Jockey Profile

Jockeys/A P Heskin

A P Heskin

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

A P Heskin is a jockey with 3505 career rides 436 winners. He rides at a 12.4% strike rate. He has placed 1273 times. He has earned £6.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Newcastle (4w from 6r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

12.4%

Total Wins

436

Total Runs

3,505

Places

1,273

Place %

36.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

17 seasons
200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320240153045605913.29
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2024-04-21Tramore (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden HurdleGaillimh A Run (IRE)11516.5ffYielding
2024-04-11Limerick (IRE)D & J Glazing Handicap Hurdle (80-102)Kilbrin Rocco (IRE)91116ffHeavy
2024-04-01Cork (IRE)Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap HurdleThe Banger Doyle (IRE)31516ffSoft
2024-03-15CheltenhamBetMGM County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Magical Zoe (IRE)41717ffHeavy
2024-03-10Limerick (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Shannon Spray Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)Judicieuse Allen (FR)4822.5ffHeavy
2024-03-09Gowran Park (IRE)Holden Fleet Management Beginners ChaseMiss Tempo (IRE)5620ffHeavy
2024-03-05Thurles (IRE)ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden HurdleKilbrin Rocco (IRE)101616ffHeavy
2024-03-04Leopardstown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners ChaseGua Du Large (FR)51017ffSoft
2024-02-25Naas (IRE)Naas Racecourse Business Club Maiden HurdleMon Euil (FR)122515.5ffSoft
2024-02-21Punchestown (IRE)Sherry Fitzgerald Brady O'Flaherty Supporting Longford GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-95)Falvio (POL)121420ffHeavy
2024-02-15Clonmel (IRE)Surehaul Race Day Mares Maiden HurdleGaillimh A Run (IRE)31319ffHeavy
2024-02-13Thurles (IRE)www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden HurdleMon Euil (FR)91420ffSoft To Heavy
2024-02-11Navan (IRE)Gibney's Handicap Hurdle (80-102)Welsh Saint (FR)91522ffHeavy
2024-02-07Fairyhouse (IRE)Bobbyjo Day February 24th Handicap Hurdle (80-109)Shanroe Act (IRE)161620ffHeavy
2024-02-04Leopardstown (IRE)Timeless Sash Windows Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed)Magical Zoe (IRE)22116ffSoft
2024-01-30Limerick (IRE)Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter (C & G) Maiden HurdleSurf Club (IRE)51416ffHeavy
2024-01-28Naas (IRE)I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden HurdleKing Kali (IRE)81118.5ffSoft
2024-01-28Naas (IRE)Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap HurdleWelsh Saint (FR)131418.5ffSoft
2024-01-27Fairyhouse (IRE)SBK Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)Judicieuse Allen (FR)5718ffSoft
2024-01-25Gowran Park (IRE)Langtons Kilkenny Handicap Hurdle (80-102)Fassbender (IRE)131816ffHeavy

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Cork (IRE)—0%———11%
Limerick (IRE)———0%—14%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————10%
Punchestown (IRE)—————7%
Navan (IRE)0%————4%
Clonmel (IRE)————0%9%
Thurles (IRE)—————10%
Cheltenham—————8%

Going Performance

Based on 3506 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
137W / 1012R14%
Soft
100W / 773R13%
Heavy
48W / 421R11%
Good To Soft
58W / 366R16%
Yielding
25W / 242R10%
Soft To Heavy
27W / 205R13%
Good To Firm
12W / 166R7%
Yielding To Soft
11W / 154R7%
Good To Yielding
16W / 148R11%
Firm
2W / 12R17%
Standard
0W / 5R0%
Standard To Slow
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 3506 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 3R0%
Mile
1W / 11R9%
Middle
103W / 1033R10%
Staying
332W / 2459R14%

Course Specialists

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

#1Newcastle
4W / 6R67%
#2Hexham
2W / 5R40%
#3Towcester
4W / 12R33%
#4Perth
11W / 35R31%
#5Musselburgh
9W / 30R30%
#6Leicester
7W / 24R29%
#7Catterick
2W / 7R29%
#8Ascot
8W / 29R28%
#9Stratford
14W / 51R27%
#10Kelso
3W / 11R27%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C607142128

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Tom George
80W / 391R20%
#2Michael Hourigan
47W / 502R9%
#3Olly Murphy
39W / 145R27%
#4Alan King
21W / 151R14%
#5Paul Nicholls
16W / 47R34%
#6Alan Fleming
15W / 68R22%
#7Warren Greatrex
11W / 90R12%
#8E Bolger
10W / 59R17%
#9Sophie Leech
9W / 70R13%
#10Liz Doyle
8W / 41R20%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mcneill Family
53W / 186R28%
#2Barry Connell
31W / 157R20%
#3Mcneill Family Patrick Scott Bryceland
15W / 55R27%
#4Mcneill Family And Prodec Networks Ltd
13W / 71R18%
#5Simon W Clarke
11W / 45R24%
#6Gigginstown House Stud
11W / 86R13%
#7Mcneill Family Ian Dale
10W / 26R38%
#8J Glews
7W / 26R27%
#9John P Mcmanus
7W / 65R11%
#10Mcneill Family Niall Farrell
7W / 72R10%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

3499

Wins

436

Win Rate

12%

AW

Runs

7

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

3481

Wins

435

Win %

12%

Place %

37%

Flat

Runs

25

Wins

1

Win %

4%

Place %

8%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

bet365 Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)

Church Island (IRE) · Sandown · 24 Apr 2010

£91.2k
#2

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1)

Martello Tower (IRE) · Cheltenham · 13 Mar 2015

£68.3k
#3

Boylesports Handicap Chase (grade A)

Foxrock (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 18 Jan 2015

£60k
#4

Guinness Handicap Chase (Grade A)

Orpheus Valley (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 30 Apr 2014

£60k
#5

Betfair Exchange Trophy (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Tritonic (GB) · Ascot · 18 Dec 2021

£59.8k
#6

Marsh Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Long Walk Hurdle)

The Worlds End (IRE) · Ascot · 21 Dec 2019

£57k
#7

Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

The Worlds End (IRE) · Aintree · 7 Apr 2017

£56.1k
#8

188Bet Haldon Gold Cup (Grade 2 Handicap Chase)

Sir Valentino (FR) · Exeter · 1 Nov 2016

£35.6k
#9

Mercury Engineering Handicap Chase (grade B)

She's Got Grit (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 28 Feb 2015

£32.5k
#10

Ballymore Irish EBF Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Djingle (FR) · Roscommon (IRE) · 30 Sept 2019

£32.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.9/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
126
2/1–4/1
99
4/1–8/1
103
8/1–16/1
67
16/1+
41

Draw Performance

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

Low
0W / 3R0%
Mid
0W / 5R0%
High
1W / 12R8%