Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Jason Watson

Jason Watson

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Jason Watson is a jockey with 4909 career rides 615 winners. He rides at a 12.5% strike rate. He has placed 1829 times. He has earned £11.2M in prize money. His strongest track is Saint-Cloud (FR) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

12.5%

Total Wins

615

Total Runs

4,909

Places

1,829

Place %

37.3%

Upcoming Entries

2 entries
DateCourseRace
2026-10-16HaydockM6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div II)
2026-10-16HaydockWeatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Stakes

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

9 seasons
2018201920202021202220232024202520260255075100357.58
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-15Southwell (AW)Follow @AtTheRaces On X Handicap Stakes (Div II)My Prerogative (GB)9117ffStandard
2026-10-15Southwell (AW)Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap StakesSuper Hit (FR)3711ffStandard
2026-10-15Southwell (AW)Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap StakesJungle Ruler (IRE)11118ffStandard
2026-10-14Kempton (AW)Unibet London Sprint Series Final Handicap Stakes (Series Final - Qualified Horses Only)Berkshire Whisper (IRE)7116ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-14Kempton (AW)Racing TV Handicap StakesSiwa Oasis (IRE)1127ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-14Kempton (AW)Juddmonte EBF Novice Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands A, B, C And D) (GBB Race)Hidden Beyond (AUS)5107ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-14Kempton (AW)Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Fillies' Handicap Stakes (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier)Thunder Goddess (GB)4911ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-12Kempton (AW)Racing TV EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (Div II) (GBB Race)Alpha Bella (GB)7117ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-07NottinghamWatch Racing Tv Now Handicap Stakes (Div II) (gbbplus Race)Sigliosa (GB)41010ffGood To Soft
2026-10-06LeicesterMick & Linda New Inn Enderby Cheers Nursery Handicap StakesLady Of Hay (GB)1136ffGood To Firm
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap StakesSt Hilda (IRE)4911ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap StakesSuper Hit (FR)31012ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Allaire (GB)3712ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Unibet More Extra Place Races EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Berkshire Regal (IRE)288ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier)Footstepinthewoods (IRE)6108ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Set Your Limits With Unibet Handicap StakesFort Augustus (GB)10137ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-04Curragh (IRE)Hailey Equine Irish EBF Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Listed)Space Bear (IRE)4166ffSoft
2026-10-03AscotBetmgm Challenge Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)Five Ways (GB)17187ffGood To Firm
2026-10-03AscotJohn Guest Racing Bengough Stakes (Group 3)Stratusnine (IRE)3116ffGood To Firm
2026-10-03AscotBetmgm Cumberland Lodge Stakes (Group 3)Royal Playwright (GB)2512ffGood To Firm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Kempton (AW)13%9%9%11%0%8%
Wolverhampton (AW)13%18%15%—16%15%
Lingfield (AW)6%12%8%13%8%10%
Chelmsford (AW)22%16%6%17%12%8%
Brighton32%22%13%15%22%23%
Newbury0%10%21%11%10%7%
Southwell (AW)10%16%15%9%—13%
Windsor4%5%—8%6%7%

Going Performance

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

Standard
166W / 1268R13%
Good To Firm
149W / 1021R15%
Good
103W / 1010R10%
Standard To Slow
67W / 679R10%
Good To Soft
57W / 459R12%
Soft
52W / 373R14%
Heavy
15W / 104R14%
Standard / Slow
4W / 41R10%
Firm
11W / 40R28%
Very Soft
1W / 2R50%
Standard To Fast
0W / 2R0%
Yielding
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

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

Sprint
302W / 2479R12%
Mile
247W / 1901R13%
Middle
68W / 585R12%
Staying
8W / 35R23%

Course Specialists

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

#1Saint-Cloud (FR)
1W / 3R33%
#2Carlisle
1W / 3R33%
#3Musselburgh
5W / 20R25%
#4Brighton
52W / 251R21%
#5Newmarket (July)
17W / 83R20%
#6Southwell
1W / 5R20%
#7Doha (QA)
1W / 5R20%
#8Nottingham
16W / 86R19%
#9Thirsk
13W / 68R19%
#10Pontefract
7W / 37R19%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C70481216

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Andrew Balding
97W / 550R18%
#2David O'Meara
91W / 826R11%
#3Roger Charlton
64W / 379R17%
#4Charles Hills
33W / 215R15%
#5Michael Appleby
30W / 233R13%
#6Darryll Holland
23W / 144R16%
#7Tony Carroll
23W / 177R13%
#8Saeed bin Suroor
14W / 54R26%
#9Roger Teal
13W / 74R18%
#10Hugo Palmer
12W / 79R15%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1K Abdullah
17W / 62R27%
#2Godolphin
16W / 61R26%
#3J C Smith
9W / 30R30%
#4King Power Racing Co Ltd
7W / 31R23%
#5Akela Thoroughbreds Limited
7W / 58R12%
#6Hamdan Al Maktoum
6W / 17R35%
#7The Horse Watchers 1
6W / 19R32%
#8Michael Blencowe
6W / 23R26%
#9The Horse Watchers 4
6W / 24R25%
#10R Nugent
6W / 24R25%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

AW

Runs

1990

Wins

237

Win Rate

12%

Turf

Runs

3010

Wins

388

Win Rate

13%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

5000

Wins

625

Win %

13%

Place %

37%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) (Str)

Cicero's Gift (GB) · Ascot · 18 Oct 2025

£655.7k
#2

Bet365 Fillies' Mile (Group 1)

Quadrilateral (GB) · Newmarket · 11 Oct 2019

£321.8k
#3

Bahrain International Trophy (3yo+) (Turf)

Lord Glitters (FR) · Bahrain (BHR) · 19 Nov 2021

£262.5k
#4

143rd Derby Italiano (No Geldings) (Turf)

Venetian Prince (GB) · San Siro (ITY) · 2 Jun 2026

£253k
#5

Emirates Cesarewitch Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

Stratum (GB) · Newmarket · 12 Oct 2019

£217.9k
#6

Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Haras du Logis Saint-Germain (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf)

Headman (GB) · Deauville (FR) · 15 Aug 2019

£205.4k
#7

Premio Lydia Tesio Sisal Matchpoint (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf)

God Given (GB) · Capannelle (ITY) · 4 Nov 2018

£163.7k
#8

Unibet Stewards' Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Gifted Master (IRE) · Goodwood · 4 Aug 2018

£155.6k
#9

Together For Racing International Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Great White Shark (FR) · Newmarket · 10 Oct 2020

£124.5k
#10

Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str)

Shelir (IRE) · Ascot · 15 Oct 2022

£103.1k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.7/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

100/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
143
2/1–4/1
186
4/1–8/1
173
8/1–16/1
78
16/1+
41

Draw Performance

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

Low
164W / 1237R13%
Mid
206W / 1732R12%
High
254W / 2015R13%