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Jockey profile

Daryl Jacob

5,947 rides in the lifetime window · 2,399 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Dec 2024 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
906–5,947
Wins / Runs
15.2%
Strike rate
n=5,947
2,107 (35%)
Placed
1.03
Fair A/E
n=5,941 · 0.90 incl. margin
−1,159.21
£1 level stake
n=5,947 at SP · −19.5%
£15.8m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
18.1%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 310 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 15% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.03). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 23% (867 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 5,947 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires May–Jun Fresh horses: 15.4% 39.8% when favourite Paul Nicholls: 25.8% from 708 LTO winners: 23% Rides the favourite in 15% of races
The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 23% (n=867, Fair A/E 1.00), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.7% (n=1,218, Fair A/E 0.90). Paul Nicholls supplies 12% of the rides and beats the rider's average (25.8% vs 15.2%, A/E 1.09) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 110 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the John Smith's Grand National Chase at Aintree (Apr 2012, £547,268). The standout partner of the record: Sceau Royal (FR) — 15 wins from 42 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires May–Jun.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 15.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
12.6%−2.6
n=2,311 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −607.42
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
23%+7.8
n=867 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −157.85
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
15.4%+0.2
n=1,613 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −300.44
When favourite
39.8%
n=919 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −68.78
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.7%−8.5
n=1,218 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −328.03
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
14.8%−0.4
n=716 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −156.15

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 15.2% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. First rides are the first captured pairing of horse and rider; last-time-out winners are horses whose previous captured run was a win; claiming rides are runs where the rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
With Alan King 30.6% vs 15.2% · n=124
With Paul Nicholls 25.8% vs 15.2% · n=708
With Nigel Hawke 0% vs 15.2% · n=47
On last-time-out winners 23% vs 15.2% · n=867
With Nicky Henderson 23.7% vs 15.2% · n=338
With Bob Buckler 5.2% vs 15.2% · n=97
Descriptive splits ranked by divergence × sample — insight, not instruction. Every angle carries its N; nothing under 30 runs qualifies. Rows within 2pts of the baseline appear only when the market-relative read (Fair A/E) diverges, and show it.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 3,243 448 13.8% −960.20
Chase 2,151 404 18.8% −79.77
NH Flat 543 54 9.9% −109.24
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 2,013 313 15.5% −203.77
Soft 1,508 237 15.7% −339.17
Good to Soft 1,460 194 13.3% −435.42
Heavy 498 95 19.1% −88.10
Good to Firm 417 59 14.1% −81.53
Standard (AW) 44 5 11.4% −11.50
Firm 7 3 42.9% +0.28

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cheltenham 397 32 8.1% −217.06
Wincanton 371 78 21% +17.46
Exeter 273 33 12.1% −99.25
Kempton 237 37 15.6% +3.85
Fontwell 237 43 18.1% +10.55
Chepstow 236 30 12.7% −94.72
Newton Abbot 231 43 18.6% +5.45
Newbury 230 24 10.4% −115.36
Worcester 223 41 18.4% +26.31
Uttoxeter 221 26 11.8% −83.45
Huntingdon 202 28 13.9% +39.76
Sandown 198 36 18.2% +10.83
Taunton 196 32 16.3% −49.10
Warwick 193 30 15.5% −50.93
Aintree 155 17 11% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 2,281 376 16.5% −328.00
Class 3 1,120 179 16% −285.67
Class 1 892 126 14.1% −198.17
Class 5 816 94 11.5% −336.88
Class 2 530 92 17.4% −39.78
Class 6 219 24 11% +53.28

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1,052 407 38.7% 1.08 −42.18
2nd–3rd fav 1,737 321 18.5% 1.02 −219.83
4th–6th fav 1,682 140 8.3% 1.02 −361.20
7th+ in betting 1,476 38 2.6% 0.77 −536.00
Fair A/E per band is the tell: near 1.00 the market had it priced right; well above, the wins came where the market didn't expect them.

Rows below n=30 are shown faded — a small sample is a fact, not a trend. Every figure carries its N.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
87.6% completed · 5,394 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 2,151 82.8% 95 35 232 4 5
Hurdle 3,243 90.8% 69 28 194 2 6
Chases and hurdles only — bumpers have no obstacles, so completion is not a question there. F fell · UR unseated rider · PU pulled up · BD brought down · Oth covers refusals, slip-ups, run-outs and the rare disqualification. Non-runners are excluded throughout. Rows under n=30 are shown faded. A descriptive record, not a tip.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Sceau Royal (FR) 42 15 24 22 Oct 23
Bristol De Mai (FR) 36 9 21 18 Feb 23
Ballybolley (IRE) 28 6 9 27 Feb 19
Wholestone (IRE) 27 7 16 19 Nov 22
Top Notch (FR) 23 10 13 11 Dec 20
Reve De Sivola (FR) 22 5 15 25 Nov 16
Ballykan (GB) 21 4 9 24 Apr 19
Sangfroid (GB) 20 1 8 26 Mar 11
Ballymoy (IRE) 19 4 7 29 Jun 21
L'ami Serge (IRE) 19 4 9 20 Feb 21
Cornas (NZ) 19 4 9 18 Feb 11
Zambella (FR) 18 7 10 9 Dec 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 2,399 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 10 times. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. Runs, wins and places only: a strike rate or a return on a handful of runs is noise, so none is quoted per horse — each horse's full record is on its own page.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
171612131818151615161516
A jumps rider: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardPaul Nicholls
12% of all rides
25.8% SR · A/E 1.09
TrainerRWSR£1
Paul Nicholls 708 183 25.8% −10.87
Nick Williams 376 57 15.2% −0.21
Nicky Henderson 338 80 23.7% −51.10
Ben Case 326 35 10.7% −100.13
Ben Pauling 304 41 13.5% −30.17
Nigel Twiston-Davies 274 60 21.9% −59.96
Emma Lavelle 188 31 16.5% −3.70
Harry Whittington 185 29 15.7% −53.29
Jamie Snowden 167 12 7.2% −77.77
R H & Mrs S Alner 153 18 11.8% −22.90
S R B Crawford 148 25 16.9% −57.31
Richard Woollacott 130 17 13.1% −25.13
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
994
Archived wins
110
Pattern / graded wins
£16.8m
Prize money
2013
Best season · 89 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Neptune Collonges (FR) — John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Aintree · Apr 2012 · Class 1
£547,268
L'Ami Serge (IRE) — Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) Auteuil (FR) · Jun 2017 · Grade 1
£142,308
L'ami Serge (IRE) — Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Aintree · Apr 2018 · Grade 1
£140,525
Notable horses
Sceau Royal (FR) Top Notch (FR) Bristol De Mai (FR) Wholestone (IRE) Zambella (FR) Fusil Raffles (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
King's Theatre (IRE) 20.9% · 33–158
Progeny have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since 2008 (746 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
Presenting (GB) 16.6% · 26–157
Progeny have won 11% of 20,053 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Flemensfirth (USA) 16.5% · 23–139
Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,298 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Kayf Tara (GB) 13.4% · 15–112
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,770 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Oscar (IRE) 18.8% · 19–101
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Milan (GB) 13% · 13–100
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,892 runs since 2008 (1,465 horses).
Top line: the rider's own record with each sire's runners (win %, wins–runs), same window as the header; faded under 30 runs. Beneath it: every run by that sire's progeny in our archive since 2008, as at 14 Nov 2026 — what they have done, not a forecast. A going or a distance is named only where at least 100 progeny runs sit 3 or more points from the sire's own win rate. Distance bands cover Flat and jumps together.

The record

latest 50 of 6,713 · newest first

The latest 50 of 6,713 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 29 December 2024.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
29 Dec 24 Leopardstown Mr Percy (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Neville Hotels Premier Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed)20f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 12th 15/2
28 Dec 24 Limerick Impaire Et Passe (FR)T: W P Mullins Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase (Grade 1)19.5f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 1st 8/13F
27 Dec 24 Leopardstown Batman Girac (FR)T: W P Mullins Spinal Injuries Ireland Handicap Hurdle16f · Yielding · 19 ran 14th 12/1
27 Dec 24 Leopardstown Karafon (FR)T: W P Mullins Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)16f · Yielding · 7 ran 4th 10/1
27 Dec 24 Leopardstown Blue Lord (FR)T: W P Mullins Paddy's Rewards Club Chase (Grade 1)17f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 6th 25/1
27 Dec 24 Leopardstown It's For Me (FR)T: W P Mullins Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast Beginners Chase17f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran PU 11/8F
26 Dec 24 Leopardstown Yeshil (IRE)T: Henry De Bromhead TRI Equestrian Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 23 ran 8th 7/1
21 Dec 24 Ascot James Du Berlais (FR)T: W P Mullins Howden Graduation Chase (GBB Race)Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3rd 2/1
20 Dec 24 Uttoxeter Knockanore (IRE)T: Ryan Potter Willis Cooper Chartered Accountants Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 1st 13/2
20 Dec 24 Uttoxeter Chosen Bae (IRE)T: Ryan Potter Richard Winterton Auctioneers Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 22f · Soft · 11 ran 8th 66/1
19 Dec 24 Exeter Issam (FR)T: Tom Symonds Southwest Rail Solutions Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3rd 5/2
02 Nov 24 Ayr Park Annonciade (FR)T: S R B Crawford Bet With On Course Bookmakers Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran F 11/4
02 Nov 24 Ayr Green Sky (IRE)T: S R B Crawford Burton Roofing At Auchengate Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 4th 14/1
02 Nov 24 Ayr Ottizzini (IRE)T: S R B Crawford United Council Of Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 24.5f · Good · 6 ran 1st 9/4
02 Nov 24 Ayr Step Out (IRE)T: S R B Crawford Eriskyne Bar 50th Birthday Celebration EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5th 15/8F
01 Nov 24 Down Royal Interchangeable (GB)T: S R B Crawford Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle22.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4th 80/1
29 Oct 24 Bangor-on-Dee Rockvale (IRE)T: Sam Allwood My Local Solicitor In Malpas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 11th 66/1
27 Oct 24 Wincanton Katana (FR)T: Nicky Henderson Tom Malone Bloodstock 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 15f · Good · 8 ran 5th 10/3
27 Oct 24 Wincanton Karaktere D'enfer (FR)T: Tom Symonds Dan Skelton Supports Wincanton Charity Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 15f · Good · 16 ran 5th 15/2
25 Oct 24 Cheltenham Matata (IRE)T: Nigel Twiston-Davies squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 2 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2nd 5/2F

Drawn from the whole archive (2005 onwards), so it can include runs outside the window the header statistics cover. Non-runners are not listed. A finish shown in letters is a non-completion (F fell · UR unseated · PU pulled up · BD brought down).

Quick answers

What is Daryl Jacob's strike rate?
Daryl Jacob has won 906 of 5,947 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 15.2% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Daryl Jacob do best at?
Wincanton by strike rate: 78 wins from 371 rides (21%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Which yard does Daryl Jacob ride most for?
Paul Nicholls, with 708 rides since 2008 — 12% of the total. That pairing has won 183 (25.8%).
What is Daryl Jacob's Fair A/E?
1.03, from 5,941 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. Fair A/E compares actual wins with a margin-stripped market expectation, so 1.00 is par: above it the wins came at bigger prices than the margin-free market implied, below it they did not.
Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation. Favourite-heavy samples — top yards, leading riders — naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". Three sample sizes are reported and never blended: runs (n), the ROI basis (n at SP), and the fair-A/E basis (n with a computed fair probability).

Strike rate is wins over all runs (n). ROI is £1 level stakes at SP over runs with a parseable price (n at SP). Fair A/E is wins over margin-stripped market expectation, over runs with a computed fair probability (n fair). The three Ns can legitimately differ and are always shown. Figures as at 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).