Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Liam McKenna

Liam McKenna

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Liam McKenna is a jockey with 1008 career rides 51 winners. He rides at a 5.1% strike rate. He has placed 223 times. He has earned £1M in prize money. His strongest track is Market Rasen (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

5.1%

Total Wins

51

Total Runs

1,008

Places

223

Place %

22.1%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

16 seasons
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260369124712.43
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)Lough Construction Maiden HurdleView The Stars (IRE)91217ffGood
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap SteeplechaseFarrokh (FR)21617ffYielding
2026-08-28Wexford (IRE)Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden HurdleJohn Gun (FR)51217ffGood
2026-08-28Wexford (IRE)Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div II)Scarlet Purse (IRE)71420.5ffGood
2026-08-13Tramore (IRE)McDonald & Son Builders Maiden HurdlePinkarizon (IRE)21216ffGood
2026-08-10Ballinrobe (IRE)Tim Kelly Group Handicap HurdleIt's Time Again (IRE)91622.5ffGood
2026-08-01Galway (IRE)BOYLE Sports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden HurdleFinjimk (IRE)171917ffGood To Yielding
2026-07-28Galway (IRE)COLM QUINN BMW Handicap SteeplechaseFinnians Row (IRE)162018ffGood
2026-07-23Wexford (IRE)Kilmore Quay (C & G) Maiden HurdleFinjimk (IRE)81316.5ffGood
2026-07-21Ballinrobe (IRE)Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div I)It's Time Again (IRE)81522ffGood
2026-07-10CorkKelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100)Miss Gitana (IRE)92317ffGood
2026-06-30Wexford (IRE)Tintern Trails Handicap ChaseMercury Mission (GB)51316ffGood
2026-06-15Kilbeggan (IRE)Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)Riggs (IRE)81424.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-06-13Downpatrick (IRE)Join Racing TV Now With A Free Trial Handicap ChaseFinnians Row (IRE)11419.5ffGood
2026-06-09Sligo (IRE)RSS Record Storage Service Maiden HurdleGoldenkap (FR)51617.5ffGood
2026-06-09Sligo (IRE)Crawford Tiles And More Handicap Hurdle (0-100)Saint Peregrine (IRE)131617.5ffGood
2026-06-06Punchestown (IRE)Ladbrokes 'Big Daily Boosts On Racing' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)Jodoro (IRE)72416.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-06-06Punchestown (IRE)Ladbrokes 'Big Daily Boosts On Racing' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)Finns First (IRE)142216.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-31Kilbeggan (IRE)Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden HurdleUnknown Fortune (IRE)61419ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-29Tramore (IRE)Tramore Derby July 7th Beginners ChaseMercury Mission (GB)2815.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Down Royal (IRE)—————2%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————5%
Navan (IRE)————0%5%
Downpatrick (IRE)—————8%
Punchestown (IRE)—————0%
Naas (IRE)—————4%
Sligo (IRE)—————5%
Clonmel (IRE)—————5%

Going Performance

Based on 1020 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
16W / 292R5%
Soft
7W / 187R4%
Good To Yielding
4W / 138R3%
Yielding
3W / 124R2%
Heavy
3W / 107R3%
Soft To Heavy
7W / 58R12%
Yielding To Soft
5W / 53R9%
Good To Firm
1W / 31R3%
Good To Soft
4W / 24R17%
Standard
1W / 6R17%

Distance Performance

Based on 1020 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 2R0%
Mile
0W / 4R0%
Middle
20W / 326R6%
Staying
31W / 688R5%

Course Specialists

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

#1Market Rasen
2W / 4R50%
#2Cheltenham
2W / 9R22%
#3Ayr
2W / 9R22%
#4Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
1W / 6R17%
#5Listowel (IRE)
2W / 15R13%
#6Limerick (IRE)
4W / 38R11%
#7Thurles (IRE)
4W / 36R11%
#8Wexford (IRE)
3W / 34R9%
#9Downpatrick (IRE)
6W / 73R8%
#10Bellewstown (IRE)
1W / 15R7%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C605101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec02468

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1J J Lambe
10W / 284R4%
#2Martin Hassett
4W / 16R25%
#3Noel Meade
4W / 21R19%
#4Dermot A McLoughlin
4W / 26R15%
#5A J Martin
4W / 59R7%
#6Harry Fry
3W / 29R10%
#7Declan Queally
2W / 13R15%
#8P Cluskey
2W / 14R14%
#9Mrs Ann Mooney
2W / 15R13%
#10John Patrick Ryan
2W / 17R12%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1David Omahoney Electrical Services Ltd
3W / 10R30%
#2Anne Mccartan Frances Smyth
2W / 3R67%
#3F J Carragher
2W / 5R40%
#4Coral Champions Club
2W / 5R40%
#5Paul M Butler James Patrick Byrne
2W / 9R22%
#6Leave Him Alone Syndicate
2W / 10R20%
#7Michael Dunlop
2W / 11R18%
#8John Breslin
2W / 13R15%
#9Paul Mckeon
2W / 43R5%
#10J J Lambe
2W / 40R5%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1014

Wins

50

Win Rate

5%

AW

Runs

6

Wins

1

Win Rate

17%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

994

Wins

49

Win %

5%

Place %

22%

Flat

Runs

26

Wins

2

Win %

8%

Place %

15%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Guinness Galway Hurdle (Grade A Handicap)

Tudor City (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 28 Jul 2022

£159.3k
#2

Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Good Time Jonny (IRE) · Cheltenham · 16 Mar 2023

£56.3k
#3

Tote.ie Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle

Barry Lyndon (IRE) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 22 Feb 2025

£13k
#4

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase

Soloman Lane (GB) · Navan (IRE) · 14 Dec 2025

£11.8k
#5

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase

Battle Of Ridgeway (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 14 Dec 2025

£11.8k
#6

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Littlefoot (IRE) · Ballinrobe (IRE) · 12 Aug 2024

£11.8k
#7

Irish Racing Wall Calendar 2019 Mares Handicap Hurdle

Water Sprite (IRE) · Limerick (IRE) · 14 Oct 2018

£10.2k
#8

Treo Eile Rated Novice Hurdle

Nucky Johnson (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 30 Mar 2023

£9.4k
#9

Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109)

Keep On Track (IRE) · Down Royal (IRE) · 11 Feb 2015

£9.3k
#10

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Bay Hill (IRE) · Listowel (IRE) · 11 Sept 2018

£8.9k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

10.7/1

Shortest Winner

1.9/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
1
2/1–4/1
10
4/1–8/1
17
8/1–16/1
14
16/1+
9

Draw Performance

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

Low
1W / 6R17%
Mid
0W / 4R0%
High
0W / 4R0%