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Jockey profile

Liam McKenna

1,231 rides in the lifetime window · 594 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 5 days ago 98% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2011→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
52–1,231
Wins / Runs
4.2%
Strike rate
n=1,231
217 (18%)
Placed
0.75
Fair A/E
n=1,231 · 0.60 incl. margin
−666.68
£1 level stake
n=1,231 at SP · −54.2%
£1.03m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
5.1%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 60 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.75). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 10% (70 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,231 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 4.3% 11.1% when favourite J J Lambe: 3.1% from 323 LTO winners: 10% Claiming: 4.3% Rides the favourite in 4% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Thurles (8.7%, n=46), clear of the rider's 4.2% baseline. It is weakest at Punchestown (0% over 90 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 10% (n=70, Fair A/E 0.88). The market has consistently overbet rides in big fields of 14 or more: 2.8% strike, Fair A/E 0.64 and −423.67 to a £1 stake over 675 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. J J Lambe supplies 26% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (3.1%, A/E 0.69). 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 4.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.7%−0.5
n=594 · A/E 0.68 · £1 −396.43
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
10%+5.8
n=70 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −24.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.3%+0.1
n=254 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −149.50
When favourite
11.1%
n=45 · A/E 0.48 · £1 −25.76
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
4.3%+0.1
n=1,151 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −599.68
Big fields · 14+ runners
2.8%−1.4
n=675 · A/E 0.64 · £1 −423.67
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
3%−1.2
n=33 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −10.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.2% 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 Dermot A McLoughlin 14.3% vs 4.2% · n=35
With C&D winners 10.4% vs 4.2% · n=67
On last-time-out winners 10% vs 4.2% · n=70
At Punchestown 0% vs 4.2% · n=90
At Thurles 8.7% vs 4.2% · n=46
With Harry Fry 8.8% vs 4.2% · n=34
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 1,007 42 4.2% −597.68
Chase 168 8 4.8% −45.00
NH Flat 30 0 0% −30.00
Flat 26 2 7.7% +6.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 438 16 3.7% −283.26
Good 343 16 4.7% −158.42
Heavy 214 10 4.7% −73.00
Good to Soft 193 8 4.1% −148.00
Good to Firm 37 1 2.7% −24.00
Standard (AW) 6 1 16.7% +20.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Down Royal 106 2 1.9% −90.50
Fairyhouse 104 4 3.8% −18.00
Punchestown 90 0 0% −90.00
Navan 87 4 4.6% −36.00
Downpatrick 84 6 7.1% +7.50
Clonmel 54 2 3.7% −32.50
Naas 53 2 3.8% −39.50
Limerick 52 4 7.7% −12.59
Ballinrobe 51 1 2% −46.00
Sligo 50 3 6% −3.00
Leopardstown 49 1 2% −38.00
Kilbeggan 48 2 4.2% −36.67
Wexford 47 3 6.4% −19.00
Thurles 46 4 8.7% −29.25
Cork 39 0 0% −39.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 36 3 8.3% −12.50
Class 1 35 2 5.7% −2.00
Class 5 24 1 4.2% −19.00
Class 3 12 2 16.7% −1.50
Class 2 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 58 6 10.3% 0.48 −31.76
2nd–3rd fav 151 21 13.9% 1.01 −32.42
4th–6th fav 279 8 2.9% 0.42 −204.50
7th+ in betting 743 17 2.3% 0.98 −398.00
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
82.6% completed · 1,175 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 168 68.5% 9 5 38 0 1
Hurdle 1,007 85% 10 15 122 1 3
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
Shanroe Society (IRE) 20 1 5 25 May 15
Wajaaha (IRE) 18 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
Kasakh Noir (FR) 12 0 1 16 Jun 21
Misty Mountain (USA) 12 1 3 14 Sep 20
Daytime Dreamer (IRE) 12 1 2 27 Sep 13
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
Sundrenched (IRE) 11 2 2 8 Feb 23
Hot Prospect (GB) 11 0 0 29 Jul 15
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 594 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 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
0 from 1
Only 1 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
344447244564
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 yardJ J Lambe
26% of all rides
3.1% SR · A/E 0.69
TrainerRWSR£1
J J Lambe 323 10 3.1% −207.00
C A Murphy 79 2 2.5% −67.17
A J Martin 62 4 6.5% −16.09
M A Molloy 52 1 1.9% −47.00
Gordon Elliott 45 1 2.2% −34.00
Dermot A McLoughlin 35 5 14.3% +32.00
Harry Fry 34 3 8.8% −14.50
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
Kalanisi (IRE) 6.3% · 2–32
Progeny have won 10.5% of 6,753 runs since 2008 (648 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 355.
Mahler (GB) 7.1% · 2–28
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,901 runs since 2014 (790 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Milan (GB) 4.2% · 1–24
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,893 runs since 2008 (1,465 horses).
Definite Article (GB) 4.3% · 1–23
Progeny have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since 2008 (527 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Mountain High (IRE) 0% · 0–22
Progeny have won 9.5% of 2,246 runs since 2011 (184 horses).
New Approach (IRE) 0% · 0–22
Progeny have won 12.6% of 6,796 runs since 2012 (685 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
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 1,231 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,231 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 29 October 2011 to 9 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
09 Nov 26 Punchestown (IRE) View The Stars (IRE)T: Peter John Flood Matchbook 50/5 Series Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 5th 150/1
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

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 52 of 1,231 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.2% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Liam McKenna do best at?
Thurles by strike rate: 4 wins from 46 rides (8.7%) 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 Liam McKenna ride most for?
J J Lambe, with 323 rides since 2008 — 26% of the total. That pairing has won 10 (3.1%).
Is Liam McKenna in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 1 ride, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Liam McKenna's Fair A/E?
0.75, from 1,231 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).