Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Donagh O'Connor

Donagh O'Connor

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Donagh O'Connor is a jockey with 2391 career rides 174 winners. He rides at a 7.3% strike rate. He has placed 505 times. He has earned £2.1M in prize money. His strongest track is Lingfield (AW) (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

7.3%

Total Wins

174

Total Runs

2,391

Places

505

Place %

21.1%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

13 seasons
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026061218244711.05
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)Isuzu Ireland HandicapSpodo Komodo (GB)9257ffYielding To Soft
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series)Cracks And Sparks (GB)4238ffYielding To Soft
2026-11-01Curragh (IRE)QuinnBet Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3)Chally Chute (IRE)71116.5ffYielding
2026-10-29Punchestown (IRE)Punchestown Premiere Weekend Sat 21 & Sun 22 November HandicapSan Aer (IRE)6148ffYielding
2026-10-29Punchestown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies MaidenSan Juan De Lope (IRE)288ffYielding
2026-10-29Punchestown (IRE)Premiere Weekend Race & Dine Packages From €75pp Nursery HandicapDarlene (IRE)267ffYielding
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Halloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk HandicapJohn La Bear (IRE)9128ffStandard
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Irishinjuredjockeys.com Fillies MaidenKokoshanelle (IRE)9147ffStandard
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF MaidenMudyrk (IRE)9117ffStandard
2026-10-28Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)All Hail (IRE)12137ffStandard
2026-10-25Saint-Cloud (FR)Prix Royal-oak (group 1)Chally Chute (IRE)6815.5ffSoft
2026-10-20Curragh (IRE)1xBet.ie Supporting October Racing Irish EBF MaidenSonny Hayes (IRE)11136ffYielding
2026-10-20Curragh (IRE)Always Gambling Responsibly With 1xBet.ie HandicapKarakula (GB)17238ffYielding
2026-10-17Leopardstown (IRE)Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series)Midnight Ace (GB)11158.5ffGood
2026-10-17Leopardstown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Laidlaw Cup Fillies MaidenOath Of Honor (IRE)12137ffGood
2026-10-17Leopardstown (IRE)Mongey Communications Killavullan Stakes (Group 3)Nouveau Grey (FR)567ffGood
2026-10-17Leopardstown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) MaidenVale Dos Pinheiros (IRE)10127ffGood
2026-10-16Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Book Online At DundalkStadium.com MaidenFirewalker (GB)196ffStandard
2026-10-15Curragh (IRE)DNG Excellence HandicapKhormor Syd (IRE)7199ffYielding To Soft
2026-10-15Curragh (IRE)Isuzu Ireland HandicapHarry's Legacy (GB)202114ffYielding To Soft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)13%8%9%12%—5%
Curragh (IRE)9%4%0%3%0%9%
Leopardstown (IRE)—0%7%7%0%0%
Gowran Park (IRE)——2%10%5%0%
Navan (IRE)3%7%—5%0%0%
Naas (IRE)0%13%7%12%0%0%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—9%5%—9%0%
Cork (IRE)20%11%14%0%7%0%

Going Performance

Based on 2538 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Standard
89W / 971R9%
Good
25W / 605R4%
Yielding
20W / 220R9%
Soft
10W / 195R5%
Good To Firm
12W / 161R7%
Good To Yielding
9W / 144R6%
Heavy
10W / 101R10%
Yielding To Soft
5W / 84R6%
Soft To Heavy
0W / 54R0%
Good To Soft
2W / 3R67%

Distance Performance

Based on 2538 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
92W / 1147R8%
Mile
77W / 1041R7%
Middle
13W / 339R4%
Staying
0W / 11R0%

Course Specialists

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

#1Lingfield (AW)
2W / 4R50%
#2Ayr
5W / 15R33%
#3Dundalk (IRE)
1W / 3R33%
#4Thurles (IRE)
1W / 6R17%
#5Ballinrobe (IRE)
2W / 18R11%
#6Cork (IRE)
10W / 100R10%
#7Down Royal (IRE)
5W / 52R10%
#8Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
85W / 945R9%
#9Naas (IRE)
11W / 119R9%
#10Killarney (IRE)
6W / 66R9%

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).

#1J F Levins
64W / 755R8%
#2John C McConnell
23W / 492R5%
#3Robson De Aguiar
15W / 109R14%
#4Damian Joseph English
14W / 115R12%
#5Ross O'Sullivan
12W / 106R11%
#6David Marnane
10W / 114R9%
#7Garvan Donnelly
6W / 55R11%
#8Denis Gerard Hogan
3W / 18R17%
#9Gavin Cromwell
3W / 26R12%
#10G M Lyons
3W / 29R10%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Grougha Stables Limited
13W / 74R18%
#2Hugh P Ward
10W / 59R17%
#3David Spratt
8W / 56R14%
#4Epitome Racing
7W / 46R15%
#5Trainormcmorrowbyrneturnings Syndicate
6W / 24R25%
#6Amo Racing Limited
5W / 29R17%
#7James Mcauley
5W / 51R10%
#8The Positivity Syndicate
4W / 7R57%
#9Mcgettigans Management Services Jlt Maurice Casey
4W / 8R50%
#10Mrs Deirdre A Kelly
4W / 29R14%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1567

Wins

93

Win Rate

6%

AW

Runs

971

Wins

89

Win Rate

9%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

2538

Wins

182

Win %

7%

Place %

21%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Jebel Ali Racecourse And Stables Anglesey Stakes (Group 3)

Ballinea Star (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 27 Jun 2026

£41.2k
#2

Comer Group International Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3)

Chally Chute (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 2 Nov 2025

£35.4k
#3

Doneraile Handicap

Ipanema Queen (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 24 Jul 2026

£30k
#4

Committed Stakes (Listed)

Inverleigh (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 28 Apr 2019

£28k
#5

Watch Racing TV Irish EBF Lenebane Stakes (Listed)

Chally Chute (IRE) · Roscommon (IRE) · 1 Jul 2025

£26.6k
#6

Dundalk Stadium Patton Race

Blanc De Blanc (USA) · Dundalk (AW) (IRE) · 27 Feb 2026

£23.6k
#7

D Hotel, Drogheda Handicap

Settle For Bay (FR) · Dundalk (AW) (IRE) · 26 Jan 2018

£15.4k
#8

Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden

Tosca No Candis (IRE) · Dundalk (IRE) · 15 Aug 2026

£15k
#9

Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden

Immortal Guard (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 4 May 2026

£14.7k
#10

Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Edward Thatch (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 3 May 2026

£14.7k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

9.0/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

125/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
14
2/1–4/1
45
4/1–8/1
66
8/1–16/1
37
16/1+
20

Draw Performance

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

Low
49W / 687R7%
Mid
52W / 794R7%
High
81W / 1046R8%