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Mr Michael J Byrne

23 rides in the lifetime window · 19 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Oct 2009
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.
2–23
Wins / Runs
8.7%
Strike rate
n=23
3 (13%)
Placed
2.26
Fair A/E
n=23 · 1.64 incl. margin
+16.00
£1 level stake
n=23 at SP · +69.6%
£15,165
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
12.5%

Small sample — fewer than 30 runs in this window. Read the Ns before the percentages.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
11.8%+3.1
n=17 · A/E 3.39 · £1 +22.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
20%+11.3
n=5 · A/E 4.38 · £1 +21.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
8.7%+0.0
n=23 · A/E 2.26 · £1 +16.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
9.5%+0.8
n=21 · A/E 2.49 · £1 +18.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.7% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
NH Flat 10 1 10% +16.00
Hurdle 8 1 12.5% +5.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 7 1 14.3% +6.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 1 50% +24.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Limerick 4 2 50% +35.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Tralee 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
4th–6th fav 5 0 0% 0.00 −5.00
7th+ in betting 18 2 11.1% 3.67 +21.00
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
60% completed · 10 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 2 50% 0 1 0 0 0
Hurdle 8 62.5% 0 0 3 0 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
Wedontknow (IRE) 2 1 2 23 Jul 09
Shamozzle (IRE) 2 0 0 29 May 09
Ballinvassa (IRE) 2 0 0 11 Oct 08
Humamelody (IRE) 2 0 0 6 Jun 08
Ballyvesey (IRE) 1 0 0 20 Oct 09
Pintown Cuckoo (IRE) 1 0 0 30 Jul 09
More Gold (FR) 1 0 0 29 Jul 09
All There (IRE) 1 0 0 10 Jul 09
Rafa The Tormentor (IRE) 1 0 0 8 May 09
Burrin Island (IRE) 1 0 0 27 Dec 08
Bleu Money (IRE) 1 0 0 20 Nov 08
Tablelands (IRE) 1 0 0 1 Oct 08
All 19 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.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
TrainerRWSR£1
M J Byrne 7 0 0% −7.00
P J Colville 4 0 0% −4.00
Timothy Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Patrick Michael Verling 2 1 50% +24.00
P Meany 2 1 50% +11.00
Patrick Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
N Nevin 1 0 0% −1.00
P M J Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
John G Carr 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
3
Archived wins
£31,827
Prize money
2009
Best season · 1 win
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.
Glenfidick (IRE) — Hackett's Bookmakers Est.1965 Flat Race Limerick · Jan 2007
£7,256
Birds Of A Feather (IRE) — Blizzards Play July 24 (Mares) INH Flat Race Limerick · May 2008
£6,910
Wedontknow (IRE) — Nutec (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Limerick · May 2009
£6,565
Notable horses
Glenfidick (IRE) Wedontknow (IRE) Birds Of A Feather (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Alzao (USA) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 10.2% of 381 runs since 2008 (42 horses).
Darazari (IRE) 50% · 1–2
Progeny have won 9.7% of 288 runs since 2008 (36 horses).
Houmayoun (FR) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 4.2% of 285 runs since 2008 (40 horses).
Winged Love (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 10.9% of 3,965 runs since 2008 (296 horses).
Alderbrook (GB) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since 2008 (299 horses).
Bob's Return (IRE) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,268 runs since 2008 (219 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.8% from 254.
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 6 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 62 · newest first

The latest 50 of 62 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 30 March 2006 to 20 October 2009.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
20 Oct 09 Exeter Ballyvesey (IRE)T: Peter Bowen Dartmouth Term Of '65' England Expects Amateur Riders' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6th 6/1
30 Jul 09 Galway Pintown Cuckoo (IRE)T: John G Carr Perfect Pint Beginners Chase22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 10th 40/1
29 Jul 09 Galway More Gold (FR)T: M J Byrne Williamhill.com-casino (Q.R.) Maiden12f · Soft · 16 ran 11th 50/1
23 Jul 09 Limerick Wedontknow (IRE)T: P Meany October 11th Munster National (q.r.) Handicap Hurdle (81-109)22f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 2nd 10/1
10 Jul 09 Cork All There (IRE)T: N Nevin Mallow Print Flat Race16f · Good · 23 ran 16th 33/1
29 May 09 Tramore Shamozzle (IRE)T: M J Byrne Drumcannon Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Good To Firm · 15 ran PU 16/1
08 May 09 Wexford Rafa The Tormentor (IRE)T: Patrick Michael Verling Broomhill Point Flat Race16f · Yielding · 15 ran 12th 33/1
04 May 09 Limerick Wedontknow (IRE)T: P Meany Nutec (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102)24f · Soft · 18 ran 1st 12/1
27 Dec 08 Limerick Burrin Island (IRE)T: P J Colville Stand Up And Fight Mares Flat Race16f · Soft · 18 ran 13th 20/1
20 Nov 08 Thurles Bleu Money (IRE)T: P J Colville Liscahill INH Flat Race18f · Soft · 12 ran 5th 12/1
11 Oct 08 Fairyhouse Ballinvassa (IRE)T: P J Colville fairyhouseracecourse.ie Mares Flat Race16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 5th 16/1
01 Oct 08 Tralee Tablelands (IRE)T: Philip Walsh Tralee Vintners Paddy Kearns Memorial (QR) Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran PU 25/1
16 Sep 08 Listowel Ballinvassa (IRE)T: P J Colville Hyper-Fi Flat Race (Div 2)16f · Heavy · 18 ran 7th 50/1
09 Jun 08 Roscommon Shamozzle (IRE)T: M J Byrne Kevin Gormley Memorial Inh Flat Race16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 9th 8/1
09 Jun 08 Roscommon Letthesunshine (IRE)T: M J Byrne Gerry Coffey Auctioneers Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 17th 33/1
08 Jun 08 Roscommon Khair Bar (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Roscommon Herald (pro-am) Inh Flat Race20f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 9th 14/1
06 Jun 08 Wexford Humamelody (IRE)T: M J Byrne Mount Leinster Maiden Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU 33/1
24 May 08 Tralee Strogue Bridge (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Racing Here Tomorrow Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 18th 20/1
20 May 08 Limerick Birds Of A Feather (IRE)T: Patrick Michael Verling Blizzards Play July 24 (Mares) INH Flat Race16f · Good · 18 ran 1st 25/1
24 Mar 08 Fairyhouse Case Study (IRE)T: P M J Doyle Gigginstown House Stud Pt-To-Pt Flat Race18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 6th 14/1

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 Mr Michael J Byrne's strike rate?
Mr Michael J Byrne has won 2 of 23 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.7% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. A small sample — fewer than 30 rides, so read the count before the percentage.
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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).