Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Donagh Meyler

Donagh Meyler

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Donagh Meyler is a jockey with 2899 career rides 275 winners. He rides at a 9.5% strike rate. He has placed 877 times. He has earned £5.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Kempton (2w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

9.5%

Total Wins

275

Total Runs

2,899

Places

877

Place %

30.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

15 seasons
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260153045604710.8
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook Betting Exchange Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)Vitorio Piel (FR)3418.5ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Maiden HurdleRiver Ore (GB)101516.5ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Handicap HurdleLabondance (FR)121823.5ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Handicap HurdleHoundsworth (IRE)41116ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Maiden HurdleThe Rebel Fox (IRE)31320ffGood
2026-10-06Galway (IRE)SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap HurdleFigero (IRE)61116.5ffYielding To Soft
2026-10-05Fairyhouse (IRE)Winter Festival Tickets On Sale Now Maiden HurdleIts Time For A Run (IRE)21020ffGood
2026-10-04Killarney (IRE)Killarney Races Handicap SteeplechaseJoe's Turn (IRE)11523.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-03Gowran Park (IRE)Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap HurdleZoffman (IRE)21124ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-03Gowran Park (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice SteeplechaseBlue Mosque (IRE)5624ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div II)Ardera Gun (IRE)31320ffGood
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Paddy Monaghan 90th Birthday Handicap HurdleLucy Wang (IRE)21420ffGood
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Pat Walsh Memorial Mares HurdleA Law Of Her Own (IRE)6616.5ffGood
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden HurdleCarrigeen Ardisia (IRE)152016.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Willis Towers Watson Maiden HurdleMichonne (GB)31316.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Slievenamon Claiming HurdleTullyveery Lad (IRE)11319.5ffGood
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Clonmel Novice Handicap HurdleHopeful Hero (IRE)1623ffGood
2026-09-30Sligo (IRE)Brenda Anderson Memorial Handicap SteeplechasePoppycon (IRE)91521ffGood
2026-09-30Sligo (IRE)Christy 'Frosty' Callaghan Memorial SteeplechaseMinella Sixo (IRE)6621ffGood
2026-09-28Roscommon (IRE)Athleague Maiden HurdleGod The Highness (IRE)91315.5ffGood To Yielding

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————10%
Punchestown (IRE)—————8%
Limerick (IRE)—————10%
Cork (IRE)—————7%
Navan (IRE)—0%———5%
Tramore (IRE)—————9%
Thurles (IRE)—————8%
Kilbeggan (IRE)—————9%

Going Performance

Based on 2983 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
87W / 905R10%
Soft
38W / 509R7%
Yielding
42W / 428R10%
Good To Yielding
44W / 398R11%
Heavy
37W / 363R10%
Soft To Heavy
13W / 182R7%
Yielding To Soft
14W / 146R10%
Good To Soft
3W / 24R13%
Good To Firm
3W / 24R13%
Very Soft
0W / 2R0%
Standard
0W / 1R0%
Standard To Slow
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 2983 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 2R0%
Mile
0W / 2R0%
Middle
62W / 841R7%
Staying
219W / 2138R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Kempton
2W / 3R67%
#2Doncaster
2W / 4R50%
#3Ayr
1W / 3R33%
#4Cartmel
1W / 3R33%
#5Auteuil (FR)
1W / 4R25%
#6Kelso
1W / 5R20%
#7Ascot
1W / 5R20%
#8Downpatrick (IRE)
14W / 79R18%
#9Sligo (IRE)
9W / 66R14%
#10Haydock
1W / 7R14%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6015304560

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Emmet Mullins
38W / 228R17%
#2Karl Thornton
36W / 247R15%
#3Noel Meade
18W / 164R11%
#4A L T Moore
15W / 131R11%
#5Liz Doyle
11W / 56R20%
#6Eoin Doyle
10W / 205R5%
#7R P Cody
9W / 60R15%
#8Mrs John Harrington
8W / 42R19%
#9J P Dempsey
8W / 44R18%
#10Joseph Patrick O'Brien
8W / 63R13%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Paul Byrne
13W / 51R25%
#2Gigginstown House Stud
9W / 69R13%
#3Mark Mcdonagh
7W / 46R15%
#4Gary Ryan
7W / 75R9%
#5Derby Bar Syndicate
6W / 28R21%
#6Mrs A F Mee
6W / 57R11%
#7Colms Dream Syndicate
5W / 7R71%
#8P L Polly
5W / 18R28%
#9John P Mcmanus
5W / 75R7%
#10Tinnahinch Construction Limited
4W / 8R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

2981

Wins

281

Win Rate

9%

AW

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

2969

Wins

281

Win %

9%

Place %

30%

Flat

Runs

14

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

36%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3)

Soldier In Milan (IRE) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 6 Apr 2026

£269.5k
#2

Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3)

Pinkerton (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 31 Jul 2024

£159.3k
#3

TheTote.com Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade A)

Lord Scoundrel (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 27 Jul 2016

£129.8k
#4

Paddy Power Chase (0-150) (grade B)

Anibale Fly (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 27 Dec 2017

£110k
#5

Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Feronily (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 25 Apr 2023

£73.8k
#6

Betfair 'Serial Winners' Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Slate Lane (IRE) · Haydock · 25 Nov 2023

£71.2k
#7

Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Helvic Dream (IRE) · Listowel (IRE) · 25 Sept 2026

£60k
#8

QuinnBet Novice Handicap Chase (Listed)

Sea Music (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 2 May 2025

£59k
#9

Baroneracing.com Handicap Hurdle (Grade A)

Merlin Giant (FR) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 4 Dec 2022

£59k
#10

Jt Mcnamara Ladbrokes Munster National Handicap Chase (grade A)

Tiger Roll (IRE) · Limerick (IRE) · 9 Oct 2016

£59k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.0/1

Shortest Winner

0.2/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
60
2/1–4/1
70
4/1–8/1
78
8/1–16/1
56
16/1+
17

Draw Performance

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

Low
0W / 2R0%
Mid
0W / 1R0%
High
0W / 3R0%