Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Sam Ewing

Sam Ewing

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Sam Ewing is a jockey with 1923 career rides 205 winners. He rides at a 10.7% strike rate. He has placed 614 times. He has earned £4.5M in prize money. His strongest track is Downpatrick (IRE) (10w from 58r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

10.7%

Total Wins

205

Total Runs

1,923

Places

614

Place %

31.9%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

7 seasons
202020212022202320242025202601530456049.120000000000001
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-26Galway (IRE)W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap HurdleSportinthepark (IRE)51222ffHeavy
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap SteeplechaseScalpnagoon (IRE)11019.5ffSoft
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Maiden HurdleLlem's (FR)91317ffSoft
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Follow Us On Instagram Maiden HurdleNot A Whisper (IRE)111617ffYielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)#Thisisracing Maiden HurdleMia In Milan (IRE)61819ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cailin Alainn Mares Hurdle (Listed)My Forever Annie (IRE)6623.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Master Chefs Handicap HurdleBuild A Bridge (IRE)21517ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook Betting Exchange Mares Handicap HurdleAstelia (IRE)2516.5ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)TRM Nutrition - No.1 In Europe, Trusted Worldwide Handicap HurdleAvalo (IRE)51320ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Maiden HurdleEalu Tapa (IRE)21320ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II)King Of The Greys (IRE)31720ffGood
2026-10-06Galway (IRE)Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden HurdleAlberta Rose (IRE)122016.5ffYielding
2026-10-05Fairyhouse (IRE)Racing Again October 10th Mares Handicap HurdleHashtag Doyen (IRE)31616ffGood
2026-10-05Fairyhouse (IRE)Winter Festival November 28th & 29th Handicap HurdleDinoland (FR)51324ffGood
2026-10-05Fairyhouse (IRE)Fairyhouse Racecourse Handicap HurdleHead For Home (IRE)31424ffGood
2026-10-04Killarney (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden HurdleAstelia (IRE)1817ffGood
2026-10-03Gowran Park (IRE)PWC Danoli Steeplechase (Grade 2)Emily Love (IRE)3420ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-03Gowran Park (IRE)Sign up to – GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap SteeplechaseAstley (IRE)3620ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Derrinlaur Mares Handicap HurdleMia In Milan (IRE)61119.5ffGood
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Clonmel Novice Handicap HurdleLe Questionnaire (FR)4623ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)8%6%15%10%—14%
Navan (IRE)17%0%—0%11%14%
Punchestown (IRE)—————11%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—0%0%—0%6%
Leopardstown (IRE)——8%0%0%16%
Galway (IRE)——25%0%0%13%
Naas (IRE)0%0%0%0%20%6%
Down Royal (IRE)50%—0%—0%14%

Going Performance

Based on 2004 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
60W / 497R12%
Soft
27W / 320R8%
Standard
33W / 286R12%
Yielding
22W / 257R9%
Good To Yielding
32W / 226R14%
Heavy
18W / 167R11%
Soft To Heavy
9W / 103R9%
Yielding To Soft
8W / 97R8%
Good To Soft
1W / 27R4%
Good To Firm
2W / 23R9%
Standard To Slow
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 2004 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
24W / 242R10%
Mile
26W / 287R9%
Middle
47W / 476R10%
Staying
115W / 999R12%

Course Specialists

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

#1Downpatrick (IRE)
10W / 58R17%
#2Clonmel (IRE)
7W / 42R17%
#3Sligo (IRE)
6W / 38R16%
#4Down Royal (IRE)
13W / 85R15%
#5Tramore (IRE)
6W / 39R15%
#6Bellewstown (IRE)
4W / 26R15%
#7Ballinrobe (IRE)
7W / 49R14%
#8Tipperary (IRE)
5W / 35R14%
#9Ayr
2W / 14R14%
#10Galway (IRE)
13W / 101R13%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C507142128

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Gordon Elliott
92W / 721R13%
#2Peter Fahey
22W / 171R13%
#3Noel Meade
18W / 102R18%
#4G M Lyons
11W / 77R14%
#5Matthew J Smith
9W / 67R13%
#6James McAuley
5W / 52R10%
#7W R Crawford
3W / 6R50%
#8Nigel Thomas Slevin
3W / 13R23%
#9Michael Mulvany
3W / 14R21%
#10Adrian McGuinness
3W / 25R12%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Gigginstown House Stud
21W / 132R16%
#2Bective Stud
11W / 47R23%
#3M J Hanrahan
6W / 13R46%
#4P L Polly
6W / 19R32%
#5Francis Mangan
5W / 13R38%
#6Robcour
5W / 26R19%
#7R Stokes
5W / 39R13%
#8James Mcauley
5W / 53R9%
#9Ktda Racing
4W / 18R22%
#10Ogb Partnership
3W / 5R60%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1717

Wins

179

Win Rate

10%

AW

Runs

287

Wins

33

Win Rate

11%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

1307

Wins

142

Win %

11%

Place %

35%

Flat

Runs

697

Wins

70

Win %

10%

Place %

26%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

Teahupoo (FR) · Punchestown (IRE) · 1 May 2025

£177k
#2

Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (Listed)

Favori De Champdou (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 27 Dec 2025

£110k
#3

Savills Chase (Grade 1)

Affordale Fury (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 28 Dec 2025

£103.3k
#4

Neville Hotels Hurdle (Grade 1)

Brighterdaysahead (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 29 Dec 2024

£88.5k
#5

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Stellar Story (IRE) · Cheltenham · 15 Mar 2024

£76k
#6

Paddy's Rewards Club Chase (Grade 1)

Solness (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 27 Dec 2025

£73.8k
#7

BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

The Wallpark (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 3 Aug 2024

£64.9k
#8

Boylesports Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Ambitious Fellow (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 5 Aug 2023

£64.9k
#9

Jack McInerney Memorial Fairyhouse Chase (Grade 2)

Found A Fifty (IRE) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 21 Apr 2025

£59k
#10

Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

The Yellow Clay (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 5 Jan 2025

£59k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.8/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
52
2/1–4/1
44
4/1–8/1
57
8/1–16/1
38
16/1+
21

Draw Performance

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

Low
12W / 169R7%
Mid
23W / 187R12%
High
34W / 327R10%