The standout moment of his recent career came in April 2025 when he won a Class 1 race at Ayr, his only top-level victory to date. That win matters. It proves he belongs at the highest level, even if only occasionally, and for a jockey who has been riding for just four years it is a genuine marker of progress.
His most productive partnership is with the training team of Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero, for whom he has ridden 15 winners from 126 rides — a 12% win rate, marginally better than his overall average. At Sedgefield, a tight track in County Durham, he has found particular success, winning 3 of his 12 races there. These are the kinds of patterns that distinguish a journeyman rider from one who is simply along for the ride: Nichol has learned specific tracks and specific yards, and those relationships pay dividends. He has also formed a partnership with Gamesters Guy, a horse he has ridden five times, with one victory to show for it — not a sparkling record, but the sort of partnership that keeps a jockey in steady employment and gives both horse and rider the chance to improve together.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 27 | 5 | 18.5% |
| Ayr | 26 | 5 | 19.2% |
| Newcastle | 26 | 2 | 7.7% |
| Kelso | 24 | 1 | 4.2% |
| Perth | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| Musselburgh | 21 | 4 | 19.0% |
| Carlisle | 19 | 3 | 15.8% |
| Haydock Park | 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| Wetherby | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Catterick Bridge | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Sedgefield | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| Uttoxeter | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Ludlow | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| Market Rasen | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Huntingdon | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Cartmel | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Aintree | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Southwell | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Fakenham | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Sandown Park | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% |