Jockeys’ Championships 2022/2023

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Both codes of horse racing (jumps and flat) in the UK and Ireland include a jockeys’ championship which runs throughout the season. The jockey with the most winners at the end of the campaign is crowned the Champion Jockey.

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National Hunt Jockeys’ Championship Betting

The National Hunt Jockeys’ Championship has been dominated by Tony McCoy, who is the leading jumps jockey championship winner with 20 titles before retiring in 2015.

McCoy’s retirement opened the door for Richard Johnson to claim the title in 2016. Johnson had to settle for second place behind his rival a remarkable 17 times, but finally won the award four times before retiring too.

The Jump Jockeys Championship is decided on ridden winners in National Hunt races from 30th April 2022 to 29th April 2023. Brian Hughes regained the accolade during the 2021/22 season, and the trend is expected to continue.

National Hunt Jockeys’ Championship betting were released ahead of the season, and some bookmakers are still quoting odds. Aside from Hughes (2/5 favourite), Harry Skelton (6/1) and Sam Twiston-Davies (10/1) are both likely to be in contention. The campaign will run through to the end of April 2023.

Leading Jockeys – National Hunt 2022/2023 – by Total Wins

Jockey	Wins	Rides	Strike Rate	Bet on Jockey
Adam Wedge	6	19	32%	Bet with
Sean Bowen	6	27	22%	Bet with
Brian Hughes	6	31	19%	Bet with
Stan Sheppard	4	9	44%	Bet with
Paddy Brennan	4	10	40%	Bet with

*Statistics and odds last updated on 10th May 2022.

FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing – Cheltenham Festival – Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Britain – March 16, 2018 Richard Johnson on Native River celebrates after winning the 15.30 Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo/Ritzau Scanpix

Conditional Jockeys’ Championship Betting

The Conditional Jockeys’ Championship runs in National Hunt racing for jockeys who are able to claim weight for their ride.

Conditional jockeys can claim 7lb on their ride until they have ridden 20 winners. They are able to take 5lb off until they have 40 winners to their name, while it is 3lb up until they reach 75 winners. An additional 3lb is also taken off for Conditional Jockeys with fewer than five winners and are riding for their own stable.

Kevin Brogan and Liam Harrison lead the way in the 2021/22 table and are expected to go down to the wire in the fight for the title. Fergus Gregory and Ben Godfrey are other names which will hope to challenge for the crown next season.

Leading Jockeys – Conditional Jockeys 2021/2022 – by Total Prize Money

The Conditional Jumps Jockeys Championship is decided on ridden winners of National Hunt races from 1st May 2021 to 23rd April 2022.
The new jumps season will see up-and-coming jockeys like Chester Williams, Luca Morgan and Niall Houlihan as popular choices to be the top jumps conditional jockey.

Jockey	Wins	Rides	Prize Money	Bet on Jockey
Kevin Brogan	47	278	£397,515	Bet with
Theo Gillard	33	236	£324,308	Bet with
Liam Harrison	32	184	£311,125	Bet with
Jack Tudor	29	253	£482,144	Bet with
Mitchell Bastyan	28	223	£243,743	Bet with

*Statistics are the final standings from 2022.

Flat Jockeys’ Championship Betting

It takes a great amount of skill and dedication to win the Flat Jockeys’ Championship. The most recent award was decided on winners ridden on both the turf and all weather from the Guineas Festival on 30th April 2022 to British Champions Day at Ascot on 15th October 2022.

In 2021, jockey Oisin Murphy was crowned the leading flat champion jockey for the third time, with 153 wins, narrowly beating William Buick into second place, who managed 151 winners.

When you go through the course of history, some of the great flat riders have been Champion Jockeys, including Gordon Richards, Scobie Breasley, Lester Piggott and Pat Eddery. More recent winners include Frankie Dettori, Kieren Fallon and Ryan Moore.

Flat Jockeys Championship Odds

In 2021, Oisin Murphy won the title for the third time in his career with 153, but that wasn’t as many as his haul in 2019 – 168 winners. That was the biggest total since Richard Hughes was successful in 2013 with 208 winners in the year.

Murphy’s decision to temporarily relinquish his licence in December 2021 means we’ll have a new Champion Jockey in 2022. William Buick, second in 2020 and 2021 – is odds-on at 2/5 in the betting (odds correct on 10th May 2022). His biggest challengers are likely to be Tom Marquand, who was third in 2021, Sylvestre de Sousa and David Probert, and they have odds of 6/1, 10/1 and 12/1 respectively in the Flat Jockey Championship 2022 outright betting market.

Many eyes will also be on Hollie Doyle in 2022 as she looks to become the first female jockey to win the jockeys’ title race. She’s sure to be busy around the lesser tracks but is starting to get rides in the big Group and Listed races too – she would certainly give you a run for your money.

Leading Jockeys – Flat Jockeys Championship 2022 – by Total Prize Money

Jockey	Wins	Rides	Prize Money	Bet on Jockey
Ryan Moore	10	25	£426,025	Bet with
William Buick	10	41	£155,427	Bet with
Paul Mulrennan	9	33	£58,494	Bet with
Ben Curtis	8	37	£88,418	Bet with
James Doyle	8	41	£640,132	Bet with

*Statistics and odds last updated on 10th May 2022.

All-weather Jockeys’ Championship Betting

The British All-Weather Jockeys’ Championship takes place from late October through to late April. The winner is decided by the jockey who rides the most winners in this period on all-weather tracks.

Ben Curtis has has been forced to undergo shoulder and foot operations, so improving the prospects of David Probert and Hollie Doyle as they vied to be All Weather top jockey 2022.

Leading Jockeys – All Weather Jockeys 2021/2022 – by Total Prize Money

The AW Jockeys’ Championship is decided on ridden winners of flat races taking place on the All Weather between 19/10/21 and 15/04/22:

Jockey	Wins	Rides	Prize Money	Bet on Jockey
David Probert	81	486	£683,739	Bet with
Hollie Doyle	62	448	£656,622	Bet with
Daniel Muscutt	52	302	£384,616	Bet with
Jason Watson	49	306	£348,169	Bet with
Marco Ghiani	48	274	£341,099	Bet with

*Statistics are the final standings from 2022.

Trainers’ Championship – by Total Prize Money

There are also championship titles handed out to trainers in Flat and National Hunt racing. In the UK, Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls have dominated the jump racing award over the last couple of decades. They were the top two in the National Hunt Trainers’ Championship betting for the 2021/22 season, and headed the Trainers’ Championship standings alongside Dan Skelton.

Trainer	Wins	Runs	Prize Money	Bet on Jockey
Paul Nicholls	5	17	£87,159	Bet with
Fergal O’Brien	9	34	£62,970	Bet with
Ann Duffield	1	2	£57,759	Bet with
David Pipe	1	21	£49,159	Bet with
Dan Skelton	5	19	£44,543	Bet with

*Statistics last updated on 10th May 2022.

In Ireland, Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott have been involved in a fascinating duel for the Irish National Hunt Trainers Championship in recent years. Those two men were again locked in a battle for the title in 2021/22.

*Odds subject to change.

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