Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Kevin Sexton

Kevin Sexton

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Kevin Sexton is a jockey with 2173 career rides 190 winners. He rides at a 8.7% strike rate. He has placed 616 times. He has earned £3.1M in prize money. His strongest track is Perth (1w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.7%

Total Wins

190

Total Runs

2,173

Places

616

Place %

28.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

16 seasons
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260816243249.67
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II)Tudorista (IRE)31821.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy HurdleLunar Stride (IRE)1619ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Maiden HurdleMarine Tycoon (IRE)71516.5ffGood
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div II)Silin Alainn (IRE)71320ffGood
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Glenary Handicap HurdleVroomvroomboo (IRE)61523ffGood
2026-09-18Downpatrick (IRE)Randox Handicap HurdleBeggars Rock (IRE)61018ffGood
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden HurdleTara Boe (IRE)141518ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap HurdleMickey Cohen (IRE)51422ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)P&D Lydon Mares Beginners SteeplechaseCooke's Lass (FR)3923ffYielding
2026-09-07Galway (IRE)Deacy Gilligan HurdleMilan Forth (IRE)8821.5ffYielding
2026-09-04Kilbeggan (IRE)Séan Hughes Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap HurdlePriory Park (IRE)61325ffGood To Yielding
2026-08-31Downpatrick (IRE)AJC Group Handicap HurdleBruant (GB)11022ffGood
2026-08-31Downpatrick (IRE)Cosy Group Beginners SteeplechaseRobbies Rock (GB)5719.5ffGood
2026-08-31Downpatrick (IRE)Downpatrick Racecourse Style Awards Handicap SteeplechaseBeggars Rock (IRE)1618ffGood
2026-08-28Down Royal (IRE)Dale Farm Dromona Mares Maiden HurdleJo's Secret (IRE)21017.5ffGood
2026-08-20Killarney (IRE)Sheahan's Pharmacy 3-Y-O Maiden HurdleGuildhall Graduate (IRE)51117ffGood
2026-08-04Roscommon (IRE)DNG Ivan Connaughton Handicap HurdlePriory Park (IRE)151524ffYielding To Soft
2026-07-24Kilbeggan (IRE)Tote Maiden HurdleGreen Grass (IRE)131519ffGood
2026-07-17Killarney (IRE)Killarney Park 3-Y-O Maiden HurdleNo Bother Aoife (IRE)41217ffGood
2026-07-12SligoFoley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap HurdleDairy Force (IRE)21217.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————6%
Cork (IRE)—0%—0%—10%
Limerick (IRE)—————15%
Fairyhouse (IRE)——0%—100%7%
Downpatrick (IRE)—————13%
Navan (IRE)0%————5%
Kilbeggan (IRE)—————10%
Down Royal (IRE)————0%2%

Going Performance

Based on 2195 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
59W / 701R8%
Soft
19W / 329R6%
Yielding
30W / 275R11%
Heavy
22W / 258R9%
Good To Yielding
24W / 249R10%
Soft To Heavy
15W / 141R11%
Yielding To Soft
13W / 138R9%
Good To Firm
8W / 66R12%
Standard
1W / 20R5%
Good To Soft
2W / 18R11%

Distance Performance

Based on 2195 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 11R0%
Mile
2W / 32R6%
Middle
42W / 637R7%
Staying
149W / 1515R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Perth
1W / 4R25%
#2Aintree
1W / 6R17%
#3Limerick (IRE)
21W / 138R15%
#4Downpatrick (IRE)
15W / 113R13%
#5Listowel (IRE)
8W / 62R13%
#6Wexford (IRE)
11W / 91R12%
#7Galway (IRE)
10W / 83R12%
#8Roscommon (IRE)
8W / 66R12%
#9Sligo (IRE)
8W / 65R12%
#10Wexford (RH) (IRE)
5W / 43R12%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C50255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Peter Fahey
45W / 396R11%
#2Gordon Elliott
25W / 250R10%
#3Declan Queally
11W / 80R14%
#4J R Finn
11W / 91R12%
#5W J Austin
7W / 41R17%
#6Paul W Flynn
7W / 70R10%
#7Paul Nolan
7W / 68R10%
#8A J Martin
5W / 31R16%
#9Sean Byrne
5W / 41R12%
#10Liz Doyle
5W / 43R12%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Gigginstown House Stud
16W / 89R18%
#2J R Finn
8W / 61R13%
#3V Byrne
7W / 18R39%
#4Direct Bloodstock Limited
6W / 45R13%
#5T A Austin
5W / 17R29%
#6Winning Ways Starlet Syndicate
4W / 8R50%
#7Newbury Syndicate
4W / 10R40%
#8Paul Leech
4W / 25R16%
#9Michael Regan
3W / 6R50%
#10The Adders Partnership
3W / 9R33%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

2175

Wins

192

Win Rate

9%

AW

Runs

20

Wins

1

Win Rate

5%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

2126

Wins

190

Win %

9%

Place %

29%

Flat

Runs

69

Wins

3

Win %

4%

Place %

23%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B)

Balbriggan (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 23 Nov 2014

£60k
#2

Paddy Power 'I'd Love A Can But Pints Are Cheaper' Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B)

Good Time Jonny (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 5 Feb 2022

£59k
#3

Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Belfast Banter (IRE) · Aintree · 9 Apr 2021

£42.2k
#4

McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Belfast Banter (IRE) · Cheltenham · 19 Mar 2021

£42.2k
#5

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed)

Custom Taylor (IRE) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 22 Apr 2025

£29.5k
#6

GMHD Killarney National Handicap Chase

Shady Operator (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 10 May 2021

£29.5k
#7

McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase

Peregrine Run (IRE) · Ballinrobe (IRE) · 28 May 2019

£29.5k
#8

Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle (handicap) (grade C)

Orgilgo Bay (IRE) · Listowel (IRE) · 16 Sept 2014

£29.3k
#9

Advent Surety Irish EBF Mares Hurdle (Grade 3)

Royal Kahala (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 29 Dec 2021

£23.6k
#10

Seamus Weldon John Deere An Riocht Chase (Grade 3)

Peregrine Run (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 13 May 2019

£23.6k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

10.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

100/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
25
2/1–4/1
34
4/1–8/1
65
8/1–16/1
45
16/1+
24

Draw Performance

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

Low
2W / 20R10%
Mid
0W / 25R0%
High
1W / 23R4%