Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Jacques Ricou

Jacques Ricou

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Jacques Ricou is a jockey with 1346 career rides 358 winners. He rides at a 26.6% strike rate. He has placed 823 times. He has earned £18.6M in prize money. His strongest track is Cagnes-Sur-Mer (3w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

26.6%

Total Wins

358

Total Runs

1,346

Places

823

Place %

61.1%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

15 seasons
200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182026015304560357.09
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-08-20Deauville (FR)Prix Des Anciens JockeysArturo (FR)189.5ffStandard
2018-11-30Auteuil (FR)Prix Francois de Poncins (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf)Black Luna (FR)1918ffHeavy
2018-11-25Auteuil (FR)Prix Georges Courtois (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)Milord Thomas (FR)4922ffHeavy
2018-11-25Auteuil (FR)Prix Leon Olry-Roederer (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf)Futbolisto (FR)61321.5ffHeavy
2018-11-17Auteuil (FR)Prix Francois de Ganay (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)Magistador (FR)11619.5ffHeavy
2018-11-11Auteuil (FR)Prix Marc Antony (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)Eden Du Seuil (FR)91619.5ffHeavy
2018-11-04Auteuil (FR)Prix la Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)Milord Thomas (FR)3727.5ffVery Soft
2018-11-01Compiegne (FR)Prix Cerealiste (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf)Futbolisto (FR)11318ffHeavy
2018-10-20Auteuil (FR)Prix Prince d'ecouen (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)The Reader (FR)151719.5ffVery Soft
2018-10-20Auteuil (FR)Prix Emilius (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced over hurdles/fences) (Turf)Bestformer (FR)61518ffVery Soft
2018-10-20Auteuil (FR)Prix Montgomery (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)Deal Baie (FR)71323.5ffVery Soft
2018-10-14Auteuil (FR)Prix Heros XII (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)Milord Thomas (FR)21022ffVery Soft
2018-10-04Auteuil (FR)Prix Hipparque (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)Summer Sweet (FR)7818ffVery Soft
2018-10-04Auteuil (FR)Prix Bayonnet (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf)No Risk For You (FR)5922ffVery Soft
2018-09-18Auteuil (FR)Prix Xanthor (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf)The Golden Boy (FR)31118.5ffVery Soft
2018-09-13Auteuil (FR)Prix Alain Et Gilles De Goulaine (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)Skins Rock (FR)161618ffVery Soft
2018-09-12Compiegne (FR)Prix Nuage (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf)Bolt Of Lightning (IRE)81217ffVery Soft
2018-09-06Auteuil (FR)Prix World Citizen (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)Deal Baie (FR)21022ffVery Soft
2018-09-06Auteuil (FR)Prix Jean Bart (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)Futbolisto (FR)31518ffVery Soft
2018-09-06Auteuil (FR)Prix Gelas (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)No Risk For You (FR)21417.5ffVery Soft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Auteuil (FR)—————25%
Enghien (FR)—————25%
Compiegne (FR)—————40%
Pau—————46%
Compiegne—————40%
Fontainebleau—————63%
Bordeaux Le Bouscat—————43%
Clairefontaine—————57%

Going Performance

Based on 1347 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Very Soft
191W / 808R24%
Heavy
128W / 435R29%
Soft
14W / 54R26%
Good To Soft
12W / 24R50%
Good
4W / 10R40%
Holding
6W / 10R60%
Standard
1W / 1R100%
Good To Firm
1W / 1R100%

Distance Performance

Based on 1347 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Mile
2W / 2R100%
Middle
20W / 91R22%
Staying
337W / 1254R27%

Course Specialists

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

#1Cagnes-Sur-Mer
3W / 3R100%
#2Vichy
3W / 3R100%
#3Nancy
2W / 3R67%
#4Fontainebleau
5W / 8R63%
#5Clairefontaine
4W / 7R57%
#6Lyon Parilly
2W / 4R50%
#7Pau
6W / 13R46%
#8Bordeaux Le Bouscat
3W / 7R43%
#9Compiegne (FR)
8W / 20R40%
#10Compiegne
4W / 10R40%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C40255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec020406080

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1G Macaire
145W / 433R33%
#2A Chaille-Chaille
38W / 83R46%
#3P Peltier
31W / 130R24%
#4J-P Gallorini
28W / 107R26%
#5D Bressou
22W / 82R27%
#6Francois Nicolle
15W / 52R29%
#7J Bertran De Balanda
14W / 107R13%
#8Emmanuel Clayeux
7W / 18R39%
#9J Boisnard
7W / 19R37%
#10F Doumen
4W / 11R36%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mme Patrick Papot
39W / 146R27%
#2Magalen O Bryant
38W / 126R30%
#3Simon Munir
26W / 97R27%
#4S Mulryan
20W / 43R47%
#5J D Cotton
12W / 36R33%
#6Jacques Detre
11W / 34R32%
#7Mme Henri Devin
11W / 40R28%
#8Gildas Blain
8W / 15R53%
#9Jean Seguinotte
7W / 7R100%
#10Pegasus Farms Ltd
7W / 13R54%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

AW

Runs

1

Wins

1

Win Rate

100%

Turf

Runs

1345

Wins

357

Win Rate

27%

None

Runs

1

Wins

1

Win Rate

100%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

25

Wins

12

Win %

48%

Place %

88%

Jumps

Runs

1322

Wins

347

Win %

26%

Place %

61%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

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

Milord Thomas (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 17 May 2015

£296.5k
#2

Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle)

Zaiyad (IRE) · Auteuil (FR) · 16 Jun 2007

£236.5k
#3

Prix La Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)

Milord Thomas (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 2 Nov 2014

£206.3k
#4

Prix La Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)

Milord Thomas (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 8 Nov 2015

£191.9k
#5

Prix la Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)

Milord Thomas (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 6 Nov 2016

£182k
#6

Prix Ferdinand Dufaure (Chase) (4yo) (Turf)

Fleur D'Ainay (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 18 May 2014

£131.3k
#7

Paris-Turf Prix Maurice Gillois (Grand Steeple-Chase des 4 Ans) (Chase) (4yo) (Turf)

Milord Thomas (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 3 Nov 2013

£128k
#8

Prix La Haye Jousselin (Chase)

Golden Flight (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 6 Nov 2005

£127.7k
#9

Prix Ferdinand Dufaure presented by L'Equipe (Chase) (4yo) (Turf)

Kotkikova (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 17 May 2015

£122.1k
#10

Grand Prix d'Automne (Hurdle)

Zaiyad (IRE) · Auteuil (FR) · 3 Nov 2007

£106.4k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

4.8/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
98
2/1–4/1
67
4/1–8/1
46
8/1–16/1
20
16/1+
7

Draw Performance

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

Mid
0W / 1R0%
High
3W / 4R75%