Jockey Profile

Jockeys/J Fanning

J Fanning

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

J Fanning is a jockey with 16470 career rides 2292 winners. He rides at a 13.9% strike rate. He has placed 6212 times. He has earned £27.7M in prize money. His strongest track is Capannelle (ITY) (2w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

13.9%

Total Wins

2,292

Total Runs

16,470

Places

6,212

Place %

37.7%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

10 seasons
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026035701051404711
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-09-11DoncasterBetfred Leger Legends Classified StakesWield (GB)9138ffGood
2025-11-27Newcastle (AW)Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Loquella (IRE)146ffStandard
2025-11-24Newcastle (AW)Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 HandicapWadacre Giorgio (GB)8912.5ffStandard
2025-11-20Southwell (AW)Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Rumbustious (GB)6108ffStandard
2025-11-20Southwell (AW)Set Deposit Limits At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)Coloane (IRE)10138ffStandard
2025-11-20Southwell (AW)Midnight A Next Generation Betting App HandicapNo Return (IRE)13146ffStandard
2025-11-08DoncasterVirgin Bet November Handicap (GBBPlus Race)Oneforthegutter (GB)152212ffHeavy
2025-11-07Newcastle (AW)Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals HandicapIt's A Love Thing (GB)3108ffStandard
2025-11-05MusselburghMusselburgh Annual Membership 2026 HandicapPrincess Pw (IRE)4117ffSoft
2025-11-05MusselburghHappy 70th Birthday John Grossick HandicapSir Benedict (IRE)5125ffSoft
2025-11-05MusselburghEBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)Irish Incentive (IRE)5107ffSoft
2025-11-03Southwell (AW)Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Mr Dreamseller (GB)466ffStandard
2025-11-03Southwell (AW)Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie HandicapMersea Island (IRE)11312ffStandard
2025-11-03Southwell (AW)Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 HandicapLawmans Blis (IRE)91016.5ffStandard
2025-11-01Newcastle (AW)Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Pension Pot (GB)477ffStandard
2025-10-31Southwell (AW)Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)Velvet Rhythm (GB)376ffStandard
2025-10-31Southwell (AW)Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM HandicapSir Paul Ramsey (GB)9108ffStandard
2025-10-27Newcastle (AW)Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM HandicapBenacre (IRE)4127ffStandard To Slow
2025-10-27Newcastle (AW)Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals HandicapYafaarr (IRE)178ffStandard To Slow
2025-10-27Newcastle (AW)Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game HandicapAzucena (IRE)4145ffStandard To Slow

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Newcastle (AW)13%11%18%16%14%10%
Wolverhampton (AW)7%9%15%—11%20%
Ayr15%13%19%14%17%13%
Musselburgh14%—21%16%11%18%
Hamilton10%9%—12%9%17%
Beverley17%—20%22%16%16%
Lingfield (AW)33%12%22%9%16%15%
Chelmsford (AW)0%12%18%15%17%16%

Going Performance

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

Standard
209W / 1426R15%
Good
148W / 1146R13%
Good To Firm
163W / 1047R16%
Soft
49W / 435R11%
Good To Soft
52W / 432R12%
Standard To Slow
50W / 410R12%
Heavy
23W / 96R24%
Firm
1W / 6R17%
Yielding
0W / 1R0%
Yielding To Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

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

Sprint
289W / 2196R13%
Mile
252W / 1853R14%
Middle
137W / 863R16%
Staying
17W / 88R19%

Course Specialists

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

#1Capannelle (ITY)
2W / 3R67%
#2Carlisle
22W / 98R22%
#3Chester
14W / 73R19%
#4Yarmouth
6W / 32R19%
#5Beverley
51W / 276R18%
#6Musselburgh
53W / 306R17%
#7Thirsk
17W / 102R17%
#8Brighton
5W / 29R17%
#9Kempton (AW)
31W / 195R16%
#10Ayr
52W / 336R15%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C705101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Mark Johnston
240W / 1516R16%
#2Charlie Johnston
129W / 957R13%
#3Keith Dalgleish
57W / 413R14%
#4Charlie & Mark Johnston
35W / 208R17%
#5Ann Duffield
14W / 128R11%
#6Harriet Bethell
12W / 38R32%
#7David & Nicola Barron
12W / 71R17%
#8Iain Jardine
9W / 65R14%
#9Jennie Candlish
9W / 86R10%
#10Robert Cowell
7W / 31R23%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
63W / 387R16%
#2Dr J Walker
22W / 126R17%
#3Weldspec Glasgow Limited
17W / 104R16%
#4Jaber Abdullah
12W / 65R18%
#5Miss K Rausing
11W / 66R17%
#6Paul Clare Rooney
10W / 64R16%
#7Johnston Racing Ltd
10W / 70R14%
#8John Brown Megan Dennis
9W / 43R21%
#9Saeed Jaber
8W / 19R42%
#10J Barson
8W / 29R28%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

3164

Wins

436

Win Rate

14%

AW

Runs

1836

Wins

259

Win Rate

14%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

5000

Wins

695

Win %

14%

Place %

39%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors (Turf)

Subjectivist (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 27 Mar 2021

£328.5k
#2

Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Subjectivist (GB) · Ascot · 17 Jun 2021

£213k
#3

Betway Easter Classic All-weather Middle Distance Championships Conditions Stakes

Matterhorn (IRE) · Lingfield (AW) · 19 Apr 2019

£124.5k
#4

Prix Royal-Oak (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf)

Subjectivist (GB) · Longchamp (FR) · 25 Oct 2020

£114.3k
#5

Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str)

The Gatekeeper (IRE) · Ascot · 21 Oct 2023

£103.1k
#6

Betway Easter Classic All-weather Middle Distance Championships Conditions Stakes

Living Legend (IRE) · Newcastle (AW) · 15 Apr 2022

£103.1k
#7

Betway All-weather Marathon Championships Conditions Stakes

Watersmeet (GB) · Lingfield (AW) · 19 Apr 2019

£93.4k
#8

Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Significantly (GB) · Ayr · 23 Sept 2023

£92.8k
#9

Bet365 Old Newton Cup Handicap

Wootton'sun (FR) · Haydock · 8 Jul 2023

£77.3k
#10

bet365 Trophy (Heritage Handicap)

King's Advice (GB) · Newmarket (July) · 12 Jul 2019

£74.7k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.1/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
175
2/1–4/1
183
4/1–8/1
191
8/1–16/1
115
16/1+
31

Draw Performance

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

Low
142W / 1217R12%
Mid
252W / 1714R15%
High
301W / 2065R15%