Shane Ryan
Shane Ryan
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Shane Ryan made a slow start to his career under National Hunt rules, with just one win in his first three seasons, but went on to have a further 21 over the next three and a half years.
Shane Ryan made a slow start to his career under National Hunt rules, with just one win in his first three seasons, but went on to have a further 21 over the next three and a half years.
He started out as a conditional with former jump jockey Owen Brennan and had his first success on his five-year-old Arthur’s Stone in the Brook Conditional Jockeys’ Selling Handicap Hurdle at Leicester on January 21, 1991, being ridden out to beat They All Forgot Me by a length and a half.
He started out as a conditional with former jump jockey Owen Brennan and had his first success on his five-year-old Arthur’s Stone in the Brook Conditional Jockeys’ Selling Handicap Hurdle at Leicester on January 21, 1991, being ridden out to beat They All Forgot Me by a length and a half.
It was not until Lingfield Park on December 11, 1993 that he had his second success, by which time he was riding for Reg Akehurst, and it was on his Here He Comes that he landed the TJH Group Handicap Hurdle by four lengths.
It was not until Lingfield Park on December 11, 1993 that he had his second success, by which time he was riding for Reg Akehurst, and it was on his Here He Comes that he landed the TJH Group Handicap Hurdle by four lengths.
All of his 22 wins were gained over hurdles, including three each on the novices Green Lane and Darter. There were also three successes on Silver Groom, with good prizes collected at Sandown and Ascot. He enjoyed a career-best score of eight wins in the 1995/96 campaign and only one less the following season, but that was as far as it went.
All of his 22 wins were gained over hurdles, including three each on the novices Green Lane and Darter. There were also three successes on Silver Groom, with good prizes collected at Sandown and Ascot. He enjoyed a career-best score of eight wins in the 1995/96 campaign and only one less the following season, but that was as far as it went.
His victory on Sheecky, trained by Bryan McMahon, in the Court Selling Hurdle at Chepstow on April 9, 1997 was his last, the six-year-old having to dig deep to beat Tony McCoy on Theme Arena by a length. Although Shane rode for another season there were no more wins.
His victory on Sheecky, trained by Bryan McMahon, in the Court Selling Hurdle at Chepstow on April 9, 1997 was his last, the six-year-old having to dig deep to beat Tony McCoy on Theme Arena by a length. Although Shane rode for another season there were no more wins.
Shane Ryan’s winners were, in chronological order:
Shane Ryan’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Arthur’s Stone, Leicester, January 21, 1991
1. Arthur’s Stone, Leicester, January 21, 1991
2. Here He Comes, Lingfield Park, December 11, 1993
2. Here He Comes, Lingfield Park, December 11, 1993
3. Ivy Edith, Chepstow, June 4, 1994
3. Ivy Edith, Chepstow, June 4, 1994
4. Green Lane, Worcester, October 8, 1994
4. Green Lane, Worcester, October 8, 1994
5. Green Lane, Plumpton, October 18, 1994
5. Green Lane, Plumpton, October 18, 1994
6. Green Lane, Ascot, November 19, 1994
6. Green Lane, Ascot, November 19, 1994
7. Silver Groom, Stratford-on-Avon, November 22, 1994
7. Silver Groom, Stratford-on-Avon, November 22, 1994
8. Admiral’s Well, Ascot, October 28, 1995
8. Admiral’s Well, Ascot, October 28, 1995
9. Silver Groom, Sandown Park, November 4, 1995
9. Silver Groom, Sandown Park, November 4, 1995
10. Darter, Lingfield Park, January 3, 1996
10. Darter, Lingfield Park, January 3, 1996
11. Darter, Windsor, January 17, 1996
11. Darter, Windsor, January 17, 1996
12. Miroswaki, Folkestone, January 24, 1996
12. Miroswaki, Folkestone, January 24, 1996
13. Darter, Windsor, February 17, 1996
13. Darter, Windsor, February 17, 1996
14. Bolivar, Lingfield Park, March 6, 1996
14. Bolivar, Lingfield Park, March 6, 1996
15. Bolivar, Fontwell Park, March 25, 1996
15. Bolivar, Fontwell Park, March 25, 1996
16. Cashflow Crisis, Exeter, October 16, 1996
16. Cashflow Crisis, Exeter, October 16, 1996
17. Silver Groom, Ascot, November 2, 1996
17. Silver Groom, Ascot, November 2, 1996
18. Roseberry Avenue, Lingfield Park, December 21, 1996
18. Roseberry Avenue, Lingfield Park, December 21, 1996
19. Sam Rockett, Taunton, January 16, 1997
19. Sam Rockett, Taunton, January 16, 1997
20. Euro Singer, Towcester, March 29, 1997
20. Euro Singer, Towcester, March 29, 1997
21. Euro Singer, Hereford, April 5, 1997
21. Euro Singer, Hereford, April 5, 1997
22. Sheecky, Chepstow, April 9, 1997
22. Sheecky, Chepstow, April 9, 1997
