

Firm 21 0 0% −21.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Limerick 79 2 2.5% −62.50

Cork 70 0 0% −70.00

Thurles 63 0 0% −63.00

Navan 51 0 0% −51.00

Tramore 47 0 0% −47.00

Punchestown 46 1 2.2% −20.00

Clonmel 45 1 2.2% −34.00

Gowran Park 45 2 4.4% −17.00

Fairyhouse 31 0 0% −31.00

Down Royal 29 0 0% −29.00

Naas 27 0 0% −27.00

Tipperary 26 1 3.8% −23.00

Killarney 26 0 0% −26.00

Kilbeggan 22 0 0% −22.00

Listowel 21 0 0% −21.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 19 0 0% −19.00

Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00

Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 4 1 25% 1.17 −1.00

2nd–3rd fav 25 1 4% 0.39 −19.50

4th–6th fav 84 3 3.6% 0.68 −51.00

7th+ in betting 613 3 0.5% 0.20 −558.00

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

82% completed · 726 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 232 68.5% 29 8 30 2 4

Hurdle 494 88.3% 11 4 39 2 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

Ballyvoile (IRE) 12 2 4 24 Feb 11

Eagle's Pass (IRE) 6 0 3 9 May 10

Sivota (IRE) 6 0 2 27 Dec 09

Wonderkid (GB) 6 0 0 10 Mar 09

Too Wild For Der (IRE) 5 0 1 15 Apr 12

Cooldine Run (IRE) 5 0 0 24 Mar 12

Don't Stop Me Now (IRE) 5 1 1 27 Jul 11

Margarets Girl (IRE) 5 0 0 11 Mar 10

Ballochroy (IRE) 5 0 0 27 Dec 09

Ooh Cha Cha (IRE) 5 1 3 22 Oct 09

Rocsilver (FR) 5 0 1 19 Aug 09

Mocklershill lass (IRE) 5 0 1 19 Aug 09

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 450 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 3 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

202203300200

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 yardJohn Joseph Hanlon

12% of all rides
2.2% SR · A/E 0.67

TrainerRWSR£1

John Joseph Hanlon 89 2 2.2% −66.00

Ms M Flynn 48 3 6.3% −22.50

Michael David Murphy 31 0 0% −31.00

A J Martin 31 0 0% −31.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

Archived wins

£392k

Prize money

2007

Best season · 8 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.

Oh Jackie (IRE) — Avon Ri Corporate & Leisure Resort La Touche Cup Chase Punchestown · Apr 2008

£32,550

Wonderkid (GB) — BGC Cross Country Handicap Chase Cheltenham · Dec 2007 · Class 2

£14,405

Island Pride (IRE) — Rock Of Cashel Handicap Chase (0-130) Thurles · Feb 2006

£12,093

Notable horses

Island Pride (IRE) John James (IRE) Ballyvoile (IRE) Maristania (IRE) Wonderkid (GB) Pipers Blaze (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Saddlers' Hall (IRE) 4.8% · 1–21

Progeny have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since 2008 (460 horses).

Flemensfirth (USA) 0% · 0–20

Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).

Beneficial (GB) 0% · 0–17

Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).

Anshan (GB) 0% · 0–15

Progeny have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since 2008 (387 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.2% from 520.

Luso (GB) 0% · 0–15

Progeny have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since 2008 (389 horses).

Rashar (USA) 13.3% · 2–15

Progeny have won 6.3% of 997 runs since 2008 (122 horses). Strongest on Good going: 10.4% from 251. Weakest on Heavy going: 2.7% from 219.

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 1,610 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,610 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 20 April 2012.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

20 Apr 12 Wexford Ainm Spartacus (IRE)T: Kieran Purcell Black Point Beginners Chase19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran F 14/1

19 Apr 12 Tipperary Vic Chic (IRE)T: Miss Julie Weston Follow At TipperaryRaces On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)16f · Soft · 20 ran 14th 33/1

15 Apr 12 Tramore Too Wild For Der (IRE)T: Ms M Flynn Waterford & Tramore Directors Chase22f · Good · 5 ran 3rd 8/1

14 Apr 12 Tramore Ilissos (USA)T: John Joseph Hanlon Waterford & Tramore At Lisaleen Schooling Grounds Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 13th 50/1

08 Apr 12 Cork Alghanem (IRE)T: M Phelan Father's Day Racing June 17th Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 12 ran 7th 40/1

05 Apr 12 Clonmel Grandeur Cappy (IRE)T: Steven E Ryder www.thetote.com Handicap Chase (0-109)20f · Good · 11 ran 2nd 50/1

31 Mar 12 Navan Cantrell (IRE)T: H Smyth www.thetote.com Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16f · Good · 17 ran 11th 16/1

25 Mar 12 Downpatrick Pink Goddess (IRE)T: G T Cuthbert Visit Toals.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (80-109)18f · Good · 14 ran 7th 6/1

24 Mar 12 Gowran Park Cooldine Run (IRE)T: Andrew Slattery Bagenalstown Beginners Chase20f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 13th 40/1

10 Mar 12 Gowran Park Cooldine Run (IRE)T: Andrew Slattery Thomastown Beginners Chase20f · Soft · 12 ran F 50/1

07 Mar 12 Downpatrick Pink Goddess (IRE)T: G T Cuthbert Square One Bar Dromara Handicap Hurdle (80-95)18f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 2nd 20/1

01 Mar 12 Thurles Cooldine Run (IRE)T: Andrew Slattery Ballycahill Beginners Chase24f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7th 20/1

23 Feb 12 Thurles Bennys Breeze (IRE)T: S Slevin Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Novice Chase24f · Heavy · 6 ran 6th 100/1

19 Feb 12 Navan Court Jester (IRE)T: S Wilson Irish Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 10 ran 8th 100/1

18 Feb 12 Gowran Park Star Of Hollywood (IRE)T: I McCaghy Follow Gowran On Facebook Beginners Chase18f · Soft · 18 ran 14th 100/1

16 Feb 12 Clonmel Too Wild For Der (IRE)T: Ms M Flynn Kilsheelan Beginners Chase20f · Soft · 14 ran 6th 8/1

11 Feb 12 Naas Star Of Hollywood (IRE)T: I McCaghy Tote Daily Double Races 5 & 6 Beginners Chase19f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 10th 66/1

11 Feb 12 Naas Court Jester (IRE)T: S Wilson Tote Jackpot Maiden Hurdle19f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 22nd 100/1

11 Feb 12 Naas Military Bowl (USA)T: A J Martin Paddy Power Cheltenham Trial Sunday 26th February Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 20th 50/1

05 Feb 12 Punchestown Lord Hawkfield (IRE)T: J P Dempsey Glenfarclas P.p. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase24f · Heavy · 10 ran 8th 66/1

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 Ken Whelan's strike rate?: Ken Whelan has won 8 of 726 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 1.1% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ken Whelan do best at?: Gowran Park by strike rate: 2 wins from 45 rides (4.4%) 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 Ken Whelan ride most for?: John Joseph Hanlon, with 89 rides since 2008 — 12% of the total. That pairing has won 2 (2.2%).
What is Ken Whelan's Fair A/E?: 0.35, from 726 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.