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Jockey profile

Shane Byrne

401 rides in the lifetime window · 138 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Mar 2014 100% 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.
46–401
Wins / Runs
11.5%
Strike rate
n=401
129 (32%)
Placed
1.10
Fair A/E
n=401 · 0.96 incl. margin
+20.33
£1 level stake
n=401 at SP · +5.1%
£327k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
27.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 60 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 1.10). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 14% (36 rides). Rode mostly for Sue Smith — 94% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 401 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Oct–Nov Fresh horses: 12% Sue Smith: 12.3% from 375 LTO winners: 13.9% Claiming: 11.6%
The read

The record is strongest at Carlisle (26.8%, n=41), clear of the rider's 11.5% baseline. It is weakest at Wetherby (5.3% over 38 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.1% (n=82, Fair A/E 0.96). Sue Smith supplied 94% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (12.3%, A/E 1.14) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well on Good to Soft going (18.8%, n=96) and in Class 4 (16.3%, n=190). The record read poorly on Soft going — 7.9% over 89 rides, 3.6pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider in Class 5: Fair A/E 0.77 across 76 rides (7.9% strike, −32.75 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied. The standout partner of the record was You Know Yourself (IRE) — 5 wins from 12 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Oct–Nov.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
8.4%−3.1
n=131 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −7.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
13.9%+2.4
n=36 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −15.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
12%+0.5
n=83 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −16.67
When favourite
31%
n=29 · A/E 1.20 · £1 −0.25
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
11.6%+0.1
n=370 · A/E 1.10 · £1 +21.83
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.1%−5.4
n=82 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −33.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−11.5
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.5% 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 Carlisle 26.8% vs 11.5% · n=41
On Good to Soft going 18.8% vs 11.5% · n=96
In Class 4 16.3% vs 11.5% · n=190
At Wetherby 5.3% vs 11.5% · n=38
On Soft going 7.9% vs 11.5% · n=89
In Class 5 7.9% vs 11.5% · n=76
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
Chase 236 33 14% +7.08
Hurdle 136 13 9.6% +42.25
NH Flat 29 0 0% −29.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 155 16 10.3% +72.75
Good to Soft 96 18 18.8% −6.92
Soft 89 7 7.9% −22.75
Heavy 40 4 10% −11.25
Good to Firm 21 1 4.8% −11.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sedgefield 59 7 11.9% −17.25
Carlisle 41 11 26.8% +34.50
Wetherby 38 2 5.3% −29.50
Catterick 33 3 9.1% −3.50
Market Rasen 32 3 9.4% +56.50
Hexham 28 3 10.7% −16.25
Newcastle 27 2 7.4% −14.50
Southwell 20 1 5% −17.00
Uttoxeter 15 2 13.3% −3.50
Bangor-on-Dee 13 3 23.1% +30.50
Doncaster 13 2 15.4% +6.50
Haydock 13 2 15.4% +17.50
Kelso 12 1 8.3% +3.00
Ayr 10 0 0% −10.00
Aintree 8 1 12.5% −3.67

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 190 31 16.3% +104.25
Class 3 78 7 9% −3.00
Class 5 76 6 7.9% −32.75
Class 6 24 0 0% −24.00
Class 2 21 2 9.5% −12.17
Class 1 12 0 0% −12.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 31 9 29% 1.16 −2.25
2nd–3rd fav 122 20 16.4% 1.05 −12.42
4th–6th fav 125 12 9.6% 1.11 −9.00
7th+ in betting 123 5 4.1% 1.15 +44.00
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
82.3% completed · 372 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 236 79.7% 15 9 23 1 0
Hurdle 136 86.8% 2 4 12 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
Baltic Pathfinder (IRE) 15 2 5 15 Mar 14
Kilkenny All Star (IRE) 13 4 5 13 Apr 12
You Know Yourself (IRE) 12 5 6 18 Feb 14
Stagecoach Pearl (GB) 11 3 5 7 Dec 13
Stagecoach Amber (USA) 11 2 5 8 Oct 11
Mill Side (GB) 11 3 7 8 Feb 10
Stagecoach Jasper (GB) 9 0 3 20 Feb 14
Mister McGoldrick (GB) 8 0 6 28 Oct 11
Work Boy (GB) 8 3 5 26 Oct 11
Shadrack (IRE) 8 0 1 27 Oct 10
Tipsy Indian (GB) 7 1 4 25 Mar 12
Mischief Man (GB) 7 1 3 27 Aug 11
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 138 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
166159501714017149
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 yardSue Smith
94% of all rides
12.3% SR · A/E 1.14
TrainerRWSR£1
Sue Smith 375 46 12.3% +46.33
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
54
Archived wins
£369k
Prize money
2011
Best season · 15 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.
Stagecoach Pearl (GB) — Follow Paul Nicholls On Facebook And Twitter Handicap Chase Haydock · Nov 2010 · Class 2
£16,263
You Know Yourself (IRE) — Find Live totescoop6 Information At totepool.com Handicap Chase Carlisle · Apr 2012 · Class 3
£9,747
Stagecoach Pearl (GB) — Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase (For The John Parrett Memorial Trophy) Aintree · Oct 2010 · Class 2
£9,428
Notable horses
You Know Yourself (IRE) Kilkenny All Star (IRE) Mill Side (GB) Stagecoach Pearl (GB) Work Boy (GB) Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Alflora (IRE) 14.8% · 4–27
Progeny have won 9.8% of 5,312 runs since 2008 (535 horses).
Classic Cliche (IRE) 15.4% · 4–26
Progeny have won 8% of 2,328 runs since 2008 (231 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Unfuwain (USA) 16.7% · 3–18
Progeny have won 9.9% of 384 runs since 2008 (35 horses).
Alderbrook (GB) 26.7% · 4–15
Progeny have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since 2008 (299 horses).
Dr Massini (IRE) 38.5% · 5–13
Progeny have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since 2008 (406 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14% from 421.
Nomadic Way (USA) 30.8% · 4–13
Progeny have won 9.8% of 799 runs since 2008 (70 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 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 480 · newest first

The latest 50 of 480 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 24 November 2005 to 15 March 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
15 Mar 14 Newcastle Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Sue Smith Mtrec Specialists In Industrial Recruitment Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 23.5f · Good · 6 ran 5th 10/1
02 Mar 14 Sedgefield Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Sue Smith Wraggs Seafoods Ltd Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU 6/1
20 Feb 14 Sedgefield Stagecoach Jasper (GB)T: Sue Smith Free Bets On Your Mobile At Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 19.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 5th 5/1
18 Feb 14 Wetherby You Know Yourself (IRE)T: Sue Smith Download New Racinguk Ipad App Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 21.5f · Heavy · 11 ran UR 25/1
05 Feb 14 Carlisle Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Sue Smith 32red.com Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 21f · Heavy · 6 ran 2nd 7/2
04 Feb 14 Market Rasen Maxed Out King (IRE)T: Sue Smith Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier)Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 8 ran 6th 6/1
26 Jan 14 Sedgefield Maxed Out King (IRE)T: Sue Smith Betfred Novices' Hurdle (Betfred Hurdle Series Qualifier)Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 2nd 12/1
10 Jan 14 Sedgefield Maxed Out King (IRE)T: Sue Smith Bookmaker Free Bets At bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17f · Heavy · 8 ran 4th 14/1
10 Jan 14 Sedgefield Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Sue Smith No Deposit Free Bets With bookmakers.co.uk Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Heavy · 8 ran 1st 6/1
01 Jan 14 Catterick Grate Fella (IRE)T: Sue Smith 60/53 New Year Celebration Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1st 9/2
01 Jan 14 Catterick Emral Silk (GB)T: Sue Smith Happy New Year Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 6 ran 1st 16/1
26 Dec 13 Sedgefield Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Sue Smith Compare Bookies Free Bets At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 4th 10/1
07 Dec 13 Wetherby Stagecoach Pearl (GB)T: Sue Smith Download The Totepool App Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 15f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5th 11/2
30 Nov 13 Newcastle Stagecoach Jasper (GB)T: Sue Smith Coopers' Marquees Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 13 ran F 10/1
21 Apr 13 Newcastle Douglas Julian (GB)T: Sue Smith Collingwood Insurance Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU 16/1
12 Apr 13 Wetherby Clan William (IRE)T: Sue Smith Wetherby Racecourse Family Day - Sunday 28th April Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3rd 25/1
05 Apr 13 Sedgefield Tahiti Pearl (IRE)T: Sue Smith Worthington's Ale Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5th 8/1
30 Mar 13 Haydock You Know Yourself (IRE)T: Sue Smith BetVictor National 6 Places Tim Molony Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7th 25/1
27 Mar 13 Wetherby Papa Caruso (GB)T: Sue Smith Permit Trainers Association Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3rd 9/1
07 Mar 13 Carlisle Kent Street (IRE)T: Sue Smith Dw Construction & Joinery Ltd Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 21f · Good · 11 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 Shane Byrne's strike rate?
Shane Byrne has won 46 of 401 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 11.5% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Shane Byrne do best at?
Carlisle by strike rate: 11 wins from 41 rides (26.8%) 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 Shane Byrne ride most for?
Sue Smith, with 375 rides since 2008 — 94% of the total. That pairing has won 46 (12.3%).
What is Shane Byrne's Fair A/E?
1.10, from 401 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).