Sean Levey

What lifts Levey above the merely dependable is what he does on the biggest days. He has won 24 top-level races across his career, at venues like Newmarket, Ascot and Newbury — the kind of tracks where the best horses in Britain turn up and the pressure is at its highest. He added two more this summer alone: one at York in August and one at Doncaster in September 2025. York and Doncaster in late summer host some of the most prestigious races on the calendar, so winning at both within a few weeks of each other is a serious statement.

His most important professional relationship is with trainer Richard Hannon, and the numbers bear out just how well they work together. From 342 rides for the Hannon yard, Levey has ridden 49 winners — a win rate of 14%, or roughly 1 in every 7. That is meaningfully better than his overall average, which suggests the partnership brings out something extra in both of them. When a trainer keeps putting their best horses under the same jockey, it is usually because they trust what they see.

Right now, Levey is in the kind of form that makes punters take notice. Over the last two weeks he has ridden 6 winners from just 27 rides — a win rate of 22%, or nearly 1 in every 4. That is almost double his season average, and it points to a jockey riding with real confidence. Bath is worth singling out too: 3 winners from just 8 rides there is a remarkable return and suggests he reads that tight, turning track particularly well.

Four years in, 296 winners, 24 at the top level, and currently in the form of his life. Sean Levey is not a name that always makes the back pages, but the evidence says he probably should.