K De Melo
Jockey Statistics
K De Melo is a jockey with 975 career rides 53 winners. He rides at a 5.4% strike rate. He has placed 183 times. He has earned £7.2M in prize money. His strongest track is Turffontein Inside (SAF) (1w from 3r).
Career Statistics
Win Rate
5.4%
Total Wins
53
Total Runs
975
Places
183
Place %
18.8%
Recent Form
Season Performance
Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position
- Total Wins
- Avg Position
Recent Results
| Date | Track | Race | Horse | Pos | Runners | Distance | Going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Greyville (SAF) | Ridgemont Garden Province Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf) | Quickstepgal (SAF) | 1 | 10 | 8ff | Good |
| 2026-07-04 | Greyville (SAF) | Hollywoodbets Durban July Handicap) (Turf) | Native Ruler (SAF) | 6 | 18 | 11ff | Good |
| 2026-06-06 | Greyville (SAF) | HKJC World Pool Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf) | Quickstepgal (SAF) | 1 | 13 | 7ff | Good |
| 2026-06-06 | Greyville (SAF) | Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge (Turf) | Tin Pan Alley (SAF) | 12 | 12 | 8ff | Good |
| 2026-05-30 | Greyville (SAF) | Daily News 2000 (Turf) | Master Spy (SAF) | 9 | 11 | 10ff | Good |
| 2026-05-23 | Scottsville (SAF) | Gold Medallion (Turf) | Status Symbol (SAF) | 8 | 9 | 6ff | Good |
| 2026-04-04 | Turffontein Standside (SAF) | TAB SA Derby (Turf) | Sword Speed (SAF) | 13 | 13 | 12ff | Good |
| 2026-04-04 | Turffontein Standside (SAF) | TAB Computaform Sprint (Turf) | Mount Pinatubo (SAF) | 5 | 14 | 5ff | Good |
| 2026-04-04 | Turffontein Standside (SAF) | TAB Empress Club Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf) | Callmegetrix (SAF) | 3 | 10 | 8ff | Good |
| 2026-04-04 | Turffontein Standside (SAF) | HKJC World Pool Premier's Champions Challenge (Turf) | The Equator (IRE) | 5 | 9 | 10ff | Good |
| 2026-03-07 | Turffontein Standside (SAF) | Wilgerbosdrift H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes (Turf) | Tin Pan Alley (SAF) | 1 | 9 | 8ff | Good To Soft |
| 2026-03-07 | Turffontein Standside (SAF) | Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic (Turf) | Merryweather (SAF) | 10 | 10 | 9ff | Good To Soft |
| 2026-03-07 | Turffontein Standside (SAF) | HKJC World Pool SA Classic (Turf) | Errol Flynn (SAF) | 9 | 9 | 9ff | Good To Soft |
| 2026-02-28 | Kenilworth (SAF) | Lucky Fish Cape Derby (Turf) | Better Man (SAF) | 7 | 8 | 10ff | Good |
| 2026-01-31 | Kenilworth (SAF) | World Sports Betting Cape Town Met (Turf) | Garrix (SAF) | 6 | 11 | 10ff | Good |
| 2026-01-10 | Kenilworth (SAF) | World Pool Cape Flying Championship (3yo+) (Turf) | Quantum Theory (SAF) | 13 | 14 | 5ff | Good |
| 2025-12-13 | Kenilworth (SAF) | Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas (3yo) (Turf) | Malmesbury Missile (SAF) | 10 | 15 | 8ff | Good |
| 2025-12-06 | Kenilworth (SAF) | World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas (3yo Fillies) (Turf) | Golden Palm (SAF) | 6 | 12 | 8ff | Good |
| 2025-11-30 | Sha Tin (HK) | Chevalier E&M Engineering Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) | Baby Crystal (NZ) | 3 | 14 | 5ff | Good |
| 2025-11-30 | Sha Tin (HK) | Chevalier Cup (Handicap) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) | Shanwah (NZ) | 14 | 14 | 8ff | Good |
Strike Rate by Course & Distance
Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.
| Course | 5f | 6f | 7f | 1m | 1m2f | 1m4f+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin (HK) | 0% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 6% | — |
| Happy Valley (HK) | 0% | 5% | — | 6% | 4% | 29% |
| Greyville (SAF) | 0% | 6% | 25% | 14% | 0% | 7% |
| Kenilworth (SAF) | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Turffontein Standside (SAF) | 0% | — | 0% | 13% | 11% | 25% |
| Scottsville (SAF) | — | 3% | — | — | — | 0% |
| Durbanville (SAF) | 0% | 50% | 33% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Turffontein (SAF) | 0% | 0% | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Going Performance
Based on 977 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.
Distance Performance
Based on 977 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.
Course Specialists
Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).
Class Performance
Win rates by race class (1–7).
Seasonality
Monthly win rate across stored results.
Trainer Partnerships
Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).
Owner Partnerships
Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).
Surface Split
Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.
Turf
Runs
902
Wins
47
Win Rate
5%
AW
Runs
74
Wins
7
Win Rate
9%
Dirt
Runs
1
Wins
0
Win Rate
0%
Flat vs Jumps
Separate stats for each racing code.
Runs
977
Wins
54
Win %
6%
Place %
19%
Biggest Wins
Most valuable victories from stored results.
Premier Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
Copartner Prance (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 22 Jun 2025
Swimming 1800m Handicap (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)
Rising From Ashes (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 22 Oct 2023
Equestrian 1400m Handicap (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)
Atullibigeal (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 22 Oct 2023
Woodpecker Handicap (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)
Harmony N Blessed (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 22 Sept 2024
Mercury Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
Intrepid Winner (AUS) · Happy Valley (HK) · 20 Dec 2023
Hang Hau Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
Ivy League (IRE) · Happy Valley (HK) · 11 Oct 2023
Kalanchoe Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)
Ivy League (IRE) · Happy Valley (HK) · 10 Apr 2024
Chevalier Property Management Handicap (3yo+) (Dirt)
Smokey Bear (IRE) · Sha Tin (HK) · 26 Nov 2023
High Island Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
Never Too Soon (AUS) · Happy Valley (HK) · 22 Nov 2023
Speedy Handicap (Div I) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)
Never Too Soon (AUS) · Happy Valley (HK) · 18 Oct 2023
Market Performance
Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.
Avg Winner SP
14.9/1
Shortest Winner
2.3/1
Biggest Winner
84/1
Winner SP Distribution
Top Horses
Horses this jockey has the best record on (minimum 2 rides together).
Draw Performance
Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).