Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Declan McDonogh

Declan McDonogh

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Declan McDonogh is a jockey with 10475 career rides 1103 winners. He rides at a 10.5% strike rate. He has placed 3368 times. He has earned £27M in prize money. His strongest track is Newmarket (1w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

10.5%

Total Wins

1,103

Total Runs

10,475

Places

3,368

Place %

32.2%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

11 seasons
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026020406080358.969999999999999
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie HandicapCoincidental Glory (IRE)2226ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Racing Again 21st October Handicap (Div II)Ballaghkeen (IRE)11610ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Buy Now & Save With The Real Deal Bundle MaidenTribal Belle (IRE)7136ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies HandicapSanctijude (IRE)398ffYielding
2026-10-07Navan (IRE)Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community MaidenMagna Cum Laude (USA)598ffYielding
2026-10-05Killarney (IRE)Carry Out Off-Licence HandicapCladach (IRE)3108ffSoft
2026-10-04Curragh (IRE)Bermingham Cameras Irish EBF (C & G) MaidenWo Wo Never (IRE)3127ffSoft
2026-10-04Curragh (IRE)Business Plus HandicapMichael's Well (IRE)7226ffSoft
2026-10-04Curragh (IRE)Hailey Equine Irish EBF Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Listed)Greydreambeliever (IRE)11166ffSoft
2026-10-04Curragh (IRE)1xBet.ie Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing HandicapIamimmaculate (IRE)1109ffYielding
2026-09-29Cork (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series)Best Love (IRE)666ffYielding To Soft
2026-09-28Down Royal (IRE)Pravha Handicap (Div I)All Is Bright (IRE)61411ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-28Down Royal (IRE)Coors Fillies HandicapNellcote (IRE)11013ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-28Down Royal (IRE)Pravha Handicap (Div II)Augusta Rock (IRE)81411ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-27Curragh (IRE)Celebrating County Kildare And Lexington Twinning MaidenThe Hidden Garden (IRE)9116ffHeavy
2026-09-27Curragh (IRE)Friends Of The Curragh Irish CesarewitchLight Up The Dark (GB)193017ffHeavy
2026-09-26Curragh (IRE)Kwiff Supercharged Joe McGrath HandicapMoltophino (IRE)3205ffYielding
2026-09-26Curragh (IRE)Kwiff More Bang For Your Bet Rated RaceMumhan (IRE)897ffYielding
2026-09-26Curragh (IRE)Izuzu Ireland HandicapEddie G (IRE)2107ffYielding
2026-09-26Curragh (IRE)Goffs MillionGreen Dreamer (IRE)7187ffYielding

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)16%11%14%11%—10%
Curragh (IRE)5%6%6%9%6%8%
Leopardstown (IRE)—11%10%6%11%8%
Naas (IRE)8%2%6%7%14%7%
Gowran Park (IRE)——5%5%13%16%
Navan (IRE)15%3%—5%11%14%
Cork (IRE)5%5%14%9%13%0%
Galway (IRE)——12%9%13%9%

Going Performance

Based on 5000 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
132W / 1476R9%
Standard
124W / 1077R12%
Yielding
53W / 516R10%
Soft
48W / 515R9%
Good To Firm
44W / 405R11%
Good To Yielding
33W / 349R9%
Heavy
29W / 271R11%
Yielding To Soft
20W / 202R10%
Soft To Heavy
13W / 179R7%
Good To Soft
1W / 8R13%
Very Soft
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 5000 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
204W / 2115R10%
Mile
218W / 2079R10%
Middle
71W / 769R9%
Staying
4W / 37R11%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Newmarket
1W / 4R25%
#2Clonmel (IRE)
3W / 15R20%
#3Killarney (IRE)
25W / 131R19%
#4Sligo (IRE)
11W / 58R19%
#5Punchestown (IRE)
3W / 19R16%
#6Bellewstown (IRE)
12W / 78R15%
#7Roscommon (IRE)
19W / 135R14%
#8Tramore (IRE)
1W / 7R14%
#9Down Royal (IRE)
13W / 99R13%
#10Happy Valley (HK)
1W / 8R13%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C507142128

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1Joseph Patrick O'Brien
174W / 1596R11%
#2D K Weld
47W / 251R19%
#3Kieran P Cotter
27W / 195R14%
#4Gordon Elliott
26W / 238R11%
#5Andrew Slattery
24W / 185R13%
#6John M Oxx
23W / 172R13%
#7J S Bolger
14W / 146R10%
#8Charles O'Brien
14W / 198R7%
#9Edward Lynam
12W / 118R10%
#10Adrian McGuinness
11W / 142R8%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1H H Aga Khan
15W / 86R17%
#2Mrs A M Obrien
13W / 108R12%
#3Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd
12W / 64R19%
#4John P Mcmanus
11W / 84R13%
#5Mrs J S Bolger
10W / 103R10%
#6K Abdullah
8W / 21R38%
#7Moyglare Stud Farm
8W / 61R13%
#8Lloyd J Williams Syndicate
7W / 24R29%
#9Hamdan Al Maktoum
7W / 43R16%
#10John C Oxley
6W / 31R19%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

3924

Wins

373

Win Rate

10%

AW

Runs

1076

Wins

124

Win Rate

12%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

5000

Wins

497

Win %

10%

Place %

32%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Irish EBF Ballyhane Stakes (Median Auction Race)

California Voce (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 1 Aug 2022

£148.5k
#2

Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1)

Thunder Moon (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 13 Sept 2020

£147.5k
#3

Moyglare 'Jewels' Blandford Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)

Eziyra (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 16 Sept 2018

£118k
#4

Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Sovereign Path' Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Burnt Sugar (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 9 Sept 2017

£88.5k
#5

1xBet.ie Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Curragh Cup (Group 2)

Trustyourinstinct (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 19 Jul 2026

£78k
#6

Friarstown Stud Sapphire Stakes (Group 2)

Soffia (GB) · Curragh (IRE) · 21 Jul 2019

£70.9k
#7

Coolmore Stud Sottsass Irish European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes (Group 2)

Visualisation (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 1 May 2023

£70.8k
#8

Colm Quinn Bmw Mile Handicap

Riven Light (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 1 Aug 2017

£70.8k
#9

Friarstown Stud Sapphire Stakes (group 2)

Caspian Prince (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 15 Jul 2017

£70.8k
#10

Lanwades Stud Stakes (Group 2)

Creggs Pipes (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 27 May 2017

£70.8k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

7.5/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
113
2/1–4/1
122
4/1–8/1
127
8/1–16/1
93
16/1+
42

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
132W / 1293R10%
Mid
169W / 1648R10%
High
193W / 2026R10%