Oisin Orr

The headline numbers are impressive, but what really stands out is his record at the top level. Orr has won 8 top-level races in his career — the kind that matter most in British racing — at venues including Newmarket, York, and Pontefract. He added two more in the autumn of 2025, winning at Ayr on 20 September and at Redcar on 4 October. Back-to-back top-level wins in the space of a fortnight suggests a jockey who shows up on the big days rather than wilting under the pressure of them.

His most productive working relationship is with trainer Richard Fahey, a yard that keeps him busy. From 278 rides together, they have combined for 32 wins — again, roughly 1 in every 8. It is a steady, reliable partnership rather than a spectacular one, but 32 winners from a single trainer tells you that Fahey trusts him and keeps coming back.

Look closer at the conditions he rides in and a clear pattern emerges. On normal ground, Orr wins 17 from 91 races — that is nearly 1 in every 5, a win rate of 19% that is well above his overall average. It suggests he is at his sharpest and most effective when the ground is neither testing nor lightning fast, and trainers chasing a winner on a standard surface would do well to notice that. Meanwhile, at Wolverhampton — a sharp, all-weather track that suits a particular style of riding — he has won 4 from just 10 rides. Two in every five races at one track is remarkable by any measure, and it points to a jockey who has genuinely figured something out there.

At 4 years into his career, Orr is still building. But with 262 winners already behind him, 8 top-level victories on his CV, and a clear eye for when and where he performs best, he looks like a jockey firmly on the way up.