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Trainer profile

John Joseph Hanlon

5,520 runners in the lifetime window · 748 individual horses
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Non-runners: 10.3% of 418 declared in the last 365 days, counting all recorded withdrawals, including reserves. For context, a typical day across all racing ends with about 6.5% withdrawn (middle half 5.3–8.1% over 364 racing days). As at 9 Nov 2026.
Runners today
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
307–5,520
Wins / Runs
5.6%
Strike rate
n=5,520
1,015 (18%)
Placed
0.84
n=5,515 · 0.67 incl. margin
−2,699.15
£1 level stake
n=5,520 at SP · −48.9%
£5.28m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
3.1%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 290 runners a season, winning with 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.84). In Group and Graded company the record reads 14% (174 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 5,520 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 27.3% when favourite Brian Hayes: 4.8% from 668 Group/Graded: 13.8% Sends off the favourite in 5% of races
The read

In Group and Graded company the record reads well at 13.8% (n=174, Fair A/E 1.51), but debutants struggle at 1.4% (n=419, Fair A/E 0.29). The market has consistently overbet a horse having headgear put back on after a bare run: 4.4% strike, Fair A/E 0.78 and −81.50 to a £1 stake over 225 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Brian Hayes rides 12% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (4.8%, A/E 0.75). The yard also reads well in Class 1 (13.3%, n=165) and in Class 5 (11.8%, n=110). 24 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Tote Galway Plate at Galway (Jul 2022, £159,300). The stable star of the record: Hidden Cyclone (IRE) — 17 wins from 48 runs for the yard.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
5.4%−0.2
n=1,003 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −473.30
New recruits · first run for the yard
4.2%−1.4
n=330 · A/E 0.80 · £1 −168.87
Debutants · first career start
1.4%−4.2
n=419 · A/E 0.29 · £1 −355.42
First-time headgear · true-first definition
4%−1.6
n=274 · A/E 0.79 · £1 −111.25
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
4.4%−1.2
n=225 · A/E 0.78 · £1 −81.50
When favourite
27.3%
n=256 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −57.88
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
5%−0.6
n=2,859 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −1,492.71
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
13.8%+8.2
n=174 · A/E 1.51 · £1 +103.66

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.6% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Headgear figures use the true-first definition (first gear appearance in the captured career); returns are gear back on after a bare run. Claiming riders are runs where the booked rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races. The same beliefs, tested across every yard and every GB and Irish race since 2005: Racing myths.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
With Mr P W Mullins 19.3% vs 5.6% · n=57
On last-time-out winners 13.5% vs 5.6% · n=319
With Andrew J McNamara 14.1% vs 5.6% · n=199
In Group / Graded races 13.8% vs 5.6% · n=174
In Class 1 13.3% vs 5.6% · n=165
In Class 5 11.8% vs 5.6% · n=110
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 93.5% of the archive so far (as at 9 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 3,178 167 5.3% −1,461.67
Chase 986 86 8.7% −337.43
Flat 805 20 2.5% −612.62
NH Flat 551 34 6.2% −287.43

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 1,908 117 6.1% −833.60
Soft 1,524 83 5.4% −724.33
Heavy 796 42 5.3% −389.62
Good to Soft 661 34 5.1% −380.64
Good to Firm 388 26 6.7% −180.96
Standard (AW) 201 3 1.5% −154.50
Firm 42 2 4.8% −35.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Galway 344 17 4.9% −192.92
Tramore 329 16 4.9% −190.50
Punchestown 316 17 5.4% −155.13
Limerick 306 20 6.5% −85.38
Gowran Park 292 15 5.1% −194.82
Downpatrick 275 16 5.8% −168.25
Fairyhouse 266 18 6.8% −73.40
Clonmel 245 13 5.3% −82.25
Kilbeggan 243 13 5.3% −90.50
Listowel 220 13 5.9% −49.43
Cork 211 6 2.8% −175.93
Down Royal 200 16 8% −7.06
Killarney 189 10 5.3% −102.42
Thurles 188 12 6.4% −126.49
Dundalk (AW) 179 3 1.7% −132.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 197 18 9.1% −13.24
Class 1 165 22 13.3% +82.66
Class 5 110 13 11.8% −37.41
Class 3 57 6 10.5% −31.03
Class 6 38 0 0% −38.00
Class 2 25 1 4% −21.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 317 85 26.8% 1.08 −53.76
2nd–3rd fav 758 90 11.9% 0.84 −267.39
4th–6th fav 1,437 77 5.4% 0.79 −615.50
7th+ in betting 3,008 55 1.8% 0.67 −1,762.50
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
84.1% completed · 4,164 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 986 74.1% 74 42 131 5 3
Hurdle 3,178 87.2% 69 48 262 11 17
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 trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Darenjan (IRE)from Sir Michael Stoute 53 7 19 20 Aug 16
Baby Jake (IRE) 50 5 13 26 Jan 19
Hewick (IRE) 48 11 22 10 Jul 26
Hidden Cyclone (IRE) 48 17 29 16 Oct 18
Baizically (IRE)from Alan Swinbank 47 3 9 25 Sep 13
Whatsinthecorner (IRE)from P F McEnery 46 4 15 30 Sep 21
Kilkishen (IRE)then D Peters 46 4 17 12 Oct 20
A Mere Bagatelle (IRE)from Jonathan Fogarty · then James Owen 44 4 14 17 May 25
Camlann (IRE) 44 8 20 25 Jun 20
Shaimaa (IRE) 41 3 9 18 Aug 10
Luska Lad (IRE) 39 10 15 20 Feb 16
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 748 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 20 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.
Where they came from · where they went next

Of the 60 horses listed, 29 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Ronald O'Neill (2) and Sir Michael Stoute (2); 31 had their first archived run for this yard.

31 have since run for another yard, most often for Tim Vaughan (3) and D Peters (2); 29 have no later run for another yard in our archive.

Read from each listed horse's whole archived career (2005 onwards), not only this window, and counted over the horses listed above, not the whole string. “First archived run” means our archive holds nothing earlier, not that the horse was unraced. A horse with no later run elsewhere may still be here, be off the track, or have run somewhere our archive does not cover — none of that is asserted.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 11
Only 11 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
446656556767
A jumps yard: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
Go-to riderBrian Hayes
12% of all rides
4.8% SR · A/E 0.75
RiderRWSR£1
Brian Hayes 668 32 4.8% −373.42
Mr Paddy Hanlon 444 25 5.6% −206.69
Rachael Blackmore 404 31 7.7% −164.57
Shane Fenelon 345 13 3.8% −141.50
Jody McGarvey 294 17 5.8% −41.50
Conor O'Farrell 239 11 4.6% −142.50
Danny Mullins 221 20 9% −53.68
Andrew J McNamara 199 28 14.1% −65.86
John Cullen 112 6 5.4% −41.75
Ken Whelan 89 2 2.2% −66.00
Mr T Hamilton 88 5 5.7% −54.42
Harry Sexton 82 3 3.7% −55.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
318
Archived wins
24
Pattern / graded wins
£5.39m
Prize money
2011
Best season · 39 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.
Hewick (IRE) — Tote Galway Plate (Grade A Handicap Chase) Galway · Jul 2022 · Grade A
£159,300
Hewick (IRE) — Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Kempton · Dec 2023 · Grade 1
£143,045
Alfa Beat (IRE) — Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade A) Listowel · Sep 2011 · Grade A
£96,400

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Stowaway (GB) 9.4% · 31–331
Progeny have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since 2008 (561 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 124.
Valirann (FR) 1.5% · 2–131
Progeny have won 10.1% of 1,453 runs since 2018 (160 horses). Weakest on Good to Soft going: 6.9% from 346.
Oscar (IRE) 7.6% · 8–105
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Galileo (IRE) 7.2% · 7–97
Progeny have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since 2008 (1,776 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.
Affinisea (IRE) 5.6% · 5–90
Progeny have won 13.3% of 1,296 runs since 2022 (207 horses).
Flemensfirth (USA) 17.8% · 16–90
Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,292 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Top line: the yard'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 9 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 5,641 · newest first

The latest 50 of 5,641 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 21 January 2007 to 9 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

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 yard’s runners since 25 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0) · 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 John Joseph Hanlon's strike rate?
John Joseph Hanlon has won 307 of 5,520 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 5.6% (as at 9 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does John Joseph Hanlon do best at?
Down Royal by strike rate: 16 wins from 200 runners (8%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most runners 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.
Who rides most for John Joseph Hanlon?
Brian Hayes, with 668 runners since 2008 — 12% of the total. That pairing has won 32 (4.8%).
Is John Joseph Hanlon in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 11 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is John Joseph Hanlon's Fair A/E?
0.84, from 5,515 runners 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 9 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).