Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Rob Hornby

Rob Hornby

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Rob Hornby is a jockey with 6659 career rides 688 winners. He rides at a 10.3% strike rate. He has placed 2091 times. He has earned £12.2M in prize money. His strongest track is Saint-Cloud (FR) (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

10.3%

Total Wins

688

Total Runs

6,659

Places

2,091

Place %

31.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

8 seasons
201920202021202220232024202520260255075100357.86
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-19BathElite Racing Club Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Al Thara (IRE)4108ffGood To Soft
2026-10-19BathWiltshire And Bath Air Ambulance Nursery Handicap StakesDesert Symphony (IRE)4138ffGood To Soft
2026-10-19BathElite Racing Club Handicap Stakes (Div I)Havana Halo (GB)11148ffGood To Soft
2026-10-17AscotQatar Racing British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1)See The Fire (GB)111212ffGood
2026-10-15BrightonRacing Value At bet365 Handicap StakesMart (GB)996ffGood
2026-10-15Brightonbet365 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Band D) (GBB Race)Reviens Demain (GB)9127ffGood
2026-10-15BrightonBet Boost At bet365 Handicap Stakes (Div II)Port Darwin (IRE)61110ffGood
2026-10-15Brightonbet365 Handicap StakesDark Rosa (IRE)3148ffGood
2026-10-14NottinghamColwick Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)Personal Best (GB)41016ffGood To Soft
2026-10-13LeicesterJoin Racing TV Now Handicap StakesTrust Amy (IRE)17186ffGood To Soft
2026-10-12Kempton (AW)Racing TV EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (Div II) (GBB Race)Taran Bolta (GB)8117ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-12Kempton (AW)Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)Kernow Rose (GB)888ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-12Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier)Racingbreaks Ryder (IRE)12148ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-12Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's Superboosts Handicap StakesTakeitorleaveit (IRE)4612ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-12Kempton (AW)Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap StakesHint Of The Jungle (IRE)8106ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-07Kempton (AW)Unibet Interactive Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)Forever Faithfull (GB)6127ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-07Kempton (AW)Get Daily Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier)Perfect Location (GB)10116ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-07Kempton (AW)Set Your Limits With Unibet Handicap Stakes (London Stayers Series Qualifier)Virtue Diligence (GB)9916ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-07Kempton (AW)Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap StakesDivine Wish (GB)12138ffStandard / Slow
2026-10-06Southwell (AW)bettingsites.co.uk Bookmaker Comparison EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)Miss Clarice (GB)9137ffStandard

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Kempton (AW)30%12%12%7%0%9%
Lingfield (AW)4%2%5%7%7%11%
Wolverhampton (AW)19%10%15%—8%10%
Windsor11%11%—4%15%8%
Newbury0%7%4%5%5%15%
Chelmsford (AW)17%3%10%10%14%9%
Bath8%7%—12%11%10%
Southwell (AW)15%15%19%11%—17%

Going Performance

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

Standard
130W / 1275R10%
Good To Firm
118W / 944R13%
Good
84W / 922R9%
Standard To Slow
83W / 811R10%
Good To Soft
37W / 452R8%
Soft
40W / 345R12%
Heavy
18W / 160R11%
Firm
9W / 64R14%
Standard / Slow
0W / 20R0%
Very Soft
1W / 5R20%
Yielding
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

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

Sprint
241W / 2320R10%
Mile
191W / 1963R10%
Middle
82W / 676R12%
Staying
6W / 41R15%

Course Specialists

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

#1Saint-Cloud (FR)
2W / 4R50%
#2Ayr
2W / 5R40%
#3Carlisle
1W / 3R33%
#4Newcastle (AW)
7W / 26R27%
#5Deauville (FR)
1W / 4R25%
#6Pontefract
5W / 23R22%
#7Ripon
1W / 5R20%
#8Ffos Las
17W / 89R19%
#9Nottingham
24W / 142R17%
#10Longchamp (FR)
1W / 6R17%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C7036912

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Ralph Beckett
132W / 839R16%
#2Jonathan Portman
71W / 782R9%
#3Andrew Balding
52W / 492R11%
#4Hughie Morrison
16W / 153R10%
#5Stuart Kittow
15W / 165R9%
#6Martyn Meade
13W / 77R17%
#7Amanda Perrett
12W / 71R17%
#8Charles Hills
10W / 90R11%
#9Clive Cox
9W / 52R17%
#10Rae Guest
8W / 50R16%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Juddmonte
15W / 78R19%
#2J C Smith
14W / 78R18%
#3Whitcoombe Park Racing
13W / 113R12%
#4Berkeley Racing
8W / 79R10%
#5King Power Racing Co Ltd
8W / 85R9%
#6One More Moment Of Madness
7W / 21R33%
#7J H Richmond Watson
7W / 41R17%
#8The Chalk Mountain Partnership
6W / 29R21%
#9Mr And Mrs David Aykroyd
6W / 28R21%
#10Richard Cheadle Partners
5W / 13R38%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

2894

Wins

307

Win Rate

11%

AW

Runs

2106

Wins

213

Win Rate

10%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

4999

Wins

520

Win %

10%

Place %

32%

Jumps

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

0%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Darley July Cup Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Alcohol Free (IRE) · Newmarket (July) · 9 Jul 2022

£356.4k
#2

Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (4yo+) (Turf)

Westover (GB) · Saint-Cloud (FR) · 8 Jul 2023

£202.3k
#3

Prix Royal-Oak (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf)

Scope (IRE) · Longchamp (FR) · 24 Oct 2021

£178.6k
#4

Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Prosperous Voyage (IRE) · Newmarket (July) · 8 Jul 2022

£141.8k
#5

John Smith's Diamond Jubilee Cup Handicap

Pivoine (IRE) · York · 13 Jul 2019

£124.5k
#6

Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)

Item (GB) · York · 25 Jul 2026

£93.6k
#7

JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Spirit Mixer (GB) · Newcastle (AW) · 28 Jun 2025

£81k
#8

tote Celebration Mile

Lavender's Blue (IRE) · Goodwood · 28 Aug 2021

£70.9k
#9

Harrogate Water B Corp Noel Murless Stakes (Listed)

Scope (IRE) · Ascot · 1 Oct 2021

£61k
#10

BetMGM Noel Murless Stakes (Listed)

Fantasy World (IRE) · Ascot · 3 Oct 2025

£56.7k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.9/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

125/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
101
2/1–4/1
133
4/1–8/1
143
8/1–16/1
91
16/1+
52

Draw Performance

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

Low
140W / 1243R11%
Mid
183W / 1728R11%
High
195W / 2012R10%