Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Zak Wheatley

Zak Wheatley

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Zak Wheatley is a jockey with 1109 career rides 95 winners. He rides at a 8.6% strike rate. He has placed 288 times. He has earned £1M in prize money. His strongest track is Chelmsford (AW) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.6%

Total Wins

95

Total Runs

1,109

Places

288

Place %

26.0%

Upcoming Entries

3 entries
DateCourseRace
2026-11-05Southwell (AW)All-Weather Championship Is Back Handicap Stakes
2026-11-05Southwell (AW)Midnite It's Actually Pretty Good Nursery Handicap Stakes
2026-11-05Southwell (AW)Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Stakes (Div I)

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

10 seasons
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026061218244710.33
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-26Southwell (AW)Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap StakesYesnia (IRE)4117ffStandard
2026-10-19PontefractHappy 80th Birthday William 'bill' Carr Maiden Stakes (gbb Race)Paphos (IRE)566ffSoft
2026-10-19PontefractWilliam Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap StakesChangeofmind (IRE)595ffHeavy
2026-10-17Southwell (AW)Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Handicap StakesAvatar Jet (IRE)11118ffStandard
2026-10-17Southwell (AW)Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (GBB Race)Youngheartsrunfree (IRE)3116ffStandard
2026-10-16HaydockM6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div I)Sujet (GB)10108ffHeavy
2026-10-15Southwell (AW)Follow @AtTheRaces On X Handicap Stakes (Div II)Gloriola (GB)11117ffStandard
2026-10-14NottinghamRacedays For £9 At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap StakesSolid Bond (IRE)795ffGood To Soft
2026-10-12MusselburghWatch On Racing TV Handicap StakesSki Angel (GB)5145ffGood To Soft
2026-10-12MusselburghMusselburgh Members Handicap StakesRwenearlytheredad (GB)6117ffGood To Soft
2026-10-12MusselburghRacing TV Handicap StakesFalaise Blanc (FR)4816ffGood To Soft
2026-10-07NottinghamWatch Racing TV Now Handicap Stakes (Div I) (GBBPlus Race)Kasgani (IRE)71310ffGood To Soft
2026-10-06LeicesterAlan & Sarah #laughterloft Legends Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Paphos (IRE)355ffGood To Firm
2026-10-06LeicesterMick & Linda New Inn Enderby Cheers Nursery Handicap StakesMa Fille De Reve (GB)8136ffGood To Firm
2026-10-05PontefractConstant Security Services Handicap StakesSolid Bond (IRE)10125ffGood
2026-10-03AscotBetmgm Rous Stakes (Listed Race)Lifeplan (IRE)11115ffGood To Firm
2026-09-30MusselburghBritish Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race)Sod Hall Lane (IRE)235ffGood To Soft
2026-09-30MusselburghInvades Day Party Handicap StakesRwenearlytheredad (GB)2117ffGood To Soft
2026-09-28HamiltonMoira Stein Memorial Ebf Restricted Maiden Stakes (for Horses In Bands C And D) (Ebf Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race)Youngheartsrunfree (IRE)465ffSoft
2026-09-28HamiltonRotary Club East Kilbride Nursery Selling Handicap StakesDadawada (IRE)776ffSoft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Southwell (AW)15%10%6%6%—13%
Newcastle (AW)6%4%6%0%0%13%
Beverley6%—9%0%17%40%
Redcar0%17%6%8%0%0%
Catterick19%0%9%——14%
Thirsk5%15%19%0%—0%
Wolverhampton (AW)19%0%13%—13%0%
Pontefract13%5%—0%0%0%

Going Performance

Based on 1193 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Standard
28W / 311R9%
Good
22W / 293R8%
Good To Firm
23W / 215R11%
Good To Soft
11W / 137R8%
Soft
12W / 133R9%
Standard To Slow
6W / 67R9%
Heavy
1W / 37R3%

Distance Performance

Based on 1193 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
78W / 812R10%
Mile
12W / 269R4%
Middle
12W / 100R12%
Staying
1W / 12R8%

Course Specialists

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

#1Chelmsford (AW)
1W / 3R33%
#2Musselburgh
9W / 58R16%
#3Chester
8W / 56R14%
#4Catterick
10W / 75R13%
#5Wolverhampton (AW)
9W / 71R13%
#6Carlisle
4W / 34R12%
#7Thirsk
8W / 74R11%
#8Ripon
3W / 27R11%
#9Southwell (AW)
19W / 188R10%
#10Beverley
9W / 105R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C605101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Declan Carroll
76W / 761R10%
#2John Wainwright
6W / 58R10%
#3Lisa Williamson
4W / 42R10%
#4Stella Barclay
4W / 56R7%
#5Ann Duffield
2W / 10R20%
#6Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay
2W / 15R13%
#7Adrian Paul Keatley
1W / 3R33%
#8Richard Fahey
1W / 3R33%
#9Philip Kirby
1W / 3R33%
#10Michael Easterby
1W / 3R33%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1J N Blackburn
7W / 40R18%
#2Ray Flegg John Bousfield
7W / 73R10%
#3John A Duffy
6W / 22R27%
#4Steve Bea Ryan Limited
6W / 37R16%
#5Mrs Sarah Bryan
6W / 72R8%
#6Dreams
5W / 52R10%
#7Miss Tracey Mann John Pinckney
4W / 32R13%
#8A V Wilding Chester Ltd
4W / 31R13%
#9Riverside Racing Syndicate
3W / 15R20%
#10Four Juniperus
3W / 15R20%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

AW

Runs

378

Wins

34

Win Rate

9%

Turf

Runs

815

Wins

69

Win Rate

8%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1193

Wins

103

Win %

9%

Place %

26%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) (In Honour Of Tom Lacy)

Lifeplan (IRE) · York · 22 Aug 2025

£141.8k
#2

Deepbridge Watergate Cup Handicap

Emiyn (FR) · Chester · 24 Sept 2022

£51k
#3

LiveScore Bet Fillies' Handicap

Alessia Fernanda (IRE) · Musselburgh · 19 Apr 2025

£13.1k
#4

Camden Hells Nursery

Fuji Mountain (IRE) · Chester · 14 Sept 2024

£10.2k
#5

Horse PWR Apprentice Handicap (Div 1)

Oman (IRE) · Chester · 10 May 2024

£10.2k
#6

Clogau Handicap

Emiyn (FR) · Chester · 15 Jul 2023

£10.2k
#7

King Richard IIi Handicap

Musharrif (GB) · Pontefract · 9 Jul 2019

£9.3k
#8

Roodee Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Fox Journey (GB) · Chester · 13 Jun 2026

£7.7k
#9

Roodee EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Fuji Mountain (IRE) · Chester · 13 Jul 2024

£7.7k
#10

Craig Charles DJ Set Handicap

King Of Tonga (IRE) · Chester · 13 Jul 2024

£7.7k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

9.8/1

Shortest Winner

1/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
5
2/1–4/1
24
4/1–8/1
39
8/1–16/1
20
16/1+
15

Draw Performance

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

Low
17W / 271R6%
Mid
42W / 415R10%
High
44W / 506R9%