David Probert

Over the last two weeks he has won 6 from 40 rides, a win rate of 15% compared to his seasonal average of 9%. That kind of uplift, nearly double his usual rate in a short burst, is the sort of form that gets noticed in weighing rooms and betting markets alike. When a jockey is riding with that confidence, it tends to feed on itself.

The biggest moments on his CV are genuinely impressive. Probert has won 15 top-level races in his career — the kind that matter most, against the best horses in Britain — at venues including Doncaster, Ascot and Goodwood. He added two more in quick succession this summer, landing Class 1 victories at Ascot on 12 July and at Goodwood on 31 July 2025. Winning at those two tracks, at that level, within three weeks of each other is not something most jockeys manage in an entire season.

His most reliable partnership is with trainer Andrew Balding, with whom he has won 6 of 61 races together — about 1 in every 10. It is not a flashy number, but in a sport where stable jockeys and trainers build trust over years, a consistent working relationship at that level has real value. Then there is Haydock Park, where Probert has won 4 from just 12 rides. That is the kind of record at a specific track that suggests a jockey who genuinely understands the place — the pace, the turns, the way a race tends to develop there.

Nearly 500 career winners, 15 wins at the very top level, and a fortnight of form that has him firing above his season average. At 9% for the year he is not the most prolific jockey on the circuit right now, but the quality of his big-day performances and the sharpness of his recent results make him well worth following.