Jockey Profile

Jockeys/George Buckell

George Buckell

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

George Buckell is a jockey with 674 career rides 58 winners. He rides at a 8.6% strike rate. He has placed 188 times. He has earned £617.7k in prize money. His strongest track is Southwell (AW) (7w from 19r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.6%

Total Wins

58

Total Runs

674

Places

188

Place %

27.9%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

13 seasons
201120122013201420152016201720182019202120222024202504812164710.44
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2025-02-18Wolverhampton (AW)Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 1)Watkins (GB)686ffStandard
2025-02-12Southwell (AW)Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (Div 1)Walking On Clouds (IRE)996ffStandard
2025-02-11Wolverhampton (AW)Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK HandicapSoar Above (GB)10107ffStandard
2025-02-01Wolverhampton (AW)Boost Your Acca At BetMGM HandicapHavana Touch (GB)587ffStandard
2025-01-29Kempton (AW)Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events HandicapAvarice (IRE)101412ffStandard To Slow
2025-01-20Wolverhampton (AW)BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets HandicapAvarice (IRE)101112ffStandard
2025-01-18Lingfield (AW)Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals HandicapHavana Touch (GB)10117ffStandard
2025-01-17Southwell (AW)Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra HandicapMcKenna (IRE)8108ffStandard
2025-01-13Wolverhampton (AW)Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM HandicapGlobal Warning (GB)997ffStandard
2025-01-13Wolverhampton (AW)Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club HandicapStrategic Fortune (IRE)7109.5ffStandard
2025-01-09Chelmsford (AW)Each Way Extra At bet365 HandicapMade The Cut (FR)7138ffStandard To Slow
2024-12-30Wolverhampton (AW)Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals HandicapShe's Centimental (USA)9108.5ffStandard
2024-12-19Chelmsford (AW)Irish EBF 'Confined' Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Always Eternal (GB)9106ffStandard
2024-12-18Kempton (AW)Unibet More Extra Place Races HandicapRhythm N Rock (IRE)11128ffStandard To Slow
2024-12-14Wolverhampton (AW)Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap (Div 1)Havana Touch (GB)11118.5ffStandard
2024-12-14Wolverhampton (AW)Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Fillies' HandicapShe's Centimental (USA)397ffStandard
2024-12-11Kempton (AW)British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)McKenna (IRE)5138ffStandard To Slow
2024-12-09Newcastle (AW)Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals HandicapSumma Peto (USA)8128ffStandard
2024-12-05Chelmsford (AW)Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap (Div 1)Go Wild (GB)10108ffStandard To Slow
2024-12-03Lingfield (AW)Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM/EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)McKenna (IRE)4108ffStandard

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Meydan (UAE)—10%0%3%6%0%
Jebel Ali (UAE)9%5%8%0%0%—
Wolverhampton (AW)—0%10%—6%13%
Kempton (AW)—0%0%0%—6%
Lingfield (AW)0%0%0%17%0%0%
Yarmouth50%0%17%0%0%0%
Brighton0%25%17%0%25%0%
Abu Dhabi (UAE)——0%10%—0%

Going Performance

Based on 673 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
9W / 176R5%
Standard
17W / 146R12%
Good
11W / 133R8%
Good To Firm
8W / 114R7%
Good To Soft
8W / 39R21%
Soft
3W / 31R10%
Standard To Slow
0W / 23R0%
Heavy
1W / 7R14%
Firm
0W / 3R0%
Yielding
1W / 1R100%

Distance Performance

Based on 673 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
29W / 304R10%
Mile
23W / 307R7%
Middle
6W / 61R10%
Staying
0W / 1R0%

Course Specialists

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

#1Southwell (AW)
7W / 19R37%
#2Newcastle (AW)
1W / 3R33%
#3Redcar
2W / 7R29%
#4Epsom
1W / 4R25%
#5Bath
3W / 13R23%
#6Pontefract
1W / 5R20%
#7Sharjah (UAE)
3W / 17R18%
#8Doncaster
2W / 11R18%
#9Chester
1W / 6R17%
#10Catterick
2W / 13R15%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C2C3C4C5C6C707142128

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1David Simcock
16W / 104R15%
#2Michael Appleby
8W / 58R14%
#3John Gallagher
7W / 57R12%
#4M Al Mheiri
5W / 106R5%
#5Brian Meehan
4W / 40R10%
#6Doug Watson
4W / 50R8%
#7Mike Murphy
2W / 7R29%
#8Scott Dixon
2W / 15R13%
#9Ismail Mohammed
2W / 15R13%
#10Robert Mills
2W / 17R12%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Khalifa Dasmal
5W / 26R19%
#2B J Meehan
3W / 6R50%
#3Tick Tock Partnership
3W / 20R15%
#4Hamdan Al Maktoum
3W / 38R8%
#5Chesterfield Estates
2W / 2R100%
#6Dallas Racing
2W / 3R67%
#7From The Front Racing
2W / 4R50%
#8Quench Racing Partnership
2W / 7R29%
#9Chippenham Lodge Stud Limited
2W / 7R29%
#10Mrs B B Mills A Foreman
2W / 7R29%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

AW

Runs

168

Wins

16

Win Rate

10%

Turf

Runs

329

Wins

33

Win Rate

10%

Dirt

Runs

176

Wins

9

Win Rate

5%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

672

Wins

58

Win %

9%

Place %

28%

Jumps

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

0%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cup (Handicap) (Dirt)

Far Sky (USA) · Sharjah (UAE) · 27 Nov 2021

£23.9k
#2

District One (Handicap) (Turf)

Master Of War (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 25 Feb 2017

£23.1k
#3

Emirates Skywards (Handicap) (Dirt)

Syncopation (IRE) · Meydan (UAE) · 1 Nov 2018

£20k
#4

Tatler Handicap

Quench Dolly (GB) · Goodwood · 3 Aug 2017

£15.6k
#5

Meydan Sobha (Handicap) (Turf)

Kanaf (IRE) · Meydan (UAE) · 17 Jan 2015

£14.7k
#6

Shadwell Farm (Handicap) (Dirt)

Mushir (GB) · Jebel Ali (UAE) · 28 Oct 2016

£11.6k
#7

Al Khazna (Handicap) (Turf)

Somalian (IRE) · Abu Dhabi (UAE) · 3 Jan 2016

£11.1k
#8

Dubai Ambulance (Handicap) (Dirt)

Mulfit (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 18 Nov 2021

£10.5k
#9

Ebf Stallions Breeding Winners Fillies' Handicap

Singyoursong (IRE) · Brighton · 2 May 2017

£9.8k
#10

Emirates Airline (Handicap) (Dirt)

Eshtiraak (AUS) · Jebel Ali (UAE) · 29 Oct 2021

£9.1k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

8.5/1

Shortest Winner

1.6/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
4
2/1–4/1
17
4/1–8/1
12
8/1–16/1
13
16/1+
7

Draw Performance

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

Low
17W / 176R10%
Mid
14W / 209R7%
High
27W / 287R9%