Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Jamie Melham

Jamie Melham

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Jamie Melham is a jockey with 809 career rides 98 winners. He rides at a 12.1% strike rate. He has placed 282 times. He has earned £29.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Sandown (AUS) (6w from 30r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

12.1%

Total Wins

98

Total Runs

809

Places

282

Place %

34.9%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

14 seasons
20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026061218244710.29
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)XXXX Brisbane Cup (Handicap) (Turf)Hutchence (GB)31016ffHeavy
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)Magic Millions Dane Ripper Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Roll On High (AUS)15156.5ffHeavy
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)HKJC World Pool Q22 (Turf)Half Yours (AUS)4911ffHeavy
2026-06-06Eagle Farm (AUS)Seven Queensland Oaks (Fillies) (Turf)Chispa (NZ)61811ffGood
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Living Turf Premier's Cup (Handicap) (Turf)Punjabi Landing (AUS)121412ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)The Straight Sires' Produce (Turf)Bohemian Rhapsody (AUS)14167ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Mullins Lawyers Fred Best Classic (Turf)Sixties (AUS)5187ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Sky Racing Queensland Derby (Turf)Inspired Legend (AUS)31812ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Kingsford Smith Cup (Turf)Another Wil (AUS)4166.5ffGood To Soft
2026-05-23Doomben (AUS)Magic Millions Fillies & Mares Plate (Turf)Blindedbythelight (AUS)6148ffGood To Soft
2026-05-23Doomben (AUS)ANZ Bloodstock News The Roses 3yo (Fillies) (Turf)Bella Wahine (AUS)121410ffGood
2026-05-23Doomben (AUS)XXXX Doomben Cup (Turf)Half Yours (AUS)4710ffGood
2026-05-09Gold Coast (AUS)TAB Ken Russell Memorial Classic (Turf)Duke Of Albemarle (AUS)886ffGood
2026-05-09Gold Coast (AUS)TAB A.D. Hollindale Stakes (Turf)Half Yours (AUS)4109ffGood
2026-05-09Gold Coast (AUS)Brandons Electrical Gold Coast Guineas (Turf)Motorsports (AUS)3146ffGood
2026-05-02Morphettville (AUS)Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (Turf)Arabian Prince (AUS)91612.5ffSoft
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Queen Of The South Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Maisy (AUS)4178ffGood
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet John Hawkes Stakes (Handicap) (Turf)Coleman (AUS)20205.5ffGood
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Tobin Bronze Stakes (Turf)Rosberg (AUS)15156ffGood
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Australasian Oaks (Fillies) (Turf)Mating Call (AUS)21610ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Flemington (AUS)9%18%15%11%21%12%
Caulfield (AUS)17%9%9%11%4%25%
Morphettville (AUS)42%14%0%0%0%13%
Moonee Valley (AUS)44%15%—5%7%50%
Randwick (AUS)—17%10%13%22%0%
Eagle Farm (AUS)—10%8%0%0%6%
Sandown (AUS)13%20%10%50%25%100%
Sha Tin (HK)0%0%0%33%0%—

Going Performance

Based on 809 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
66W / 571R12%
Good To Soft
15W / 128R12%
Soft
13W / 65R20%
Heavy
3W / 36R8%
Good To Firm
0W / 6R0%
Standard
1W / 3R33%

Distance Performance

Based on 809 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
61W / 466R13%
Mile
25W / 255R10%
Middle
12W / 88R14%

Course Specialists

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

#1Sandown (AUS)
6W / 30R20%
#2Moonee Valley (AUS)
10W / 64R16%
#3Flemington (AUS)
29W / 204R14%
#4Morphettville (AUS)
13W / 102R13%
#5Randwick (AUS)
8W / 62R13%
#6Happy Valley (HK)
1W / 8R13%
#7Caulfield (AUS)
22W / 200R11%
#8Rosehill (AUS)
2W / 20R10%
#9Sha Tin (HK)
2W / 21R10%
#10Eagle Farm (AUS)
3W / 43R7%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C50255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1James Cummings
10W / 63R16%
#2Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
9W / 52R17%
#3Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr
6W / 40R15%
#4Clinton McDonald
4W / 15R27%
#5Danny O'Brien
4W / 19R21%
#6Tony McEvoy & Calvin McEvoy
4W / 24R17%
#7Anthony & Sam Freedman
4W / 27R15%
#8Peter G Moody
3W / 13R23%
#9Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra
3W / 16R19%
#10Ciaron Maher
3W / 35R9%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Godolphin
12W / 73R16%
#2Ms D S Sealey V A Oldfield Et Al
3W / 3R100%
#3Ms T W Mok A K Y Leung Et Al
3W / 6R50%
#4Kildalton Park Racing Syndicate J B Biasin Et Al
2W / 2R100%
#5Pendant Equine Syndicate Nearco Stud Ltd Et Al
2W / 3R67%
#6J A Oneill B D Nettlefold Et Al
2W / 3R67%
#7Contract Racing Pty Ltd N S Psaltis Et Al
2W / 3R67%
#8Halo Racing Services Pty Ltd Mrs Janice Mckenna Et Al
2W / 7R29%
#9Pipeliner Bloodstock Pl R C Legh Racing Pl Et Al
2W / 8R25%
#10C E Holt P J Prendergast Et Al
2W / 9R22%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

806

Wins

97

Win Rate

12%

AW

Runs

3

Wins

1

Win Rate

33%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

809

Wins

98

Win %

12%

Place %

35%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Lexus Melbourne Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Half Yours (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 4 Nov 2025

£2.2M
#2

Sportsbet Caulfield Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Half Yours (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 18 Oct 2025

£1.5M
#3

Seppelt Wines All-Star Mile (Conditions) (2yo+) (Turf)

Zaaki (GB) · Flemington (AUS) · 19 Mar 2022

£1.2M
#4

Doncaster Mile (Handicap) (Turf)

Sheza Alibi (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 4 Apr 2026

£1.1M
#5

The Star Doncaster Mile Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Cascadian (GB) · Randwick (AUS) · 10 Apr 2021

£1.1M
#6

TAB Champions Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Zaaki (GB) · Flemington (AUS) · 5 Nov 2022

£973.3k
#7

Hong Kong Classic Mile (Conditions) (4yo) (Course A+3) (Turf)

Voyage Bubble (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 29 Jan 2023

£728.4k
#8

Penfolds Victoria Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Goldrush Guru (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 2 Nov 2024

£641.7k
#9

Sportsbet Blue Diamond Stakes (2yo) (Turf)

Hayasugi (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 24 Feb 2024

£641.7k
#10

TAB Australian Cup (3yo+) (Turf)

Harlem (GB) · Flemington (AUS) · 9 Mar 2019

£500k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.4/1

Shortest Winner

3/4

Biggest Winner

100/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
20
2/1–4/1
31
4/1–8/1
28
8/1–16/1
11
16/1+
7

Draw Performance

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

Low
33W / 234R14%
Mid
23W / 285R8%
High
42W / 290R14%