Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Mark McDonagh

Mark McDonagh

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Mark McDonagh is a jockey with 693 career rides 62 winners. He rides at a 8.9% strike rate. He has placed 187 times. He has earned £1.1M in prize money. His strongest track is Cheltenham (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.9%

Total Wins

62

Total Runs

693

Places

187

Place %

27.0%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

10 seasons
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026071421285914.33
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy HurdleWay Horn (GB)6619ffGood
2026-08-10Ballinrobe (IRE)Bay Leaf Maiden HurdleLikeyouhaveplenty (IRE)141422.5ffGood
2026-07-02Limerick (IRE)Cappawhite Civil Engineering Handicap HurdleYoulita (IRE)51116.5ffGood
2026-07-02Limerick (IRE)Eddie Noonan Groundworks Maiden HurdleCapri Gear (IRE)91820ffGood
2026-06-07Punchestown (IRE)Lily & Wild Mares Maiden HurdleLikeyouhaveplenty (IRE)171821.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-03-17Down Royal (IRE)Bluegrass Racehorse Cube ChaseThe Gradual Slope (IRE)4426ffGood To Yielding
2026-03-17Down Royal (IRE)Bluegrass High Performance Rated Novice ChaseHerja (IRE)7720.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-03-02Leopardstown (IRE)Dublin National Handicap ChaseThe Gradual Slope (IRE)101328.5ffYielding To Soft
2026-03-02Leopardstown (IRE)Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice HurdleMister Persistence (IRE)5616ffSoft To Heavy
2025-11-14CheltenhamAlbert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)Heads Up (GB)2921ffSoft
2025-09-26Listowel (IRE)Trant Goodwill Stakes Handicap Hurdle (0-100)Jollybops (IRE)101716ffGood To Yielding
2025-09-25Listowel (IRE)Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap HurdleLittle Mixup (IRE)111720ffGood To Yielding
2025-09-25Listowel (IRE)Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden HurdleHeads Up (GB)11116ffGood To Yielding
2025-08-17Tramore (IRE)Frank Gillane Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100)Eastmore (GB)111316.5ffGood
2025-07-22Ballinrobe (IRE)Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)Nazine (IRE)101622ffGood
2025-07-11Kilbeggan (IRE)Larrigy's Pub Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)Tedworth (IRE)51218.5ffGood
2025-07-11Kilbeggan (IRE)New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (0-100)Nazine (IRE)21425ffGood
2025-06-16Kilbeggan (IRE)Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Beginners ChaseMaidenstreetprince (IRE)5920ffGood To Yielding
2025-06-15Downpatrick (IRE)Download The Tote App Handicap HurdleDollar Value (USA)4918ffYielding To Soft
2025-06-08Punchestown (IRE)Lily & Wild Mares Maiden HurdleTomorrow At Dawn (IRE)51721.5ffGood To Yielding

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Limerick (IRE)—————9%
Punchestown (IRE)—————5%
Wexford (IRE)—————5%
Kilbeggan (IRE)—————10%
Listowel (IRE)—————18%
Cork (IRE)—————11%
Thurles (IRE)—————3%
Ballinrobe (IRE)—————3%

Going Performance

Based on 697 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
16W / 174R9%
Soft
11W / 131R8%
Good To Yielding
11W / 121R9%
Yielding
9W / 112R8%
Heavy
8W / 66R12%
Yielding To Soft
4W / 49R8%
Soft To Heavy
2W / 38R5%
Good To Soft
1W / 6R17%

Distance Performance

Based on 697 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Mile
0W / 1R0%
Middle
11W / 173R6%
Staying
51W / 523R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Cheltenham
1W / 3R33%
#2Sligo (IRE)
4W / 15R27%
#3Roscommon (IRE)
5W / 22R23%
#4Bellewstown (IRE)
3W / 13R23%
#5Listowel (IRE)
7W / 39R18%
#6Downpatrick (IRE)
4W / 26R15%
#7Tramore (IRE)
3W / 21R14%
#8Cork (IRE)
4W / 38R11%
#9Kilbeggan (IRE)
4W / 40R10%
#10Clonmel (IRE)
3W / 30R10%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C4C509182736

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Eoin Griffin
9W / 58R16%
#2Sean O O'Brien
8W / 69R12%
#3E J O'Grady
6W / 68R9%
#4E McNamara
5W / 44R11%
#5Mark Fahey
4W / 10R40%
#6James Andrew Fahey
4W / 19R21%
#7E Bolger
3W / 8R38%
#8Aengus King
3W / 37R8%
#9Ciaran Murphy
2W / 8R25%
#10Patrick Griffin
2W / 19R11%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mark Mcdonagh
13W / 151R9%
#2John P Mcmanus
4W / 22R18%
#3Patrick Casey
3W / 6R50%
#4Frank Reynolds
3W / 13R23%
#5Jonathan Ogrady
3W / 14R21%
#6Aengus King
3W / 37R8%
#7Mrs Mary Devine
2W / 5R40%
#8E J Ogrady
2W / 13R15%
#9Michael J Mcdonagh
2W / 46R4%
#10P Jordan
1W / 2R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

697

Wins

62

Win Rate

9%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

690

Wins

62

Win %

9%

Place %

27%

Flat

Runs

7

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

29%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Bulmers Secret Orchard Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A)

Birchdale (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 6 Feb 2022

£73.8k
#2

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Banbridge (IRE) · Cheltenham · 18 Mar 2022

£39k
#3

Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase (0-145)

The Gradual Slope (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 4 May 2024

£29.5k
#4

Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase

Spades Are Trumps (IRE) · Downpatrick (IRE) · 20 Mar 2022

£29.5k
#5

Campion Insurance Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed)

Happy Dreams (FR) · Limerick (IRE) · 28 Dec 2023

£26.6k
#6

STL Handicap Chase

Jody Ted (IRE) · Limerick (IRE) · 22 Oct 2023

£26.6k
#7

Co-Op Superstores Handicap Chase (Listed)

Typical Thomas (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 15 Oct 2023

£26.6k
#8

Kellihers Toyota Handicap Chase (Listed)

Stealthy Tom (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 26 Aug 2023

£26.6k
#9

Bar One Racing 'Bellewstown' Handicap Hurdle

Wouldn't You Agree (IRE) · Bellewstown (IRE) · 8 Jul 2023

£26.6k
#10

Rentokil Initial Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Wouldn't You Agree (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 20 Aug 2021

£23.6k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

9.5/1

Shortest Winner

1.6/1

Biggest Winner

40/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
7
2/1–4/1
11
4/1–8/1
23
8/1–16/1
11
16/1+
10

Draw Performance

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

Mid
0W / 1R0%