Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Peter Smithers

Peter Smithers

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Peter Smithers is a jockey with 336 career rides 23 winners. He rides at a 6.8% strike rate. He has placed 95 times. He has earned £374.5k in prize money. His strongest track is Cork (IRE) (3w from 12r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

6.8%

Total Wins

23

Total Runs

336

Places

95

Place %

28.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

6 seasons
2021202220232024202520260369124711
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Handicap HurdleCometothinkofit (IRE)111116ffGood
2026-10-06Galway (IRE)SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap HurdleInthenickoftime (IRE)11116.5ffYielding To Soft
2026-10-05Fairyhouse (IRE)Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden HurdleLittle Bonnie (IRE)61020ffGood
2026-10-05Fairyhouse (IRE)Racing Again October 10th Mares Handicap HurdleBarrogstown Girl (IRE)91616ffGood
2026-10-04Killarney (IRE)Killarney Races Handicap SteeplechaseClaude (IRE)71017ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Derrinlaur Mares Handicap HurdlePrincess Felicia (IRE)41119.5ffGood
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Glenary Handicap HurdleBangor Lady (IRE)101523ffGood
2026-09-30Sligo (IRE)Sligo Races Handicap SteeplechaseThree County Star (IRE)81226ffGood
2026-09-28Roscommon (IRE)Athleague Maiden HurdleEverin Dream (IRE)101315.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-18Downpatrick (IRE)Vianstown Handicap SteeplechaseAnodandawink (IRE)11523.5ffGood
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap SteeplechaseClaude (IRE)41617ffYielding
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap HurdleRun For The Border (IRE)21122ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden HurdleMastertown Miss (IRE)41518ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-07Galway (IRE)WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div I)Princess Felicia (IRE)131922.5ffYielding
2026-09-04Kilbeggan (IRE)Séan Daly Memorial Handicap HurdleSplashing Out (IRE)5916ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-04Kilbeggan (IRE)Séan Hughes Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap HurdleMidnight Eagle (IRE)91325ffGood To Yielding
2026-08-24Ballinrobe (IRE)Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden HurdleNoharmintrying (IRE)51518.5ffGood
2026-08-24Ballinrobe (IRE)Jerry McDonnell Memorial Handicap HurdlePrincess Felicia (IRE)11622.5ffGood
2026-08-21Kilbeggan (IRE)Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap HurdleBhean Saibhre (IRE)11519ffGood
2026-08-14Tramore (IRE)Majestic Hotel Maiden HurdleSimple Things (IRE)11116.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————0%
Wexford (IRE)—————12%
Kilbeggan (IRE)—————14%
Limerick (IRE)—————15%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————13%
Ballinrobe (IRE)—————9%
Clonmel (IRE)—————6%
Naas (IRE)—————6%

Going Performance

Based on 374 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
15W / 120R13%
Good To Yielding
4W / 79R5%
Yielding
1W / 55R2%
Soft
1W / 43R2%
Heavy
3W / 34R9%
Yielding To Soft
2W / 21R10%
Soft To Heavy
2W / 19R11%
Good To Firm
1W / 3R33%

Distance Performance

Based on 374 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Middle
7W / 108R6%
Staying
22W / 266R8%

Course Specialists

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

#1Cork (IRE)
3W / 12R25%
#2Downpatrick (IRE)
2W / 9R22%
#3Tramore (IRE)
2W / 10R20%
#4Limerick (IRE)
4W / 27R15%
#5Kilbeggan (IRE)
4W / 28R14%
#6Fairyhouse (IRE)
3W / 24R13%
#7Wexford (IRE)
4W / 33R12%
#8Down Royal (IRE)
1W / 9R11%
#9Ballinrobe (IRE)
2W / 23R9%
#10Thurles (IRE)
1W / 11R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Padraig Roche
8W / 101R8%
#2Mark Fahey
4W / 29R14%
#3Eoin Griffin
3W / 11R27%
#4David Harry Kelly
3W / 21R14%
#5James Andrew Fahey
2W / 8R25%
#6Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2W / 12R17%
#7Aidan Anthony Howard
2W / 18R11%
#8Jarlath P Fahey
2W / 59R3%
#9E Bolger
1W / 7R14%
#10Norman Lee
0W / 3R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1John P Mcmanus
10W / 80R13%
#2P A Ryan
4W / 9R44%
#3Hold Firm Syndicate
3W / 8R38%
#4Miss Heather Heffernan
2W / 6R33%
#5Bap Syndicate
2W / 7R29%
#6Tribal Lily Syndicate
2W / 19R11%
#7O D Kueres
1W / 3R33%
#8Mrs Andria Kemp
1W / 5R20%
#9N D Kennelly
1W / 5R20%
#10Patrick K Mccarthy
1W / 6R17%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

374

Wins

29

Win Rate

8%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

372

Wins

29

Win %

8%

Place %

28%

Flat

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

0%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Happy Jacky (IRE) · Kilbeggan (IRE) · 17 Jun 2024

£13k
#2

Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle

Shadow Rider (FR) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 24 Feb 2024

£12.4k
#3

Neville Hotels Handicap Hurdle

Splashing Out (IRE) · Wexford (IRE) · 7 Aug 2026

£12k
#4

Traynors Of Wexford Handicap Chase

Outside The Door (IRE) · Wexford (IRE) · 6 Aug 2025

£11.8k
#5

RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle

Happy Jacky (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 5 Jul 2024

£10.6k
#6

RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle

Happy Jacky (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 11 Jul 2025

£10k
#7

Wishing Everyone A Safe & Happy Christmas Handicap Hurdle

Jeaniemacaroney (IRE) · Thurles (IRE) · 21 Dec 2024

£9.4k
#8

Denny Hurdle

Happy Jacky (IRE) · Down Royal (IRE) · 29 Aug 2025

£9.1k
#9

Graun Hill Suite Hospitality Packages At tramoreraces.ie Handicap Hurdle

Splashing Out (IRE) · Tramore (IRE) · 29 May 2026

£8.8k
#10

Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

William Tell (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 4 Aug 2025

£8.6k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.3/1

Shortest Winner

1.5/1

Biggest Winner

22/1

Winner SP Distribution

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

Draw Performance

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

No draw data yet.