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Benoit De La Sayette

Four years into his career and still only scratching the surface of what he might become, Benoit De La Sayette has already racked up 173 winners — a number that suggests a jockey moving through the ranks with real purpose. In the last 12 months alone he has ridden 19 winners from 187 races, winning roughly 1 in every 10, and that figure tells only part of the story: twelve months ago his win rate sat at 7%, and he has nudged it up to 10% this season. That kind of steady, measurable improvement is exactly what talent-spotters look for in a young rider.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Jockey
Record
19 wins from 187 races
Win rate
10.2%
Best course
Great Yarmouth (19.0% from 21 races)
Best going
Soft (muddy)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this jockey's performance over the last 12 months
187
Races
19
Wins
10.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
29.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🐎 Today's & Upcoming Rides

Rides Benoit De La Sayette has entered for upcoming races

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Jockey Breakdown
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The most telling number in his profile is what happens when he rides for John and Thady Gosden, one of British racing's most respected yards. From 44 races together, he has won 9 — that's roughly 1 in every 5, double his overall rate. When a stable of that calibre keeps putting a young jockey up, it usually means they like what they see in the mornings. Trust from a top trainer is currency in this sport, and De La Sayette appears to be earning plenty of it.

There is also an interesting wrinkle in his record on wet or muddy ground. From just 5 races in those conditions he has won 1, a 20% rate that mirrors his best work with the Gosdens. Sample sizes this small deserve caution, but it at least suggests he does not shy away when the ground gets testing — something that cannot be said of every young rider still building confidence.

At 173 career winners in four years, De La Sayette is not yet a household name, but the trajectory is pointed firmly upward. The combination of a growing book of rides, a strengthening relationship with one of racing's premier operations, and a win rate that is quietly but consistently climbing makes him one of the more watchable young jockeys in the weighing room right now.

📈 Form Trend

How this jockey's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Jan
10%
Feb
0%
Mar
5%
Apr
16.7%
May
7.4%
Jun
8.6%
Jul
7.4%
Aug
5.4%
Sep
10%
Oct
0%
Mar
27.3%
Apr

🎯 Where This Jockey Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Good (firm-ish)
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Ok
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Avoids
Class 2 (high-level)
Ok
Class 3 (mid-level)
Class 4 (standard)
Ok
Class 5 (entry-level)
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

🏇 Trainer Partnerships

The trainers they work with most, sorted by rides together
John & Thady Gosden First Choice
20.5%
Win rate
9/44
Won / Rode
14.3%
Win rate
4/28
Won / Rode
18.8%
Win rate
3/16
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/12
Won / Rode
9.1%
Win rate
1/11
Won / Rode
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this jockey
Form: 22-
Form: 152-1
Form: 312-03
Form: 11-316
Form: 328-41
Form: 35-148
Form: 57-859
Form: 4-
Form: 417-24
Form: 01139-

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Newmarket 31 2 6.5%
Great Yarmouth 21 4 19.0%
chelmsford 17 1 5.9%
Doncaster 16 2 12.5%
Kempton Park 15 1 6.7%
Lingfield Park 12 0 0%
Southwell 11 2 18.2%
Nottingham 9 2 22.2%
Leicester 7 1 14.3%
Windsor 6 1 16.7%
Salisbury 5 0 0%
York 4 0 0%
Wolverhampton 4 0 0%
Sandown Park 3 1 33.3%
Newbury 3 1 33.3%
Chepstow 3 0 0%
Redcar 3 0 0%
Bath 3 0 0%
Brighton 3 0 0%
Newcastle 2 1 50%
Haydock Park 2 0 0%
Thirsk 2 0 0%
Chester 1 0 0%
Wetherby 1 0 0%
bahrain 1 0 0%
Ascot 1 0 0%
Pontefract 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
30 Apr
Lingfield Park · 5f – 6½f · Standard
2nd
28 Apr
Lingfield Park · 5f – 6½f · Standard
5th
26 Apr
Nottingham · 5f – 6½f · Good
8th
25 Apr
Leicester · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm
Won
21 Apr
Great Yarmouth · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm
6th
20 Apr
Redcar · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm
4th
20 Apr
Redcar · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm
2nd
15 Apr
Newmarket · 5f – 6½f · Good
Won
13 Apr
Leicester · 7f – 1m · Good
9th
11 Apr
Great Yarmouth · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
Won
9 Apr
Southwell · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
9th
21 Mar
bahrain · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm
3rd
31 Oct
Southwell · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
Won
30 Oct
chelmsford · 7f – 1m · Standard
10th
29 Oct
Nottingham · 1m1f – 1m2f · Soft
5th
25 Oct
Doncaster · 7f – 1m · Heavy
2nd
22 Oct
Kempton Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow
6th
21 Oct
Great Yarmouth · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft
6th
21 Oct
Great Yarmouth · 7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft
10th
21 Oct
Great Yarmouth · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft
5th