Jockey Profile

Jockeys/S P Bird

S P Bird

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

S P Bird is a jockey with 296 career rides 4 winners. He rides at a 1.4% strike rate. He has placed 24 times. He has earned £72.8k in prize money. His strongest track is Down Royal (IRE) (1w from 8r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

1.4%

Total Wins

4

Total Runs

296

Places

24

Place %

8.1%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

10 seasons
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025012345914
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2025-10-20Gowran Park (IRE)Racing Club Membership Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)Lust (IRE)11158.5ffHeavy
2025-10-13Roscommon (IRE)Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (0-60)Lust (IRE)5157.5ffSoft
2025-09-11Clonmel (IRE)St. Patrick's Well Handicap (0-60)Lust (IRE)10129.5ffSoft
2024-10-28Galway (IRE)Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70)Lust (IRE)8167ffHeavy
2024-10-13Naas (IRE)TRM - From Ireland To The World Apprentice Handicap (47-75)Lust (IRE)81110.5ffYielding
2024-10-02Bellewstown (IRE)Barney Curley Apprentice Series Final Apprentice Handicap (47-75)Lust (IRE)678ffYielding To Soft
2024-09-20Dundalk (AW) (IRE)DundalkStadium.com MaidenJinxs Link (IRE)9910.5ffStandard
2024-09-17Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Offers Proper Prices Handicap (50-75)Lust (IRE)7148ffGood
2024-09-10Galway (IRE)Galway Apprentice Handicap (47-70)Evans Secret (GB)141512ffYielding
2024-09-07Navan (IRE)Gormanlough Handicap (47-65)Hijo De La Luna (GER)101710ffGood
2024-08-31Curragh (IRE)Kara Quinn Memorial Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) MaidenHes Bullet Proof (IRE)12128ffGood
2024-08-29Navan (IRE)Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On This Saturday HandicapLust (IRE)12168ffGood
2024-08-24Curragh (IRE)Donohue Marquees HandicapHijo De La Luna (GER)141810ffGood
2024-08-20Roscommon (IRE)Conor Cassidy Car Sales HandicapLust (IRE)10147.5ffHeavy
2024-08-20Roscommon (IRE)District Speciality Coffee Apprentice MaidenBallinahulla (IRE)9912ffHeavy
2024-08-10Curragh (IRE)La Celia Wines HandicapLust (IRE)568ffGood To Firm
2024-08-05Naas (IRE)Curragh To Curragh Cycle On 31st August Apprentice Handicap (47-65)Wayne R Walker (GB)9116ffGood
2024-08-01Galway (IRE)Rockshore Refreshingly Irish HandicapLust (IRE)12178.5ffYielding
2024-07-27Gowran Park (IRE)Get Galway Races Ready With tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-65)Sunny Dude (IRE)11179.5ffGood
2024-07-24Naas (IRE)O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)Selective Power (IRE)1148ffYielding

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)0%0%0%0%—0%
Curragh (IRE)0%0%10%0%0%0%
Navan (IRE)0%0%—0%0%0%
Gowran Park (IRE)——0%0%0%0%
Leopardstown (IRE)——0%0%0%0%
Naas (IRE)0%0%—14%0%—
Roscommon (IRE)——0%0%0%0%
Bellewstown (IRE)0%——0%—0%

Going Performance

Based on 296 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
2W / 82R2%
Standard
0W / 74R0%
Yielding
2W / 35R6%
Soft
0W / 33R0%
Heavy
0W / 24R0%
Good To Yielding
0W / 16R0%
Soft To Heavy
0W / 13R0%
Yielding To Soft
0W / 10R0%
Good To Firm
0W / 9R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 296 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
2W / 101R2%
Mile
2W / 148R1%
Middle
0W / 45R0%
Staying
0W / 2R0%

Course Specialists

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

#1Down Royal (IRE)
1W / 8R13%
#2Naas (IRE)
1W / 19R5%
#3Curragh (IRE)
1W / 43R2%
#4Gowran Park (IRE)
0W / 23R0%
#5Roscommon (IRE)
0W / 16R0%
#6Galway (IRE)
0W / 7R0%
#7Bellewstown (IRE)
0W / 13R0%
#8Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
0W / 74R0%
#9Navan (IRE)
0W / 33R0%
#10Limerick (IRE)
0W / 8R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec02468

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Patrick Magee
1W / 6R17%
#2Gerard Keane
1W / 16R6%
#3Michael Mulvany
1W / 60R2%
#4Conor David Maxwell
0W / 4R0%
#5M M Rice
0W / 5R0%
#6Stephen McConville
0W / 3R0%
#7Donal Kinsella
0W / 11R0%
#8Denis Gerard Hogan
0W / 3R0%
#9Liam McAteer
0W / 7R0%
#10J Larkin
0W / 29R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Ballycat Syndicate
1W / 2R50%
#2Black Steel Square Syndicate
1W / 6R17%
#3Michael Mulvany
1W / 10R10%
#4R Bird
0W / 17R0%
#5Patrick Mccooey
0W / 4R0%
#6Stephen Mcconville
0W / 3R0%
#7Donal Kinsella
0W / 10R0%
#8Laurence Mulvany
0W / 11R0%
#9L Mulvany
0W / 8R0%
#10Michael M Obrien
0W / 2R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

222

Wins

4

Win Rate

2%

AW

Runs

74

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

296

Wins

4

Win %

1%

Place %

8%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Freixenet Pro Median Auction Maiden

Lia Fail (IRE) · Down Royal (IRE) · 23 Jun 2023

£7.1k
#2

Pg Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap

Ginsburg (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 2 May 2022

£6.5k
#3

O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Selective Power (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 24 Jul 2024

£6.2k
#4

James Collins Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Arch Enemy (IRE) · Listowel (IRE) · 4 Jun 2023

£6.2k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

95/4

Shortest Winner

14/1

Biggest Winner

28/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
0
2/1–4/1
0
4/1–8/1
0
8/1–16/1
1
16/1+
3

Draw Performance

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

Low
1W / 72R1%
Mid
1W / 89R1%
High
2W / 134R1%