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Jockey profile

Ryan Mania

3,404 rides in the lifetime window · 1,130 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 2 days ago 100% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
397–3,404
Wins / Runs
11.7%
Strike rate
n=3,404
1,000 (29%)
Placed
1.08
n=3,398 · 0.94 incl. margin
−317.70
£1 level stake
n=3,404 at SP · −9.3%
£4.60m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
14.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 180 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 12% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.08). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 17% (355 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 3,404 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 31.4% when favourite Sandy Thomson: 16.3% from 766 LTO winners: 16.6% Rides the favourite in 10% of races
The read

It is weakest at Aintree (1.7% over 58 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 16.6% (n=355, Fair A/E 0.93), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 7.5% (n=466, Fair A/E 1.34). First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 10.5% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.26 and +1.76 to a £1 stake over 1,126 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Sandy Thomson supplies 23% of the rides and edges the rider's average (16.3% vs 11.7%, A/E 1.12) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (18.8%, n=96). The record reads poorly in Class 6 — 4.3% over 115 rides, 7.4pts below the baseline. 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.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
10.5%−1.2
n=1,126 · A/E 1.26 · £1 +1.76
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
16.6%+4.9
n=355 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −71.10
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
9.2%−2.5
n=849 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −262.26
When favourite
31.4%
n=347 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −20.11
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
9.4%−2.3
n=743 · A/E 1.18 · £1 −111.71
Big fields · 14+ runners
7.5%−4.2
n=466 · A/E 1.34 · £1 −31.71
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
8.2%−3.5
n=97 · A/E 1.20 · £1 +104.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.7% 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
With C&D winners 19.3% vs 11.7% · n=353
At Aintree 1.7% vs 11.7% · n=58
In Class 6 4.3% vs 11.7% · n=115
With Rayson Nixon 4.2% vs 11.7% · n=96
With Jean McGregor 2.7% vs 11.7% · n=37
Off a 0-7-day break 18.8% vs 11.7% · n=96
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 1,778 189 10.6% −302.73
Chase 1,345 189 14.1% +83.45
NH Flat 269 19 7.1% −86.42
Flat 12 0 0% −12.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 1,007 119 11.8% −58.25
Soft 950 113 11.9% −64.80
Good to Soft 906 92 10.2% −199.72
Heavy 356 54 15.2% +15.99
Good to Firm 171 17 9.9% −24.92
Standard (AW) 14 2 14.3% +14.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kelso 478 78 16.3% −26.14
Hexham 314 39 12.4% +70.97
Ayr 289 32 11.1% −127.10
Newcastle 285 39 13.7% +119.24
Carlisle 279 33 11.8% +18.27
Perth 266 17 6.4% −147.42
Sedgefield 257 31 12.1% +29.33
Wetherby 253 23 9.1% −119.59
Musselburgh 231 36 15.6% +4.28
Catterick 124 13 10.5% −44.94
Cartmel 114 13 11.4% −9.75
Haydock 79 7 8.9% −21.67
Doncaster 69 3 4.3% −44.25
Market Rasen 68 6 8.8% −25.38
Uttoxeter 61 10 16.4% +38.88

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 1,569 182 11.6% −344.91
Class 5 812 101 12.4% +80.24
Class 3 592 76 12.8% −54.54
Class 2 189 25 13.2% +4.01
Class 1 127 8 6.3% +74.00
Class 6 115 5 4.3% −76.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 411 123 29.9% 1.07 −27.49
2nd–3rd fav 805 141 17.5% 1.05 −60.71
4th–6th fav 1,098 89 8.1% 1.04 −183.00
7th+ in betting 1,090 44 4% 1.36 −46.50
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
82% completed · 3,123 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 1,345 78.1% 65 32 189 4 5
Hurdle 1,778 85% 33 17 211 2 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
More Equity (GB) 33 4 13 24 Jan 14
Endeavor (GB) 27 3 8 5 Oct 14
Solis (GER) 25 4 10 7 Jun 14
Cedar Hill (IRE) 22 6 10 14 Jun 24
Empire Steel (IRE) 21 6 9 17 Jan 25
Political Paddy (GB) 21 2 7 2 Mar 13
Tahiti Pearl (IRE) 20 4 10 11 Nov 14
Los Nadis (GER) 20 2 10 16 Aug 14
The Electrician (IRE) 19 2 7 3 Jun 23
Cool Baranca (GER) 19 3 10 8 Jun 14
Auberge (IRE) 19 3 10 6 Oct 13
The Ferry Master (IRE) 17 4 7 28 Jan 24
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,130 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 10 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
1 from 14
Only 14 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
1610131014117101281311
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
23% of all rides
16.3% SR · A/E 1.12
TrainerRWSR£1
Sandy Thomson 766 125 16.3% +108.96
Sue Smith 666 83 12.5% −15.41
Dianne Sayer 230 29 12.6% −22.62
P Monteith 169 17 10.1% −56.63
R Mike Smith 154 12 7.8% −50.42
Rayson Nixon 96 4 4.2% −33.75
Adam Nicol 89 16 18% −8.98
Paul Robson 70 5 7.1% −21.00
Howard Johnson 64 12 18.8% +9.17
James Ewart 58 9 15.5% −15.25
Stuart Coltherd 57 4 7% −26.00
Barry Murtagh 50 4 8% −32.75
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
397
Archived wins
8
Pattern / graded wins
£4.60m
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
Beat Hollow (GB) 11.7% · 7–60
Progeny have won 11.3% of 6,034 runs since 2008 (412 horses).
Leading Light (IRE) 7.1% · 4–56
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,219 runs since 2018 (226 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Classic Cliche (IRE) 7.5% · 4–53
Progeny have won 8% of 2,328 runs since 2008 (231 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Presenting (GB) 17% · 9–53
Progeny have won 11% of 20,053 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Getaway (GER) 19.2% · 10–52
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,040 runs since 2016 (1,034 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Kayf Tara (GB) 12% · 6–50
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,769 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
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 3,424 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,424 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 5 May 2007 to 12 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 5 runs (won 0, 1 did not run) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 4 runs (won 0, 1 did not run) · fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 11 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 Ryan Mania's strike rate?
Ryan Mania has won 397 of 3,404 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 11.7% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ryan Mania do best at?
Uttoxeter by strike rate: 10 wins from 61 rides (16.4%) 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 Ryan Mania ride most for?
Sandy Thomson, with 766 rides since 2008 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 125 (16.3%).
Is Ryan Mania in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 14 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Ryan Mania's Fair A/E?
1.08, from 3,398 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).