Jockey Profile

Jockeys/A Nicol

A Nicol

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

A Nicol is a jockey with 966 career rides 127 winners. He rides at a 13.1% strike rate. He has placed 358 times. He has earned £853.7k in prize money. His strongest track is Bangor-on-Dee (4w from 8r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

13.1%

Total Wins

127

Total Runs

966

Places

358

Place %

37.1%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

13 seasons
2006200720102011201220132014201520162017201820192020061218245914
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2020-03-15Market RasenWest Lindsey District Council Chairman's Handicap ChaseBestiarius (IRE)4619ffGood To Soft
2020-03-15Market RasenIn Memory Of Ron Lane 'national Hunt' Novices' HurdleFabrication (GB)6916.5ffGood To Soft
2020-03-12DoncasterMansionBet GetItReady For Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Just Call Me Al (IRE)21219.5ffGood
2020-03-09StratfordLow6 Cheltenham Festival Preview Handicap HurdleSuggestion (GB)81316.5ffSoft
2019-12-26SedgefieldSprayclad UK Handicap HurdleBertie Blake (IRE)51320ffSoft
2019-12-21HaydockBetway Casino Handicap HurdleSakhee's City (FR)5824.5ffHeavy
2019-12-17CatterickRacing Again 28th December Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceFabrication (GB)101415.5ffGood To Soft
2019-12-17CatterickOld Red House Thirsk Juvenile HurdleMy Strong Man (IRE)71515.5ffGood To Soft
2019-12-16Ffos LasPendine Sands Handicap HurdleModulus (GB)51120ffHeavy
2019-12-11HexhamPurchase Your 2020 Hexham Membership Today Handicap HurdleAniknam (FR)21023.5ffHeavy
2019-12-10UttoxeterPaul James Knitwear Maiden HurdleMachiavelli (GB)81116ffHeavy
2019-12-07WetherbyWatch Racing TV In Stunning HD Fillies' 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race (NHMOPS Bonus Race)Red Dragoness (IRE)21112.5ffSoft
2019-12-07WetherbyAll Steels Trading Handicap HurdleSuggestion (GB)7816ffSoft
2019-11-30NewcastleBetfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1)Lady Buttons (GB)4516ffHeavy
2019-11-27WetherbyROA: A Voice For Racehorse Owners EBF Stallions Mares' Standard Open NH Flat RaceFille D'Avignon (IRE)91316ffSoft
2019-11-27WetherbyMake The Most Of Racehorse Ownership With The Roa Handicap ChaseNiven (IRE)7715ffSoft
2019-11-27WetherbyRoa Rewards Members Juvenile Maiden HurdleMy Strong Man (IRE)51116ffSoft
2019-11-25MusselburghFollow racing_uk On Twitter Now Handicap HurdleFourth Of July (IRE)31315.5ffGood To Soft
2019-11-22CatterickRacing Again 17th December Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceFabrication (GB)101515.5ffGood To Soft
2019-11-20HexhamBritish Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleTheflickeringlight (IRE)3820ffHeavy

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Wetherby—————25%
Sedgefield—————12%
Market Rasen—————7%
Hexham—————14%
Uttoxeter—————16%
Southwell—————22%
Kelso—————2%
Carlisle—————7%

Going Performance

Based on 966 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
46W / 378R12%
Soft
37W / 224R17%
Good To Soft
17W / 206R8%
Heavy
21W / 106R20%
Good To Firm
5W / 43R12%
Standard
1W / 6R17%
Standard To Slow
0W / 3R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 966 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 2R0%
Mile
0W / 1R0%
Middle
41W / 311R13%
Staying
86W / 652R13%

Course Specialists

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

#1Bangor-on-Dee
4W / 8R50%
#2Stratford
2W / 5R40%
#3Wetherby
26W / 106R25%
#4Aintree
3W / 12R25%
#5Newcastle (AW)
1W / 4R25%
#6Southwell
14W / 63R22%
#7Worcester
2W / 10R20%
#8Uttoxeter
10W / 63R16%
#9Hexham
9W / 64R14%
#10Haydock
2W / 14R14%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C608162432

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec07142128

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Philip Kirby
82W / 466R18%
#2Andrew Crook
7W / 49R14%
#3Mike Sowersby
5W / 72R7%
#4Sam Thomas
4W / 12R33%
#5Tina Jackson
4W / 21R19%
#6Rose Dobbin
4W / 27R15%
#7Michael Smith
4W / 29R14%
#8David Thompson
3W / 38R8%
#9Sally Hall
2W / 10R20%
#10George Moore
2W / 16R13%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mrs Jayne Sivills
15W / 62R24%
#2The Waking Ned Partnership
4W / 8R50%
#3Andrew Bradshaw
4W / 13R31%
#4C B Construction Cleveland Limited
4W / 14R29%
#5The Well Oiled Partnership
4W / 18R22%
#6H L Thompson
4W / 19R21%
#7Third Match Officials
3W / 6R50%
#8Birrafun 2
3W / 9R33%
#9Mr Mrs Michael Edwardson
3W / 12R25%
#10P Kirby
3W / 13R23%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

957

Wins

126

Win Rate

13%

AW

Runs

9

Wins

1

Win Rate

11%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

960

Wins

127

Win %

13%

Place %

37%

Flat

Runs

6

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

33%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Mansionbet Yorkshire Silver Vase Mares' Chase (Listed)

Lady Buttons (GB) · Doncaster · 29 Dec 2018

£44.2k
#2

Ladbrokes In Memory Of Tara Von Ihering Handicap Chase

Lady Buttons (GB) · Newbury · 1 Dec 2018

£25k
#3

Yorton Stallions Mares' Novices' Chase (Listed)

Lady Buttons (GB) · Bangor-on-Dee · 15 Nov 2017

£14.2k
#4

Smart Money's On Coral Handicap Hurdle

Nautical Nitwit (IRE) · Cartmel · 27 Aug 2018

£14.1k
#5

bet365 Mares' Hurdle (Listed)

Lady Buttons (GB) · Wetherby · 2 Nov 2019

£12.8k
#6

olbg.com Mares' Hurdle (Listed)

Lady Buttons (GB) · Wetherby · 3 Nov 2018

£12.5k
#7

Betfred Super League Novices' Chase

Lady Buttons (GB) · Newcastle · 24 Feb 2018

£11.7k
#8

Connolly's Red Mills Handicap Hurdle

Rumble Of Thunder (IRE) · Aintree · 16 May 2014

£11.6k
#9

Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Chase

Courtown Oscar (IRE) · Carlisle · 22 Feb 2016

£9.7k
#10

Racing Uk Handicap Chase

Courtown Oscar (IRE) · Carlisle · 26 Oct 2017

£8.1k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.9/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
19
2/1–4/1
31
4/1–8/1
38
8/1–16/1
28
16/1+
11

Draw Performance

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

Low
0W / 3R0%
Mid
0W / 1R0%
High
0W / 2R0%