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Brian Hughes

Jockey with 636 races and a 17% win rate over the last 12 months.
Quick Facts
Role
Jockey
Record
106 wins from 636 races
Win rate
16.7%
Top trainer
Best course
Sedgefield (24.2% from 66 races)
Best going
Heavy (very wet)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this jockey's performance over the last 12 months
636
Races
106
Wins
16.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
48.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

📈 Form Trend

How this jockey's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
10.7%
Apr
14.9%
May
28.9%
Jun
12.5%
Jul
22.7%
Aug
23.5%
Sep
5.8%
Oct
11.4%
Nov
22.8%
Dec
21.1%
Jan
15.9%
Feb
13.2%
Mar

🎯 Where This Jockey Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Good to soft
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Ok
Yielding
Standard to slow
Good to firm
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Ok
Class 2
Ok
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, tight turning
Left-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, tight turning
Ok
Right-handed, undulating
Ok
Wide and galloping
Right-handed, tight

🏇 Trainer Partnerships

The trainers they work with most, sorted by rides together
Donald McCain First Choice
15.3%
Win rate
19/124
Won / Rode
9.9%
Win rate
9/91
Won / Rode
25.4%
Win rate
17/67
Won / Rode
9.7%
Win rate
3/31
Won / Rode
15.4%
Win rate
4/26
Won / Rode
36%
Win rate
9/25
Won / Rode
28.0%
Win rate
7/25
Won / Rode
10%
Win rate
2/20
Won / Rode
11.8%
Win rate
2/17
Won / Rode
7.7%
Win rate
1/13
Won / Rode
18.2%
Win rate
2/11
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
3/9
Won / Rode
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
2/8
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
28.6%
Win rate
2/7
Won / Rode
28.6%
Win rate
2/7
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
3/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this jockey
Form: 31-212
Form: 7-124
Form: F-321F
Form: 3-3552
Form: 3-23F2
Form: 9-2822
Form: 1-332F
Form: -87342
Form: -53271

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Sedgefield 66 16 24.2%
Kelso 51 7 13.7%
Perth 50 8 16%
Carlisle 45 6 13.3%
Newcastle 35 8 22.9%
Hexham 35 8 22.9%
Doncaster 33 7 21.2%
Ayr 33 6 18.2%
Catterick Bridge 33 5 15.2%
Wetherby 33 4 12.1%
Cartmel 29 5 17.2%
Musselburgh 27 3 11.1%
Aintree 26 3 11.5%
Haydock Park 25 3 12%
Bangor-on-Dee 22 4 18.2%
Market Rasen 21 3 14.3%
Uttoxeter 21 3 14.3%
Southwell 12 2 16.7%
Cheltenham 11 1 9.1%
Worcester 9 2 22.2%
Stratford-on-Avon 4 0 0%
Newton Abbot 3 0 0%
Fakenham 2 1 50%
Newbury 2 1 50%
Huntingdon 2 0 0%
Warwick 1 0 0%
hereford 1 0 0%
Punchestown 1 0 0%
Chester 1 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%
York 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
14 Mar
Newcastle · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
7th
14 Mar
Newcastle · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
14 Mar
Newcastle · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
4th
14 Mar
Newcastle · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
Won
14 Mar
Newcastle · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
11th
14 Mar
Newcastle · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
2nd
14 Mar
Newcastle · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
2nd
13 Mar
Doncaster · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
4th
13 Mar
Doncaster · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
2nd
13 Mar
Doncaster · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
3rd
13 Mar
Doncaster · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
3rd
13 Mar
Doncaster · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
Won
13 Mar
Doncaster · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
2nd
12 Mar
Cheltenham · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd
12 Mar
Cheltenham · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
11 Mar
Cheltenham · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
11 Mar
Cheltenham · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft
11 Mar
Cheltenham · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
12th
10 Mar
Sedgefield · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
4th
10 Mar
Sedgefield · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won