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Elle-May Croot

Four years into her riding career, Elle-May Croot has quietly built herself a solid foundation in the sport. Since taking her first ride in 2021, she has racked up 28 career winners — a respectable tally that shows she is no passenger on the circuit. This season she has landed 5 winners from 65 rides, winning roughly 1 in every 13 races, and that number tells a story worth paying attention to: her win rate has climbed from 6% last year to 8% this season. In a profession where margins are everything and progress is rarely linear, that upward curve matters.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Jockey
Record
5 wins from 65 races
Win rate
7.7%
Top trainer
Best course
Newcastle (18.8% from 16 races)
Best going
Standard to slow

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this jockey's performance over the last 12 months
65
Races
5
Wins
7.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
23.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Jockey Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The partnership with trainer Ivan Furtado is the thread that runs through much of her recent success. Five wins from 64 rides together — again, around 1 in every 13 — might not sound like a barnstorming alliance on paper, but consistency between a jockey and a trainer is harder to build than it looks. When a trainer keeps putting the same rider up, it means trust is being earned in the quiet, unglamorous way that actually lasts.

The most intriguing number in her record is this: on wet or muddy ground, she wins 1 in every 3 races. That is a remarkable figure. Most jockeys find soft, heavy conditions a lottery — horses hate it, races become unpredictable, and results can feel almost random. The fact that Croot converts at that rate in those conditions suggests something real: either sharp judgement about how to ride a horse through testing ground, a knack for picking the right moments, or both. It is a skill that will not go unnoticed by trainers looking for an edge on a soggy afternoon.

At 28 career winners and four years in, she is still in the building phase — but the direction of travel is the right one. The win rate is climbing, the trainer relationships are solidifying, and she already has a specialist edge in conditions that most riders quietly dread. That combination gives her plenty to work with as her career develops.

📈 Form Trend

How this jockey's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
11.1%
Apr
0%
May
0%
Jun
20%
Jul
16.7%
Aug
0%
Sep
100%
Oct
20%
Nov
0%
Dec
0%
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar

🎯 Where This Jockey Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good to soft
Good to firm
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Avoids
Class 5
Ok
Class 6
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids

🏇 Trainer Partnerships

The trainers they work with most, sorted by rides together
Ivan Furtado First Choice
7.8%
Win rate
5/64
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this jockey
Form: 428-05
Form: 9002-8
Form: 50/9-8
Form: 33-889
Form: 100-90
Form: 131634
Form: 5-4689
Form: 8-569
Form: /7-596
Form: 642526

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Newcastle 16 3 18.8%
Southwell 16 1 6.2%
Wolverhampton 11 0 0%
Doncaster 5 1 20%
York 3 0 0%
Carlisle 3 0 0%
Ripon 2 0 0%
Beverley 2 0 0%
Catterick Bridge 1 0 0%
Thirsk 1 0 0%
Pontefract 1 0 0%
Kempton Park 1 0 0%
Wetherby 1 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
Windsor 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
10 Mar
Wolverhampton · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
7th
28 Feb
Southwell · Sprint (< 5f) · Standard
28 Feb
Southwell · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
19 Feb
Newcastle · 5f – 6½f · Standard
9th
19 Feb
Newcastle · Long Distance (2m+) · Standard
4th
17 Feb
Wolverhampton · 1m6f – 2m
9th
15 Feb
Newcastle · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
9th
6 Feb
Newcastle · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
6th
5 Feb
Southwell · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
10th
5 Feb
Southwell · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
8th
5 Feb
Southwell · 5f – 6½f · Standard
9th
3 Feb
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
5th
31 Jan
Newcastle · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
6th
24 Jan
Newcastle · 5f – 6½f · Standard
6th
24 Jan
Newcastle · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
11th
13 Jan
Newcastle · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
5th
6 Jan
Southwell · 7f – 1m · Standard
5th
4 Jan
Southwell · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
8th
4 Jan
Southwell · 7f – 1m · Standard
9th
4 Jan
Southwell · 7f – 1m · Standard
12th