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Jockeys/P J Dobbs

P J Dobbs

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

P J Dobbs is a jockey with 8764 career rides 1014 winners. He rides at a 11.6% strike rate. He has placed 3018 times. He has earned £25.2M in prize money. His strongest track is Veliefendi (TUR) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11.6%

Total Wins

1,014

Total Runs

8,764

Places

3,018

Place %

34.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

13 seasons
20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260255075100357.8
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-17AscotQatar Racing British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes (GBB Race)Theheatison (GB)5116ffGood
2026-10-17AscotQatar Racing British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1)Prince Of India (IRE)5166ffGood
2026-10-17AscotBalmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing)Classic (GB)16208ffGood
2026-10-15BrightonEach Way Extra At bet365 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)Passerine (IRE)366ffGood
2026-10-15Brightonbet365 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Band D) (GBB Race)Curious Minx (GB)5127ffGood
2026-10-15BrightonBest Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap StakesHarry Brown (GB)695.5ffGood
2026-10-14NottinghamHospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)Boyfriend (GB)41110ffGood To Soft
2026-10-12Kempton (AW)Racing TV EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (Div I) (GBB Race)Radical Bay (GB)10117ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-12Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's Superboosts Handicap StakesPierpoint (IRE)6612ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-07NottinghamEbf Fillies' Novice Stakes (gbb Race)Spell Catcher (GB)486ffGood
2026-10-07NottinghamWatch Racing Tv Now Handicap Stakes (Div II) (gbbplus Race)Sapphire Steps (IRE)91010ffGood To Soft
2026-10-06LeicesterMick & Linda New Inn Enderby Cheers Nursery Handicap StakesPasserine (IRE)4136ffGood To Firm
2026-10-06LeicesterBritish EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Lunar Storm (FR)798ffGood To Firm
2026-10-06LeicesterPaul & Margo Barley Mow Cosgrove Farewell Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)King's Code (GB)3512ffGood To Firm
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap StakesLucky Luna (IRE)9911ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div I)Star Chorus (IRE)1106ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-05Kempton (AW)Set Your Limits With Unibet Handicap StakesVirtue Patience (GB)3137ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-03AscotBetmgm Rous Stakes (Listed Race)Baker Blue (GB)5115ffGood To Firm
2026-10-03AscotJohn Guest Racing Bengough Stakes (Group 3)Prince Of India (IRE)2116ffGood To Firm
2026-10-03AscotBetmgm Challenge Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)Realign (FR)3187ffGood To Firm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Meydan (UAE)4%18%13%13%14%8%
Jebel Ali (UAE)19%9%16%19%19%—
Newbury11%13%11%5%9%14%
Goodwood12%11%12%9%4%10%
Kempton (AW)0%15%6%14%0%13%
Ascot6%2%3%4%8%10%
Windsor18%16%—12%15%22%
Salisbury13%13%12%13%6%15%

Going Performance

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

Good
138W / 1297R11%
Fast
216W / 1279R17%
Good To Firm
122W / 1055R12%
Good To Soft
39W / 440R9%
Standard
33W / 306R11%
Soft
31W / 294R11%
Standard To Slow
26W / 209R12%
Heavy
2W / 46R4%
Firm
8W / 45R18%
Standard / Slow
1W / 11R9%
Yielding
0W / 9R0%
Muddy
1W / 6R17%
Yielding To Soft
0W / 2R0%
Sloppy
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

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

Sprint
302W / 2439R12%
Mile
262W / 2162R12%
Middle
52W / 389R13%
Staying
1W / 10R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Veliefendi (TUR)
1W / 3R33%
#2Epsom
10W / 51R20%
#3Sharjah (UAE)
9W / 46R20%
#4Wolverhampton (AW)
7W / 36R19%
#5Bath
21W / 119R18%
#6Jebel Ali (UAE)
91W / 549R17%
#7Chepstow
14W / 83R17%
#8Windsor
40W / 252R16%
#9Meydan (UAE)
135W / 990R14%
#10Ffos Las
3W / 21R14%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C60481216

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Doug Watson
231W / 1529R15%
#2Richard Hannon
193W / 1722R11%
#3Ralph Beckett
28W / 226R12%
#4Amanda Perrett
22W / 259R8%
#5Sir Michael Stoute
19W / 123R15%
#6Richard Hughes
13W / 123R11%
#7William Haggas
8W / 31R26%
#8Ken Cunningham-Brown
6W / 51R12%
#9Owen Burrows
5W / 15R33%
#10Milton Harris
5W / 21R24%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mohd Khalifa Al Basti
46W / 250R18%
#2Mrs J Wood
19W / 194R10%
#3Eerc Mngr Mrs Rebecca Byrne
16W / 132R12%
#4Al Shaqab Racing
13W / 80R16%
#5Michael Pescod
12W / 64R19%
#6Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
12W / 85R14%
#7Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
11W / 66R17%
#8Valentin Bukhtoyarov Evgeny Kappushev
9W / 50R18%
#9K Abdullah
9W / 63R14%
#10Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
8W / 20R40%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

3188

Wins

340

Win Rate

11%

AW

Runs

526

Wins

60

Win Rate

11%

Dirt

Runs

1286

Wins

217

Win Rate

17%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

5000

Wins

617

Win %

12%

Place %

37%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Godolphin Mile Sponsored By Meydan Sobha (Dirt)

Second Summer (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 25 Mar 2017

£487.8k
#2

Al Maktoum Challenge Presented by Longines (Dirt)

Kabirkhan (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 26 Jan 2024

£471.8k
#3

Investec Coronation Cup (Group 1)

Pether's Moon (IRE) · Epsom · 6 Jun 2015

£212.7k
#4

Mahab Al Shimaal Sponsored By Emirates Skywards (Dirt)

Drafted (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 9 Mar 2019

£165.4k
#5

Al Maktoum Challenge R1 Presented By Longines Conquest V H P (Dirt)

Kimbear (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 9 Jan 2020

£157.9k
#6

Al Bastakiya Sponsored by Emirates Skywards () (Dirt)

Cosmo Charlie (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 4 Mar 2017

£122k
#7

UAE Oaks Sponsored By Al Naboodah Construction Group (Fillies) (Dirt)

Rayya (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 1 Mar 2018

£111.1k
#8

Zabeel Mile Sponsored By Phi Advertising (Turf)

Poker Face (IRE) · Meydan (UAE) · 3 Jan 2025

£110.9k
#9

Zabeel Mile (Turf)

San Donato (IRE) · Meydan (UAE) · 5 Jan 2024

£109k
#10

UAE 1000 Guineas Sponsored By Friday () (Dirt)

Polar River (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 11 Feb 2016

£102.7k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

40/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
138
2/1–4/1
186
4/1–8/1
154
8/1–16/1
81
16/1+
35

Draw Performance

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

Low
171W / 1240R14%
Mid
193W / 1746R11%
High
251W / 2003R13%