William Buick

The partnership with trainer Charlie Appleby is where Buick really shines. From 219 races together, they have combined for 68 wins — a win rate of 31%, or almost one in every three rides. In a sport where even the best jockey-trainer combinations rarely sustain that kind of return, it speaks to a rare working relationship built on trust and a shared understanding of how to get the best out of a horse.

Two things stand out beyond the raw numbers. First, his record in wet or muddy conditions is extraordinary: 15 wins from just 32 races, which works out at 47% — nearly one in every two. Most jockeys and horses struggle when the ground turns soft and heavy; Buick seems to relish it. Second, Kempton Park has become almost a private hunting ground. Fourteen winners from 29 races there — close to one in every two — suggests he reads that particular track unusually well. He was back in the winner's enclosure at Kempton as recently as 1 December 2025, a reminder that this is not a historical quirk but an ongoing pattern.

October 2025 brought a sharp reminder of his ability on the biggest stage, when he won two Class 1 races at Newbury on the same afternoon. Doubling up at that level on a single card is the kind of afternoon that gets talked about in yards for weeks. For a general audience, the simplest way to put it is this: 141 top-level wins in four years of riding, with no sign of slowing down. William Buick is not a rising talent to keep an eye on — he is already the finished article.