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Trainer profile

Kenny Johnson

665 runners in the lifetime window · 59 individual horses
As at 7 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Jan 2022
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2015→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
21–665
Wins / Runs
3.2%
Strike rate
n=665
89 (13%)
Placed
0.74
Fair A/E
n=660 · 0.64 incl. margin
−332.25
£1 level stake
n=665 at SP · −50.0%
£230k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 40 runners a season, winning with 3% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.74).

Deterministic profile computed from 665 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 7 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jan–May Alison Clarke: 3.2% from 220
The read

The record is strongest at Kelso (7.7%, n=39) and Hexham (6.3%, n=96) — all clear of the yard's 3.2% baseline. It is weakest at Newcastle (AW) (0% over 53 runners) — the widest gap in the record. New recruits from other stables on their first run struggle at 0% (n=41, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet runners with a claiming rider up: 2.8% strike, Fair A/E 0.64 and −332.50 to a £1 stake over 505 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Alison Clarke rides 33% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (3.2%, A/E 0.76). The yard also reads well beyond 3m (7.3%, n=41). The record reads poorly on Standard (AW) going — 0% over 66 runners, 3.2pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the yard in Flat races: Fair A/E 0.25 across 158 runners (0.6% strike, −117.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. Seasonally, the yard fires Jan–May.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.2% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
1.3%−1.9
n=78 · A/E 0.44 · £1 −37.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−3.2
n=41 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −41.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−3.2
n=18 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −18.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−3.2
n=24 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −24.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−3.2
n=40 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −40.00
When favourite
16.7%
n=6 · A/E 0.65 · £1 −3.75
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
2.8%−0.4
n=505 · A/E 0.64 · £1 −332.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.2% 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
At Kelso 7.7% vs 3.2% · n=39
Beyond 3m 7.3% vs 3.2% · n=41
At Hexham 6.3% vs 3.2% · n=96
On Standard (AW) going 0% vs 3.2% · n=66
In Flat races 0.6% vs 3.2% · n=158
At Newcastle (AW) 0% vs 3.2% · n=53
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 243 13 5.3% −93.50
Hurdle 242 7 2.9% −99.75
Flat 158 1 0.6% −117.00
NH Flat 22 0 0% −22.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 241 12 5% −5.25
Soft 156 5 3.2% −88.00
Good to Soft 93 1 1.1% −83.00
Heavy 67 3 4.5% −48.00
Standard (AW) 66 0 0% −66.00
Good to Firm 42 0 0% −42.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Hexham 96 6 6.3% −16.50
Sedgefield 84 1 1.2% −69.00
Newcastle 80 2 2.5% +22.00
Newcastle (AW) 53 0 0% −53.00
Kelso 39 3 7.7% −12.00
Catterick 38 1 2.6% −33.00
Carlisle 35 1 2.9% −32.75
Southwell 31 0 0% −31.00
Wetherby 30 1 3.3% −15.00
Market Rasen 24 1 4.2% −16.00
Redcar 24 0 0% −24.00
Musselburgh 22 0 0% −22.00
Cartmel 21 1 4.8% −6.00
Uttoxeter 13 0 0% −13.00
Hamilton 12 0 0% −12.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 295 10 3.4% −105.00
Class 4 223 8 3.6% −138.50
Class 6 104 1 1% −63.00
Class 3 28 1 3.6% −25.75
Class 2 4 1 25% +11.00
Class 7 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 1 16.7% 0.65 −3.75
2nd–3rd fav 40 4 10% 0.69 −19.00
4th–6th fav 175 9 5.1% 0.88 −14.50
7th+ in betting 444 7 1.6% 0.65 −295.00
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
77.1% completed · 485 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 243 73.3% 7 13 44 1 0
Hurdle 242 81% 3 1 39 0 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 trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
King Golan (IRE)then Dr Richard Newland 49 4 13 8 Feb 21
Captain Sharpe (GB)from Robert Johnson 41 2 9 16 Jun 18
Under The Red Sky (IRE) 32 0 8 16 May 18
Rosquero (FR)from Robert Johnson 32 4 13 5 Feb 18
Bygones For Coins (IRE)from Robert Johnson 31 0 5 17 Sep 18
Cryogenics (IRE)from Rebecca Menzies · then Oliver Greenall 29 1 2 10 Mar 21
On We Go (IRE)then Gillian Boanas 28 1 3 9 Dec 21
Cairnshill (IRE)from Mark Michael McNiff 28 2 8 17 Jul 21
Sweet Flora (IRE) 27 1 2 15 Sep 21
Notonebuttwo (IRE)from Chris Grant · then Sue Smith 23 1 3 23 Apr 18
Psychology (GB) 20 0 0 23 Nov 18
Sunrise Dance (GB)from Robert Johnson 20 0 2 29 Jun 17
All 59 horses sent out in this window. 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 59 horses listed, 41 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Robert Johnson (14) and Keith Dalgleish (3); 18 had their first archived run for this yard.

24 have since run for another yard, most often for Keith Dalgleish (4) and Rebecca Menzies (4); 35 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.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime
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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 riderAlison Clarke
33% of all rides
3.2% SR · A/E 0.76
RiderRWSR£1
Alison Clarke 220 7 3.2% −156.50
Thomas Dowson 63 2 3.2% −30.00
Callum Bewley 38 1 2.6% −23.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2015→
21
Archived wins
£230k
Prize money
2019
Best season · 5 wins
Cairnshill (IRE) — Oakmere Homes Handicap Hurdle Cartmel · May 2019 · Class 2
£12,512
Cairnshill (IRE) — Reece Tooze Memorial Handicap Hurdle Carlisle · Apr 2019 · Class 3
£8,123
Benarty Hill (IRE) — Buy Your 2020 Annual Badge Today Handicap Chase Catterick · Dec 2019 · Class 4
£6,787
Notable horses
King Golan (IRE) Rosquero (FR) Captain Sharpe (GB) Cairnshill (IRE) Cryogenics (IRE) On We Go (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Golan (IRE) 8.2% · 4–49
Progeny have won 8.7% of 3,151 runs since 2008 (288 horses). Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.4% from 258.
Tobougg (IRE) 4.9% · 2–41
Progeny have won 8.5% of 6,096 runs since 2008 (464 horses).
Blushing Flame (USA) 12.5% · 4–32
Progeny have won 8.6% of 222 runs since 2008 (21 horses).
Insatiable (IRE) 0% · 0–32
Progeny have won 7.3% of 372 runs since 2008 (36 horses).
Danroad (AUS) 0% · 0–31
Progeny have won 7% of 584 runs since 2009 (41 horses).
Lawman (FR) 0% · 0–31
Progeny have won 8.9% of 9,428 runs since 2011 (730 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 7 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 665 · newest first

The latest 50 of 665 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 26 April 2015 to 18 January 2022.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
18 Jan 22 Newcastle Big Bold Gold (IRE)J: Alison Clarke DFE Electrical Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8th 150/1
18 Jan 22 Newcastle High Sheriff (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Cazoo Search Drive Smile Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10th 150/1
28 Dec 21 Catterick Big Bold Gold (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Sky Bet Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 25f · Soft · 11 ran PU 80/1
09 Dec 21 Newcastle On We Go (IRE)J: Alison Clarke MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 10th 16/1
03 Dec 21 Sedgefield Bobbie The Dazzler (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Paxtons And Case IH A Winning Team Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 27f · Soft · 8 ran 7th 12/1
18 Nov 21 Newcastle On We Go (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Vickers.Bet Bookmakers Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 12 ran 5th 20/1
18 Nov 21 Newcastle Bobbie The Dazzler (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Vickers Independent Family Run Bookmaker Mares' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 23.5f · Good · 2 ran 2nd 11/10
05 Nov 21 Hexham Bobbie The Dazzler (IRE)J: Alison Clarke NE-Bet Sportsbook & Casino Conditional Jockeys' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4th 9/1
04 Nov 21 Sedgefield On We Go (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Carpet Gallop Pre-Mixed Surfaces 01785719991 Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7th 25/1
25 Oct 21 Ayr Bobbie The Dazzler (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Ayr Racecourse Sunday Market Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24.5f · Good · 8 ran 5th 11/1
21 Oct 21 Carlisle On We Go (IRE)J: Conor O'Farrell Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 4th 14/1
09 Oct 21 Hexham One Year Out (GB)J: Alison Clarke Follow HexhamRaces On Twitter Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran PU 150/1
06 Oct 21 Sedgefield Bobbie The Dazzler (IRE)J: Alison Clarke vickers.bet Best Odds Guaranteed Every Day Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 27f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5th 20/1
28 Sep 21 Sedgefield One Year Out (GB)J: Alison Clarke RPS248 Compliant carpetgallop.co.uk Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU 125/1
28 Sep 21 Sedgefield Bobbie The Dazzler (IRE)J: Alison Clarke All Weather Surfaces carpetgallop.co.uk Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 7th 40/1
28 Sep 21 Sedgefield Big Bold Gold (IRE)J: Alison Clarke carpetgallop.co.uk 01785719991 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 8th 250/1
15 Sep 21 Kelso Big Bold Gold (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Welcome Back To Kelso Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21f · Good · 4 ran 4th 80/1
15 Sep 21 Kelso Sweet Flora (IRE)J: Alison Clarke William Hill Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 18f · Good · 11 ran 9th 9/1
31 Aug 21 Hexham Bobbie The Dazzler (IRE)J: Alison Clarke Read Hollie Doyle's Column On Attheraces.com Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran 8th 28/1
31 Aug 21 Hexham On We Go (IRE)J: Aaron Anderson Read Hollie Doyle's Column On Attheraces.com Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran 3rd 12/1

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 Kenny Johnson's strike rate?
Kenny Johnson has won 21 of 665 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 3.2% (as at 7 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Kenny Johnson do best at?
Kelso by strike rate: 3 wins from 39 runners (7.7%) 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 Kenny Johnson?
Alison Clarke, with 220 runners since 2008 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 7 (3.2%).
What is Kenny Johnson's Fair A/E?
0.74, from 660 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 7 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).