Jockey Details

Fern O'Brien

86 Rides 12 Wins (14.0%) 15 Places (17.4%)
Rides - Today & Tomorrow (2)
Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Odds
Fri 15:35 Windsor 2m Stoner's Choice (GB) Fergal O'Brien 80/1
Sat 14:53 Ascot 2m3f63y Tripoli Flyer (IRE) Fergal O'Brien N/A
Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 86)
Date/Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Position Beaten By Weight SP Comment
11/01/26
15:00 		Fontwell 3m2f Wot You Wearing (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 99 - 10-5 3/1
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 9/4)
08/01/26
15:00 		Taunton 2m3f Zhang Fei (FR) Fergal O'Brien 99 - 10-1 25/1
In touch with leaders - prominent 4th - lost position before 6th - struggling 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1)
31/12/25
15:22 		Warwick 2m Eternity Rose (GB) Fergal O'Brien 4 7.5 10-11 13/2
(op 15/2)
30/12/25
15:40 		Haydock 1m7½f Stoner's Choice (GB) Fergal O'Brien 5 2 10-11 7/1
Jumped right on occasions and didn't always jump with fluency - prominent on outer - weakened after 2 out(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
28/12/25
14:22 		Leicester 2m4½f Ruler Of The River (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 99 - 9-13 33/1
Never better than midfield - pulled up home straight(op 25/1)
28/12/25
13:12 		Leicester 2m4½f Bigz Belief (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 8.5 10-9 100/30
Took keen hold - raced in second - led narrowly before 3rd - headed 5th - lost position before 2 out - rallied and went second again towards finish(op 7/2)
26/12/25
15:05 		Kempton 2m Cooler Than Me (GB) Fergal O'Brien 8 20 11-4 125/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 80/1)
21/12/25
12:45 		Fakenham 2m Zenato (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 5 6.5 11-4 100/30
Disputed lead - led narrowly 3rd - not fluent and briefly headed 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 5/2 tchd 9/4)
12/12/25
12:15 		Doncaster 3m Lilting Verse (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 5 9 10-11 17/2
In rear - not fluent 5 out - weakened before 3 out(op 13/2)
07/12/25
12:10 		Huntingdon 2m4½f Mistral Blue (GB) Fergal O'Brien 99 - 10-13 16/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear 6th - pulled up after 3 out(tchd 22/1)
03/12/25
13:50 		Ludlow 2m Kingston Sunflower (FR) Fergal O'Brien 3rd 11 11-9 5/2J
Prominent - led narrowly 5th - headed 2 out - lost second and not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 3/1)
02/12/25
13:52 		Southwell 2m Cool Customer Fergal O'Brien 2nd 4.75 10-11 5/2
Prominent - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - no match for winner(tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4)
29/11/25
12:37 		Bangor-on-Dee 3m Abbeydale (FR) Fergal O'Brien 7 6.5 11-1 33/1
Held up in rear - hit 1st - headway 11th - weakened before 2 out
27/11/25
14:05 		Uttoxeter 3m2f Night Duty (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 5 4.5 11-6 12/1
Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
24/11/25
15:40 		Kempton 2m Zhang Fei (FR) Fergal O'Brien 7 6 11-1 20/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway to lead 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1)
23/11/25
14:18 		Windsor 2m Stoner's Choice (GB) Fergal O'Brien 6 3 11-9 16/1
In touch with leaders - steady headway before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
13/11/25
12:50 		Sedgefield 2m1f Expelliarmus (IRE) Ben Haslam 5 2.5 12-0 33/1
Towards rear - headway before 3 out - weakened before last(op 20/1)
11/11/25
15:11 		Huntingdon 2m Kingston Sunflower (FR) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 11-9 9/4F
Made all - reduced lead before 2 out - ridden after last - readily(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
11/11/25
12:51 		Huntingdon 2m4½f Mistral Blue (GB) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 1 11-8 14/1
Towards rear - headway before 3 out - disputing second approaching last - kept on(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
10/11/25
13:15 		Carlisle 2m4f Stoner's Choice (GB) Fergal O'Brien 5 2 11-6 11/5
In touch with leaders - lost ground after 3rd - headway before 10th - weakened quickly run-in(op 7/4 tchd 13/8)
06/11/25
15:05 		Sedgefield 2m5f Our Laura B (IRE) Ben Haslam 99 - 11-9 13/2
Not fluent 5th(op 9/2)
06/11/25
12:10 		Sedgefield 2m1f Zenato (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 11-9 2/1F
(tchd 9/4)
02/11/25
16:05 		Huntingdon 3m1f Jager Time (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 11-1 5/1
(op 4/1)
02/11/25
12:48 		Huntingdon 2m Zhang Fei (FR) Fergal O'Brien 5 3.75 11-1 8/1
(tchd 15/2)
31/10/25
16:15 		Uttoxeter 2m Plains Drifter (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 0 0 10-11 5/2J
(tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1)
28/10/25
16:30 		Ffos Las 2m Warriors Destiny Fergal O'Brien 5 0.2 10-11 10/1
(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
28/10/25
14:58 		Ffos Las 3m1½f Lilting Verse (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 3 11-2 10/1
(op 11/1)
24/10/25
14:25 		Cheltenham 2m½f Liverpool Knight (GB) Fergal O'Brien 99 - 10-9 9/1
Taken down early - raced wide - in touch with leaders - fell 2 out(tchd 17/2)
18/10/25
13:15 		Stratford 2m½f Zenato (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 11-7 14/1
Prominent - not fluent 1st - pressed leader home turn - led narrowly before last - ridden run-in - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a change of tactics to being ridden more positively on this occasion)(op 12/1 tchd 11/1 and 16/1)
17/10/25
17:10 		Uttoxeter 2m She's Delighted Fergal O'Brien 5 5 10-11 11/1
In rear - headway over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 12/1)
13/10/25
15:42 		Hereford 3m1½f Jager Time (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 2nd .5 11-2 11/4
In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - headway 9th - led after 2 out - soon joined briefly - faced challenge run-in - headed towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 3/1)
08/10/25
17:15 		Ludlow 2m Snatch A Glance (GB) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 10-11 6/4F
Took keen hold - disputed lead - led clearly after 3f - pushed along when faced challenge over 1f out - comfortably(op 15/8 tchd 5/4)
08/10/25
14:35 		Ludlow 2m Kingston Sunflower (FR) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 11-6 4/1
Prominent - led 3rd - 3 lengths ahead last - ridden run-in - ran on well(op 5/1)
07/10/25
16:37 		Huntingdon 3m1f Casting Aspersions (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 7 2.5 11-9 3/1J
Led - not fluent 3rd - headed before 5th - not fluent 8th - weakened before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(op 5/2 tchd 85/40)
16/09/25
15:40 		Uttoxeter 3m Ajp Kingdom (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 8.5 10-9 15/2
Held up in rear - steady headway from 4 out - went third but outpaced 2 out - chased clear leader run-in - kept on but no chance with winner final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
06/09/25
16:20 		Kempton (AW) 2m Orchestra (FR) Fergal O'Brien 9 18 9-6 12/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position over 6f out - weakened over 2f out(op 16/1)
05/09/25
14:30 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m3½f Jager Time (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 8 0.1 11-1 16/1
Raced wide - midfield - weakened approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
30/08/25
14:45 		Newton Abbot 2m1f Saratoga Lass (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 1.5 10-9 7/1
Jumped left on occasions - led - increased tempo after 3 out - faced challenge after 2 out - mistake last - soon headed - kept on (vet said mare finished lame on her left fore)(op 11/2)
20/08/25
17:25 		Worcester 2m7f Ajp Kingdom (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 3rd 5.5 11-6 8/1
Towards rear - not fluent 6th - headway before 11th - went third after 2 out - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
27/07/25
15:07 		Uttoxeter 3m2f Manothepeople (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 5 2 11-9 7/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 14th - weakened after 3 out(op 15/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 9/1)
25/07/25
16:23 		Uttoxeter 2m4f Sacchoandvanzetti (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 11 8.5 11-8 40/1
Towards rear - weakened before last(op 28/1)
19/07/25
14:50 		Cartmel 2m1f Expelliarmus (IRE) Ben Haslam 7 8 10-5 80/1
Held up in rear - midfield 3 out - weakened before last(op 33/1)
02/07/25
15:15 		Worcester 2m Spotthestar (GB) Stephen Allen 8 - 10-11 200/1
Midfield - weakened 3f out(op 100/1)
27/06/25
20:15 		Les Landes (JER) 1m4f Touching Hands (IRE) Celine De La Haye 5 - 8-11 9/2
Led - 2 lengths clear 4f out - dropped to second 2f out - fifth and last 1f out - finished well beaten
27/06/25
19:40 		Les Landes (JER) 1m1f Birkie Boy (IRE) Celine De La Haye 3rd - 8-11 5/1
Midfield - fourth 3f out - stayed on final furlong - third 1f out - stayed on one pace
27/06/25
19:05 		Les Landes (JER) 7f Cool Dandy (IRE) Celine De La Haye 7 - 8-12 5/2
Chased leader - second 4f out - dropped to fifth 2f out - dropped to last 1f out - finished well beaten
25/06/25
15:03 		Worcester 2m Bogha Baiste (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 99 7.5 10-6 11/2
In rear - some headway over 3f out - no impression - finished 5th - disqualified - jockey weighed in light(op 4/1 tchd 13/2)
13/06/25
20:45 		Market Rasen 2m7f Casting Aspersions (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 11-5 5/4F
Took keen hold - led - hit 7th - not fluent 4 out - joined 2 out - ridden when sustained duel with runner-up run-in - kept on and all out(op 7/5 tchd 6/4)
11/06/25
17:40 		Kempton (AW) 2m Lunar Power (IRE) Donald McCain 4 .75 9-11 11/1
Led at steady pace - headed but pressed leader from over 4f out - weakened from 2f out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1)
01/06/25
17:05 		Fakenham 2m4f Mersey Street (IRE) Jonjo & A J O'Neill 4 2.75 11-7 9/4F
Prominent - led 6th - headed 4 out - not fluent when disputing second 3 out - soon lost position then weakened(tchd 5/2)
30/05/25
13:55 		Chepstow 1m4f Cherryhawk (GB) Nikki Evans 10 12 9-7 66/1
Slowly into stride - towards rear - outpaced 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 40/1)
28/05/25
20:52 		Kempton (AW) 2m Orchestra (FR) Fergal O'Brien 6 1.25 9-6 9/2
Led - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
24/05/25
17:05 		Cartmel 3m1½f Springtime Promise (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 11-11 6/1
Prominent - lost position after 7th - headway 2 out - soon went second - pressed winner approaching last - soon ridden - led inside final furlong - stayed on(op 7/1 tchd 11/2)
19/05/25
18:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 2m½f Roi De Baviere (FR) Fergal O'Brien 8 1.25 9-8 22/1
Prominent - in touch with leaders after 3f - outpaced from 3f out(op 28/1)
16/05/25
13:55 		Newbury 1m Drumstick (GB) John Gallagher 13 4 9-11 17/2
Led but pestered - headed and weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
13/05/25
16:00 		Worcester 2m4f Ciakat (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 6 1.25 10-9 33/1
In touch with leaders - weakened after 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 28/1 and tchd 66/1)
11/05/25
17:00 		Ludlow 3m Casting Aspersions (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 10-11 4/5F
Took keen hold - prominent - led after 3rd - joined 4th - lost position 5th - disputed lead 4 out - pushed along and led clearly just before 3 out - clear last - stayed on(op 10/11 tchd 8/11)
10/05/25
13:20 		Nottingham 1m6f Oslo (GB) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 3.25 9-12 20/1
Held up in last - steady headway on outer 2f out - soon outpaced - rallied inside final furlong - went second towards finish - not pace to challenge(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
23/04/25
16:10 		Ludlow 2m5f Game On Babe (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 12 12 11-0 9/1
Prominent - lost position and not fluent 4th - towards rear 6th - weakened before 3 out(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
23/04/25
14:38 		Ludlow 2m Jager Time (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 5 3.25 10-9 40/1
In rear - slow jump 2nd - outpaced from 3 out - hampered by faller last (vet reported gelding had bled from the nose)(op 80/1)
22/04/25
19:13 		Hereford 2m Zhang Fei (FR) Fergal O'Brien 99 - 10-8 11/1
Led - headed home turn - 4 lengths fifth and weakening when fell last(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
19/04/25
13:54 		Huntingdon 2m4½f Casting Aspersions (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 10-3 11/4F
Midfield - niggled along briefly with one circuit to go - mistake and reminders 7th - went fourth when awkward jump 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well run-in - led towards finish - pushed out(op 11/2 tchd 5/2)
16/04/25
17:00 		Cheltenham 2m1f Castel Gandolfo (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 9 0.3 10-7 25/1
In rear - some headway before last - no impression run-in (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 22/1)
14/04/25
18:10 		Warwick 2m3f Ciakat (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 4 3 10-10 20/1
In touch with leaders - some headway before 4 out - outpaced before 3 out - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 40/1)
10/04/25
16:20 		Hereford 2m3½f Mistral Blue (GB) Fergal O'Brien 1st Won 11-0 100/30
Prominent - pushed along 2 out - led home turn - 1 length ahead last - ridden out(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
06/04/25
13:50 		Ffos Las 2m Jager Time (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 4 22 10-10 40/1
Prominent - raced in third behind clear leaders from 3rd - lost third after 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
05/04/25
12:55 		Newcastle 2m7½f Ballyhiho (IRE) D J Jeffreys 2nd 6 11-3 6/1
Took keen hold - led - faced challenge when hit last - no extra and headed run-in - weakened final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and 13/2)
28/03/25
16:55 		Fontwell 2m1½f Roi De Baviere (FR) Fergal O'Brien 99 - 10-8 18/1
Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 2nd - not fluent 5th - weakened 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 16/1)
27/03/25
17:05 		Warwick 2m I'malrightwithme (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 6 3 10-12 13/2
Held up in rear - some headway over 3f out - weakened 2f out(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1)
26/03/25
14:30 		Hereford 2m3½f Mistral Blue (GB) Fergal O'Brien 4 1.5 11-4 12/1
Led - headed and prominent 2nd - outpaced home turn - mistake last(op 16/1)
22/03/25
15:15 		Newbury 2m4½f Jakana (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 13 0.1 10-5 25/1
Mistake 1st - soon pushed along briefly - always behind(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
21/03/25
15:40 		Ffos Las 3m Lilting Verse (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 1.5 10-2 3/1
In touch with leaders - prominent 10th - pressed leader home turn - lost position gradually after 2 out - hit last - kept on run-in(op 4/1)
20/03/25
15:30 		Chepstow 2m Put A Lid On It (GB) Fergal O'Brien 4 11 10-7 50/1
Held up in rear - some headway before 4 out - soon in touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
18/03/25
15:00 		Wetherby 2m3½f Ciakat (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 7 5 10-13 25/1
Prominent - weakened before 2 out(tchd 28/1)
10/03/25
14:40 		Taunton 2m½f Game On Babe (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 4 7.5 10-6 50/1
Midfield - outpaced after 3 out - kept on from 2 out - went fourth towards finish(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
08/03/25
13:30 		Hereford 3m1½f Bellever Tor (GB) Polly Gundry 99 - 9-13 150/1
Took keen hold - led - headed but prominent 6th - weakened quickly after 9th - hampered by faller 10th - in rear when pulled up 3 out (jockey said mare hung badly left-handed and ran too freely)(op 100/1)
03/03/25
14:03 		Southwell 3m½f Lilting Verse (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 2.75 11-4 14/1
Towards rear - headway and prominent after 2nd - not fluent 6th - hit 11th - outpaced 2 out - 8 lengths down last - went second run-in - stayed on(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
26/02/25
17:00 		Wetherby 2m3½f Hard As Nails (GB) Fergal O'Brien 6 10 11-7 11/4F
In touch with leaders - went third before 6th - lost third 3 out - soon weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
25/02/25
14:30 		Catterick 2m3½f Quian (GER) Lizzie Quinlan 1st Won 10-10 2/1F
Pressed leader - led 4th - faced challenge 2 out - nudged along and hung left approaching last - ridden and edged left run-in - kept on well final 110yds(op 5/2 and tchd 11/4)
22/02/25
13:15 		Kempton 2m5f Stoner's Choice (GB) Fergal O'Brien 2nd 3.5 11-1 10/1
Prominent - not fluent 1st - not fluent but disputed lead 2nd - led clearly 5 out - faced challenges when mistake 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra final 110yds(op 16/1)
18/02/25
14:20 		Market Rasen 2m½f Game On Babe (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 4 12 10-9 250/1
Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - outpaced 3 out - lost touch 2 out(op 100/1)
11/02/25
16:37 		Lingfield 2m Roi De Baviere (FR) Fergal O'Brien 6 2.25 10-12 12/1
In touch with leaders - went third 3rd - lost position 2 out - weakened gradually last(op 10/1)
07/02/25
16:25 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m3½f Barra Blue (GB) Fergal O'Brien 6 0.2 10-12 11/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent and lost position 7th - in rear and no chance after 3 out - stayed on run-in
07/02/25
13:42 		Bangor-on-Dee 3m Lilting Verse (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 5 0.3 11-7 6/1
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - hit 2nd - mistake 9th - headway 11th - not fluent 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 8/1)
04/02/25
16:20 		Market Rasen 2m½f Game On Babe (IRE) Fergal O'Brien 7 11 10-9 9/1
Held up in last - headway on outer 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 17/2)
18/01/25
13:30 		Taunton 2m½f Seas The Day (GB) Fergal O'Brien 99 - 10-11 25/1
Took keen hold - midfield - bumped 1st - soon in touch with leaders - unseated 3rd(tchd 22/1)