Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Mr R James

Mr R James

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Mr R James is a jockey with 249 career rides 28 winners. He rides at a 11.2% strike rate. He has placed 97 times. He has earned £656.7k in prize money. His strongest track is Cork (IRE) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11.2%

Total Wins

28

Total Runs

249

Places

97

Place %

39.0%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

16 seasons
2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026024685916
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-09-28Roscommon (IRE)GavinLynchRacing.com Flat RaceIlen's Dream (IRE)81615.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-22Downpatrick (IRE)Albert Bartlett Hunters ChaseAsphalt Cowboy (IRE)1829ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-22Downpatrick (IRE)Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Maiden Hunters ChaseCebu City (IRE)5723.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-07Wexford (IRE)Buy Tickets Online Novice Hunters ChaseOccupational Force (IRE)4823ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-04Down Royal (IRE)C&C White Maiden Hunters ChaseCatalani (IRE)1423ffGood
2026-05-02Punchestown (IRE)Sebden Steel Celebrating 30 Years In Business (Pro/Am) Flat RaceThe Captain's Word (IRE)31616ffYielding
2026-05-02Punchestown (IRE)Howden Cross Country ChaseFountain House (IRE)11524.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-01Punchestown (IRE)Stables Restaurant Naas Flat RaceGonewild (IRE)42119ffYielding
2026-05-01Punchestown (IRE)Uniquely Champion Hunters ChaseWonderwall (IRE)11424.5ffYielding
2026-05-01Punchestown (IRE)Stanley Asphalt Hunters Chase For The Bishopscourt CupHearts And Spades (FR)21320ffYielding
2026-04-29Punchestown (IRE)Weatherbys General Stud Book Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Grade 3)Celestial Tune (IRE)21616.5ffYielding
2026-04-29Punchestown (IRE)Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1)The Irish Avatar (IRE)51016.5ffYielding
2026-04-28Punchestown (IRE)Goffs Defender BumperSierrascope (GB)41916.5ffYielding
2026-04-28Punchestown (IRE)Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual CupFountain House (IRE)1924.5ffYielding
2026-04-20Tramore (IRE)O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Hunters ChaseCatalani (IRE)21321.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-04-09AintreeRandox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' ChaseJoker De Mai (FR)132421ffGood To Soft
2026-04-06Fairyhouse (IRE)BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3)Better Days Ahead (IRE)63029ffYielding To Soft
2026-03-17Down Royal (IRE)Bluegrass Mare Prepare Mares Flat RaceViva Laa Vida (IRE)51317.5ffYielding
2026-03-13CheltenhamPrincess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters' ChaseWonderwall (IRE)72326.5ffGood To Soft
2026-03-12CheltenhamRosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)The Enabler (IRE)62326.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————12%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————5%
Cheltenham—————12%
Down Royal (IRE)—————13%
Leopardstown (IRE)—————0%
Downpatrick (IRE)—————15%
Gowran Park (IRE)—————0%
Naas (IRE)—————8%

Going Performance

Based on 250 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Soft
4W / 44R9%
Good
3W / 43R7%
Yielding
7W / 43R16%
Good To Yielding
3W / 36R8%
Soft To Heavy
6W / 28R21%
Heavy
2W / 27R7%
Yielding To Soft
1W / 15R7%
Good To Soft
2W / 10R20%
Good To Firm
0W / 3R0%
Standard
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 250 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Middle
6W / 64R9%
Staying
22W / 186R12%

Course Specialists

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

#1Clonmel (IRE)
4W / 12R33%
#2Cork (IRE)
1W / 3R33%
#3Limerick (IRE)
3W / 11R27%
#4Kilbeggan (IRE)
1W / 4R25%
#5Thurles (IRE)
2W / 10R20%
#6Listowel (IRE)
1W / 5R20%
#7Tipperary (IRE)
1W / 6R17%
#8Downpatrick (IRE)
2W / 13R15%
#9Down Royal (IRE)
2W / 15R13%
#10Punchestown (IRE)
6W / 51R12%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C505101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Sean Thomas Doyle
4W / 18R22%
#2Gordon Elliott
4W / 40R10%
#3Ian John McCarthy
2W / 4R50%
#4S Curling
2W / 5R40%
#5Pierce Michael Power
2W / 5R40%
#6D M Christie
2W / 17R12%
#7Colin Bowe
2W / 23R9%
#8Jack Foley
1W / 3R33%
#9Christian Williams
1W / 3R33%
#10Henry De Bromhead
1W / 5R20%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Donnchadh Doyle
5W / 18R28%
#2J Oleary
2W / 3R67%
#3Nicola Mccarthy
2W / 4R50%
#4Gearoid Oloughlin
1W / 2R50%
#5Mary N Kilduff
1W / 2R50%
#6Caldwell Construction Ltd
1W / 2R50%
#7Claudio Michael Grech
1W / 2R50%
#8Leo Mcardle
1W / 2R50%
#9Rich Nora Furlong Partnership
1W / 2R50%
#10Tynan Maclennan Shanahan Magnier
1W / 2R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

249

Wins

28

Win Rate

11%

AW

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

226

Wins

26

Win %

12%

Place %

40%

Flat

Runs

24

Wins

2

Win %

8%

Place %

25%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Win My Wings (IRE) · Ayr · 2 Apr 2022

£84.4k
#2

Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase

Milan Native (IRE) · Cheltenham · 12 Mar 2020

£41.5k
#3

QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Its Bilbo (FR) · Limerick (IRE) · 29 Dec 2025

£29.5k
#4

St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase

Wonderwall (IRE) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2025

£24.4k
#5

Uniquely Champion Hunters Chase

Wonderwall (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 1 May 2026

£17.7k
#6

Racing Again March 23rd Handicap Hurdle

Lucky Max (GER) · Cork (IRE) · 7 Jan 2023

£13k
#7

Howden Cross Country Chase

Fountain House (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 2 May 2026

£11.8k
#8

Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup

Fountain House (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 28 Apr 2026

£11.8k
#9

JP & M Doyle (C & G) Flat Race

Baron Noir (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 1 May 2025

£10.3k
#10

Albert Bartlett Hunters Chase

Asphalt Cowboy (IRE) · Downpatrick (IRE) · 22 May 2026

£10.3k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.2/1

Shortest Winner

1.5/1

Biggest Winner

28/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
7
2/1–4/1
6
4/1–8/1
11
8/1–16/1
3
16/1+
1

Draw Performance

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

Low
0W / 1R0%
Mid
0W / 1R0%