Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Mr J L Gleeson

Mr J L Gleeson

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Mr J L Gleeson is a jockey with 481 career rides 86 winners. He rides at a 17.9% strike rate. He has placed 215 times. He has earned £1.2M in prize money. His strongest track is Curragh (IRE) (3w from 7r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

17.9%

Total Wins

86

Total Runs

481

Places

215

Place %

44.7%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

7 seasons
202020212022202320242025202606121824357.74
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)SIS, Proud Sponsors Of Irish Racing (Pro/Am) Flat RaceChaparro (IRE)41417ffGood
2026-10-22Clonmel (IRE)Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap HurdlePahlavi (IRE)141617ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-20Curragh (IRE)Every Race, Every Moment 1xBet.ie Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) RaceContorsion (USA)1812ffYielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat RaceGetaway Dreams (IRE)8817ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Flat RaceFrisco Lad (IRE)51116.5ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook Betting Exchange (Q.R.) Handicap SteeplechaseMy Cullen (IRE)2821.5ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat RaceJunction Road (IRE)131416ffGood
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed)Lola O C (IRE)71016.5ffGood
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Kilmore Maiden HurdleHowyasox (IRE)51119.5ffGood
2026-09-28Roscommon (IRE)GavinLynchRacing.com Flat RaceAruntotheace (IRE)21615.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-27Curragh (IRE)Kwiff Supercharged Betting (Q.R.) HandicapDark Summit (GB)161810ffHeavy
2026-09-26Listowel (IRE)Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap HurdleLiberated Light (IRE)91722ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-26Listowel (IRE)Listowel Printing Works Slan Abhaile (Pro/Am) Flat RaceDistraction (IRE)2616ffGood
2026-09-26Listowel (IRE)John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap SteeplechaseToor Khov (IRE)121424ffGood
2026-09-25Listowel (IRE)Shanahan Power Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat RaceViva Laa Vida (IRE)41416ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-25Listowel (IRE)Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race In Memory Of Pat ScanlonDelta (GB)71314ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-24Listowel (IRE)Kevin McManus Bookmaker Flat RaceSierrascope (GB)3916ffGood
2026-09-23Listowel (IRE)Paul Moynihan (Ex VFI President) Memorial Flat RaceJustice Hall (IRE)101120ffGood
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)John Madden & Sons (Pro-Am) Flat RaceGaelic Seer (IRE)3516ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-10Laytown (IRE)Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports (Q.R.) HandicapCollective Power (IRE)2106ffStandard

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————14%
Galway (IRE)—————12%
Cork (IRE)—————30%
Listowel (IRE)—————19%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————6%
Leopardstown (IRE)————0%14%
Limerick (IRE)—————33%
Wexford (IRE)—————25%

Going Performance

Based on 525 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
32W / 156R21%
Good To Yielding
16W / 88R18%
Yielding
19W / 82R23%
Soft
13W / 82R16%
Heavy
5W / 34R15%
Yielding To Soft
6W / 33R18%
Soft To Heavy
3W / 32R9%
Standard
0W / 12R0%
Good To Firm
1W / 3R33%
Good To Soft
0W / 2R0%
Very Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 525 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 7R0%
Mile
0W / 4R0%
Middle
56W / 255R22%
Staying
39W / 259R15%

Course Specialists

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

#1Curragh (IRE)
3W / 7R43%
#2Limerick (IRE)
8W / 24R33%
#3Cork (IRE)
10W / 33R30%
#4Sligo (IRE)
3W / 10R30%
#5Naas (IRE)
5W / 18R28%
#6Kilbeggan (IRE)
4W / 15R27%
#7Tipperary (IRE)
4W / 15R27%
#8Killarney (IRE)
5W / 19R26%
#9Wexford (IRE)
6W / 24R25%
#10Bellewstown (IRE)
3W / 13R23%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C509182736

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec07142128

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Henry De Bromhead
21W / 75R28%
#2Joseph Patrick O'Brien
15W / 48R31%
#3Emmet Mullins
11W / 53R21%
#4John E Kiely
7W / 28R25%
#5John E & Thomas Kiely
7W / 60R12%
#6Gordon Elliott
4W / 11R36%
#7John Queally
3W / 10R30%
#8Martin Brassil
3W / 10R30%
#9Peter Fahey
3W / 14R21%
#10John J Nallen
2W / 6R33%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mrs Claire Gleeson
8W / 48R17%
#2Robcour
7W / 16R44%
#3Paul Byrne
5W / 13R38%
#4John P Mcmanus
5W / 14R36%
#5Sean Bernardine Mulryan
4W / 9R44%
#6Mrs J S Bolger
2W / 2R100%
#7C Acheson
2W / 4R50%
#8Martin Cooney
2W / 4R50%
#9R S Brookhouse
2W / 5R40%
#10Mrs N Flynn
2W / 5R40%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

515

Wins

95

Win Rate

18%

AW

Runs

10

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

402

Wins

64

Win %

16%

Place %

42%

Flat

Runs

123

Wins

31

Win %

25%

Place %

50%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Goffs Defender Bumper

Abbeyglen (FR) · Punchestown (IRE) · 28 Apr 2026

£59k
#2

Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1)

A Dream To Share (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 26 Apr 2023

£59k
#3

Shabra Charity Oliver Brady Memorial Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2)

A Dream To Share (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 4 Feb 2023

£59k
#4

Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

A Dream To Share (IRE) · Cheltenham · 15 Mar 2023

£45.6k
#5

BAR 1 Betting 'Better Prices On Self-Service Betting Terminals' Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Le Labo (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 8 Mar 2026

£24.7k
#6

Kevin McManus Bookmaker Champion (Pro/Am) Flat Race (Listed)

Light Up The Dark (GB) · Limerick (IRE) · 23 Mar 2025

£20.6k
#7

Coolmore N.H. Sires Hurricane Lane Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Listed)

Churchfield Sunset (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 17 Nov 2024

£19.2k
#8

Every Race, Every Moment 1xBet.ie Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race

Contorsion (USA) · Curragh (IRE) · 20 Oct 2026

£18k
#9

Betting Better With Sky Bet Flat Race

Lionnar (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 7 Jun 2023

£14.8k
#10

Sebden Steel Celebrating 30 Years In Business (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Crystasia (GB) · Punchestown (IRE) · 2 May 2026

£11.8k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

5.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.2/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
34
2/1–4/1
35
4/1–8/1
15
8/1–16/1
9
16/1+
2

Draw Performance

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

Low
0W / 10R0%
Mid
3W / 16R19%
High
7W / 30R23%