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JOHN ALLEN

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Jockey : JOHN ALLEN after winning the Paramount+ Trophy at Flemington in Australia.

John Allen is an Irish jumps jockey who came to Australia in 2004 to compete in an international race series.

Allen returned in 2011 to join the Victorian jumps racing jockey ranks and struck up a partnership with Gotta Take Care, the pair combining for nine wins including three Brendan Drechler Hurdle’, the Australian Hurdle and Galleywood Hurdle.

Also riding on the flat, John Allen claimed his first Group 1 success aboard Howard Be Thy Name in the 2016 SA Derby, winning the same race in 2017 aboard Volatile Mix.

Allen does most of his riding for leading Victorian trainer Darren Weir with the pair having plenty of success over the hurdles and in the country.

First Win  06 Feb 2003
Permiya (Ire)
Clonmel (Ire)  |  Fethard Maiden Hurdle
Best Horse :
STRONG PROJECT  (Timeform Rating 145)
PROJECT MANAGER (GB)  HURRICANE GIRL (IRE)  [By STRONG GALE (GB)]
First Group Win (G1):
HOWARD BE THY NAME  (14 May 2016)
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)  BELLINI ROSE (NZ)  [By FALTAAT (USA)]

JOHN ALLEN's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
7 of 7 01 Oct 2025 SANH JETSETTER JACK $25 3U MDN 1000m $55,000 GAVIN BEDGGOOD 0:56.14
3 of 13 28 Sep 2025 SW H DIVINE CLEMENTINE $10 3U MDN 1600m $32,000 MITCHELL FREEDMAN 1:37.55
6 of 12 27 Sep 2025 SANH STAR OF INDIA $30 OPEN 1800m $150,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:47.68
9 of 9 27 Sep 2025 SANH NOSTRINGSATTACHED $16 3U BM84 1400m $130,000 TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 1:23.52
9 of 10 26 Sep 2025 M V SKYBIRD $10 3U OPEN G1 1200m $2,015,000 MITCHELL FREEDMAN 1:10.01
8 of 9 26 Sep 2025 M V DECANTED $30 3 OPEN G2 1600m $300,000 TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 1:37.15
11 of 11 26 Sep 2025 M V DEEKAY $30 3U BM84 1200m $130,000 ANTHONY CHIBNALL 1:11.15
6 of 8 25 Sep 2025 GEEL SIERRA DEE JAY $20 3U BM0-62 1540m $35,000 THOMAS CARBERRY 1:32.58
9 of 12 25 Sep 2025 GEEL MINI ANGEL $5 3U BM0-62 1340m $35,000 CIARON MAHER 1:19.89
4 of 11 25 Sep 2025 GEEL SHAKIB $8 3U BM62 2460m $35,000 HENRY DWYER 2:33.68
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Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CIARON MAHER 1 4.8% 2 14.3% 21 $48,490 0 0 0 0 $0.15
HENRY DWYER 1 8.3% 1 16.7% 12 $27,860 0 0 0 0 $0.16
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 1 12.5% 2 37.5% 8 $44,810 0 0 0 0 $0.55
DAN O'SULLIVAN 1 12.5% 0 12.5% 8 $21,175 0 0 0 0 $1.12
MADDIE RAYMOND & PATRICK BELL 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $22,675 0 0 0 0 $3.00
THOMAS CONLAN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $15,525 0 0 0 0 $4.75
VINCENT MALADY 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $19,250 0 0 0 0 $6.00
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 9 $31,710 0 0 0 0 -
ARCHIE ALEXANDER 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 5 $15,725 0 0 0 0 -
THOMAS CARBERRY 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $5,710 0 0 0 0 -
GAVIN BEDGGOOD 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $28,800 0 0 0 0 -
TOM DABERNIG 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $7,585 0 0 0 0 -
PATRICK KEARNEY 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $8,350 0 0 0 0 -
RHYS ARCHARD 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $2,235 0 0 0 0 -
ANDREW NOBLET 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $6,975 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
DARREN WEIR 337 17.5% 497 43.4% 1923 $14,275,391 3 4 5 11 $0.79
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 251 19.9% 324 45.6% 1261 $19,548,966 9 3 5 6 $0.90
CIARON MAHER 41 11.8% 92 38.4% 346 $3,060,757 0 0 1 0 $0.66
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 30 21.4% 27 40.7% 140 $1,203,325 0 1 1 1 $0.85
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 25 17.4% 33 40.3% 144 $2,540,305 1 1 2 3 $1.78
ANDREW NOBLET 25 17.9% 35 42.9% 140 $792,282 0 0 0 0 $0.63
JOSEPH CROWLEY 24 6.1% 61 21.6% 393 $370,042 0 0 0 1 $0.45
HENRY DWYER 23 15.5% 41 43.2% 148 $878,827 0 0 1 0 $0.56
ARCHIE ALEXANDER 22 14.7% 33 36.7% 150 $969,706 0 0 0 1 $0.84
LEON & TROY CORSTENS 21 15.9% 42 47.7% 132 $1,550,868 0 0 2 1 $0.63
MADDIE RAYMOND 20 20.2% 18 38.4% 99 $640,648 0 0 0 0 $1.40
DANNY O'BRIEN 16 12.6% 29 35.4% 127 $1,567,130 1 2 0 0 $0.60
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 16 13.4% 36 43.7% 119 $1,223,601 1 0 0 0 $0.76
MATT CUMANI 15 14.7% 33 47.1% 102 $508,764 0 0 0 0 $0.69
PHILLIP STOKES 14 17.9% 24 48.7% 78 $1,221,820 1 0 1 2 $0.84

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 13 9.7% 25 28.4% 134 $496,215 0 0 0 0 $0.64
2024/25 97 12.5% 196 37.7% 778 $6,316,030 1 0 1 3 $0.68
2023/24 104 13.9% 183 38.4% 747 $6,445,000 0 1 4 3 $0.78
2022/23 130 16.1% 201 41.1% 806 $8,879,023 2 3 2 7 $0.83
2021/22 133 17.0% 189 41.1% 784 $13,855,530 5 3 2 0 $0.81
2020/21 147 16.4% 213 40.2% 896 $9,786,005 2 1 4 2 $0.77
2019/20 111 14.4% 199 40.3% 770 $7,294,159 3 1 3 3 $0.84
2018/19 124 16.8% 184 41.8% 736 $10,825,526 5 5 2 6 $0.94
2017/18 97 14.7% 160 38.9% 660 $3,788,952 0 0 2 7 $0.77
2016/17 107 16.3% 159 40.5% 657 $3,639,201 1 1 2 1 $0.81
Overall 1331 13.3% 2217 22.2% 9976 $77,414,679 20 15 22 36 $0.70