What is Martin Burke's strike rate?

Martin Burke has won 28 of 774 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.6% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Martin Burke do best at?

Kilbeggan by strike rate: 3 wins from 35 rides (8.6%) 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 Martin Burke ride most for?

John M Burke, with 254 rides since 2008 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 10 (3.9%).

What is Martin Burke's Fair A/E?

0.77, from 774 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

Martin Burke

774 rides in the lifetime window · 269 individual horses

As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Dec 2021 99% 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.

28–774

Wins / Runs

3.6%

Strike rate

n=774

131 (17%)

Placed

0.77

Fair A/E

n=774 · 0.59 incl. margin

−338.17

£1 level stake

n=774 at SP · −43.7%

£379k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

7.5%

KTB Rider Profile

Rode 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 0.77).

Deterministic profile computed from 774 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Mar–Apr John M Burke: 3.9% from 254

The read

The record is strongest at Kilbeggan (8.6%, n=35), clear of the rider's 3.6% baseline. It is weakest at Tramore (0% over 40 rides) — the widest gap in the record. The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 1.3% strike, Fair A/E 0.35 and −128.00 to a £1 stake over 153 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. John M Burke supplied 33% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (3.9%, A/E 0.88). The rider also read well off a 0-7-day break (12.8%, n=39) and in Chase races (9.9%, n=71). The record read poorly on Good to Firm going — 0% over 33 rides, 3.6pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Boreen Belle Mares Novice Hurdle at Thurles (Dec 2017, £19,988). Seasonally, the rider fired Mar–Apr.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.6% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

3.4%−0.2

n=267 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −175.00

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

0%−3.6

n=27 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −27.00

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

1.3%−2.3

n=153 · A/E 0.35 · £1 −128.00

When favourite

20%

n=10 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −3.25

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

3%−0.6

n=724 · A/E 0.66 · £1 −551.67

Big fields · 14+ runners

3.1%−0.5

n=490 · A/E 0.75 · £1 −354.00

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

5.9%+2.3

n=17 · A/E 1.59 · £1 +184.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.6% 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

Off a 0-7-day break 12.8% vs 3.6% · n=39

In Chase races 9.9% vs 3.6% · n=71

At Kilbeggan 8.6% vs 3.6% · n=35

With debutants 0% vs 3.6% · n=67

At Tramore 0% vs 3.6% · n=40

On Good to Firm going 0% vs 3.6% · n=33

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 612 19 3.1% −253.92

NH Flat 80 2 2.5% −66.50

Chase 71 7 9.9% −6.75

Flat 11 0 0% −11.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 268 12 4.5% −162.67

Good 223 7 3.1% −155.75

Heavy 182 7 3.8% +69.25

Good to Soft 63 2 3.2% −51.00

Good to Firm 33 0 0% −33.00

Firm 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Thurles 98 6 6.1% +143.50

Punchestown 69 1 1.4% −64.00

Cork 64 1 1.6% −53.00

Clonmel 60 3 5% −36.00

Limerick 52 1 1.9% −39.00

Naas 42 2 4.8% −27.67

Tramore 40 0 0% −40.00

Fairyhouse 37 2 5.4% −12.00

Kilbeggan 35 3 8.6% −10.00

Tipperary 29 1 3.4% −8.00

Ballinrobe 28 1 3.6% −25.25

Gowran Park 26 0 0% −26.00

Leopardstown 26 0 0% −26.00

Navan 23 0 0% −23.00

Galway 21 0 0% −21.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 17 1 5.9% +184.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 15 3 20% 0.99 −4.75

2nd–3rd fav 79 13 16.5% 1.40 −2.42

4th–6th fav 183 9 4.9% 0.78 +113.00

7th+ in betting 497 3 0.6% 0.24 −444.00

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

87.1% completed · 683 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 71 77.5% 2 4 9 1 0

Hurdle 612 88.2% 19 16 34 2 1

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

Musical Ava (IRE) 34 1 10 2 Nov 21

Like An Open Book (IRE) 24 2 5 26 Jan 20

Killahara Castle (IRE) 20 1 4 27 Jan 18

Thousand Tears (IRE) 19 2 5 19 Dec 21

Mireya (IRE) 18 1 7 17 Jul 16

Toms Courage (IRE) 16 2 5 21 Nov 21

Courageous Cry (IRE) 15 1 3 3 Jul 16

Jolily (IRE) 15 1 4 2 Mar 14

Akatara (IRE) 14 0 6 17 May 14

Twotensandalift (IRE) 12 0 0 11 May 17

Ask David (IRE) 11 0 0 23 Jun 18

Stop Road Lad (IRE) 11 1 6 29 Oct 14

The 60 most-raced of 269 horses ridden in this window. 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

637602525434

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 M Burke

33% of all rides
3.9% SR · A/E 0.88

TrainerRWSR£1

John M Burke 254 10 3.9% +25.50

Timothy Doyle 200 7 3.5% −147.42

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£379k

Prize money

2017

Best season · 4 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.

Killahara Castle (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Boreen Belle Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) Thurles · Dec 2017 · Listed

£19,988

Aurora Bell (IRE) — Fred Kenny Lifetime Service To Racing Novice Handicap Chase Fairyhouse · Apr 2015

£13,000

Kylecrue (IRE) — Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Tipperary · Jul 2015

£9,315

Notable horses

Like An Open Book (IRE) Thousand Tears (IRE) Toms Courage (IRE) Aurora Bell (IRE) Having A Cut (IRE) Musical Ava (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Court Cave (IRE) 2.9% · 1–35

Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,921 runs since 2008 (551 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.9% from 934.

Well Chosen (GB) 5.7% · 2–35

Progeny have won 12.5% of 1,916 runs since 2008 (155 horses).

Flemensfirth (USA) 3.1% · 1–32

Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,267 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).

King's Theatre (IRE) 3.8% · 1–26

Progeny have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since 2008 (746 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

Supreme Leader (GB) 13.6% · 3–22

Progeny have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since 2008 (349 horses).

Oscar (IRE) 5% · 1–20

Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.

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 15 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 826 · newest first

The latest 50 of 826 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 March 2005 to 19 December 2021.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

19 Dec 21 Thurles Thousand Tears (IRE)T: John M Burke Happy Christmas To All Handicap Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran F 18/1

27 Nov 21 Fairyhouse Fairy Orchard (IRE)T: John M Burke St. Peter's Dunboyne GAA Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)16f · Good · 12 ran 9th 250/1

21 Nov 21 Navan Thousand Tears (IRE)T: John M Burke Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (81-130)22f · Good · 13 ran 10th 10/1

21 Nov 21 Navan Toms Courage (IRE)T: John M Burke Navan Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 16 ran 11th 22/1

14 Nov 21 Cork Toms Courage (IRE)T: John M Burke Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16f · Soft · 19 ran F 28/1

06 Nov 21 Naas Fairy Orchard (IRE)T: John M Burke Betvictor Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 22 ran 11th 250/1

02 Nov 21 Fairyhouse Musical Ava (IRE)T: John M Burke Safer Gambling Week November 1st - November 7th Handicap Hurdle (80-102)20f · Yielding · 15 ran 5th 16/1

31 Oct 21 Cork Toms Courage (IRE)T: John M Burke WhatOddsPaddy Handicap Hurdle (80-116)16f · Heavy · 17 ran 8th 18/1

24 Oct 21 Galway Thousand Tears (IRE)T: John M Burke Anna O'coinne Memorial Handicap Hurdle16f · Soft · 8 ran 3rd 6/1

17 Oct 21 Cork Musical Ava (IRE)T: John M Burke Fermoy Handicap Hurdle (80-95)19f · Good · 18 ran 5th 28/1

03 Oct 21 Tipperary Thousand Tears (IRE)T: John M Burke Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (Grade 3)16f · Yielding · 6 ran F 150/1

01 Oct 21 Gowran Park Fortfield Lady (IRE)T: John M Burke Watch Irish Racing On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Good · 20 ran 5th 16/1

25 Aug 21 Bellewstown Fortfield Lady (IRE)T: John M Burke John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)17f · Good · 15 ran F 11/1

25 Aug 21 Bellewstown Thousand Tears (IRE)T: John M Burke Bective Stud Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 15 ran 5th 9/1

21 Aug 21 Killarney Red Finch (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)20f · Good · 17 ran PU 40/1

20 Aug 21 Kilbeggan Toms Courage (IRE)T: John M Burke Bloomfield House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-109)18f · Yielding · 16 ran 6th 5/1J

15 Aug 21 Tramore Fortfield Lady (IRE)T: John M Burke Frank Gillane Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 3rd 10/1

06 Aug 21 Wexford Musical Ava (IRE)T: John M Burke Download The Boylesports App Beginners Chase20f · Good · 6 ran 4th 40/1

30 Jul 21 Galway Toms Courage (IRE)T: John M Burke Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle16.5f · Good · 20 ran 4th 12/1

16 Jul 21 Killarney Fortfield Lady (IRE)T: John M Burke Daily Jackpots At BoyleSports Vegas Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2)17f · Good · 14 ran 8th 28/1

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 Martin Burke's strike rate?: Martin Burke has won 28 of 774 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.6% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Martin Burke do best at?: Kilbeggan by strike rate: 3 wins from 35 rides (8.6%) 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 Martin Burke ride most for?: John M Burke, with 254 rides since 2008 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 10 (3.9%).
What is Martin Burke's Fair A/E?: 0.77, from 774 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.