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James Bowen

Four years into a professional riding career and James Bowen is already the kind of jockey that trainers want on their best horses. Since 2021 he has ridden 317 career winners, and over the last twelve months alone he has turned that into 103 winners from 552 rides — winning roughly 1 in every 5 races he has taken part in. For context, most jockeys would be delighted with half that volume of winners in a full season.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Jockey
Record
103 wins from 552 races
Win rate
18.7%
Top trainer
Best course
Market Rasen (46.7% from 15 races)
Best going
Good (firm-ish)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this jockey's performance over the last 12 months
552
Races
103
Wins
18.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
49.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🐎 Today's & Upcoming Rides

Rides James Bowen 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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What makes Bowen more than just a busy jockey is the quality of races he has been winning. He has ridden 16 top-level victories across some of Britain's most prestigious venues — Doncaster, Newbury and Cheltenham among them. These are the biggest races in the sport, contested by the best horses, and getting to ride in them at all is an achievement. Winning them repeatedly puts Bowen in a different category entirely. His most recent was at Ascot in January 2026, one of the most famous racecourses in the world, which confirmed that he belongs on the biggest stages.

The most telling number in his record, though, is what happens when he teams up with trainer Nicky Henderson. Henderson is one of the most decorated trainers in British jump racing — his horses are consistently among the best in the country — and Bowen has ridden 34 winners from 128 rides for the yard. That is a win rate of 27%, or just over 1 in every 4 races. When a trainer of Henderson's standing puts one jockey on his horses that often, and that jockey keeps winning, it says something about the trust that has been built between them.

On a smaller scale, Bowen has also developed a clear affection for Bangor-on-Dee, a tight, turning track in North Wales that punishes riders who are not precise. He has won 4 times from just 8 rides there — half of every race he has entered. Tracks like Bangor separate the riders who simply follow the field from those who read a race early and commit to a line. A 50% record at any track is the kind of stat that makes trainers with horses entered there pick up the phone.

At just four years into his career, Bowen already has the big-race record of someone much further along. The next chapter is simply about how high he can go.

📈 Form Trend

How this jockey's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
34.8%
May
18.5%
Jun
25%
Jul
10.5%
Aug
34.4%
Sep
19.2%
Oct
11.9%
Nov
18.2%
Dec
10.9%
Jan
12.8%
Feb
17.2%
Mar
18.5%
Apr

🎯 Where This Jockey Thrives

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

🏇 Trainer Partnerships

The trainers they work with most, sorted by rides together
Nicky Henderson First Choice
26.6%
Win rate
34/128
Won / Rode
21.5%
Win rate
26/121
Won / Rode
18.3%
Win rate
19/104
Won / Rode
27.8%
Win rate
5/18
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/16
Won / Rode
8.3%
Win rate
1/12
Won / Rode
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
4/8
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
2/8
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
66.7%
Win rate
2/3
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this jockey
Form: 1-2523
Form: 1-2622
Form: 19421
Form: -11113
Form: 4/1-25
Form: -33717
Form: 1112PF
Form: P-222P
Form: 1-42

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Uttoxeter 43 6 14.0%
Worcester 31 7 22.6%
Stratford-on-Avon 27 6 22.2%
Ffos Las 27 4 14.8%
Newbury 27 3 11.1%
hereford 24 3 12.5%
Cheltenham 21 5 23.8%
Huntingdon 20 2 10%
Newton Abbot 19 5 26.3%
Perth 18 7 38.9%
Doncaster 17 5 29.4%
Aintree 17 1 5.9%
Warwick 16 5 31.2%
Kempton Park 16 4 25%
Sandown Park 16 3 18.8%
Market Rasen 15 7 46.7%
Chepstow 15 2 13.3%
Cartmel 14 2 14.3%
Southwell 12 3 25%
Wincanton 12 1 8.3%
Haydock Park 12 0 0%
Ludlow 11 3 27.3%
Plumpton 11 1 9.1%
Ascot 11 1 9.1%
Exeter 10 1 10%
Taunton 9 3 33.3%
Lingfield Park 9 2 22.2%
Fontwell Park 9 0 0%
Bangor-on-Dee 8 4 50%
Catterick Bridge 8 1 12.5%
Punchestown 7 1 14.3%
Newcastle 7 1 14.3%
Wetherby 7 0 0%
Sedgefield 5 1 20%
Ayr 4 1 25%
Carlisle 4 1 25%
Windsor 4 0 0%
Kelso 3 0 0%
Hexham 2 1 50%
Fairyhouse 2 0 0%
Leicester 1 0 0%
Listowel 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
30 Apr
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
11th
28 Apr
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
10th
25 Apr
Sandown Park · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
24 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
24 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd
24 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
24 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
24 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
4th
23 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
23 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
23 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
23 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
22 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
22 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
6th
22 Apr
Perth · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
2nd
21 Apr
Ffos Las · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
21 Apr
Ffos Las · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd
21 Apr
Ffos Las · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
9th
20 Apr
Kelso · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
19 Apr
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd