Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Gavin Ryan

Gavin Ryan

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Gavin Ryan is a jockey with 2927 career rides 247 winners. He rides at a 8.4% strike rate. He has placed 781 times. He has earned £5.8M in prize money. His strongest track is Ballinrobe (IRE) (4w from 21r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.4%

Total Wins

247

Total Runs

2,927

Places

781

Place %

26.7%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

10 seasons
201720182019202020212022202320242025202601530456049.559999999999999
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)Ryans Cleaning RaceValentino Eclipse (IRE)397ffYielding To Soft
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series)Wassily Kandinsky (IRE)20238ffYielding To Soft
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)QuinnBet Finale Stakes (Listed)Together Now (USA)91212ffYielding
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)Velo Coffee At The Curragh MaidenNavy Guitar (IRE)101912ffYielding
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)QuinnBet Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3)Amelia Earhart (IRE)11116.5ffYielding
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)Keadeen Hotel Premier HandicapSanctijude (IRE)12218ffYielding To Soft
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)Isuzu Ireland HandicapNever Loose (IRE)17257ffYielding To Soft
2026-10-31NewmarketHurworth Blooodstock Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3)City Of Gold (GB)4157ffGood To Soft
2026-10-29Punchestown (IRE)Premiere Weekend Two-Day Ticket Just €35 MaidenDanpaddyandy (IRE)11117ffYielding
2026-10-29Punchestown (IRE)See You At The GR1 Double Header 21 & 22 November Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)Micasso (IRE)2127ffYielding
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Dundalk Stadium Optional Claiming RaceThumama Sands (IRE)10118ffStandard
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Irishinjuredjockeys.com Fillies MaidenSlightly (IRE)7147ffStandard
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF MaidenCourtier (IRE)10117ffStandard
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)Hot To Foxtrot (IRE)8147ffStandard
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction MaidenLegacy Of Stardom (IRE)11136ffStandard
2026-10-21Navan (IRE)Navan Racecourse HandicapHello Garda (IRE)82314ffYielding
2026-10-20Curragh (IRE)1xBet.ie Supporting October Racing Irish EBF MaidenShake It Out (GB)13136ffYielding
2026-10-20Curragh (IRE)Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Group 3)Isle Of Capri (IRE)4118ffYielding
2026-10-19Gowran Park (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF MaidenConclusive (IRE)10148.5ffSoft
2026-10-17Leopardstown (IRE)Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series)Pirate Of Penzance (IRE)6158.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)12%11%7%11%—9%
Curragh (IRE)6%4%3%6%7%10%
Leopardstown (IRE)—0%5%9%4%10%
Gowran Park (IRE)——7%9%3%16%
Naas (IRE)15%10%13%10%14%0%
Navan (IRE)5%4%—4%10%3%
Cork (IRE)7%16%2%3%16%0%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—18%3%—0%15%

Going Performance

Based on 3082 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
74W / 988R7%
Standard
59W / 643R9%
Soft
24W / 323R7%
Yielding
25W / 319R8%
Good To Yielding
18W / 203R9%
Good To Firm
12W / 167R7%
Yielding To Soft
11W / 161R7%
Heavy
20W / 160R13%
Soft To Heavy
9W / 107R8%
Very Soft
0W / 5R0%
Good To Soft
0W / 4R0%
Firm
0W / 1R0%
Fast
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 3082 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
105W / 1373R8%
Mile
116W / 1309R9%
Middle
31W / 378R8%
Staying
0W / 22R0%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Ballinrobe (IRE)
4W / 21R19%
#2Bellewstown (IRE)
9W / 66R14%
#3Listowel (IRE)
9W / 69R13%
#4Killarney (IRE)
12W / 97R12%
#5Naas (IRE)
24W / 213R11%
#6Galway (IRE)
12W / 114R11%
#7Tipperary (IRE)
10W / 95R11%
#8Down Royal (IRE)
8W / 73R11%
#9Fairyhouse (IRE)
12W / 115R10%
#10Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
58W / 627R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C5C601234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
93W / 706R13%
#2Adrian McGuinness
19W / 191R10%
#3Mark Fahey
16W / 109R15%
#4P J F Murphy
11W / 128R9%
#5J S Bolger
10W / 40R25%
#6John James Feane
10W / 64R16%
#7Thomas Gibney
8W / 75R11%
#8Eoin Christopher McCarthy
4W / 37R11%
#9J J Lambe
4W / 47R9%
#10Keith Henry Clarke
4W / 53R8%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Mrs A M Obrien
14W / 110R13%
#2Mrs J S Bolger
8W / 43R19%
#3Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd
7W / 46R15%
#4Atlantic Thoroughbreds
7W / 59R12%
#5J Carthy
5W / 21R24%
#6Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
5W / 59R8%
#7Mrs C Lennon
4W / 14R29%
#8Diego Dias
4W / 19R21%
#9Michael Tabor Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier
4W / 42R10%
#10Alberta Capital Ltd
3W / 8R38%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

2438

Wins

193

Win Rate

8%

AW

Runs

643

Wins

59

Win Rate

9%

Dirt

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

3082

Wins

252

Win %

8%

Place %

26%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Criterium International (2yo) (Turf)

Proud And Regal (IRE) · Saint-Cloud (FR) · 22 Oct 2022

£120k
#2

Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Booyea (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 30 Jun 2024

£59k
#3

BOYLE Sports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap)

Madbadanddangerous (IRE) · Down Royal (IRE) · 20 Jun 2026

£58.9k
#4

Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ahonoora' Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Current Option (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 2 Aug 2020

£53.1k
#5

COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap

Saltonstall (GB) · Galway (IRE) · 28 Jul 2020

£44.3k
#6

QuinnBet Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3)

Amelia Earhart (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 1 Nov 2026

£42k
#7

Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies Sprint Stakes (Group 3)

Porta Fortuna (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 21 May 2023

£41.3k
#8

Goffs Lacken Stakes (Group 3)

Havana Anna (GB) · Naas (IRE) · 17 May 2026

£41.2k
#9

Coolmore Stud Auguste Rodin Irish European Breeders Fund Athasi Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)

Atsila (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 5 May 2025

£39.8k
#10

Coolmore U S Navy Flag Concorde Stakes (Group 3)

Current Option (IRE) · Tipperary (IRE) · 3 Oct 2020

£32.5k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

29/4

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

100/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
42
2/1–4/1
59
4/1–8/1
80
8/1–16/1
43
16/1+
27

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
61W / 757R8%
Mid
76W / 1007R8%
High
114W / 1307R9%