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James McDonald Jockey

James McDonald is a professional jockey. This page includes statistics, form, news, photos, career performance, trainer, track and race course statistics. Compare detailed statistics for James McDonald including win performance, strike rates and betting odds.
Overall Stats
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Career 7710 1565 1222 920 21% 49% $4.81 -4%
12 Mths 620 132 89 66 22% 47% $3.79 -21%
Last 10 10 3 1 1 30% 50% $5.4 62%
Last 100 100 24 10 19 24% 53% $3.56 -18%
Yearly Breakdown
Last 5 years
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
2019 659 125 100 80 19% 47% $4.14 -22%
2020 658 139 108 84 22% 51% $4.29 -9%
2021 709 180 139 75 26% 56% $4.27 8%
2022 665 151 130 75 23% 54% $3.59 -18%
2023 662 121 107 65 19% 45% $4.25 -23%
2024 263 67 36 39 26% 54% $3.31 -17%
Monthly Breakdown
Last 12 months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Jun 2023 39 6 2 1 16% 24% $3.61 -44%
Jul 2023 12 3 3 - 25% 50% $7.33 83%
Aug 2023 70 17 12 6 25% 50% $3.17 -23%
Sep 2023 16 2 1 1 13% 25% $3.6 -55%
Oct 2023 50 8 11 4 16% 46% $3.77 -40%
Nov 2023 74 15 11 9 21% 48% $4.49 -15%
Dec 2023 73 10 9 6 14% 35% $6.29 -14%
Jan 2024 61 17 7 9 28% 55% $2.56 -29%
Feb 2024 44 15 9 3 35% 62% $3.6 23%
Mar 2024 80 13 14 14 17% 52% $3.38 -45%
Apr 2024 42 9 2 7 22% 43% $3.14 -33%
May 2024 36 13 4 6 37% 64% $4.04 35%
Track Conditions
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Firm 24 3 8 3 13% 59% $12.4 3%
Good 4431 880 669 555 20% 48% $4.92 -4%
Soft 2170 444 366 243 21% 49% $4.79 -4%
Heavy 893 211 161 104 24% 54% $4 -8%
Track Conditions
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Good 386 73 59 39 19% 45% $3.6 -33%
Soft 132 35 22 13 27% 54% $3.62 -4%
Heavy 21 8 1 6 39% 72% $3.78 44%
Track Types
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Turf 7518 1538 1204 905 21% 49% $4.77 -4%
Cushion 99 10 9 6 11% 26% $10.19 3%
Track Types
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
Turf 539 116 82 58 22% 48% $3.62 -23%
Distances
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
0 - 1000m 368 72 66 48 20% 51% $4.05 -23%
1001 - 1300m 2971 654 468 370 23% 51% $4.41 -4%
1301 - 1500m 1557 283 250 185 19% 47% $5.07 -9%
1501 - 2000m 2156 439 335 245 21% 48% $5.08 1%
2001 - 2400m 506 97 84 57 20% 48% $5.89 6%
2401m+ 149 19 19 13 13% 35% $5.92 -28%
Distances
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
0 - 1000m 41 6 5 4 15% 37% $3.03 -56%
1001 - 1300m 240 52 30 26 22% 45% $3.64 -21%
1301 - 1500m 124 24 17 15 20% 46% $3.78 -27%
1501 - 2000m 176 40 32 17 23% 51% $4.18 -7%
2001 - 2400m 24 6 2 2 25% 42% $3.26 -19%
2401m+ 12 3 3 - 25% 50% $3.8 -5%
Barrier
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
1 - 3 2236 488 423 288 22% 54% $4.04 -13%
4 - 6 2079 462 321 265 23% 51% $4.37 -3%
7 - 10 2037 395 311 217 20% 46% $4.56 -13%
11 - 13 600 94 73 67 16% 39% $5.75 -13%
14 - 16 177 30 20 18 17% 39% $6.8 8%
17+ 54 1 4 4 2% 17% $18 -67%
Barrier
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
1 - 3 213 57 34 22 27% 54% $3.23 -15%
4 - 6 165 33 15 25 20% 45% $3.71 -26%
7 - 10 169 34 33 11 21% 47% $4.14 -17%
11 - 13 54 7 6 5 13% 34% $6.83 -11%
14 - 16 12 - 1 1 0% 17% $0 -100%
17+ 4 - - - 0% 0% $0 -100%
Prize Money
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
$0 - $5000 313 48 37 37 16% 39% $8 7%
$5001 - $10000 260 62 51 36 24% 58% $6.06 14%
$10001 - $20000 174 37 41 19 22% 56% $6.3 30%
$20001 - $35000 778 188 131 95 25% 54% $4.87 16%
$35001 - $75000 2497 534 398 329 22% 51% $4.17 -11%
$75001+ 3085 590 477 338 20% 46% $4.89 -7%
Prize Money
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
$0 - $5000 5 - - - 0% 0% $0 -100%
$10001 - $20000 1 - 1 - 0% 100% $0 -100%
$20001 - $35000 1 1 - - 100% 100% $1.95 95%
$35001 - $75000 190 41 27 19 22% 46% $3.02 -36%
$75001+ 240 51 37 21 22% 46% $3.95 -16%
Weight
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
51 - 52kg 4 1 - - 25% 25% $0 -100%
53 - 54kg 352 55 48 41 16% 41% $6.42 -3%
55 - 56kg 1943 419 287 225 22% 48% $5.07 7%
57 - 58kg 2154 475 387 265 23% 53% $4.48 -3%
59kg+ 1693 318 268 208 19% 47% $4.27 -20%
Weight
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
53 - 54kg 1 - - - 0% 0% $0 -100%
55 - 56kg 116 27 20 14 24% 53% $3.31 -23%
57 - 58kg 218 60 35 20 28% 53% $3.95 9%
59kg+ 176 30 24 16 18% 40% $3.37 -43%
Field Size
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
1 - 5 124 39 29 28 32% 78% $2.88 -12%
6 - 7 1008 241 217 151 24% 61% $3.56 -17%
8 - 10 2938 659 479 364 23% 52% $4.32 -4%
11 - 12 1678 309 247 192 19% 45% $5.04 -10%
13 - 15 1421 244 186 144 18% 41% $6.46 9%
16+ 538 72 64 39 14% 33% $8.03 1%
Field Size
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
1 - 5 5 2 2 - 40% 80% $1.6 -68%
6 - 7 76 24 11 12 32% 62% $2.59 -18%
8 - 10 215 44 40 21 21% 49% $3.39 -31%
11 - 12 140 24 17 12 18% 38% $5.01 -14%
13 - 15 129 30 16 14 24% 47% $4.45 3%
16+ 52 7 3 5 14% 29% $3.7 -50%
Spells
Career
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
First Up 2024 412 318 253 21% 49% $4.59 -9%
Second Up 1688 350 277 208 21% 50% $5.03 1%
Third Up 1314 272 208 138 21% 48% $4.29 -13%
Spells
Last 12 Months
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win Place Avg Win Odds ROI
First Up 136 30 18 15 23% 47% $2.89 -36%
Second Up 118 20 23 10 17% 45% $4.86 -22%
Third Up 112 28 12 12 25% 47% $3.39 -15%