His most regular jockey partnership is with Liam Quinlan, who has ridden 53 of the yard's horses and converted 3 of those into wins. That is a win rate of around 6%, or just over 1 in every 17 rides together — workmanlike rather than electric, but a consistent working relationship that clearly suits both men.
One number does stand out in Hackett's favour: his record on wet or muddy ground. From 9 races in soft conditions, he has produced 1 winner — an 11% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 9. That might sound modest in isolation, but it is more than double his overall season average, and in jump racing especially, the ability to handle a wet winter track is not something every yard does well. It is a small but genuine edge.
Less easy to explain is the partnership with Roc My Haarth, a horse that has run 12 times for the yard without winning once. Twelve races is a long time to wait for a breakthrough, and at some point that record becomes a story in itself — either a horse that keeps finding one too good, or a puzzle the team has not quite solved yet. Either way, it is one of those numbers that will nag at you.
Hackett is still a young trainer in career terms, and 22 winners in four years is honest, steady progress rather than anything that sets the world alight. The question for the next season or two is whether that win rate climbs back toward last year's level — or higher. The foundations are there. The results just need to start catching up.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Clonmel | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Thurles | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Kilbeggan | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Killarney | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Ballinrobe | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Wexford | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Tipperary | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Sligo | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Laytown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% |