Jockey profile

Declan Bates

Jockey · Rides mostly in VIC · Most often at Ballarat

2026 408: 41-36-46 Rides: W-2-3

Win rate 10% Since 2026

Place rate 30% Top-three finishes

Last 14 days 1/23 4% strike

Last 30 days 5/48 10% strike

Wins 41 408 rides since 2026

Last 10 rides

9 8 9 6 2 4 9 9 2 3

Most recent on the right · 0 = 10th or worse

Upcoming rides

FRI 23 OCT · BALLARAT · 8 RIDES

Time Race Horse Bar Trainer Price

1:45 Ballarat · R3 Peter Tobin Funerals Mdn Plate · 1,600m Enticement Ballarat R3 · 1,600m · Bar 3 · M M Laurie 3 M M Laurie —

2:20 Ballarat · R4 Ac Accounting Mdn Plate · 1,200m Perfect Dismount Ballarat R4 · 1,200m · Bar 9 · C Maher 9 C Maher —

2:55 Ballarat · R5 Hygain Edge Mdn Plate · 1,200m Vixen Vibes Ballarat R5 · 1,200m · Bar 9 · Mark & Levi Kavanagh 9 Mark & Levi Kavanagh —

3:30 Ballarat · R6 Power FM (Bm56) · 1,200m Smoke Screen Ballarat R6 · 1,200m · Bar 5 · C Maher 5 C Maher —

4:50 Ballarat · R8 Sportsbet Race Replays (Bm62) · 1,600m Jenni You Think Ballarat R8 · 1,600m · Bar 8 · C Maher 8 C Maher —

5:30 Ballarat · R9 Hygain Edge (Bm62) · 1,400m Crimson Miss Scratched Ballarat R9 · 1,400m · Bar 12 · W Morrissey 12 W Morrissey —

4:20 Sat Flemington · R7 Ladbrokes Moonee Valley Gold Cup · 2,500m Newfoundland Flemington R7 · 2,500m · Bar 3 · Shane Jackson 3 Shane Jackson —

5:50 Sat Flemington · R9 Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes · 2,040m Too Darn Discreet Flemington R9 · 2,040m · Bar 10 · Dan O'Sullivan 10 Dan O'Sullivan —

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Recent rides

Date Track · race Horse Trainer Dist Cond Result SP

23 Oct 26 Ballarat Manhari Mdn Plate Miss Capri J F Moloney 1,400m Good 3/11 51.00

23 Oct 26 Ballarat Epijoint Mdn Plate Kokeshi J F Moloney 1,000m Good 2/9 9.00

21 Oct 26 Geelong Sporting Globe Mcc Series Heat 6 (Bm78) Aka Daka V L Malady 1,500m Good 9/11 31.00

21 Oct 26 Geelong Scaada Environmental Dual Choice Plate (Bm84) World's My Oyster Henry Dwyer 1,200m Good 9/9 21.00

21 Oct 26 Geelong Ladbrokes Geelong Cup Berkeley Square Dan O'Sullivan 2,400m Good 4/13 31.00

21 Oct 26 Geelong Dundee Rock (Bm70) Revolver Archie Alexander 1,700m Good 2/12 8.50

21 Oct 26 Geelong Hall Chadwick (Bm66) Vain Champagne Nick Ryan 1,100m Good 6/13 13.00

20 Oct 26 Kyneton Bet365 Kyneton Cup Wed Nov 4 (Bm62) Brroosha C Maher 1,479m Good 9/9 6.50

20 Oct 26 Kyneton Hygain Mdn Plate Velvet Reign Simon Zahra 1,218m Good 8/10 21.00

18 Oct 26 Horsham L & H Electrical (Bm62) Tower Bridge C Maher 1,100m Good 9/11 6.50

18 Oct 26 Horsham Mackays Family Jewellers (Bm70) Miss Mahjong Matthew Cumani 1,200m Good 2/9 4.60

18 Oct 26 Horsham Bet365 Position Payout Mdn Plate Empress Of China Dan O'Sullivan 2,100m Good 3/9 18.00

15 Oct 26 Warrnambool Matko Hire Mdn Plate Endless Fury P A Chow 2,000m Good 1/12 4.40

15 Oct 26 Warrnambool Your Xmas Party At The Bool Mdn Plate Girl With A Pearl Sara Ryan 1,700m Good 2/12 2.60

14 Oct 26 Caulfield Sportsbet Coongy Hcp Newfoundland Shane Jackson 2,000m Good 8/12 151.00

14 Oct 26 Caulfield Ive > (Bm78) Inevitable Award P A Preusker 2,000m Good 8/13 26.00

14 Oct 26 Caulfield Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives (Bm84) Beach Pad Shane Jackson 2,400m Good 4/10 11.00

11 Oct 26 Seymour Bet365 Seymour Cup Magnaspin L & T Corstens & W Larkin 1,600m Good To Soft 2/13 21.00

11 Oct 26 Seymour Kilmore Ford (Bm66) Only Opera Henry Dwyer 2,000m Good To Soft 9/13 6.50

11 Oct 26 Seymour Godolphin Internship Program (Bm66) Placentia Bay Shane Jackson 2,000m Good To Soft 9/12 16.00

10 Oct 26 Caulfield Nationwide Weekend Hussler Stakes Fireball Miss C Maher 1,400m Good 9/14 21.00

10 Oct 26 Caulfield Hyland Race Colours Toorak Hcp Too Darn Discreet Dan O'Sullivan 1,600m Good 8/15 26.00

10 Oct 26 Caulfield Sportsbet Caulfield Guineas Seraphox C Maher 1,600m Good 11/11 101.00

09 Oct 26 Ballarat Ule Hoof Oil (Bm66) Captain Redbeard C Maher 1,600m — 4/11 4.80

09 Oct 26 Ballarat Sportsbet More Places (Bm66) Aka Daka V L Malady 1,600m — 2/11 16.00

09 Oct 26 Ballarat Manhari (Bm66) Express Class G M Moloney 1,200m — 5/11 4.20

09 Oct 26 Ballarat Winning Edge Presentations Mdn Plate Millsy's Award Tyler Donaldson-Aitken 1,500m — 1/11 15.00

09 Oct 26 Ballarat Brandt Mdn Plate Charlie Messy Hair Jessica Pateman 2,648m — 4/11 16.00

08 Oct 26 Kyneton Benbatl @ Woodside Park (Bm56) Catalona Archie Alexander 1,856m — 5/13 15.00

07 Oct 26 Geelong Mcgrath Estate Agents Mdn Plate Perfect Dismount C Maher 1,247m — 2/10 20.00

07 Oct 26 Geelong Roderick Insurance Brokers Mdn Plate Murshidi C Maher 1,765m — 2/9 2.30

07 Oct 26 Geelong Ladbrokes Tote Win +10% In October Mdn Plate Melboy Matthew Cumani 2,270m — 7/8 31.00

03 Oct 26 Flemington Hkjc World Pool Paris Lane Stakes Cote Atlantique Henry Dwyer 1,400m — 1/11 11.00

03 Oct 26 Flemington Gilgai Stakes Jimmy Recard C Maher 1,200m — 10/10 14.00

03 Oct 26 Flemington The Lexus Bart Cummings Berkeley Square Dan O'Sullivan 2,520m — 10/13 11.00

03 Oct 26 Flemington Howden Super Impose Stakes Notified Archie Alexander 1,800m — 8/12 20.00

01 Oct 26 Warrnambool Matko Hire (Bm62) Brroosha C Maher 1,400m — 1/10 13.00

01 Oct 26 Warrnambool Matthew Williams Racing Mdn Plate Mr Cicconi Tom Dabernig 1,200m — 7/8 4.20

01 Oct 26 Warrnambool BH Electrical Mdn Plate Tuscan Rose Shane Jackson 1,200m — 5/7 1.70

30 Sep 26 Ballarat Sportsbet Race Previews (Bm66) Stormbender Archie Alexander 1,200m — 7/8 5.50

30 Sep 26 Ballarat Manhari (Bm66) Revolver Archie Alexander 1,600m — 4/12 26.00

30 Sep 26 Ballarat Veolia (Bm62) Share The Stars W Morrissey 1,400m — 5/8 21.00

30 Sep 26 Ballarat Power FM Ladies Day Oct 23 Book Now Mdn Plate Hot Pot Dot Dan O'Sullivan 1,400m — 11/13 151.00

30 Sep 26 Ballarat Mortimer Petroleum Mdn Plate Aerostatique Nick Ryan 2,016m — 7/14 10.00

27 Sep 26 Caulfield Ladbrokes Stocks Stakes Too Darn Discreet Dan O'Sullivan 1,600m — 3/9 5.50

27 Sep 26 Caulfield Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes Pride Of Jenni C Maher 1,600m — 1/6 1.85

27 Sep 26 Caulfield Drummond Golf Jra Cup Newfoundland Shane Jackson 2,000m — 9/13 91.00

26 Sep 26 Mornington R.M. Ansett Classic Beach Pad Shane Jackson 2,400m — 3/11 7.50

23 Sep 26 Geelong Raceday Medical Mdn Plate Autumn Deel Matthew Cumani 1,425m — 4/10 26.00

21 Sep 26 Warrnambool Tab (Bm62) Princess Sakiko Shane Jackson 1,700m — 5/11 17.00

21 Sep 26 Warrnambool Precise Painting And Decorating (Bm62) Heed The Omens Symon Wilde 1,400m — 4/11 9.50

21 Sep 26 Warrnambool Warrnambool Mazda (Bm62) Becauseyou're Mine Shane Jackson 1,000m — 4/8 9.50

21 Sep 26 Warrnambool Harrington Design & Construction Mdn Plate Northern Gold James Mcnamara 1,000m — 6/10 31.00

21 Sep 26 Warrnambool Cassign Mdn Plate Blue Catchu Tom Dabernig 1,200m — 7/7 4.20

21 Sep 26 Warrnambool South West Communications Mdn Plate Tuscan Rose Shane Jackson 1,400m — 2/11 4.60

21 Sep 26 Warrnambool Choices Flooring Warrnambool Mdn Plate King Snitz Shane Jackson 2,000m — 1/10 1.70

20 Sep 26 Bendigo Share Media (Bm66) Zorb Archie Alexander 1,600m — 9/12 8.50

20 Sep 26 Bendigo Ranbuild Mdn Plate Classic Cracker Saab Hasan 1,400m — 6/12 151.00

20 Sep 26 Bendigo Ladbrokes Mega Multi Mdn Plate Murshidi C Maher 1,500m — 3/9 7.00

20 Sep 26 Bendigo Cathcart Smash Repairs Mdn Plate Koyuga Rip Annalise Maragos 1,600m — 1/10 4.00

Statistics

Track

Ballarat 73: 11-7-6 15%

Caulfield 40: 1-3-7 3%

Warrnambool 38: 8-5-0 21%

Flemington 37: 3-3-4 8%

Trainer

C Maher 21: 3-2-2 14%

Shane Jackson 15: 1-1-3 7%

Archie Alexander 10: 0-1-0 0%

Dan O'Sullivan 9: 0-1-2 0%

Distance

Up to 1100m 8: 0-1-0 0%

1200m – 1400m 39: 3-6-3 8%

1500m – 1800m 31: 3-6-4 10%

2000m and over 22: 3-0-2 14%

Track condition

Firm / Good 20: 1-4-2 5%

Soft 3: 0-1-0 0%

Heavy 0: 0-0-0 —

Track covers every ride on record since 2026; the other groups cover the last 100. Record shown as rides: wins-seconds-thirds, with win strike rate.

Career

Year Rides Wins 2nd 3rd Win %

2026 408 41 36 46 10%

Recent winners · 10

Warrnambool · Matko Hire Mdn Plate Endless Fury · A$23,375 15 Oct 26

Ballarat · Winning Edge Presentations Mdn Plate Millsy's Award · A$23,375 09 Oct 26

Flemington · Hkjc World Pool Paris Lane Stakes Cote Atlantique · A$105,000 03 Oct 26

Warrnambool · Matko Hire (Bm62) Brroosha · A$19,250 01 Oct 26

Caulfield · Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes Pride Of Jenni · A$300,000 27 Sep 26

Warrnambool · Choices Flooring Warrnambool Mdn Plate King Snitz · A$23,375 21 Sep 26

Bendigo · Cathcart Smash Repairs Mdn Plate Koyuga Rip · A$30,250 20 Sep 26

Ballarat · Hygain Edge Mdn Plate Only Opera · A$23,375 18 Sep 26

Warrnambool · Mark Kirchner Food Services Mdn Plate Captain Redbeard · A$23,375 03 Sep 26

Murtoa · Footts Swan Hill Demolition Group Mdn Plate Rhyme Dust · A$11,000 21 Aug 26

Calendar years, from 2026 when Australian results begin in our feed. Prize money is shown for each win; the feed carries no season totals.