Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Chris Hayes is a jockey with 13081 career rides 1084 winners. He rides at a 8.3% strike rate. He has placed 3523 times. He has earned £29.8M in prize money. His strongest track is Tramore (IRE) (3w from 8r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.3%

Total Wins

1,084

Total Runs

13,081

Places

3,523

Place %

26.9%

Upcoming Entries

6 entries
DateCourseRace
2026-10-15CurraghIrish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden
2026-10-15CurraghDNG Nationwide Handicap
2026-10-15CurraghIrish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series)
2026-10-15CurraghDNG People & Property Maiden
2026-10-15CurraghIsuzu Ireland Handicap
2026-10-15CurraghFeel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

8 seasons
20192020202120222023202420252026020406080358.8
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-12Roscommon (IRE)On-Course Vets HandicapConnecteo (IRE)31612ffSoft
2026-10-12Roscommon (IRE)Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (Div I)Watercraft (IRE)11147.5ffSoft
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie HandicapAre You In Or Out (IRE)19226ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies HandicapRed Autumn (IRE)698ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community MaidenEagle Of Tyrone (GB)798ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Racing Again 21st October Handicap (Div II)Morning Approach (IRE)121610ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Navan Racing Festival Hospitality On Sale Now Nursery HandicapDocks (IRE)3106ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Buy Now & Save With The Real Deal Bundle MaidenAlmeiyda (IRE)11136ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Median Auction MaidenRed Lily (IRE)5216ffYielding
2026-10-05Killarney (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF MaidenPower Through (IRE)10128ffYielding To Soft
2026-10-05Killarney (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Navigation Stakes (Listed)Shaihaan (IRE)1811ffSoft
2026-10-05Killarney (IRE)Carry Out Off-Licence HandicapSherekiya (IRE)6108ffSoft
2026-10-05Killarney (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies MaidenSibaza (IRE)5711ffSoft
2026-10-04Curragh (IRE)Hailey Equine Irish EBF Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Listed)Carla Ridge (IRE)1166ffSoft
2026-10-04Curragh (IRE)Coolmore Sioux Nation Concorde Stakes (Listed)Dmaniac (GB)8107ffSoft
2026-10-04Curragh (IRE)1xBet.ie Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing HandicapMajestic King (IRE)3109ffYielding
2026-09-30Bellewstown (IRE)BOYLE Sports HandicapAre You In Or Out (IRE)4148ffSoft To Heavy
2026-09-30Bellewstown (IRE)Rathbarry & Glenview Studs HandicapDandyville (IRE)13148ffSoft To Heavy
2026-09-28Down Royal (IRE)Molson Coors Beverage HandicapCooley's Mist (IRE)31413ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-28Down Royal (IRE)Pravha Handicap (Div I)Annacroft (IRE)141411ffGood To Yielding

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)11%6%7%8%—10%
Curragh (IRE)10%9%5%10%5%6%
Leopardstown (IRE)—0%6%7%10%13%
Naas (IRE)6%10%15%17%14%5%
Gowran Park (IRE)——6%5%6%0%
Navan (IRE)11%4%—9%12%6%
Cork (IRE)8%7%5%10%12%15%
Galway (IRE)——11%3%13%9%

Going Performance

Based on 5000 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
130W / 1586R8%
Standard
96W / 1148R8%
Yielding
44W / 568R8%
Soft
40W / 519R8%
Good To Yielding
30W / 333R9%
Heavy
28W / 276R10%
Yielding To Soft
20W / 216R9%
Good To Firm
19W / 177R11%
Soft To Heavy
13W / 162R8%
Good To Soft
1W / 10R10%
Firm
0W / 3R0%
Very Soft
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 5000 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
174W / 2158R8%
Mile
185W / 2114R9%
Middle
59W / 699R8%
Staying
3W / 29R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Tramore (IRE)
3W / 8R38%
#2Clonmel (IRE)
4W / 16R25%
#3Dundalk (IRE)
1W / 5R20%
#4Navan
1W / 5R20%
#5Laytown (IRE)
1W / 6R17%
#6Killarney (IRE)
18W / 140R13%
#7Newmarket
1W / 8R13%
#8Naas (IRE)
44W / 377R12%
#9Down Royal (IRE)
12W / 100R12%
#10Galway (IRE)
18W / 188R10%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C5C60481216

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1D K Weld
126W / 1074R12%
#2J A Stack
26W / 255R10%
#3Kevin Prendergast
22W / 252R9%
#4Noel Meade
16W / 243R7%
#5Edward Lynam
15W / 140R11%
#6Eddie & Patrick Harty
15W / 188R8%
#7Luke Comer
15W / 290R5%
#8Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
8W / 55R15%
#9Adrian McGuinness
8W / 63R13%
#10Gordon Elliott
7W / 59R12%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1H H Aga Khan
37W / 188R20%
#2Moyglare Stud Farm
30W / 280R11%
#3Exors Of The Late H H Aga Khan
17W / 134R13%
#4Luke Comer
15W / 283R5%
#5Hamdan Al Maktoum
9W / 55R16%
#6Juddmonte
8W / 67R12%
#7Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd
8W / 74R11%
#8Shadwell Estate Company Ltd
6W / 63R10%
#9Colvin G Ryan
5W / 32R16%
#10Mrs E P Harty
5W / 33R15%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

3853

Wins

325

Win Rate

8%

AW

Runs

1147

Wins

96

Win Rate

8%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

5000

Wins

421

Win %

8%

Place %

28%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1)

Search For A Song (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 15 Sept 2019

£342k
#2

Coronation Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Rnd)

Tahiyra (IRE) · Ascot · 23 Jun 2023

£340.3k
#3

Betfred Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Ezeliya (FR) · Epsom · 31 May 2024

£311.9k
#4

Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Fillies' Group 1)

Tahiyra (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 28 May 2023

£285k
#5

Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Fillies' Group 1)

Homeless Songs (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 22 May 2022

£285k
#6

Goffs 500

Bolo Neighs (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 28 Sept 2024

£245k
#7

Coolmore America 'Justify' Matron Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 1)

Tahiyra (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 9 Sept 2023

£236k
#8

Moyglare Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 1)

Tahiyra (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 11 Sept 2022

£236k
#9

Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes (Group 1)

Romantic Proposal (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 12 Sept 2021

£177k
#10

Moyglare 'Jewels' Blandford Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)

Tarnawa (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 15 Sept 2019

£147.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

8.7/1

Shortest Winner

0.2/1

Biggest Winner

300/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
63
2/1–4/1
113
4/1–8/1
122
8/1–16/1
88
16/1+
35

Draw Performance

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

Low
103W / 1238R8%
Mid
140W / 1617R9%
High
178W / 2126R8%