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Leading amateur riders in Britain and Ireland

Amateur riders ranked by winners over jumps this season and last, and on the Flat this year, in Britain and Ireland separately, with strike rate The tables update after every racing day and show today's rides.

13 rides today for the amateur riders listed; tables update after every racing day · Results to 16 October 2026 · Refreshed 17 October 2026
19
Wins by the leading Irish amateur over jumps
145
Amateur jumps winners this season
8.6%
Amateur jumps rides won
13
Rides today for listed riders
19

Mr P W Mullins leads Irish amateur riders over jumps in 2026/27 with 19 wins; in Britain Mr James Murray leads with 2.Sample: 1,679 amateur rides over jumps in 2026/27 · Window: 2026/27 jumps season to 16 October 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE), Industry SP

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Top amateur riders by jumps wins, 2026/27 (GB and IRE)
Mr P W Mullins19Mr J L Gleeson11Mr A P Ryan9Mr D Doyle6Mr O McGill4Miss A B O'Connor4Mr D L Queally4Mr J M Halford3Mr R Sugrue3Mr H C Swan3Mr J Dunne3Mr D McGill3Mr P A King3Miss P Elvin2Mr D G Lavery2

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Leading Irish amateur riders over jumps, 2026/27

Mr P W Mullins194740.4%1
Mr J L Gleeson115619.6%1
Mr A P Ryan95317.0%1
Mr D Doyle65411.1%1
Mr D L Queally41040.0%0
Miss A B O'Connor42119.0%0
Mr O McGill43411.8%0
Mr J M Halford31421.4%0
Mr P A King31421.4%0
Mr D McGill3387.9%0
Mr J Dunne3456.7%0
Mr H C Swan3496.1%1
Mr R Sugrue3555.5%1
Mr D G Lavery21414.3%0
Miss P Elvin21612.5%0
Miss Georgie Benson21612.5%0
Mr B M Coonan2306.7%0
Mr B T Stone2405.0%0
Mr J W Hendrick1128.3%0
Mr S Connor1175.9%0
Miss J Townend1224.5%1
Mr Finian Maguire1244.2%1
Mr L P Shanahan1254.0%0
Mr J C Barry1254.0%0
Mr E P O'Brien0100.0%0
Ms N M Bradley0110.0%0
Mr N. McParlan0120.0%0
Ms E Dunseath0120.0%0
Miss N Lockhead Anderson0130.0%0
Mr J P Sampson0130.0%0
Mr Derek O'Connor0130.0%1
Mr T A Halford0170.0%0
Mr Finn Buckley0180.0%0
Mr E M Nugent0190.0%0

Riders listed with an amateur title (Mr, Miss, Mrs and similar) in the official result, Irish jumps racing (hurdles, chases, bumpers, hunter chases), 2026/27 season to date, min 10 rides, ranked by wins.

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Leading British amateur riders over jumps, 2026/27

Mr James Murray21216.7%0
Mr James King21315.4%0
Mr John Dixon1128.3%0
Miss Ellie Callwood1137.7%0
Miss Imogen Mathias1156.7%1
Miss Eleanor Williams1166.3%0
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell0270.0%1

Same rules, British jumps racing, 2026/27 season to date, min 10 rides.

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Leading Irish amateur riders over jumps, 2025/26

Mr P W Mullins3411429.8%
Mr H C Swan2010718.7%
Mr A P Ryan199320.4%
Mr J L Gleeson159515.8%
Mr D L Queally123336.4%
Mr J H Williamson128015.0%
Mr Derek O'Connor96015.0%
Mr Alan O'Sullivan91118.1%
Mr J M Halford86212.9%
Miss J Townend75911.9%
Mr Finian Maguire65311.3%
Mr R James53016.7%
Mr D G Lavery5539.4%
Mr P A King42317.4%
Mr A D Bustin42317.4%
Mr D Allen42416.7%
Mr B T Stone42814.3%
Mr O McGill43611.1%
Mr D McGill4517.8%
Mr D Doyle41083.7%
Mr T A Halford32015.0%
Mr M J Kenneally32810.7%
Mr L Burke-Ott32810.7%
Mr Finn Buckley3427.1%
Miss Georgie Benson2267.7%
Mr L P Shanahan2385.3%
Miss A B O'Connor2424.8%
Mr S Connor2474.3%
Ms H Phillips1205.0%
Mr R W Barron1244.2%

2025/26 season, min 20 rides, top 30.

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Leading British amateur riders over jumps, 2025/26

Miss Heidi Palin94520.0%
Mr James King95217.3%
Miss Gina Andrews84717.0%
Miss Olive Nicholls65111.8%
Mr P W Mullins52520.0%
Mr Jack Stenhouse5529.6%
Mr Joshua Newman42416.7%
Mr Huw Edwards42416.7%
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell42814.3%
Mr Daniel Williams32015.0%
Mr Sean O'Connor3339.1%
Mr Edward Vaughan2238.7%
Mr Paddy Barlow2258.0%
Miss Eleanor Williams2345.9%
Mr John Dixon0240.0%
Mr Joseph Stevenson0270.0%
Miss Megan Bevan0390.0%

2025/26 season, min 20 rides, top 30.

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Leading British amateur riders on the Flat, 2026

Mr Henry Callan143836.8%0
Miss Amy Collier42218.2%0
Miss Brodie Hampson43511.4%0
Mr Lucas Murphy31225.0%0
Miss Charli Parker31421.4%0
Mr Eireann Cagney3339.1%0
Mr David Dunsdon21020.0%0
Miss Ruby Criscuolo21020.0%0
Mr Frederick Tett21216.7%0
Miss Sarah Bowen21216.7%0
Mr Thomas Easterby21612.5%0
Mr James Hills2219.5%0
Mr Fletcher Yarham2229.1%0
Mr Freddie Robson11010.0%0
Miss Natasha Cookson1119.1%0
Miss Jessica Llewellyn1147.1%0
Mr Ross Birkett0110.0%0
Mr Simon Walker0160.0%0
Mr Jack Loughnane0290.0%0

British Flat, 2026 to date, min 10 rides.

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Leading Irish amateur riders on the Flat, 2026

Mr H C Swan51145.5%1
Mr J L Gleeson0110.0%1

Irish Flat, 2026 to date, min 10 rides.

Amateur riders' races, 2016/17 to 2025/26

GBChase76643.7%79.4%7.906,081
GBFlat88932.5%80.6%10.109,009
GBHurdle33428.1%46.0%10.103,367
GBNH Flat17843.3%24.2%8.901,577
IREChase22239.6%91.0%9.302,060

Races whose title contains Amateur, Hunters' Chase or Gentlemen, May 2016 to April 2026. Some are open to professionals too, so the last column shows the share of winners ridden by a titled amateur. Min 30 races per row.

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Who is the leading amateur rider over jumps?

Mr P W Mullins leads in Ireland with 19 wins this season and Mr James Murray leads in Britain with 2. Both tables rank riders with ten or more rides by wins.

How are amateur riders identified?

A rider counts as an amateur when the official result lists them with an amateur title such as Mr, Miss or Mrs. Professional claimers are covered on the apprentice and conditional pages.

Who led the amateur riders last season?

Mr P W Mullins rode 34 Irish jumps winners last season and Miss Heidi Palin rode 9 in Britain. The last-season tables list the top 30.

Which amateur riders win on the Flat?

Mr Henry Callan leads in Britain and Mr H C Swan in Ireland this year. Flat amateur rides are few, so the Flat tables use a ten-ride minimum.

How do favourites do in amateur riders' races?

The races table covers ten seasons of races with Amateur, Hunters' Chase or Gentlemen in the title, split by country and race type, with the favourite's win rate.

Questions people ask

What is an amateur jockey?

An amateur jockey rides without being paid a riding fee and is listed with a title such as Mr or Miss in the official result. Amateurs ride in races restricted to them and in some open races.

Who is the leading amateur rider in Ireland?

Mr P W Mullins leads the Irish amateur riders over jumps this season with 19 wins. The Irish table ranks every amateur with ten or more jumps rides this season.

Who is the leading amateur rider in Britain?

Mr James Murray leads the British amateur riders over jumps this season with 2 wins. Miss Heidi Palin led the British amateurs last season with 9 winners.

How many races do amateur riders win?

Amateur riders have won 145 British and Irish jumps races this season from 1,679 rides. The strike rate across all amateur jumps rides is 8.6%.

How often is the amateur riders page updated?

The tables refresh after every racing day from British and Irish results. Rides today counts each listed rider's mounts on today's cards.

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