Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Ray Dawson

Ray Dawson

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Ray Dawson is a jockey with 3313 career rides 365 winners. He rides at a 11% strike rate. He has placed 1102 times. He has earned £7M in prize money. His strongest track is Al Ain (UAE) (3w from 6r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11%

Total Wins

365

Total Runs

3,313

Places

1,102

Place %

33.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

16 seasons
20092010201120122013201420172018201920202021202220232024202520260204060804712
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-07NottinghamRacedays For £9 At Nottingham Racecourse Fillies' Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)Reem Rak (IRE)5714ffGood To Soft
2026-10-07NottinghamBritish Ebf Future Stayers Oath Novice Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted Race) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Prince Of Petra (IRE)458.5ffGood To Soft
2026-10-07NottinghamWatch Racing TV Now Handicap Stakes (Div I) (GBBPlus Race)Sudu (GB)11310ffGood To Soft
2026-10-06Southwell (AW)bettingsites.co.uk Bookmaker Comparison EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)Jahami (GB)2137ffStandard
2026-10-06Southwell (AW)bettingsites.co.uk Top UK Bookmakers EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)Geometry (GB)2137ffStandard
2026-10-06Southwell (AW)bettingsites.co.uk Bet Smarter Fillies' Handicap StakesFantasy Obsessor (GB)3106ffStandard
2026-10-06Southwell (AW)bettingsites.co.uk Your Betting Guide Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)Affettuoso (GB)5612ffStandard
2026-10-05YarmouthStrawberry Fields Stud Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Wellbeing (GB)478ffGood To Firm
2026-10-05YarmouthMoulton Racing Club Handicap StakesDrifts Away (GB)2118ffGood To Firm
2026-10-04Longchamp (FR)Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (Group 1)Luna A Inbhir Nis (GB)11155ffGood To Soft
2026-10-04Longchamp (FR)Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Group 1)Saddadd (IRE)151612ffGood To Soft
2026-10-03NewmarketBritish Ebf Premier Fillies' Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)Supplicate (GB)5610ffGood To Firm
2026-10-03Newmarket£200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes (GBB Race)Claret And Blues (GB)10157ffGood To Firm
2026-10-02Wolverhampton (AW)Franklin Hodge Handicap Stakes (Div I)Pull The Rug (IRE)4106ffStandard
2026-10-02Wolverhampton (AW)Nuvo Audit Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)Model Yuko (GB)4512ffStandard
2026-10-02Wolverhampton (AW)bet365 Fillies' Handicap StakesBintaziza (IRE)348.5ffStandard
2026-10-02Wolverhampton (AW)Position Payout At bet365 Handicap StakesHvar (GB)6115ffStandard
2026-10-01NottinghamRacedays For £9 At Nottingham Racecourse Nursery Handicap StakesKingdom Of Kush (IRE)6106ffGood
2026-10-01Nottingham£9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap StakesKaindy (IRE)198.5ffGood
2026-10-01NottinghamHospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap StakesNew Bay Star (IRE)71410ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Meydan (UAE)11%8%7%1%6%8%
Wolverhampton (AW)5%14%8%—18%19%
Chelmsford (AW)30%12%14%12%17%6%
Kempton (AW)0%10%11%11%—3%
Jebel Ali (UAE)5%20%20%7%15%—
Yarmouth17%3%10%12%0%23%
Lingfield (AW)8%40%14%6%5%21%
Newcastle (AW)6%16%7%20%8%6%

Going Performance

Based on 3533 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
91W / 853R11%
Standard
99W / 769R13%
Good To Firm
74W / 604R12%
Fast
33W / 355R9%
Standard To Slow
29W / 275R11%
Good To Soft
40W / 263R15%
Soft
17W / 241R7%
Heavy
3W / 60R5%
Firm
4W / 44R9%
Yielding To Soft
0W / 21R0%
Standard / Slow
1W / 15R7%
Yielding
0W / 13R0%
Good To Yielding
4W / 11R36%
Muddy
0W / 4R0%
Soft To Heavy
0W / 4R0%
Very Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 3533 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
215W / 1815R12%
Mile
137W / 1362R10%
Middle
42W / 337R12%
Staying
1W / 19R5%

Course Specialists

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

#1Al Ain (UAE)
3W / 6R50%
#2Southwell
2W / 7R29%
#3Wolverhampton
1W / 4R25%
#4Epsom
8W / 33R24%
#5Hamilton
4W / 17R24%
#6Sandown
11W / 49R22%
#7York
10W / 48R21%
#8Musselburgh
2W / 10R20%
#9Chepstow
13W / 67R19%
#10Brighton
10W / 52R19%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C70481216

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Roger Varian
96W / 495R19%
#2A bin Harmash
30W / 291R10%
#3Michael Costa
24W / 142R17%
#4Michael Appleby
20W / 161R12%
#5Robert Cowell
18W / 153R12%
#6Ismail Mohammed
14W / 89R16%
#7Grace Harris
12W / 90R13%
#8T J Kent
12W / 97R12%
#9Saeed bin Suroor
11W / 47R23%
#10Tony Carroll
10W / 92R11%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum
37W / 197R19%
#2Godolphin
13W / 58R22%
#3Opulence Thoroughbreds
11W / 36R31%
#4Mohammed Al Suboosi
11W / 109R10%
#5Saeed H Al Tayer
9W / 40R23%
#6Laurence Bellman
8W / 34R24%
#7Nurlan Bizakov
7W / 23R30%
#8King Power Racing Co Ltd
6W / 38R16%
#9Sultan Ali
6W / 46R13%
#10Hamdan Harmash
6W / 47R13%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

2116

Wins

233

Win Rate

11%

AW

Runs

1058

Wins

129

Win Rate

12%

Dirt

Runs

359

Wins

33

Win Rate

9%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

3533

Wins

395

Win %

11%

Place %

34%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Mahab Al Shimaal Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Dirt)

Eastern World (IRE) · Meydan (UAE) · 5 Mar 2022

£111.1k
#2

Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Azizi (Turf)

Marbaan (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 7 Mar 2025

£110.9k
#3

Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Emaar (Turf)

Elnajmm (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 6 Mar 2026

£103.2k
#4

John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Raammee (GB) · York · 11 Jul 2026

£103.1k
#5

Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes (Group 2)

Rahiebb (GB) · York · 15 May 2026

£102.1k
#6

Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Fillies' Group 2)

Zain Claudette (IRE) · York · 19 Aug 2021

£85.1k
#7

150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes (GBB Race)

Amichi (IRE) · Newmarket · 1 Oct 2022

£81.2k
#8

Race 6 - Jebel Ali Stakes Sponsored By A.R.M Holding () (Dirt)

Saayedd (USA) · Jebel Ali (UAE) · 16 Mar 2025

£65.2k
#9

Coral Glorious Stakes (Group 3)

Enfjaar (IRE) · Goodwood · 1 Aug 2026

£62.4k
#10

Coral Challenge (Handicap)

Indalo (IRE) · Sandown · 4 Jul 2026

£61.2k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
88
2/1–4/1
96
4/1–8/1
117
8/1–16/1
53
16/1+
31

Draw Performance

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

Low
117W / 875R13%
Mid
129W / 1225R11%
High
149W / 1428R10%