Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Mark Walsh

Mark Walsh

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Mark Walsh is a jockey with 6118 career rides 873 winners. He rides at a 14.3% strike rate. He has placed 2278 times. He has earned £22.3M in prize money. His strongest track is Doncaster (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

14.3%

Total Wins

873

Total Runs

6,118

Places

2,278

Place %

37.2%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

17 seasons
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026020406080358.8
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-11-01Cork (IRE)Paddy Power Betting Shops Irish EBF Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)Vicar Street (IRE)3620ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-25Galway (IRE)COLM QUINN BMW Handicap SteeplechaseDgalwaygallivantor (IRE)7922.5ffSoft To Heavy
2026-10-25Galway (IRE)Brasserie On The Corner Handicap SteeplechaseSpringboard (IRE)91318ffSoft To Heavy
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Follow Us On Instagram Maiden HurdleMarco Du Seuil (FR)31617ffYielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)#Thisisracing Maiden HurdleJennyfromtheblock (IRE)11819ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Master Chefs Novice Hurdle (Listed)Dallas Star (FR)2621.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Master Chefs Handicap HurdleQuint Major (IRE)71517ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series 3-Y-O HurdleDanny Power (IRE)2916ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Handicap HurdlePavilion End (GB)101116ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II)No Big Deal (IRE)91720ffGood
2026-10-06Galway (IRE)Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden HurdleYoung Rebel (IRE)22016.5ffYielding
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div I)No Big Deal (IRE)42020ffGood
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)Paddy Monaghan 90th Birthday Handicap HurdleParadise Lost (IRE)51420ffGood
2026-09-26Listowel (IRE)M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap HurdleLondonofficecallin (IRE)121420ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-25Listowel (IRE)John J. Galvin Maiden HurdleLadbroke Grove (FR)51518ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-24Listowel (IRE)Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction & Median Maiden HurdleRokanako (IRE)51416ffGood
2026-09-23Listowel (IRE)Guinness Kerry National Handicap Steeplechase (Grade 3)Doctor Ken (FR)41824ffGood
2026-09-03Kilbeggan (IRE)Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Maiden Hurdle (Div I)Power Of Knowledge (IRE)51116ffGood To Yielding
2026-08-26Bellewstown (IRE)Bective Stud, Hotel & Tea Rooms Mullacurry Cup Handicap HurdleAvalo (IRE)21120.5ffGood
2026-08-22Killarney (IRE)ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div I)Airds Moss (IRE)41616.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————15%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————16%
Navan (IRE)—————15%
Naas (IRE)—————19%
Leopardstown (IRE)—————15%
Galway (IRE)—————11%
Gowran Park (IRE)—————12%
Cork (IRE)—————14%

Going Performance

Based on 5000 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Soft
167W / 1076R16%
Good
162W / 983R16%
Heavy
113W / 717R16%
Yielding
135W / 694R19%
Soft To Heavy
75W / 499R15%
Good To Yielding
67W / 443R15%
Yielding To Soft
48W / 359R13%
Good To Firm
29W / 136R21%
Good To Soft
16W / 88R18%
Firm
1W / 4R25%
Very Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 5000 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Middle
251W / 1587R16%
Staying
562W / 3413R16%

Course Specialists

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

#1Doncaster
2W / 4R50%
#2Aintree
11W / 40R28%
#3Sligo (IRE)
18W / 73R25%
#4Wexford (IRE)
18W / 79R23%
#5Limerick (IRE)
37W / 179R21%
#6Kilbeggan (IRE)
37W / 178R21%
#7Roscommon (IRE)
21W / 101R21%
#8Killarney (IRE)
33W / 163R20%
#9Downpatrick (IRE)
17W / 85R20%
#10Naas (IRE)
63W / 333R19%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C305101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1W P Mullins
100W / 346R29%
#2Joseph Patrick O'Brien
85W / 451R19%
#3Gordon Elliott
41W / 232R18%
#4E Bolger
39W / 219R18%
#5Martin Brassil
31W / 168R18%
#6Padraig Roche
30W / 128R23%
#7Thomas Mullins
25W / 159R16%
#8Gavin Cromwell
23W / 102R23%
#9Henry De Bromhead
23W / 117R20%
#10Robert Tyner
23W / 115R20%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1John P Mcmanus
691W / 3965R17%
#2Ms Maria Kavanagh
8W / 22R36%
#3Gigginstown House Stud
8W / 46R17%
#4T Mcparland
5W / 47R11%
#5John P Mcmanus Mrs John Magnier Mrs S Ricci
4W / 7R57%
#6J J Power
4W / 8R50%
#7Mrs Bernardine Mulryan
3W / 3R100%
#8John J Madden
3W / 8R38%
#9Sean Bernardine Mulryan
3W / 12R25%
#10S Oneill
3W / 12R25%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

5000

Wins

813

Win Rate

16%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

4998

Wins

813

Win %

16%

Place %

42%

Flat

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

0%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2025

£364.3k
#2

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

Espoir D'Allen (FR) · Cheltenham · 12 Mar 2019

£253.4k
#3

Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Fact To File (FR) · Cheltenham · 13 Mar 2025

£211.2k
#4

Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Sire Du Berlais (FR) · Cheltenham · 16 Mar 2023

£197.7k
#5

Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (grade 1)

Unowhatimeanharry (GB) · Punchestown (IRE) · 2 May 2019

£177k
#6

Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Fakir D'oudairies (FR) · Aintree · 8 Apr 2022

£140.6k
#7

JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Sire Du Berlais (FR) · Aintree · 15 Apr 2023

£140.4k
#8

JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Sire Du Berlais (FR) · Aintree · 9 Apr 2022

£140.3k
#9

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Fact To File (FR) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 2 Feb 2026

£140k
#10

www.thetote.com Galway Plate (Grade A Handicap Chase)

Bob Lingo (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 1 Aug 2012

£120.4k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

5.1/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
299
2/1–4/1
227
4/1–8/1
168
8/1–16/1
95
16/1+
24

Draw Performance

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

No draw data yet.