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Jockey profile

Kevin Sexton

716 rides in the last 5 seasons · 423 individual horses
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 3 days ago 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2011→)
from 1 Jan 2022
55–716
Wins / Runs
7.7%
Strike rate
n=716
151 (21%)
Placed
0.98
Fair A/E
n=715 · 0.79 incl. margin
−255.84
£1 level stake
n=716 at SP · −35.7%
£830k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
12%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 140 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 8% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.98). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 20% (61 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 716 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance 24.5% when favourite Gordon Elliott: 8.4% from 107 LTO winners: 19.7% Rides the favourite in 7% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Downpatrick (16%, n=50), clear of the rider's 7.7% baseline. It is weakest at Down Royal (0% over 32 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 19.7% (n=61, Fair A/E 1.40). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 5.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.85 and −201.75 to a £1 stake over 388 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Gordon Elliott supplies 15% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (8.4%, A/E 0.86). The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 0% over 42 rides, 7.7pts below the baseline. 14 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan (Nov 2014, £60,000). The standout partner of the record: Peregrine Run (IRE) — 7 wins from 17 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 7.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
5.9%−1.8
n=388 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −201.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
19.7%+12.0
n=61 · A/E 1.40 · £1 +24.45
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.7%−2.0
n=122 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −57.17
When favourite
24.5%
n=53 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −14.12
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.7%−2.0
n=385 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −180.09
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
5%−2.7
n=60 · A/E 0.69 · £1 −26.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.7% 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
On last-time-out winners 19.7% vs 7.7% · n=61
At Downpatrick 16% vs 7.7% · n=50
Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 7.7% · n=42
At Down Royal 0% vs 7.7% · n=32
With Declan Queally 11.7% vs 7.7% · n=94
At Cork 2.7% vs 7.7% · n=37
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 555 42 7.6% −192.66
Chase 159 13 8.2% −61.18
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 258 24 9.3% −73.77
Soft 234 18 7.7% −44.94
Good to Soft 135 8 5.9% −90.13
Heavy 89 5 5.6% −47.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 79 6 7.6% −27.25
Downpatrick 50 8 16% +20.37
Wexford 44 5 11.4% −10.50
Kilbeggan 43 5 11.6% +1.62
Limerick 40 5 12.5% −13.23
Cork 37 1 2.7% −28.00
Clonmel 34 3 8.8% +10.00
Listowel 34 2 5.9% −18.00
Sligo 32 2 6.3% −12.00
Down Royal 32 0 0% −32.00
Fairyhouse 31 1 3.2% −12.00
Tramore 28 0 0% −28.00
Naas 28 1 3.6% −21.00
Galway 27 4 14.8% +8.50
Navan 24 0 0% −24.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 64 3 4.7% −30.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 62 16 25.8% 0.96 −8.62
2nd–3rd fav 108 14 13% 0.83 −25.72
4th–6th fav 196 20 10.2% 1.41 +10.50
7th+ in betting 350 5 1.4% 0.60 −232.00
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
83.2% completed · 714 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 159 78% 8 5 20 0 2
Hurdle 555 84.7% 9 5 64 3 4
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
Beggars Rock (IRE) 17 4 7 18 Sep 26
Doyen Ta Win (IRE) 11 4 7 25 Apr 24
The Big Doyen (IRE) 9 1 5 12 Oct 25
Kalanisi Dubh (IRE) 9 1 1 25 Apr 25
The Big Chap (IRE) 8 0 4 24 Aug 24
Ardaghs Choice (IRE) 8 1 3 10 Aug 24
Vroomvroomboo (IRE) 7 0 2 1 Oct 26
Turbo (IRE) 7 0 0 6 Mar 25
Angelsworknovrtime (IRE) 7 0 0 22 Sep 24
Take All (IRE) 7 0 2 27 Dec 22
Outback Flyer (IRE) 7 2 4 30 Sep 22
Captain Conby (IRE) 6 1 3 7 Jun 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 423 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
2 from 6
Only 6 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
884741621061209
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 yardGordon Elliott
15% of all rides
8.4% SR · A/E 0.86
TrainerRWSR£1
Gordon Elliott 107 9 8.4% −44.69
Declan Queally 94 11 11.7% +6.94
Peter Fahey 68 7 10.3% −4.50
James Andrew Fahey 57 4 7% −26.84
Paul W Flynn 53 3 5.7% −35.00
E Sheehy 48 2 4.2% −33.00
Gavin Cromwell 39 3 7.7% −18.50
A J Martin 34 4 11.8% +27.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2011→
195
Archived wins
14
Pattern / graded wins
£3.11m
Prize money
2014
Best season · 31 wins
Balbriggan (IRE) — Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) Navan · Nov 2014 · Grade B
£60,000
Good Time Jonny (IRE) — Paddy Power 'I'd Love A Can But Pints Are Cheaper' Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) Leopardstown · Feb 2022 · Grade B
£59,000
Belfast Banter (IRE) — Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Aintree · Apr 2021 · Grade 1
£42,239
Notable horses
Peregrine Run (IRE) Emcon (IRE) Ballyfinboy (IRE) Coldstonesober (IRE) Beggars Rock (IRE) Doyen Ta Win (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Doyen (IRE) 16.2% · 6–37
Progeny have won 11.5% of 7,349 runs since 2008 (605 horses).
Soldier of Fortune (IRE) 12.5% · 4–32
Progeny have won 11.3% of 5,811 runs since 2008 (678 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Getaway (GER) 5.3% · 1–19
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,913 runs since 2008 (1,026 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.7% from 131.
Policy Maker (IRE) 6.3% · 1–16
Progeny have won 9% of 1,242 runs since 2008 (143 horses). Weakest on Good to Soft going: 4.6% from 197. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 125.
Walk In The Park (IRE) 6.3% · 1–16
Progeny have won 13.2% of 6,929 runs since 2008 (688 horses).
Kalanisi (IRE) 20% · 3–15
Progeny have won 10.5% of 6,742 runs since 2008 (648 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 355.
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 20 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 2,539 · newest first

The latest 50 of 2,539 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 14 April 2011 to 17 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Tudorista (IRE)T: Edward F Power Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II)21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 3rd 9/1
14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Marine Tycoon (IRE)T: A. J. Martin Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good · 15 ran 7th 66/1
14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Lunar Stride (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle19f · Good · 6 ran 1st 5/2
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Me Wee Nanny Fran (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 17 ran SU 66/1
11 Oct 26 Cork (IRE) Seven Towers (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Friends Of Castlemagner LGFA Rated Novice Steeplechase17.5f · Good · 7 ran SU 6/1
11 Oct 26 Cork (IRE) Plumton Queen (GB)T: Gavin Cromwell Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Academy Hurdle17.5f · Good · 7 ran 1st 8/1
02 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Silin Alainn (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 13 ran 7th 14/1
01 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Vroomvroomboo (IRE)T: James Andrew Fahey Glenary Handicap Hurdle23f · Good · 15 ran 6th 28/1
18 Sep 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Beggars Rock (IRE)T: Ian Patrick Donoghue Randox Handicap Hurdle18f · Good · 10 ran 6th 9/4F
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Cooke's Lass (FR)T: Gordon Elliott P&D Lydon Mares Beginners Steeplechase23f · Yielding · 9 ran 3rd 28/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Sound Judgement (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle22f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran PU 16/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Mickey Cohen (IRE)T: Noel Meade Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle22f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 5th 9/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Tara Boe (IRE)T: Anthony McCann Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 14th 150/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Milan Forth (IRE)T: Simon Cavanagh Deacy Gilligan Hurdle21.5f · Yielding · 8 ran 8th 50/1
04 Sep 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Priory Park (IRE)T: Edward F Power Séan Hughes Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle25f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 6th 20/1
31 Aug 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Beggars Rock (IRE)T: Ian Patrick Donoghue Downpatrick Racecourse Style Awards Handicap Steeplechase18f · Good · 6 ran 1st 4/1
31 Aug 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Robbies Rock (GB)T: Gavin Cromwell Cosy Group Beginners Steeplechase19.5f · Good · 7 ran 5th 5/2J
31 Aug 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Bruant (GB)T: A J Martin AJC Group Handicap Hurdle22f · Good · 10 ran 1st 3/1F
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Jo's Secret (IRE)T: A J Martin Dale Farm Dromona Mares Maiden Hurdle17.5f · Good · 10 ran 2nd 100/30
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Moon Aura (IRE)T: C A McBratney Coca-Cola HBC Ireland And Northern Ireland 3-Y-O Hurdle17.5f · Good · 9 ran PU 50/1

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 Kevin Sexton's strike rate?
Kevin Sexton has won 55 of 716 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 7.7% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Kevin Sexton do best at?
Downpatrick by strike rate: 8 wins from 50 rides (16%) 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 Kevin Sexton ride most for?
Gordon Elliott, with 107 rides since 2022 — 15% of the total. That pairing has won 9 (8.4%).
Is Kevin Sexton in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 6 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Kevin Sexton's Fair A/E?
0.98, from 715 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 20 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).