Jockey Profile

Jockeys/D N Russell

D N Russell

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

D N Russell is a jockey with 7513 career rides 1411 winners. He rides at a 18.8% strike rate. He has placed 3804 times. He has earned £33.1M in prize money. His strongest track is Hereford (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

18.8%

Total Wins

1,411

Total Runs

7,513

Places

3,804

Place %

50.6%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

15 seasons
200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023030609012036.64
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2023-09-17DoncasterVickers.Bet Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Culcor (GB)14158ffGood To Soft
2023-04-15AintreeWeatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Pour Les Filles (GB)52017ffGood To Soft
2023-04-15AintreeTurners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Irish Point (FR)11420ffGood To Soft
2023-04-14AintreePoundland Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Found A Fifty (IRE)81216.5ffGood To Soft
2023-04-14AintreeAir Charter Service Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Gerri Colombe (FR)1625ffGood To Soft
2023-04-13AintreeGoffs UK Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Magic Dawn (IRE)182017ffGood To Soft
2023-04-13AintreeWilliam Hill Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Zanahiyr (IRE)3620ffGood To Soft
2023-03-17CheltenhamMcCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Pied Piper (GB)22417ffSoft
2023-03-16CheltenhamPaddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Teahupoo (FR)31124ffSoft
2023-03-16CheltenhamJack de Bromhead Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)Halka Du Tabert (FR)32117ffSoft
2023-03-16CheltenhamPertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Maxxum (IRE)142324ffSoft
2023-03-16CheltenhamTurners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)Mighty Potter (FR)3720ffSoft
2023-03-16CheltenhamRyanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Fury Road (IRE)6920.5ffSoft
2023-03-15CheltenhamGlenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) (GBB Race)Galvin (IRE)21630ffSoft
2023-03-15CheltenhamBallymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham) (GBB Race)American Mike (IRE)71021ffSoft
2023-03-15CheltenhamWeatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)No Time To Wait (IRE)82116.5ffSoft
2023-03-14CheltenhamUltima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)The Goffer (IRE)42325ffSoft
2023-03-14CheltenhamSky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Doctor Bravo (FR)81416.5ffSoft
2023-03-14CheltenhamUnibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Zanahiyr (IRE)3716.5ffSoft
2023-03-14CheltenhamClose Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Queens Brook (IRE)3920ffSoft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————19%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————21%
Leopardstown (IRE)————0%16%
Navan (IRE)—————24%
Thurles (IRE)—————26%
Galway (IRE)—————17%
Gowran Park (IRE)—————21%
Naas (IRE)—————18%

Going Performance

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

Good
268W / 1251R21%
Soft
192W / 967R20%
Heavy
179W / 799R22%
Yielding
86W / 502R17%
Soft To Heavy
86W / 464R19%
Good To Yielding
65W / 385R17%
Yielding To Soft
62W / 291R21%
Good To Firm
51W / 213R24%
Good To Soft
18W / 108R17%
Firm
3W / 16R19%
Very Soft
1W / 3R33%
Standard
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

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

Mile
0W / 3R0%
Middle
299W / 1519R20%
Staying
712W / 3478R20%

Course Specialists

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

#1Hereford
2W / 4R50%
#2Far Hills (USA)
3W / 8R38%
#3Ayr
5W / 14R36%
#4Perth
2W / 6R33%
#5Downpatrick (IRE)
40W / 147R27%
#6Thurles (IRE)
74W / 287R26%
#7Bellewstown (IRE)
11W / 42R26%
#8Newcastle
2W / 8R25%
#9Percy Warner Park (USA)
1W / 4R25%
#10Navan (IRE)
70W / 294R24%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C608162432

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Gordon Elliott
359W / 1633R22%
#2C Byrnes
78W / 297R26%
#3Henry De Bromhead
52W / 223R23%
#4A J Martin
32W / 147R22%
#5W P Mullins
28W / 75R37%
#6D T Hughes
26W / 130R20%
#7Paul Nolan
24W / 127R19%
#8M F Morris
22W / 118R19%
#9Noel Meade
19W / 70R27%
#10C A Murphy
16W / 57R28%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Gigginstown House Stud
321W / 1406R23%
#2Philip J Reynolds
24W / 88R27%
#3C Jones
16W / 110R15%
#4Cheveley Park Stud
11W / 29R38%
#5Caldwell Construction Ltd
11W / 35R31%
#6Bective Stud
11W / 51R22%
#7Walters Plant Hire Ltd
10W / 27R37%
#8R A Bartlett
9W / 28R32%
#9Alan Ann Potts Partnership
8W / 16R50%
#10K Haughey Laura Haughey Kieran T Byrne
8W / 24R33%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

4999

Wins

1011

Win Rate

20%

AW

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

5

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

0%

Jumps

Runs

4995

Wins

1011

Win %

20%

Place %

55%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Tiger Roll (IRE) · Aintree · 6 Apr 2019

£500k
#2

Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Tiger Roll (IRE) · Aintree · 14 Apr 2018

£500k
#3

Zeturf Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (5yo+) (Turf)

Carriacou (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 19 May 2019

£332.4k
#4

Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Lord Windermere (IRE) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2014

£327.3k
#5

Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy)

Balko Des Flos (FR) · Cheltenham · 15 Mar 2018

£200.3k
#6

BETDAQ Punchestown Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Buveur D'Air (FR) · Punchestown (IRE) · 3 May 2019

£177k
#7

Guinness Galway Hurdle (Grade A Handicap)

Rebel Fitz (FR) · Galway (IRE) · 2 Aug 2012

£156.6k
#8

TheTote.com Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade A)

Balko Des Flos (FR) · Galway (IRE) · 2 Aug 2017

£147.5k
#9

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Conflated (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 5 Feb 2022

£140k
#10

Ladbrokes World Series Hurdle (Grade 1)

Jetson (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 1 May 2014

£120k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

4.7/1

Shortest Winner

0.0/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
421
2/1–4/1
255
4/1–8/1
216
8/1–16/1
91
16/1+
27

Draw Performance

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

Low
0W / 1R0%
Mid
0W / 1R0%
High
0W / 4R0%