Jockeys - Part 2
This page is nothing more than excuse than to salute the jockey with the best record over the National fences. Not bad for a part time rider who in his spare time set up a chain of successful dental practices both in the UK and Europe.
To Mr Sam Waley-Cohen who's record over the National fences was nothing short of remarkable.
Sam Waley Cohen - Career Details
Born : 15th April 1982
Rode his first point-to-point winner on Wishing William at Mollington on 30 January 2002. He would ride 101 more.
Rode his first winner under the rules of racing on Moscow Dancer, trained by Peter Monteith, in an amateur riders’ handicap hurdle on Kelso on 1 December 2003.
Rode 75 winners from 485 rides under rules in the UK between 2000 - 2022.
Best season 2018-19 - 10 wins from 32 rides
Rode 1 winner from 5 rides on the flat
Rode 11 times in Ireland and 15 times in France winning a chase at Auteuil in November 2009
Also rode in the 2013 Velka Pardubicka in the Czech Republic
Cheltenham Festival wins
2005: Mildmay of Flete Chase – Liberthine
2009: National Hunt Chase – Tricky Trickster
2011 : Cheltenham Gold Cup: Long Run
Other big race wins
2009: Feltham Novices’ Chase – Long Run
2010: Kingmaker Novices’ Chase – Long Run
2010: King George VI Chase – Long Run
2012: Denman Chase – Long Run
2012: King George VI Chase – Long Run
Record over the National fences :
* - denotes not owned by Robert Waley-Cohen
Fox 03 - DOWN - 9th
Fox 05 - KATARINO - WON
Top 05 - LIBERTHINE - 14th
Fox 06 - KATARINO - WON
Top 06 - LIBERTHINE - WON
GN 07 - LIBERTHINE - 5th
Fox 08 - KATARINO - 2nd
Fox 09 - BLU TEEN - 14th*
GN 09 - OLLIE MAGERN - fell 2nd*
Fox 10 - LITTLE ROCKER - fell 6th*
Top 10 - ISN’T THAT LUCKY - 3rd*
Fox 11 - TURKO - fell 8th*
GN 11 - OSCAR TIME - 2nd
Fox 12 - ROULEZ COOL - 2nd
Fox 13 - COTTAGE OAK - 8th*
GN 13 - OSCAR TIME - 4th
Fox 14 - WARNE - WON
GN 14 - LONG RUN - fell 9th
Bec 14 - OSCAR TIME - WON
GS 14 - CEDRE BLEU - 2nd*
Fox 15 - WARNE - fell 1st
Top 15 - RAJDHANI EXPRESS - WON
GN 15 - OSCAR TIME - 14th
Top 16 - TOP CAT HENRY - 6th*
GN 16 - BLACK THUNDER - pu 21st
Bec 16 - THE YOUNG MASTER - fell 20th
Fox 17 - BLACK THUNDER - fell 13th
GN 17 - THE YOUNG MASTER - fell 6th
Bec 17 - THE YOUNG MASTER - 6th
Fox 18 - WONDERFUL CHARM - 10th*
Top 18 - THEATRE TERRITORY - 3rd
Bec 18 - MIXED APPROACH - 6th*
Fox 19 - ROAD TO ROME - 5th*
Bec 20 - JETT - 8th
Fox 21 - DASHING PERK - fell 1st*
Top 21 - LUST FOR GLORY - pu 17th*
GN 21 - JETT - 8th
Fox 22 - JETT - pu 17th
GN 22 - NOBLE YEATS - WON
Foxhunters - 19 rides - Won 3 times finished second twice
Topham - 7 rides - Won 2 times finished third twice
Becher - 5 rides - Won once, completed three other times
Grand Sefton - 1 ride - finished second
Grand National - 10 rides - Won once, finished second once and fourth once
42 rides - 7 wins - second 4 times, third twice - completed the course 27 times.
Also worthy of special mention - these jockeys all won more than once over the National fences.
Five Victories
Tony Dobbin - JP 95 (Pats Minstrel), B 96 (Into the Red), 97 GN (Lord Gyllene), T 99 (Listen Timmy), B 99 (Feels Like Gold)
Richard Dunwoody - T 86 (Glenrue), GN 86 (West Tip), T 90 (Won't Be Gone Long), T 92 (The Antartex), GN 94 (Miinnehoma)
Ruby Walsh - GN 00 (Papillon), T 02 (Time For A Run), B 04 (Silver Birch), GN 05 (Hedgehunter), T 08 (Gwanako)
Four Victories
Barry Geraghty - GN 03 (Monty's Pass), T 13 (Triolo D'Alene), T 14 (Ma Filleule), T 16 (Eastlake)
Sam Twiston-Davies - B 10 (Hello Bud), B 12 (Hello Bud), GS 12 (Little Josh), T 23 (Bill Baxter)
Three Victories
Sean Bowen - GS 16 (As de Mee), GS 18 (Warriors Tale), T 22 (Mac Tottie)
Liam Cooper - GS 03 (Dark Room), T 03 (Clan Royal), B 03 (Clan Royal)
A P McCoy - T 98 (Cyfor Malta), T 00 (Northern Starlight), GN 10 (Don't Push It)
Chris Maude - B 93 (Indian Tonic), T 94 (Indian Tonic), B 95 (Young Hustler)
Tom O’Brien - T 11 (Always Waining), T 12 (Always Waining), B 13 (Chance du Roy)
Davy Russell - T 05 (Cregg House), GN 18 (Tiger Roll), GN 19 (Tiger Roll)
Tom Scudamore - GS 14 (Poole Master), B 16 (Vieux Lion Rouge), B 20 (Vieux Lion Rouge)
Two victories
Leighton Aspell - GN 14 (Pineau Du Re), GN 15 (Many Clouds)
James Best - B 18 (Walks in the Mill), B 19 (Walk in the Mill)
Harry Cobden - T 17 (Ultragold), T 18 (Ultragold)
Aiden Coleman - GS 11 (Stewarts House), B 21 (Snow Leopardess)
Jim Culloty - GN 02 (Bindaree), T 04 (Cassia Heights)
Derek Fox - GN 17 (One for Arthur), 23 GN (Corach Rambler)
Richard Guest - B 94 (Into the Red), GN 01 (Red Marauder)
Brian Hughes - T 10 (Always Waining), GS 10 (Frankie Figg)
Daryl Jacob - GS 06 (I Hear Thunder), 12 GN (Neptune Collonges)
Jamie Moore - T 07 (Dunbrody Miller), GS 09 (Dev)
Brendan Powell - GN 88 (Rhyme 'n' Reason), T 95 (Dublin Flyer)
Liam Treadwell - GN 09 (Mon Mome), GS 15 (Bennys Mist)