Stats / Jockeys / C. L. Chau
C. L. Chau
Birthday: Apr 16, 2000
Type: Freelance Jockey
Nationality: Hong Kong
Background:
Age: 23. Jerry Chau joined the Hong Kong Jockey Club Apprentice Jockeys' School in September 2015. He left Hong Kong in January, 2019 on an overseas placement, to hone his skills with Thoroughbred Racing South Australia where he was indentured to leading training partnership Leon McDonald & Andrew Gluyas. His race-riding career began on 20 March, 2019 and his first win came on 8 May, 2019 aboard Serious Spender at Balaklava for McDonald & Gluyas. He secured his first city-class win on 19 October of that year at Morphettville racecourse aboard Wasabi Bob, again for McDonald & Gluyas. Chau returned from Australia with 77 wins and kicked off his Hong Kong career with a double on his first day of riding, scoring aboard Relentless Me before adding a second aboard Buddies on 9 May, 2020 at Sha Tin. He completed his first full season in Hong Kong with flying colours, partnering 58 winners to break the previous record set by Matthew Chadwick for the most number of wins scored by an apprentice in a single season. In 2021/22 season, Chau reached the graduation mark with his 70th Hong Kong win. Last season he notched his 100th Hong Kong win with Diamond Soars.
Notable Race Wins Include
G2 Jockey Club Sprint (2021 Lucky Patch).
Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2023/24 season): 117 (win strike rate 7.9 %).
General Performances
No of wins for season: 27
No of runs for season: 328
Win %: 8.23
No of wins for all weather: 0
No of 2nds for all weather: 4
No of 3rds for all weather: 3
All weather: 28
Total stakes: $38,705,975
Win stakes: $21,520,800
No of 2nds: 27
No of 3rds: 21
Percentage for season: 22.87
Profit/Loss: ($435)
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 | |
| 24 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 143 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 185 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 162 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Performance
| Distance | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total Ride | Win% | ||
| Happy Valley | 1000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9.09 | |
| 1200 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 72 | 8.33 | ||
| 1650 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 44 | 9.09 | ||
| 1800 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 2200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16.67 | ||
| Shatin | All weather | 1200 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 0 |
| 1650 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Turf | 1000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 14.29 | |
| 1200 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 48 | 6.25 | ||
| 1400 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 57 | 8.77 | ||
| 1600 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 9.09 | ||
| 1800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 11.11 | ||
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |
| 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 72 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 135 |
Draw Statistic
| Draw Year | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-14 | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 24 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 136 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
Trainer Partnerships
| Trainer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total |
| T. P. Yung | 12 | 16 | 8 | 122 | 158 |
| C. S. Shum | 6 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 64 |
| D. A. Hayes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| K. W. Lui | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
| C. H. Yip | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| K. H. Ting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| P. C. Ng | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| W. Y. So | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 |
| A. S. Cruz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C. W. Chang | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| D. Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| F. C. Lor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Richards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| K. L. Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| P. F. Yiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| W. K. Mo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Y. S. Tsui | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
