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Jockey profile

Ryan Mania

930 rides in the last 5 seasons · 319 individual horses
As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday 100% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2022
124–930
Wins / Runs
13.3%
Strike rate
n=930
279 (30%)
Placed
1.12
n=927 · 0.97 incl. margin
−24.59
£1 level stake
n=930 at SP · −2.6%
£1.51m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
15.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 190 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 13% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.12). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 22% (106 rides). Rides mostly for Sandy Thomson — 46% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 930 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 2 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires May–Jun 32% when favourite Sandy Thomson: 14.5% from 428 LTO winners: 21.7% Rides the favourite in 11% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Musselburgh (25%, n=92), clear of the rider's 13.3% baseline. It is weakest at Wetherby (3.8% over 53 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 21.7% (n=106, Fair A/E 1.16). First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 11.5% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.21 and +16.53 to a £1 stake over 253 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Sandy Thomson supplies 46% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (14.5%, A/E 1.08) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 8 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the John Smith's Grand National Chase at Aintree (Apr 2013, £547,268). The standout partner of the record: Cedar Hill (IRE) — 6 wins from 22 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires May–Jun.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 13.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
11.5%−1.8
n=253 · A/E 1.21 · £1 +16.53
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
21.7%+8.4
n=106 · A/E 1.16 · £1 +8.66
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
12.6%−0.7
n=247 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −4.14
When favourite
32%
n=103 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −4.70
Big fields · 14+ runners
11.6%−1.7
n=95 · A/E 1.75 · £1 −8.25
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
12%−1.3
n=25 · A/E 1.55 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 13.3% 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 26.7% vs 13.3% · n=101
At Musselburgh 25% vs 13.3% · n=92
On last-time-out winners 21.7% vs 13.3% · n=106
At Wetherby 3.8% vs 13.3% · n=53
With Paul Robson 6.2% vs 13.3% · n=65
With headgear back on 20% vs 13.3% · n=40
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 538 70 13% −25.57
Chase 319 45 14.1% −16.10
NH Flat 72 9 12.5% +18.08
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 335 40 11.9% −55.02
Soft 270 34 12.6% +5.98
Good 258 38 14.7% −4.91
Heavy 51 8 15.7% −23.89
Good to Firm 12 3 25% +31.25
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +22.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kelso 144 24 16.7% +4.76
Ayr 118 15 12.7% −32.96
Newcastle 107 14 13.1% +3.62
Musselburgh 92 23 25% +59.86
Hexham 91 12 13.2% −8.39
Carlisle 72 9 12.5% +77.50
Perth 68 8 11.8% −22.75
Wetherby 53 2 3.8% −34.00
Sedgefield 30 3 10% −10.00
Cartmel 28 3 10.7% −9.50
Catterick 16 2 12.5% −5.80
Doncaster 16 1 6.3% −1.00
Market Rasen 15 0 0% −15.00
Aintree 13 0 0% −13.00
Southwell 13 1 7.7% −11.43

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 411 48 11.7% −134.49
Class 5 276 39 14.1% +89.01
Class 3 135 22 16.3% +50.46
Class 2 72 12 16.7% −14.57
Class 1 36 3 8.3% −15.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 120 36 30% 1.05 −9.45
2nd–3rd fav 263 51 19.4% 1.15 +1.86
4th–6th fav 316 27 8.5% 1.07 −18.50
7th+ in betting 231 10 4.3% 1.39 +1.50
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
81.6% completed · 857 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 319 76.2% 10 5 59 1 1
Hurdle 538 84.8% 13 4 64 0 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
Kilbrainy (IRE) 15 1 2 7 Apr 25
Leading Force (IRE) 15 1 8 7 Mar 25
Benson (GB) 14 3 4 3 Feb 25
Carcaci Castle (IRE) 13 2 3 23 Mar 25
Empire Steel (IRE) 13 3 4 17 Jan 25
Faithfulflyer (IRE) 12 4 7 6 Oct 24
The Jad Factor (IRE) 10 2 5 11 Feb 25
War Soldier (IRE) 10 3 5 13 Dec 24
Cedar Hill (IRE) 10 2 4 14 Jun 24
Massini Man (GB) 10 2 7 16 May 24
The Electrician (IRE) 10 2 5 3 Jun 23
Athair Mor (IRE) 9 0 5 9 Feb 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 319 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
3 from 10
Only 10 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
191111618196018111414
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 yardSandy Thomson
46% of all rides
14.5% SR · A/E 1.08
TrainerRWSR£1
Sandy Thomson 428 62 14.5% −59.35
Adam Nicol 81 15 18.5% −4.23
R Mike Smith 77 9 11.7% +7.38
Paul Robson 65 4 6.2% −18.50
James Ewart 39 6 15.4% −12.50
Sue Smith 35 4 11.4% −5.62
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
396
Archived wins
8
Pattern / graded wins
£4.59m
Prize money
2021
Best season · 42 wins
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.
Auroras Encore (IRE) — John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Aintree · Apr 2013 · Grade 3
£547,268
Midnight Shadow (GB) — Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Cheltenham · Nov 2021 · Grade 3
£90,032
Benson (GB) — bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (Handicap) (GBB Race) Kelso · Mar 2023 · Class 2
£51,440

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Getaway (GER) 20% · 8–40
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,967 runs since 2016 (1,029 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Leading Light (IRE) 10.5% · 4–38
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,206 runs since 2018 (225 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Shirocco (GER) 28.1% · 9–32
Progeny have won 11.2% of 9,179 runs since 2010 (921 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Beat Hollow (GB) 12.9% · 4–31
Progeny have won 11.3% of 6,034 runs since 2008 (412 horses).
Court Cave (IRE) 11.5% · 3–26
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,949 runs since 2008 (552 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Doyen (IRE) 12% · 3–25
Progeny have won 11.5% of 7,372 runs since 2009 (605 horses).
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 2 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 3,411 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,411 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 5 May 2007 to 1 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
31 Oct 26 Ayr Didntgotwenty (IRE)T: Martin Todhunter Bsb Structural Handicap Steeple ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1st 3/1F

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 20 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 2 runs (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 20 Oct 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 Ryan Mania's strike rate?
Ryan Mania has won 124 of 930 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 13.3% (as at 2 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ryan Mania do best at?
Musselburgh by strike rate: 23 wins from 92 rides (25%) 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 Ryan Mania ride most for?
Sandy Thomson, with 428 rides since 2022 — 46% of the total. That pairing has won 62 (14.5%).
Is Ryan Mania in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Ryan Mania's Fair A/E?
1.12, from 927 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 2 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).