Jockey Profile

Jockeys/M J Bolger

M J Bolger

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

M J Bolger is a jockey with 1789 career rides 108 winners. He rides at a 6% strike rate. He has placed 375 times. He has earned £1.5M in prize money. His strongest track is Bangor-on-Dee (1w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

6%

Total Wins

108

Total Runs

1,789

Places

375

Place %

21.0%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

17 seasons
20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021071421285913.27
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2021-06-18Down Royal (IRE)Island Garden Rooms Handicap HurdlePlace Des Vosges (IRE)41220.5ffGood
2021-06-16Navan (IRE)Rathkenny Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)Fair Day (IRE)121720ffGood
2021-06-16Navan (IRE)Gormanlough Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)Rubiana (IRE)21822ffGood
2021-06-16Navan (IRE)Stackallan Handicap Hurdle (80-102)Hattie Amarin (IRE)31816ffGood
2021-06-16Navan (IRE)Yellow Furze Mares Maiden HurdleRambling Rose (IRE)91216ffGood
2021-06-16Navan (IRE)Navan Welcomes Back Racehorse Owners Maiden HurdleRoyal Red Persian (IRE)61316ffGood
2021-06-12Downpatrick (IRE)Virtual Live Racing Handicap Chase (0-102)Light Bulb (IRE)131419ffGood
2021-06-12Downpatrick (IRE)Laffy Handicap ChaseTwilight Girl (IRE)31023.5ffGood
2021-06-11Clonmel (IRE)Suir Blueway Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102)Heliers Bay (IRE)61516ffGood
2021-06-08Roscommon (IRE)Dermot Hughes Car Sales Rated Novice HurdleEnniskerry (IRE)1520ffGood
2021-06-07Listowel (IRE)Bryan MacMahon Handicap HurdlePlace Des Vosges (IRE)11224ffGood
2021-06-07Listowel (IRE)John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)Nevendon (GB)41616ffGood
2021-06-07Listowel (IRE)John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)Royal Red Persian (IRE)41516ffGood
2021-06-04Tramore (IRE)FormaHoof Maiden HurdleSouthwood (IRE)111416.5ffGood To Yielding
2021-05-30Punchestown (IRE)Ladbrokes Handicap ChaseMount Pelier (IRE)81020ffSoft
2021-05-29Punchestown (IRE)Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)Helios Smart (FR)172516.5ffSoft
2021-05-29Punchestown (IRE)Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)Hgranca De Thaix (FR)52316.5ffSoft
2021-05-25Tipperary (IRE)Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)Southwood (IRE)41716ffHeavy
2021-05-08Cork (IRE)Thanks To All Frontline Workers Maiden HurdleHgranca De Thaix (FR)81516ffGood
2021-05-07Downpatrick (IRE)Irish Thoroughbred Agency.org 'ex Racehorses Finding Their Forever Home' Maiden HurdleEnniskerry (IRE)11319ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————3%
Punchestown (IRE)—————3%
Navan (IRE)—————6%
Limerick (IRE)—————5%
Kilbeggan (IRE)—————5%
Down Royal (IRE)—————12%
Downpatrick (IRE)—————10%
Clonmel (IRE)—————5%

Going Performance

Based on 1790 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
35W / 504R7%
Heavy
16W / 273R6%
Soft
9W / 240R4%
Yielding
12W / 177R7%
Good To Firm
16W / 170R9%
Soft To Heavy
6W / 139R4%
Good To Yielding
5W / 129R4%
Yielding To Soft
7W / 129R5%
Firm
2W / 23R9%
Good To Soft
0W / 4R0%
Standard
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1790 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 2R0%
Mile
0W / 1R0%
Middle
41W / 717R6%
Staying
67W / 1070R6%

Course Specialists

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

#1Bangor-on-Dee
1W / 4R25%
#2Tipperary (IRE)
6W / 38R16%
#3Down Royal (IRE)
11W / 94R12%
#4Listowel (IRE)
6W / 49R12%
#5Tramore (IRE)
6W / 51R12%
#6Perth
1W / 9R11%
#7Downpatrick (IRE)
9W / 93R10%
#8Roscommon (IRE)
6W / 60R10%
#9Gowran Park (IRE)
7W / 74R9%
#10Wexford (IRE)
3W / 34R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C3C4C5C607142128

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Mrs John Harrington
39W / 392R10%
#2John C McConnell
15W / 159R9%
#3Barry Connell
9W / 50R18%
#4P Cluskey
6W / 43R14%
#5C P Donoghue
2W / 10R20%
#6F G Hand
2W / 11R18%
#7W J Burke
2W / 11R18%
#8Robert Honner
2W / 12R17%
#9Mrs Lorna Fowler
2W / 14R14%
#10Mark Fahey
2W / 15R13%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Barry Connell
9W / 53R17%
#2Derek Kierans
7W / 47R15%
#3Howard Spooner
5W / 17R29%
#4Hugh Calvey
5W / 28R18%
#5J P Oflaherty
4W / 27R15%
#6John Harrington
3W / 20R15%
#7Rockview Racing Club
3W / 38R8%
#8Liscarton Lads Syndicate
2W / 3R67%
#9Herb M Stanley
2W / 4R50%
#10Mrs G Galvin
2W / 6R33%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1788

Wins

108

Win Rate

6%

AW

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

1779

Wins

108

Win %

6%

Place %

21%

Flat

Runs

11

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

0%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (grade B)

Baracas (FR) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 24 Apr 2011

£37.4k
#2

Willis E.B.F. Mares Hurdle (grade 3)

Keppols Queen (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 29 Dec 2015

£24.4k
#3

Dawn Milk Handicap Chase

Paradis De Thaix (FR) · Listowel (IRE) · 11 Sept 2011

£22.1k
#4

Total Event Rental Mares Hurdle (Listed)

Give It Time (GB) · Punchestown (IRE) · 16 Oct 2008

£20.8k
#5

Replay at www.attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle

Western Gale (IRE) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 23 Feb 2008

£18.6k
#6

Tile Market I.t.b.a. (northern Region) Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase

Ballyholland (IRE) · Down Royal (IRE) · 21 Jun 2009

£15.3k
#7

Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Beginners Chase

Top Of The Rock (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 23 Nov 2008

£13.1k
#8

Follow Punchestown On Twitter And Facebook Rated Hurdle

Modem (GB) · Punchestown (IRE) · 14 Oct 2015

£13k
#9

Paddypowerbingo.com 3-y-o Hurdle

Out Voted (GB) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 27 Dec 2008

£12.4k
#10

Bryan MacMahon Handicap Hurdle

Place Des Vosges (IRE) · Listowel (IRE) · 7 Jun 2021

£12.4k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

9.4/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
14
2/1–4/1
23
4/1–8/1
25
8/1–16/1
28
16/1+
18

Draw Performance

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

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