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B. Thompson
Type: Club Jockey
Nationality: Australian
Background:
Age: 27. Raised in a racing family, Ben Thompson is the son of Jason Thompson, one Australia's greatest greyhound trainers. Thompson began riding in 2012 at the age of 15 as an apprentice in Victoria - his home state. He served his apprenticeship with Mick Kent and then Allen Williams before relocating to the state of Queensland in 2020. Thompson's career elevated to new heights following the move and he won the 2023 Oakleigh Plate aboard the Queensland-trained Uncommon James at Sandown. He also won the lucrative Magic Millions Cup aboard Vinco that same year. Closing in on 800 career wins, Thompson has won races in Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand as well across Australia. He won seven races throughout a short-term stint last season in Hong Kong.
Notable Race Wins Include
Oakleigh Plate (2023 Uncommon James).
Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2024/25 season): 7 (win strike rate 2.6%).
General Performances
No of wins for season: 2
No of runs for season: 74
Win %: 2.7
No of wins for all weather: 2
No of 2nds for all weather: 0
No of 3rds for all weather: 2
All weather: 11
Total stakes: $2,377,950
Win stakes: $1,145,200
No of 2nds: 1
No of 3rds: 4
Percentage for season: 9.46
Profit/Loss: ($629)
Most Effective Distances
| Year | Happy Valley | Shatin | 1000m-1200m | 1400m-1650m | 1800m-2000m | 2000m+ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Performance
| Distance | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total Ride | Win% | ||
| Happy Valley | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1200 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 57 | 1.75 | ||
| 1650 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 41 | 4.88 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Shatin | All weather | 1200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 5.56 |
| 1650 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 11.76 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Turf | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1200 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 63 | 0 | ||
| 1400 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 58 | 3.45 | ||
| 1600 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12.5 | ||
| 2400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Odds of Runners
| Draw Year | <4 | 4-10 | 10-20 | 20+ | ||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
Draw Statistic
| Draw Year | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-14 | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Trainer Partnerships
| Trainer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total |
| C. Fownes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| C. W. Chang | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| C. H. Yip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| D. A. Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| D. Eustace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| F. C. Lor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Richards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| John Size | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| K. H. Ting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. W. Lui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Newnham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| P. F. Yiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T. P. Yung | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| W. Y. So | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
