Jockey Profile

Jockeys/D A Jacob

D A Jacob

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

D A Jacob is a jockey with 5906 career rides 993 winners. He rides at a 16.8% strike rate. He has placed 2712 times. He has earned £16.8M in prize money. His strongest track is Limerick (IRE) (5w from 6r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

16.8%

Total Wins

993

Total Runs

5,906

Places

2,712

Place %

45.9%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

17 seasons
200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320240255075100358.26
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2024-12-29Leopardstown (IRE)Neville Hotels Premier Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed)Mr Percy (IRE)122020ffGood To Yielding
2024-12-28Limerick (IRE)Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase (Grade 1)Impaire Et Passe (FR)1719.5ffYielding To Soft
2024-12-27Leopardstown (IRE)Paddy's Rewards Club Chase (Grade 1)Blue Lord (FR)6917ffGood To Yielding
2024-12-27Leopardstown (IRE)Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)Karafon (FR)4716ffYielding
2024-12-27Leopardstown (IRE)Spinal Injuries Ireland Handicap HurdleBatman Girac (FR)141916ffYielding
2024-12-26Leopardstown (IRE)TRI Equestrian Maiden HurdleYeshil (IRE)82316ffYielding
2024-12-21AscotHowden Graduation Chase (GBB Race)James Du Berlais (FR)3421ffGood To Soft
2024-12-20UttoxeterRichard Winterton Auctioneers Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Chosen Bae (IRE)81122ffSoft
2024-12-20UttoxeterWillis Cooper Chartered Accountants Handicap ChaseKnockanore (IRE)1820ffSoft
2024-12-19ExeterSouthwest Rail Solutions Handicap HurdleIssam (FR)3518.5ffGood To Soft
2024-11-02AyrEriskyne Bar 50th Birthday Celebration EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Step Out (IRE)51216ffGood To Soft
2024-11-02AyrUnited Council Of Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap HurdleOttizzini (IRE)1624.5ffGood
2024-11-02AyrBurton Roofing At Auchengate Handicap HurdleGreen Sky (IRE)4516ffGood
2024-11-01Down Royal (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden HurdleInterchangeable (GB)4722.5ffGood To Yielding
2024-10-29Bangor-on-DeeMy Local Solicitor In Malpas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Rockvale (IRE)111416.5ffSoft
2024-10-27WincantonDan Skelton Supports Wincanton Charity Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Karaktere d'Enfer (FR)51615ffGood
2024-10-27WincantonTom Malone Bloodstock 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Katana (FR)5815ffGood
2024-10-25Cheltenhamsquareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Matata (IRE)2816ffGood
2024-10-22ExeterSouth West '3 Yrs Old' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Gnomon (GB)11213ffGood To Soft
2024-10-19Limerick (IRE)Master Chefs Maiden HurdleMr Percy (IRE)11716.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Cheltenham—————9%
Wincanton—————27%
Exeter—————14%
Kempton—————19%
Uttoxeter—————13%
Worcester—————20%
Newbury—————13%
Newton Abbot—————21%

Going Performance

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

Good
302W / 1726R17%
Good To Soft
185W / 1203R15%
Soft
221W / 1202R18%
Heavy
90W / 395R23%
Good To Firm
58W / 341R17%
Standard To Slow
3W / 33R9%
Yielding
3W / 32R9%
Good To Yielding
1W / 15R7%
Soft To Heavy
3W / 13R23%
Very Soft
4W / 13R31%
Yielding To Soft
4W / 11R36%
Standard
2W / 9R22%
Firm
3W / 6R50%
Slow
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

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

Sprint
0W / 4R0%
Mile
0W / 1R0%
Middle
247W / 1446R17%
Staying
632W / 3549R18%

Course Specialists

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

#1Limerick (IRE)
5W / 6R83%
#2Musselburgh
9W / 21R43%
#3Southwell (AW)
1W / 3R33%
#4Fakenham
16W / 56R29%
#5Fairyhouse (IRE)
4W / 14R29%
#6Thurles (IRE)
2W / 7R29%
#7Wincanton
76W / 285R27%
#8Kelso
6W / 22R27%
#9Haydock
26W / 101R26%
#10Ayr
19W / 73R26%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C605101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Paul Nicholls
182W / 641R28%
#2Nicky Henderson
80W / 307R26%
#3Nigel Twiston-Davies
60W / 244R25%
#4Nick Williams
49W / 294R17%
#5Ben Pauling
41W / 265R15%
#6Alan King
38W / 118R32%
#7Ben Case
35W / 301R12%
#8Emma Lavelle
32W / 165R19%
#9Harry Whittington
29W / 172R17%
#10S R B Crawford
25W / 132R19%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Simon Munir Isaac Souede
246W / 990R25%
#2Andrea Graham Wylie
14W / 48R29%
#3The Stewart Family
13W / 34R38%
#4Paul Duffy Diamond Partnership
10W / 42R24%
#5Kate Andrew Brooks
9W / 29R31%
#6D Allen
9W / 58R16%
#7Ms J Bennett
8W / 20R40%
#8R J H Geffen
7W / 15R47%
#9Potensis Bloodstock Ltd Chris Giles
7W / 18R39%
#10Mrs Sally Miss Isobel Noott
7W / 19R37%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

4957

Wins

874

Win Rate

18%

AW

Runs

43

Wins

5

Win Rate

12%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

4990

Wins

879

Win %

18%

Place %

47%

Flat

Runs

10

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

50%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)

Neptune Collonges (FR) · Aintree · 14 Apr 2012

£547.3k
#2

Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf)

L'Ami Serge (IRE) · Auteuil (FR) · 11 Jun 2017

£142.3k
#3

Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

L'Ami Serge (IRE) · Aintree · 12 Apr 2018

£140.5k
#4

Betfair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Lancashire Chase)

Bristol De Mai (FR) · Haydock · 25 Nov 2017

£113.1k
#5

Betfair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Lancashire Chase)

Bristol De Mai (FR) · Haydock · 24 Nov 2018

£112.5k
#6

Hennessy Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3)

Diamond Harry (GB) · Newbury · 27 Nov 2010

£99.8k
#7

Betfair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race)

Bristol De Mai (FR) · Haydock · 21 Nov 2020

£90k
#8

Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase (Grade 1)

El Fabiolo (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 4 Feb 2023

£88.5k
#9

bet365 Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)

Tidal Bay (IRE) · Sandown · 28 Apr 2012

£85.4k
#10

Jnwine.com Champion Chase (grade 1)

Kauto Stone (FR) · Down Royal (IRE) · 3 Nov 2012

£84k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

5.1/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

80/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
324
2/1–4/1
258
4/1–8/1
185
8/1–16/1
81
16/1+
31

Draw Performance

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

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