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Jockey profile

Philip Byrnes

871 rides in the last 5 seasons · 275 individual horses
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2019→)
from 1 Jan 2022
87–871
Wins / Runs
10%
Strike rate
n=871
236 (27%)
Placed
0.98
Fair A/E
n=871 · 0.79 incl. margin
−355.16
£1 level stake
n=871 at SP · −40.8%
£1.18m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
12.4%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 170 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 10% 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 14% (87 rides). Rides mostly for C Byrnes — 62% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 871 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 41.1% when favourite C Byrnes: 12.2% from 543 LTO winners: 13.8% Claiming: 10.6% Rides the favourite in 11% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Sligo (21.9%, n=32), clear of the rider's 10% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 13.8% (n=87, Fair A/E 0.99), but in Group and Graded company the record reads poorly at 2.8% (n=36, Fair A/E 0.33). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 5.5% strike, Fair A/E 0.71 and −107.50 to a £1 stake over 220 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. C Byrnes supplies 62% of the rides and edges the rider's average (12.2% vs 10%, A/E 0.99) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also reads well off a 8-14-day break (15.9%, n=113). The record reads poorly in Class 1 — 2.4% over 42 rides, 7.6pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase at Galway (Aug 2025, £47,200). The standout partner of the record: Aodhan May (IRE) — 5 wins from 22 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 10% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.5%−3.5
n=261 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −146.31
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
13.8%+3.8
n=87 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −17.67
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.5%−4.5
n=220 · A/E 0.71 · £1 −107.50
When favourite
41.1%
n=95 · A/E 1.33 · £1 +8.96
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
10.6%+0.6
n=386 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −162.02
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.2%−3.8
n=451 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −205.13
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
2.8%−7.2
n=36 · A/E 0.33 · £1 −30.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10% 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
At Sligo 21.9% vs 10% · n=32
With William Durkan 20% vs 10% · n=45
With C&D winners 0% vs 10% · n=36
With W J O'Doherty 0% vs 10% · n=35
In Class 1 2.4% vs 10% · n=42
Off a 8-14-day break 15.9% vs 10% · n=113
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 8.3% of the archive so far (as at 8 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.
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 736 74 10.1% −323.22
Chase 128 12 9.4% −28.69
NH Flat 7 1 14.3% −3.25

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 315 25 7.9% −149.90
Good 234 30 12.8% −50.17
Heavy 170 16 9.4% −65.69
Good to Soft 147 14 9.5% −91.31
Good to Firm 5 2 40% +1.91

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Limerick 96 12 12.5% +6.79
Cork 76 5 6.6% −38.52
Punchestown 65 6 9.2% −39.22
Clonmel 54 5 9.3% −34.85
Ballinrobe 45 5 11.1% −19.75
Listowel 42 7 16.7% −9.08
Down Royal 40 4 10% +2.25
Galway 39 1 2.6% −18.00
Wexford 34 2 5.9% −26.75
Kilbeggan 32 3 9.4% −23.22
Sligo 32 7 21.9% +12.50
Killarney 32 3 9.4% −21.26
Navan 29 6 20.7% +12.83
Tramore 28 1 3.6% −23.00
Fairyhouse 28 2 7.1% −18.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 42 1 2.4% −36.00
Class 2 14 1 7.1% −10.75
Class 4 10 3 30% +1.33
Class 3 3 1 33.3% +0.75
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 107 41 38.3% 1.28 +3.09
2nd–3rd fav 180 24 13.3% 0.83 −67.25
4th–6th fav 238 13 5.5% 0.72 −118.50
7th+ in betting 346 9 2.6% 0.89 −172.50
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
88.4% completed · 864 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 128 78.1% 7 7 13 0 1
Hurdle 736 90.2% 18 15 34 3 2
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
From The Ashes (IRE) 20 2 9 14 Jan 26
Maidenstreetprince (IRE) 20 1 6 14 Dec 25
Aodhan May (IRE) 19 5 7 15 Mar 25
Eastmore (GB) 17 1 7 22 Aug 26
Temptationinmilan (IRE) 17 1 3 25 Oct 24
Redcliff Glen (GER) 15 1 2 3 Aug 26
The Mass Path (IRE) 14 0 1 31 May 25
I Am Spider Man (IRE) 14 3 4 16 Aug 24
Let Him B (IRE) 13 2 4 2 Nov 26
Spy (GB) 13 1 7 1 Jun 26
Opposite Ends (IRE) 12 1 2 26 Sep 26
Diamond Dollar (IRE) 11 1 1 26 Oct 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 275 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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 8
Only 8 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
7161011819713913410
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 Byrnes
62% of all rides
12.2% SR · A/E 0.99
TrainerRWSR£1
C Byrnes 543 66 12.2% −191.82
William Durkan 45 9 20% +16.04
W J O'Doherty 35 0 0% −35.00
Edward Cawley 34 3 8.8% −2.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2019→
103
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£1.34m
Prize money
2024
Best season · 23 wins
Turnpike Trip (GB) — Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase Galway · Aug 2025
£47,200
Blazing Khal (IRE) — William Hill Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2) Navan · Feb 2023 · Grade 2
£21,535
Green Glory (IRE) — I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-130) Leopardstown · Dec 2022
£14,750
Notable horses
Aodhan May (IRE) Redwood Queen (IRE) Run For Oscar (IRE) Grozni (FR) Reverend Hubert (IRE) I Am Spider Man (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Mahler (GB) 15.4% · 8–52
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,888 runs since 2014 (790 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Ocovango (GB) 5.4% · 2–37
Progeny have won 9.5% of 3,015 runs since 2019 (308 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
Kingston Hill (GB) 10% · 3–30
Progeny have won 9.1% of 1,657 runs since 2019 (206 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 5.4% from 168.
Walk In The Park (IRE) 10.7% · 3–28
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,054 runs since 2011 (707 horses).
Westerner (GB) 8.7% · 2–23
Progeny have won 12.1% of 11,861 runs since 2009 (945 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.
Nathaniel (IRE) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 11.7% of 7,111 runs since 2016 (641 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 326.
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 8 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 980 · newest first

The latest 50 of 980 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 27 December 2019 to 7 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Certosa (IRE)T: W J O'Doherty Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 3rd 20/1
03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Threebiggulps (GB)T: J G Coogan Winter Festival 28th & 29th November 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 11th 125/1
02 Nov 26 Plumpton Let Him B (IRE)T: C Byrnes Southern Cranes Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 7th 5/2F
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Bridge View Star (IRE)T: W J O'Doherty Ballymaloe Foods Handicap Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 12th 28/1
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) I Started A Joke (IRE)T: C Byrnes Paddy Power Betting Shops Irish EBF Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)Class 1 · 20f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran PU 4/1
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Diamond Dollar (IRE)T: C Byrnes COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle24f · Heavy · 19 ran PU 12/1
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Shoot First (IRE)T: C Byrnes W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle22f · Heavy · 12 ran 6th 12/1
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) King Idaho (IRE)T: C Byrnes Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 13th 14/1
25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Suresuresure (IRE)T: John F O'Neill Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate Maiden Hurdle21.5f · Soft · 12 ran 6th 10/1
25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Fly Away Home (IRE)T: C Byrnes Supermac's Rated Novice Hurdle20.5f · Soft · 5 ran 5th 11/2
25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Blue Train (IRE)T: C Byrnes Medical Technology Ireland Expo Galway Handicap Hurdle16f · Soft · 8 ran 4th 14/1
23 Oct 26 Sligo (IRE) Brother Hollie (IRE)T: Mark Michael McNiff End Of An Era Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran UR 8/1
23 Oct 26 Sligo (IRE) Look At You (IRE)T: John F O'Neill Sligo Fillies Maiden Hurdle17.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 2nd 20/1
22 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Run For Power (IRE)T: C Byrnes Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran PU 14/1
22 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Rond Point (GB)T: William Durkan Crottys Lake Maiden Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 4th 9/2
18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) A Boy The Kid (IRE)T: C Byrnes Irish Wire Products (C & G) Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 1st 3/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Middlethird Marvel (GB)T: Darren Collins Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II)21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran PU 150/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Dalmatic (IRE)T: W J O'Doherty Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div I)21.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 4th 12/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Glin Road Boy (IRE)T: C Byrnes Master Chefs Handicap Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 6th 13/8F
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Without Deception (IRE)T: W J O'Doherty #Thisisracing Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 11th 125/1

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 11 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 2 runs (won 1) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 1) · to 7 Nov 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Philip Byrnes's strike rate?
Philip Byrnes has won 87 of 871 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 10% (as at 8 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Philip Byrnes do best at?
Sligo by strike rate: 7 wins from 32 rides (21.9%) 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 Philip Byrnes ride most for?
C Byrnes, with 543 rides since 2022 — 62% of the total. That pairing has won 66 (12.2%).
Is Philip Byrnes in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 8 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Philip Byrnes's Fair A/E?
0.98, from 871 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 8 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).