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Jockey profile

Liam McKenna

602 rides in the last 5 seasons · 311 individual horses
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 5 days ago 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2011→)
from 1 Jan 2022
33–602
Wins / Runs
5.5%
Strike rate
n=602
117 (19%)
Placed
0.96
Fair A/E
n=602 · 0.77 incl. margin
−214.51
£1 level stake
n=602 at SP · −35.6%
£686k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
5.2%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 120 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.96). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 15% (40 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 602 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance C A Murphy: 3.6% from 55 LTO winners: 15% Claiming: 5.7%
The read

It is weakest at Punchestown (0% over 55 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15% (n=40, Fair A/E 1.34). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 3.7% strike, Fair A/E 0.73 and −56.50 to a £1 stake over 108 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. C A Murphy supplies 9% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (3.6%, A/E 0.50). The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 0% over 38 rides, 5.5pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Guinness Galway Hurdle at Galway (Jul 2022, £159,300).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
4.1%−1.4
n=295 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −184.76
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
15%+9.5
n=40 · A/E 1.34 · £1 +0.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.7%−1.8
n=108 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −56.50
When favourite
7.7%
n=26 · A/E 0.33 · £1 −19.59
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5.7%+0.2
n=574 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −186.51
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.4%−2.1
n=358 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −189.17
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
6.3%+0.8
n=16 · A/E 1.66 · £1 +7.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.5% 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 C&D winners 17.6% vs 5.5% · n=34
On last-time-out winners 15% vs 5.5% · n=40
With Dermot A McLoughlin 14.3% vs 5.5% · n=35
At Punchestown 0% vs 5.5% · n=55
Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 5.5% · n=38
At Kilbeggan 0% vs 5.5% · n=35
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 26 5.3% −221.51
Chase 103 7 6.8% +12.00
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 229 11 4.8% −106.59
Good 164 13 7.9% −13.42
Good to Soft 124 5 4% −95.50
Heavy 83 4 4.8% +3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Fairyhouse 60 3 5% +13.00
Punchestown 55 0 0% −55.00
Wexford 36 3 8.3% −8.00
Kilbeggan 35 0 0% −35.00
Naas 34 2 5.9% −20.50
Clonmel 32 2 6.3% −10.50
Down Royal 32 1 3.1% −24.50
Ballinrobe 28 1 3.6% −23.00
Limerick 28 2 7.1% −5.09
Cork 27 0 0% −27.00
Navan 27 2 7.4% +3.00
Leopardstown 26 1 3.8% −15.00
Thurles 26 3 11.5% −14.75
Downpatrick 20 4 20% +47.50
Sligo 19 2 10.5% +11.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 19 2 10.5% +14.00
Class 4 4 1 25% +4.50
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 32 2 6.3% 0.29 −25.59
2nd–3rd fav 79 15 19% 1.39 +5.58
4th–6th fav 125 5 4% 0.59 −78.50
7th+ in betting 366 11 3% 1.40 −116.00
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
80.2% completed · 597 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 103 68% 6 2 25 0 0
Hurdle 494 82.8% 6 7 71 1 0
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
Wajaaha (IRE) 17 0 5 15 Aug 25
Pana To Milan (IRE) 14 2 4 3 Dec 24
Battle Of Ridgeway (IRE) 12 3 5 2 Feb 26
Folly Beach (GB) 11 0 3 30 Jul 25
Littlefoot (IRE) 11 1 5 30 Apr 25
True Destiny (GB) 11 1 4 25 Oct 24
Riggs (IRE) 10 2 3 2 Aug 26
Heron's Butler (IRE) 7 1 3 5 Feb 26
Stay Gold (IRE) 7 0 2 8 Jun 25
Sundrenched (IRE) 7 1 1 8 Feb 23
Mercury Mission (GB) 6 0 3 22 Jul 26
Saint Peregrine (IRE) 6 0 2 9 Jun 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 311 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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
1 from 2
Only 2 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
2396610443655
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 yardC A Murphy
9% of all rides
3.6% SR · A/E 0.50
TrainerRWSR£1
C A Murphy 55 2 3.6% −43.17
M A Molloy 52 1 1.9% −47.00
A J Martin 37 4 10.8% +8.91
Dermot A McLoughlin 35 5 14.3% +32.00
J J Lambe 32 2 6.3% −12.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2011→
52
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£1.03m
Prize money
2025
Best season · 10 wins
Tudor City (IRE) — Guinness Galway Hurdle (Grade A Handicap) Galway · Jul 2022 · Grade A
£159,300
Good Time Jonny (IRE) — Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cheltenham · Mar 2023 · Class 1
£56,270
Barry Lyndon (IRE) — Tote.ie Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle Fairyhouse · Feb 2025
£12,980
Notable horses
Battle Of Ridgeway (IRE) Finnians Row (IRE) Pana To Milan (IRE) Sundrenched (IRE) Riggs (IRE) Template (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Mahler (GB) 7.7% · 2–26
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since 2014 (787 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Califet (FR) 16.7% · 3–18
Progeny have won 11.8% of 3,802 runs since 2008 (399 horses).
New Approach (IRE) 0% · 0–18
Progeny have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since 2012 (685 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Kalanisi (IRE) 11.8% · 2–17
Progeny have won 10.5% of 6,749 runs since 2008 (648 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 355.
Sageburg (IRE) 11.8% · 2–17
Progeny have won 10% of 3,488 runs since 2012 (416 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 2.7% from 295. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 355.
Vendangeur (IRE) 0% · 0–17
Progeny have won 9.1% of 776 runs since 2012 (82 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
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 5 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 1,230 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,230 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 29 October 2011 to 31 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) View The Stars (IRE)T: Peter John Flood Lough Construction Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran 9th 100/1
23 Oct 26 Sligo (IRE) Finnians Row (IRE)T: Dermot A McLoughlin Callan Tansey Handicap Hurdle (Div II)17.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 1st 18/1
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Bootscootinboogie (IRE)T: M G Quinn William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 13 ran PU 400/1
19 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Amanha (FR)T: Dermot A McLoughlin SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 13 ran 12th 40/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Farrokh (FR)T: Barry Connell Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase17f · Yielding · 16 ran 2nd 9/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Scarlet Purse (IRE)T: Martin Hassett WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div I)22.5f · Yielding · 19 ran PU 16/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Scarlet Purse (IRE)T: Martin Hassett Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20.5f · Good · 14 ran 7th 14/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) John Gun (FR)T: Kieran Purcell Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran 5th 66/1
24 Aug 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) It's Time Again (IRE)T: David Richard Barry Jerry McDonnell Memorial Handicap Hurdle22.5f · Good · 16 ran PU 16/1
13 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) Pinkarizon (IRE)T: Padraig Butler McDonald & Son Builders Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 12 ran 2nd 300/1
10 Aug 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) It's Time Again (IRE)T: David Richard Barry Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle22.5f · Good · 16 ran 9th 25/1
08 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Rose Mountain (IRE)T: Martin Hassett Well Of Moate Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 11 ran 9th 300/1
06 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) San Patricio (IRE)T: Peter John Flood Mulhern Leonard Chartered Accountants Maiden Hurdle21f · Good · 7 ran PU 66/1
03 Aug 26 Cork (IRE) Pinkarizon (IRE)T: Padraig Butler Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle18f · Good · 18 ran PU 300/1
02 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) Riggs (IRE)T: P Cluskey Kinlay Hostel Handicap Steeplechase22.5f · Good · 18 ran PU 80/1
01 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) Finjimk (IRE)T: Peter John Flood BOYLE Sports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 17th 300/1
28 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Finnians Row (IRE)T: Dermot A McLoughlin COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase18f · Good · 20 ran 16th 25/1
23 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Finjimk (IRE)T: Peter John Flood Kilmore Quay (C & G) Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good · 13 ran 8th 300/1
22 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Mercury Mission (GB)T: P Cluskey Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase15.5f · Good · 7 ran F 9/2
21 Jul 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) It's Time Again (IRE)T: David Richard Barry Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div I)22f · Good · 15 ran 8th 13/2

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 Liam McKenna's strike rate?
Liam McKenna has won 33 of 602 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 5.5% (as at 5 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Liam McKenna do best at?
Wexford by strike rate: 3 wins from 36 rides (8.3%) 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 Liam McKenna ride most for?
C A Murphy, with 55 rides since 2022 — 9% of the total. That pairing has won 2 (3.6%).
Is Liam McKenna in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 2 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Liam McKenna's Fair A/E?
0.96, from 602 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 5 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).