Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Mike O'Connor

Mike O'Connor

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Mike O'Connor is a jockey with 1053 career rides 82 winners. He rides at a 7.8% strike rate. He has placed 278 times. He has earned £1.2M in prize money. His strongest track is Clonmel (IRE) (11w from 63r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

7.8%

Total Wins

82

Total Runs

1,053

Places

278

Place %

26.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

9 seasons
201820192020202120222023202420252026071421284710.75
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)Kildress Plumbing Handicap HurdleLieber Nicc (IRE)31217ffGood
2026-10-26Galway (IRE)COLM QUINN BMW Handicap HurdleMadame Masque (FR)51924ffHeavy
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)Download The Tote App Handicap HurdleCrowsatedappletart (IRE)21317ffSoft
2026-10-22Clonmel (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden HurdleWicked Pleasure (IRE)11220ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Follow Us On Instagram Maiden HurdleKilbarry Alexy (IRE)151617ffYielding
2026-10-06Galway (IRE)BOYLE Sports Shop At Galway Racecourse Beginners SteeplechaseSome Song (IRE)4818ffYielding To Soft
2026-10-04Killarney (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden HurdleJimjohn Kittkath (IRE)6817ffGood
2026-10-02Gowran Park (IRE)1xBet.ie Supports Safer Gambling Maiden HurdleKilbree Nouvella (IRE)161720ffGood
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Clonmel Handicap HurdleStepdance (IRE)71217ffGood
2026-10-01Clonmel (IRE)Derrinlaur Mares Handicap HurdleFeet On The Ground (IRE)101119.5ffGood
2026-09-30Sligo (IRE)Frank O'Beirne Memorial Beginners SteeplechaseBenner Wenner (FR)5826ffGood
2026-09-30Sligo (IRE)Christy 'Frosty' Callaghan Memorial SteeplechaseLe Coq Hardi (IRE)2621ffGood
2026-09-28Roscommon (IRE)Gary's Gardening Services Handicap HurdleAnother Blunder (IRE)141615.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-24Listowel (IRE)Buckley Agri New Holland Irish EBF Mares Maiden HurdleStraightupsideways (IRE)131716ffGood
2026-09-24Listowel (IRE)Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction & Median Maiden HurdleGalway Star (GB)131416ffGood
2026-09-18Downpatrick (IRE)T-Met Maiden HurdleNirisque (FR)51518ffGood
2026-09-18Downpatrick (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners SteeplechaseDoctor Confusion (FR)31218ffGood
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap SteeplechaseSet The Tone (IRE)111623ffYielding
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden HurdleThe Dotski (IRE)11518ffGood To Yielding
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Burke's Clonbur 3-Y-O Maiden HurdleDivine Believer (IRE)51318ffGood 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)———0%—10%
Tramore (IRE)—————6%
Punchestown (IRE)—————6%
Cork (IRE)——0%0%0%8%
Wexford (IRE)—————11%
Clonmel (IRE)————0%18%
Downpatrick (IRE)—————12%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————2%

Going Performance

Based on 1089 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
23W / 319R7%
Yielding
17W / 191R9%
Good To Yielding
19W / 173R11%
Soft
10W / 148R7%
Heavy
7W / 106R7%
Yielding To Soft
3W / 64R5%
Soft To Heavy
4W / 55R7%
Standard
1W / 19R5%
Good To Firm
0W / 9R0%
Good To Soft
0W / 5R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1089 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
1W / 22R5%
Mile
0W / 24R0%
Middle
17W / 264R6%
Staying
66W / 779R8%

Course Specialists

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

#1Clonmel (IRE)
11W / 63R17%
#2Down Royal (IRE)
6W / 36R17%
#3Bellewstown (IRE)
1W / 7R14%
#4Downpatrick (IRE)
7W / 57R12%
#5Wexford (IRE)
8W / 71R11%
#6Limerick (IRE)
8W / 84R10%
#7Killarney (IRE)
5W / 52R10%
#8Roscommon (IRE)
2W / 23R9%
#9Cork (IRE)
6W / 76R8%
#10Kilbeggan (IRE)
3W / 38R8%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C301234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Henry De Bromhead
50W / 393R13%
#2J Morrison
5W / 52R10%
#3Emmet Mullins
4W / 8R50%
#4Eoghan O'Grady
2W / 4R50%
#5C A Murphy
2W / 4R50%
#6C O'Keeffe
2W / 14R14%
#7J A Nash
2W / 19R11%
#8James Joseph Mangan
2W / 64R3%
#9Padraig Butler
1W / 3R33%
#10Neill McCluskey
1W / 3R33%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1J Morrison
5W / 52R10%
#2Denis F Howard
4W / 10R40%
#3Robcour
4W / 17R24%
#4Barry Maloney
4W / 18R22%
#5Gigginstown House Stud
4W / 44R9%
#6Anthony Head
3W / 5R60%
#7Alan Halsall
3W / 7R43%
#8Ferroandel Racing Syndicate
3W / 7R43%
#9Pimlico Racing Ireland
3W / 19R16%
#10Paul Mckeon
2W / 2R100%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1070

Wins

83

Win Rate

8%

AW

Runs

19

Wins

1

Win Rate

5%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

1036

Wins

82

Win %

8%

Place %

26%

Flat

Runs

53

Wins

2

Win %

4%

Place %

25%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Bar One Racing Easter Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Lucky Zebo (GB) · Cork (IRE) · 31 Mar 2024

£26.6k
#2

McMahons Builders Providers Irish EBF Dawn Run Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2)

The Big Westerner (IRE) · Limerick (IRE) · 27 Dec 2025

£24.2k
#3

Irish Wire Products Irish EBF Shannon Spray Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Kilbarry Chloe (IRE) · Limerick (IRE) · 13 Mar 2022

£18k
#4

Moyvore Whiskey Vault Handicap Hurdle

Desert Heather (IRE) · Kilbeggan (IRE) · 12 May 2023

£17.7k
#5

Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123)

Life In The Park (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 27 Apr 2022

£17.7k
#6

Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Percy Warner (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 26 Nov 2023

£13.6k
#7

Coolmore N.H. Sires Luxembourg Handicap Chase

Coming Up Easy (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 21 Apr 2025

£13k
#8

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

She's A Fine Wine (IRE) · Downpatrick (IRE) · 14 Jun 2026

£13k
#9

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Sommesky (IRE) · Limerick (IRE) · 29 Dec 2024

£11.8k
#10

Bluegrass High Performance Rated Novice Chase

Raglan Road (IRE) · Down Royal (IRE) · 17 Mar 2026

£11.8k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.0/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

25/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
19
2/1–4/1
16
4/1–8/1
24
8/1–16/1
21
16/1+
4

Draw Performance

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

Low
0W / 11R0%
Mid
1W / 20R5%
High
0W / 20R0%