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Hector Crouch

Four years into his career and Hector Crouch is already one of the busiest and most successful jockeys on the British Flat circuit. Since taking out his licence in 2021, he has ridden 459 career winners — a number that takes some riders a decade to reach. In the last twelve months alone he has ridden 146 winners from 830 races, winning roughly 1 in every 6 — a consistently high rate that puts him firmly among the top names in the weighing room.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Jockey
Record
146 wins from 830 races
Win rate
17.6%
Top trainer
Best course
York (40% from 10 races)
Best going
Firm (dry)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this jockey's performance over the last 12 months
830
Races
146
Wins
17.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
45.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🐎 Today's & Upcoming Rides

Rides Hector Crouch has entered for upcoming races

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Jockey Breakdown
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The highlight of his recent form has been a remarkable run at the very top level. Crouch has now won 14 Class 1 races in his career — the biggest and most prestigious races in Britain — at venues including Goodwood, Sandown Park, and Newmarket. That last venue has been particularly good to him lately: he won back-to-back top-level races there on consecutive days, 31 October and 1 November 2025. Winning one Class 1 race is a serious achievement; winning two in 48 hours at headquarters suggests someone operating with real confidence and sharpness right now.

His most important professional partnership is with trainer Ralph Beckett, a yard known for producing high-quality Flat horses. From 193 races together, they have combined for 35 wins — again, roughly 1 in every 6. That consistency over nearly 200 rides is not a hot streak; it is a functioning working relationship built on trust and familiarity, the kind that tends to produce results at the moments that matter most.

There are conditions that suit him particularly well. On fast, dry ground he has won 2 of just 3 races — a tiny sample, but an eye-catching 67% conversion that is worth watching as summer comes around. York also stands out: 4 winners from 10 rides at one of the most demanding tracks in the country, where the wide, galloping nature of the course punishes tactical errors. Riding well at York is a reliable sign of a jockey who understands pace and positioning, not just one who gets on talented horses.

At 25 or 26 years old and still relatively early in his career, Crouch has already ticked boxes that some jockeys never reach. The Class 1 winners, the top-yard partnership, the big-meeting performances — they all point in the same direction.

📈 Form Trend

How this jockey's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
20.3%
Jul
11.9%
Aug
18.5%
Sep
20%
Oct
23.1%
Nov
8.1%
Dec
27.1%
Jan
7.7%
Feb
19.6%
Mar
17.1%
Apr
9.8%
May
37.5%
Jun

🎯 Where This Jockey Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Firm (dry)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Good to soft (some give)
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Soft (muddy)
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to firm (drying out)
Ok
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Avoids
Class 2 (high-level)
Ok
Class 3 (mid-level)
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Class 6 (grassroots)
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Ok

🏇 Trainer Partnerships

The trainers they work with most, sorted by rides together
Ralph Beckett First Choice
18.1%
Win rate
35/193
Won / Rode
25.9%
Win rate
21/81
Won / Rode
22.2%
Win rate
10/45
Won / Rode
22.7%
Win rate
10/44
Won / Rode
17.1%
Win rate
7/41
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
5/40
Won / Rode
23.5%
Win rate
4/17
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
3/15
Won / Rode
7.7%
Win rate
1/13
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
3/12
Won / Rode
16.7%
Win rate
2/12
Won / Rode
27.3%
Win rate
3/11
Won / Rode
9.1%
Win rate
1/11
Won / Rode
30%
Win rate
3/10
Won / Rode
30%
Win rate
3/10
Won / Rode
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this jockey
Form: 324
Form: 2-2
Form: 423-
Form: 4602-2
Form: 6-2
Form: 62-4
Form: 27-111
Form: 23-1
Form: 54061-
Form: 54-1

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Wolverhampton 88 18 20.5%
Southwell 79 20 25.3%
Kempton Park 77 15 19.5%
Lingfield Park 75 9 12%
chelmsford 56 11 19.6%
Great Yarmouth 35 3 8.6%
Newbury 34 3 8.8%
Doncaster 33 1 3.0%
Windsor 32 5 15.6%
Haydock Park 30 4 13.3%
Newmarket 29 4 13.8%
Goodwood 26 4 15.4%
Salisbury 25 5 20%
Nottingham 24 5 20.8%
Sandown Park 21 4 19.0%
Newcastle 19 4 21.1%
Leicester 17 2 11.8%
Pontefract 15 3 20%
Chester 15 2 13.3%
Ascot 15 1 6.7%
Ffos Las 14 1 7.1%
Bath 13 4 30.8%
Epsom Downs 12 3 25%
Chepstow 11 3 27.3%
York 10 4 40%
Ripon 9 3 33.3%
Redcar 5 2 40%
Brighton 4 2 50%
Musselburgh 3 0 0%
Catterick Bridge 1 1 100%
Thirsk 1 0 0%
Naas 1 0 0%
Hamilton Park 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
3 Jun
Ripon · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
Won
3 Jun
Ripon · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good
Won
2 Jun
Pontefract · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good
Won
1 Jun
Windsor · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm
5th
1 Jun
Windsor · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm
6th
1 Jun
Windsor · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm
9th
1 Jun
Windsor · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm
3rd
1 Jun
Windsor · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm
8th
31 May
Thirsk · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
9th
30 May
Chester · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good
Won
30 May
Chester · 5f – 6½f · Good
5th
30 May
Chester · 7f – 1m · Good
10th
30 May
Chester · 1m6f – 2m · Good
7th
30 May
Chester · 5f – 6½f · Good
5th
30 May
Chester · 5f – 6½f · Good
7th
30 May
Chester · 7f – 1m · Good
3rd
28 May
Ripon · 1m6f – 2m · Good
4th
28 May
Ripon · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
3rd
28 May
Ripon · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
9th
28 May
Ripon · 5f – 6½f · Good
2nd