R Hobson

· GB

Jumps

Career Overview

R Hobson is a horse trainer based in GB, specialising in Jumps racing. From 656 career runners, he has saddled 102 winners, at a 15.5% strike rate. He has earned £1.8M in prize money. He currently has 67 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Catterick (6w from 12r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

15.5%

Total Wins

102

Total Runs

656

Active Horses

Prize Money

£1.8M

Upcoming Entries

1 entry

Date	Time	Course	Race	Horse	Jockey	Dist	Going	Field
2026-11-05	2:25	Newbury	Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)	Docpickedme	Daire McConville(7)	24.5f	Good To Soft	17

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

19 seasons

Runs
Prize £k
Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners

Date	Horse	Course	Race	Pos	Jockey	SP	Prize £
01 Nov	Some Scope (GB)	Worcester	Copybet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)	7	Oscar Palmer	40/1	£0
27 Oct	Liege Ardent (FR)	Bangor-on-Dee	Overton Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)	5	Paul O'Brien	8/1	£333
24 May	Footloose Man (GB)	Fontwell	A.W. Jeffreys (Southampton) Ltd Handicap Chase	1	Charlie Price	6/1	£3.7k
06 May	Footloose Man (GB)	Fontwell	Summerley Recruitment Handicap Chase	6	James Best	9/1	£0
15 Apr	Fugitif (FR)	Haydock	Unibet Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)	5	Tom Bellamy	22/1	£2.1k
04 Apr	Jupiter Des Bordes (FR)	Haydock	JCB Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	9	Charlie Maggs	11/1	£0
21 Mar	Some Scope (GB)	Newbury	Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	2	James Bowen	7/2	£5.3k
17 Mar	Kalhandrion (FR)	Wetherby	Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	3	Charlie Maggs	11/8F	£1.5k
08 Mar	Jupiter Des Bordes (FR)	Warwick	Best Cheltenham Odds With Oddschecker Volcano Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	5	Charlie Maggs	15/2	£545
28 Feb	Some Scope (GB)	Doncaster	Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	2	Charlie Maggs	13/2	£19.2k
28 Feb	Docpickedme (IRE)	Doncaster	Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)	1	Charlie Maggs	5/2J	£13.4k
20 Feb	Kalhandrion (FR)	Exeter	Bev, Margaret & Iris Bond Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	1	Charlie Maggs	9/4	£8.5k
17 Feb	Jupiter Des Bordes (FR)	Newbury	500 Logistics Decade Of Delivery Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	5	Charlie Maggs	8/1	£606
07 Feb	Fugitif (FR)	Warwick	Unibet Middle Distance Series Veterans' Handicap Chase	2	Gavin Sheehan	6/1	£8.5k
24 Jan	Some Scope (GB)	Cheltenham	Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	11	Gavin Sheehan	9/1	£0
24 Jan	Docpickedme (IRE)	Doncaster	Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Chase (Premier Handicap Chase) (GBB Race)	4	Charlie Maggs	15/2	£5.3k
23 Jan	Kalhandrion (FR)	Doncaster	Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	2	Charlie Maggs	6/5F	£2.6k
18 Jan	Jupiter Des Bordes (FR)	Windsor	Fitzdares Personal Betting Service Stayers Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	10	Charlie Maggs	10/1	£0
17 Jan	Fugitif (FR)	Ascot	bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	4	Charlie Maggs	28/1	£7.1k
31 Dec	Kalhandrion (FR)	Uttoxeter	QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	3	Charlie Maggs	5/2	£1.1k

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course	5f	6f	7f	1m	1m2f	1m4f+
Cheltenham	—	—	—	—	—	5%
Uttoxeter	—	—	—	—	—	20%
Auteuil (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	9%
Newbury	—	—	—	—	—	14%
Doncaster	—	—	—	—	—	32%
Aintree	—	—	—	—	—	24%
Warwick	—	—	—	—	—	11%
Worcester	—	—	—	—	—	20%

Going Performance

Based on the 764 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good

40W / 254R16%

Soft

31W / 190R16%

Good To Soft

24W / 152R16%

Heavy

22W / 87R25%

Very Soft

3W / 44R7%

Good To Firm

4W / 19R21%

Standard

1W / 6R17%

Yielding To Soft

2W / 4R50%

Standard To Slow

1W / 3R33%

Soft To Heavy

0W / 2R0%

Good To Yielding

1W / 1R100%

Yielding

0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 764 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Mile

0W / 10R0%

Middle

25W / 150R17%

Staying

104W / 604R17%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Catterick

6W / 12R50%

#2Hexham

4W / 8R50%

#3Ffos Las

4W / 9R44%

#4Haydock

7W / 19R37%

#5Fontwell

7W / 20R35%

#6Navan (IRE)

1W / 3R33%

#7Thurles (IRE)

1W / 3R33%

#8Lyon Parilly

1W / 3R33%

#9Doncaster

11W / 34R32%

#10Market Rasen

2W / 7R29%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Charlie Maggs

9W / 30R30%

#2Gavin Sheehan

9W / 45R20%

#3Alain Cawley

8W / 51R16%

#4Danny Cook

5W / 14R36%

#5William Kennedy

5W / 19R26%

#6Charlie Price

4W / 12R33%

#7James Best

4W / 27R15%

#8Brian Hughes

4W / 27R15%

#9Paul O'Brien

4W / 46R9%

#10Jonjo O'Neill Jr

3W / 6R50%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1Richard Hobson

21W / 156R13%

#2Carl Hinchy

14W / 68R21%

#3D W Fox

10W / 73R14%

#4The Boom Syndicate

8W / 49R16%

#5Carl Hinchy And Mark Scott

6W / 38R16%

#6Paul Clare Rooney

5W / 15R33%

#7R Key

5W / 20R25%

#8Carl Hinchy Dr Emad Hussain

5W / 28R18%

#9Gigginstown House Stud

4W / 20R20%

#10John P Mcmanus

4W / 21R19%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

754

Wins

127

Win Rate

17%

AW

Runs

Wins

Win Rate

22%

None

Runs

Wins

Win Rate

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

742

Wins

127

Win %

17%

Place %

47%

Flat

Runs

Wins

Win %

Place %

27%

Top Horses

Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.

#1Docpickedme (IRE) (IRE)

9W / 25R£170.7k

#2Surf And Turf (IRE) (IRE)

9W / 49R£104.6k

#3Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) (IRE)

6W / 27R£307.6k

#4Valadom (FR) (FR)

6W / 48R£108.2k

#5Who's My Jockey (IRE) (IRE)

6W / 24R£40.3k

#6Saint Xavier (FR) (FR)

5W / 43R£309.7k

#7Fugitif (FR) (FR)

5W / 28R£236.5k

#8Some Scope (GB) (GB)

5W / 19R£114.4k

#9Eureu Du Boulay (FR) (FR)

5W / 34R£64.8k

#10Petit Palais (GB) (GB)

5W / 20R£35.8k

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1)

Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) · Ascot · 15 Feb 2020

£97.4k

Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Fugitif (FR) · Cheltenham · 16 Dec 2023

£74k

Prix Montgomery (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)

Saint Xavier (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 20 Oct 2018

£69.7k

Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Docpickedme (IRE) · Doncaster · 25 Jan 2025

£57k

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) · Aintree · 9 Nov 2019

£49.5k

Jewson St Helens Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) · Aintree · 23 Oct 2022

£45.1k

Betfred Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Surf And Turf (IRE) · Aintree · 9 Apr 2015

£45k

William Hill Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Lord Du Mesnil (FR) · Haydock · 20 Feb 2021

£42.7k

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Ibis Du Rheu (FR) · Cheltenham · 18 Mar 2016

£37.5k

#10

Betway Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase

Lord Du Mesnil (FR) · Haydock · 21 Dec 2019

£31.3k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.7/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1

2/1–4/1

4/1–8/1

8/1–16/1

16/1+

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

Horse	Form	OR	Wins	Runs	Prize £	Type
Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) (IRE)	—	162	6	27	£307.6k	Jumps
Fugitif (FR) (FR)	—	157	5	28	£236.5k	Jumps
Lord Du Mesnil (FR) (FR)	—	153	4	40	£253.1k	Jumps
Saint Xavier (FR) (FR)	—	150	5	43	£309.7k	Jumps
Ibis Du Rheu (FR) (FR)	—	147	3	22	£111.2k	Jumps
Who's My Jockey (IRE) (IRE)	—	144	6	24	£40.3k	Jumps
Surf And Turf (IRE) (IRE)	—	144	9	49	£104.6k	Jumps
Allysson Monterg (FR) (FR)	—	144	3	11	£37.8k	Jumps
Valadom (FR) (FR)	—	141	6	48	£108.2k	Jumps
Dame Rose (FR) (FR)	—	140	4	9	£51.9k	Jumps
Chic Name (FR) (FR)	—	139	4	38	£123.5k	Jumps
Le Fin Bois (FR) (FR)	—	137	1	12	£33.1k	Jumps
Alamein (IRE) (IRE)	—	137	3	19	£35.8k	Jumps
Tahira (GER) (GER)	—	135	3	18	£36.3k	Jumps
Docpickedme (IRE) (IRE)	—	131	9	25	£170.7k	Jumps
De Forgotten One (GB) (GB)	—	130	4	13	£38.4k	Jumps
Defi Sacre (FR) (FR)	—	129	4	25	£50.7k	Jumps
Petit Palais (GB) (GB)	—	128	5	20	£35.8k	Jumps
Ramonex (GER) (GER)	—	128	3	18	£30.4k	Jumps
Some Scope (GB) (GB)	—	127	5	19	£114.4k	Jumps
Eureu Du Boulay (FR) (FR)	—	126	5	34	£64.8k	Jumps
Sambulando (FR) (FR)	—	125	3	26	£19.9k	Jumps
Family Business (FR) (FR)	—	123	3	16	£35.2k	Jumps
Petiville (FR) (FR)	—	122	1	12	£18.1k	Jumps
Asserted (IRE) (IRE)	—	121	1	7	£8.2k	Jumps
Highway Storm (IRE) (IRE)	—	121	2	9	£10.9k	Jumps
Jupiter Des Bordes (FR) (FR)	—	120	1	11	£20.4k	Jumps
Ceporine (FR) (FR)	—	120	1	2	£6.7k	Jumps
Echo Watt (FR) (FR)	—	117	4	21	£30.1k	Jumps
Our Follet (GB) (GB)	—	116	1	6	£6.5k	Jumps
Rigolo Ville (FR) (FR)	—	112	2	11	£9.4k	Jumps
Kalhandrion (FR) (FR)	—	112	2	11	£19.9k	Jumps
Extra Bald (FR) (FR)	—	109	0	7	£984	Jumps
Discko Des Plages (FR) (FR)	—	109	2	19	£17.6k	Jumps
Liege Ardent (FR)	—	108			£0	Jumps
Impression Chic (FR) (FR)	—	94	1	9	£15.7k	Jumps
Footloose Man (GB) (GB)	—	85	4	23	£22.2k	Jumps
Bleue Verte (FR) (FR)	—	84	0	4	£186	Jumps
Cobalt Marthen (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£0	Jumps
Filipine (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	5	£618	Jumps
Illico De Moutiers (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	3	£0	Jumps
Atomik D'Olivate (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	2	£5.5k	Jumps
Definite Outcome (IRE) (IRE)	—	—	3	5	£23.1k	Jumps
River Blue (IRE)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Universal Mission (GB)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Roger (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	3	£5.4k	Jumps
Kiss Me D'ex (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	2	£0	Jumps
Maxiboy Dagrostis (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	3	£1.3k	Jumps
Black Jasper (GB)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Let It Loose (IRE) (IRE)	—	—	0	2	£0	Jumps

Trainer Profile

R Hobson

Career Statistics

Upcoming Entries

Recent Form

Season Performance

Recent Results

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Going Performance

Distance Performance

Course Specialists

Class Performance

Seasonality

Jockey Partnerships

Owner Partnerships

Surface Split

Turf

AW

None

Flat vs Jumps

Top Horses

Biggest Wins

Market Performance

Age Performance

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

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