The "(7)" after Peter Smithers' name is not a stylistic flourish — it means he still claims a 7lb weight allowance, marking him out as one of the less experienced riders on the circuit. Four years into his career since 2021, he has reached 20 winners in total, which gives a sense of how steady rather than spectacular his progress has been. In the last 12 months he has ridden 7 winners from 112 rides, winning roughly 1 in every 16 races — a modest return, but one that needs context. Claiming jockeys are often given difficult horses to learn on, and simply getting 112 rides in a season means trainers are willing to put him up, which is a form of confidence in itself.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
A snapshot of this jockey's performance over the last 12 months
112
Races
7
Wins
6.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
29.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Jockey Breakdown
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His most regular partnership is with trainer Padraig Roche, where he has managed 2 wins from 26 rides together — that is about 1 in every 13, a slightly better hit rate than his overall numbers, which suggests the relationship is at least a productive one even if it hasn't yet caught fire. The fact that Roche keeps booking him is worth noting; trainers with limited string sizes do not waste rides on jockeys they don't believe in.
Where Smithers does show a clearer edge is on normal ground, where he has won 4 races from 39 — roughly 1 in every 10, or 10%. That is meaningfully better than his overall 6% across all conditions, and it points to a jockey who may be at his best when the variables are straightforward and he can simply ride rather than adapt. At this stage of a career, finding the conditions that suit you is exactly the kind of self-knowledge that helps a young rider develop. The story of Peter Smithers is still very much being written.
📈 Form Trend
How this jockey's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Feb
0%
May
0%
Jun
6.2%
Jul
20%
Aug
7.1%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Dec
0%
Jan
16.7%
Feb
0%
Mar
0%
Apr
🎯 Where This Jockey Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Good to yielding
Ok
Good to firm
—
Yielding
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Yielding to soft
Avoids
Soft to heavy
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Likes
Right-handed, tight turning
Ok
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids
🏇 Trainer Partnerships
The trainers they work with most, sorted by rides together