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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
3 of 12 10 Dec 2025 SANL LOUIS BARTHAS $8 MDN 1200m $55,000 NICK RYAN 1:11.92
8 of 12 07 Dec 2025 WERR EDGES DIAMOND $14 3U BM66 1100m $35,000 MADDIE RAYMOND & PATRICK BELL 1:03.92
2 of 9 07 Dec 2025 WERR DIDN'T MISS MANY $3.4 3U BM66 1400m $35,000 ARCHIE ALEXANDER 1:24.39
5 of 12 07 Dec 2025 WERR ROYAL HERITAGE $3.4 3 MDN 1000m $42,500 NIGEL BLACKISTON 0:56.98
5 of 12 07 Dec 2025 WERR LUCKY LUCKY BOOM $15 3U MDN 1100m $42,500 DANNY O'BRIEN 1:04.22
9 of 11 06 Dec 2025 BRAT BUILLT $60 BM84 1400m $130,000 ANDREW BOBBIN 1:27.40
4 of 14 06 Dec 2025 BRAT KINGSWOOD $3.6 OPEN LR 2000m $500,000 GAVIN BEDGGOOD 2:02.58
2 of 11 06 Dec 2025 BRAT CANNONBALL $50 BM100 1100m $150,000 PATRICK KEARNEY 1:05.67
11 of 12 06 Dec 2025 BRAT EGERTON REEF $70 3,45 CL3 1400m $250,000 WILLIAM MORRISSEY 1:26.45
6 of 9 06 Dec 2025 BRAT SPIRITED DEFENCE $10 3U BM74 1100m $80,000 ANDREW NOBLET 1:05.08
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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
GAVIN BEDGGOOD 2 25.0% 1 37.5% 8 $185,230 0 0 0 1 $0.78
THOMAS CARBERRY 2 33.3% 2 66.7% 6 $695,405 1 0 0 0 $2.83
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 2 50.0% 1 75.0% 4 $37,910 0 0 0 0 $1.70
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 1 11.1% 1 22.2% 9 $58,590 0 0 0 0 $0.39
ARCHIE ALEXANDER 1 12.5% 1 25.0% 8 $31,480 0 0 0 0 $3.25
MADDIE RAYMOND & PATRICK BELL 1 16.7% 1 33.3% 6 $70,350 0 0 0 0 $0.35
HENRY DWYER 1 25.0% 0 25.0% 4 $20,800 0 0 0 0 $1.15
PATRICK KEARNEY 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $117,500 0 0 0 0 $6.50
CIARON MAHER 0 0.0% 2 20.0% 10 $26,210 0 0 0 0 -
WILLIAM MORRISSEY 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 $9,000 0 0 0 0 -
PAUL PREUSKER 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $45,700 0 0 0 0 -
ANDREW NOBLET 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $9,485 0 0 0 0 -
VINCENT MALADY 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $6,120 0 0 0 0 -
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $376,000 0 0 0 0 -
CRAIG CONRON 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $2,460 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 11.5% 95 38.0% 358 $3,088,727 0 0 1 0 $0.63
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 32 22.2% 28 41.7% 144 $1,241,235 0 1 1 1 $0.88
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 25 16.9% 34 39.9% 148 $2,916,305 1 1 2 3 $1.73
ANDREW NOBLET 25 17.0% 36 41.5% 147 $805,292 0 0 0 0 $0.60
JOSEPH CROWLEY 24 6.1% 61 21.6% 393 $370,042 0 0 0 1 $0.45
ARCHIE ALEXANDER 24 14.9% 34 36.0% 161 $1,019,261 0 0 0 1 $0.97
HENRY DWYER 24 15.4% 41 41.7% 156 $901,687 0 0 1 0 $0.56
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
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 17 13.0% 37 41.2% 131 $1,285,281 1 0 0 0 $0.72
DANNY O'BRIEN 16 12.5% 29 35.2% 128 $1,568,405 1 2 0 0 $0.60
MATT CUMANI 15 14.7% 33 47.1% 102 $508,764 0 0 0 0 $0.69
THOMAS CARBERRY 15 19.0% 18 41.8% 79 $1,151,088 1 0 0 0 $1.54

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 27 10.0% 49 28.3% 269 $2,317,665 1 0 0 1 $0.71
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 1345 13.3% 2241 22.2% 10111 $79,236,129 21 15 22 37 $0.70