Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Jimmy McCarthy

Jimmy McCarthy

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Jimmy McCarthy is a jockey with 1579 career rides 120 winners. He rides at a 7.6% strike rate. He has placed 437 times. He has earned £1.1M in prize money. His strongest track is Epsom (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

7.6%

Total Wins

120

Total Runs

1,579

Places

437

Place %

27.7%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

14 seasons
20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015202420252026061218245914
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-09-11DoncasterBetfred Leger Legends Classified StakesFeel The Need (GB)2138ffGood
2025-09-14DoncasterIPM Group Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Antiquity (GB)12148ffGood To Soft
2024-09-15DoncasterGraham Lee Vickers.Bet Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Ten Commitments (GB)8168ffSoft
2015-09-09DoncasterClipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Dark Avenger (USA)5168ffGood
2014-09-10DoncasterClipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Kuwait Star (GB)7168ffGood
2013-09-11DoncasterClipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Excellent Puck (IRE)2158ffGood To Soft
2013-07-23SouthwellDenis Wright Memorial Handicap HurdleOgee (GB)1324ffSoft
2013-06-07StratfordIrish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap HurdleOgee (GB)31026.5ffGood
2013-05-29Fontwell32 Bonus At 32Red.com Standard Open NH Flat RaceSpringhill Lad (GB)21317.5ffGood
2013-05-19Market RasenCalverts Carpets And Flooring Handicap HurdleE Major (GB)5720.5ffGood
2013-05-12PlumptonPlumpton Athletic Juniors Handicap HurdleConn Man (IRE)41225ffGood
2013-05-10Market RasenTotemic Handicap HurdleOgee (GB)3823ffGood
2013-05-07ExeterFarmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden HurdleCarolingian (USA)6917ffGood To Firm
2013-04-19FontwellHardings Catering Handicap HurdleConn Man (IRE)31521.5ffGood To Soft
2013-04-16KemptonSika-trocal Ruby Anniversary Handicap HurdleGee Hi (IRE)91421ffGood To Soft
2013-04-11FontwellWeatherbys Hamilton Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)Proper Villan (IRE)31119ffSoft
2013-04-11FontwellWeatherbys Hamilton Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)Red Mystique (IRE)7919ffSoft
2013-04-06ChepstowAt The Races Sky 415 Novices' HurdleCarolingian (USA)91216ffGood
2013-04-04TauntonToteexacta Handicap HurdleOgee (GB)6924ffGood To Firm
2013-04-01FakenhamFakenham Countryside Raceday 7th May Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat RaceCalypso Princess (GB)121316ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Huntingdon9%
Uttoxeter17%
Towcester8%
Newbury3%
Wincanton6%
Fontwell3%
Exeter3%
Chepstow5%

Going Performance

Based on 1580 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
46W / 563R8%
Good To Soft
25W / 364R7%
Soft
21W / 310R7%
Good To Firm
21W / 221R10%
Heavy
7W / 91R8%
Standard To Slow
0W / 14R0%
Standard
0W / 9R0%
Firm
0W / 8R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1580 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Mile
0W / 6R0%
Middle
27W / 600R5%
Staying
93W / 974R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Epsom
1W / 3R33%
#2Aintree
3W / 10R30%
#3Southwell
8W / 34R24%
#4Uttoxeter
18W / 103R17%
#5Ffos Las
4W / 24R17%
#6Fakenham
5W / 31R16%
#7Bangor-on-Dee
5W / 34R15%
#8Newton Abbot
4W / 29R14%
#9Hexham
2W / 14R14%
#10Market Rasen
4W / 32R13%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C7036912

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Renee Robeson
19W / 161R12%
#2Charles Egerton
18W / 144R13%
#3Charlie Morlock
13W / 188R7%
#4Alan King
10W / 76R13%
#5Don Cantillon
6W / 23R26%
#6Michael Blanshard
6W / 55R11%
#7Lucy Wadham
5W / 22R23%
#8Lucy Normile
5W / 88R6%
#9Brendan Powell
5W / 120R4%
#10Jonathan Geake
4W / 85R5%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Sir Evelyn De Rothschild
10W / 49R20%
#2Exors Of The Late Mrs P Robeson
6W / 76R8%
#3Ronald Brimacombe
5W / 13R38%
#4R B Holt
3W / 5R60%
#5I A Low
3W / 6R50%
#6Vineste
3W / 10R30%
#7Girls Allowed
3W / 11R27%
#8The Kingfisher Partnership
3W / 14R21%
#9Peter Carnaby
3W / 14R21%
#10Tony Fisher Mrs Jeni Fisher
3W / 19R16%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1557

Wins

120

Win Rate

8%

AW

Runs

23

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

11

Wins

1

Win %

9%

Place %

36%

Jumps

Runs

1569

Wins

119

Win %

8%

Place %

28%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

betfair.com Novice Handicap Chase

Olney Lad (GB) · Punchestown (IRE) · 28 Apr 2006

£62k
#2

Citroen Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Ogee (GB) · Aintree · 3 Apr 2009

£57k
#3

Ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase

Gallant Approach (IRE) · Newbury · 25 Nov 2006

£31.9k
#4

Amlin 1965 Limited Intermediate Handicap Chase (Grade 2)

Howle Hill (IRE) · Ascot · 24 Nov 2007

£31.4k
#5

totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle

United (GER) · Haydock · 16 Dec 2006

£19.5k
#6

Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase

Cetti's Warbler (GB) · Uttoxeter · 19 Mar 2005

£17.4k
#7

Systems By Design Kingmaker Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

Kruguyrova (FR) · Warwick · 9 Feb 2008

£17.2k
#8

Joseph Heler Cheese Handicap Hurdle

United (GER) · Haydock · 20 Dec 2008

£16.3k
#9

Skybet Handicap Chase

Palua (GB) · Doncaster · 29 Jan 2005

£13.4k
#10

Betfredpoker Handicap Chase

Black Hills (GB) · Sandown · 27 Apr 2007

£12.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

10.1/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

100/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
15
2/1–4/1
24
4/1–8/1
30
8/1–16/1
32
16/1+
19

Draw Performance

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

Mid
1W / 5R20%
High
0W / 6R0%