Jockey Profile

Jockeys/T J O'Brien

T J O'Brien

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

T J O'Brien is a jockey with 6903 career rides 1076 winners. He rides at a 15.6% strike rate. He has placed 3061 times. He has earned £11.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Sedgefield (6w from 21r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

15.6%

Total Wins

1,076

Total Runs

6,903

Places

3,061

Place %

44.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

14 seasons
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023025507510036.77
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2023-04-29SandownBet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Thyme Hill (GB)4521.5ffSoft
2023-04-28PerthDownload The BetVictor App Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Industrialist (IRE)41116ffSoft
2023-04-27WarwickCoop And Alis 40th Birthday Celebration Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)Doyen Queen (IRE)4919ffGood
2023-04-27WarwickWatch Irish Racing On RacingTV Handicap HurdleButler's Brief (IRE)81025ffGood
2023-02-21TauntonWeatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap ChaseAcross The Line (IRE)4823ffGood
2023-02-20LingfieldFree Tips Daily On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap ChaseBriery Express (GB)6720ffGood
2023-02-18AscotLK Bennett Swinley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Sporting John (IRE)111424ffGood To Soft
2023-02-18AscotAge Concern Bracknell Handicap HurdleThomas Mor (IRE)11223.5ffGood To Soft
2023-02-18AscotBritish European Breeders' Fund EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Spring Gale (GB)81415.5ffGood To Soft
2023-02-16SandownAlanbrooke Handicap ChaseKeep Wondering (IRE)3724ffGood
2023-02-15HerefordCazoo Mares' Handicap HurdleMaid Of The Night (IRE)1721.5ffGood
2023-02-15HerefordSky Sports Racing Sky 415 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Emma Hamilton (IRE)4616ffGood
2023-02-13PlumptonStrong Flavours Catering Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Tzunami (GB)81216ffGood
2023-02-12ExeterVirgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Veterans' Handicap ChaseMusical Slave (IRE)1624ffGood
2023-02-11NewburyBetfair Multiples Offer Every Saturday Handicap HurdleJatiluwih (FR)4824ffGood
2023-02-11NewburyBetfair Denman Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Zanza (IRE)1723.5ffGood
2023-02-11NewburyBetfair Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Monviel (IRE)51616.5ffGood
2023-02-10Bangor-on-DeeRpm North Wales National Handicap ChaseBretney (IRE)11329.5ffGood To Soft
2023-02-10Bangor-on-DeeMorogowsky Family Mares' Novices' Handicap HurdleWell Vicky (IRE)1919.5ffGood To Soft
2023-02-09Ffos LasDownload The Vickers.Bet App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Keable (IRE)2522ffGood To Soft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Newton Abbot—————20%
Uttoxeter—————16%
Exeter—————14%
Worcester—————17%
Wincanton—————16%
Ffos Las—————17%
Chepstow—————14%
Fontwell—————16%

Going Performance

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

Good
300W / 2054R15%
Good To Soft
144W / 1126R13%
Soft
167W / 1081R15%
Heavy
82W / 401R20%
Good To Firm
59W / 301R20%
Standard To Slow
1W / 17R6%
Standard
3W / 10R30%
Firm
1W / 8R13%
Yielding
0W / 1R0%
Very Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

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

Middle
189W / 1386R14%
Staying
568W / 3614R16%

Course Specialists

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

#1Sedgefield
6W / 21R29%
#2Kelso
2W / 7R29%
#3Hexham
5W / 18R28%
#4Perth
14W / 54R26%
#5Folkestone
1W / 4R25%
#6Lingfield
11W / 48R23%
#7Catterick
4W / 18R22%
#8Lingfield (AW)
4W / 19R21%
#9Newton Abbot
57W / 283R20%
#10Haydock
20W / 100R20%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C605101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Philip Hobbs
213W / 1291R16%
#2Ian Williams
63W / 391R16%
#3Peter Bowen
61W / 343R18%
#4Paul Henderson
51W / 409R12%
#5Henry Daly
37W / 228R16%
#6Robert Stephens
34W / 233R15%
#7Jamie Snowden
28W / 113R25%
#8Hughie Morrison
28W / 116R24%
#9Colin Tizzard
26W / 208R13%
#10Dr Richard Newland
25W / 70R36%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mrs Diana L Whateley
16W / 70R23%
#2Mrs Karen Bowen
13W / 47R28%
#3L A Garfield
11W / 30R37%
#4Terry Warner
9W / 44R20%
#5John P Mcmanus
9W / 88R10%
#6L H Mrs T Evans
8W / 20R40%
#7Alan Peterson
8W / 40R20%
#8Dr V M G Ferguson
8W / 43R19%
#9The Rockbourne Partnership
8W / 63R13%
#10Mike Roberts
8W / 70R11%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

4973

Wins

753

Win Rate

15%

AW

Runs

27

Wins

4

Win Rate

15%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

4997

Wins

757

Win %

15%

Place %

44%

Flat

Runs

3

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

67%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Elegant Escape (IRE) · Chepstow · 27 Dec 2018

£85.4k
#2

Betfred Becher Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Chance Du Roy (FR) · Aintree · 7 Dec 2013

£84.4k
#3

Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Thyme Hill (GB) · Aintree · 10 Apr 2021

£84.2k
#4

Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Coole Cody (IRE) · Cheltenham · 14 Nov 2020

£74k
#5

Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (In Memory Of Nigel Clark) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Thyme Hill (GB) · Kempton · 26 Dec 2022

£59.6k
#6

Betfair Exchange Trophy (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Not So Sleepy (GB) · Ascot · 19 Dec 2020

£57k
#7

Betfair Best Odds On Itv Races Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Stoney Mountain (IRE) · Haydock · 23 Nov 2019

£57k
#8

John Smith's Topham Chase (Listed Handicap) (National Course)

Always Waining (IRE) · Aintree · 8 Apr 2011

£56.3k
#9

Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Third Wind (GB) · Cheltenham · 17 Mar 2022

£56.3k
#10

John Smith's Topham Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (National Course)

Always Waining (IRE) · Aintree · 13 Apr 2012

£56.3k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

5.9/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
180
2/1–4/1
244
4/1–8/1
207
8/1–16/1
92
16/1+
34

Draw Performance

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

Mid
0W / 2R0%
High
0W / 1R0%