James Doyle

His current season tells a similar story. Sixty-seven winners from 370 rides works out to roughly 1 in every 6 races — an 18% win rate that puts him firmly among the busiest and most successful jockeys riding right now. Those numbers would be impressive for someone with ten years in the saddle; for a jockey who only started in 2021, they are remarkable. His 377 career winners in total suggest someone who has barely paused for breath since turning professional.

The partnership with trainer Hamad Al Jehani is arguably the most important working relationship of his career so far. Seven wins from 60 rides together — roughly 1 in every 9 — might not sound spectacular on paper, but in racing terms, a sustained relationship built on 60 rides speaks to genuine trust from a yard, and those seven wins will have come in competitive company.

One number that stands out above the rest is his record on normal ground conditions. Eight wins from just 24 races on a standard track surface works out to 33% — winning 1 in every 3. That is an extraordinary conversion rate and suggests Doyle is at his absolute best when conditions are fair and fast. It is the kind of stat that trainers and punters quietly file away.

October and November 2025 offered a snapshot of what he is capable of at the highest level. Two top-level wins at Newmarket on the same afternoon in October, followed by another at Doncaster in November — three Class 1 victories in the space of a few weeks, at two of Britain's most prestigious tracks. Whatever was happening around him that autumn, Doyle was the man the big occasions kept finding.