Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Sarah Kavanagh

Sarah Kavanagh

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Sarah Kavanagh is a jockey with 260 career rides 8 winners. He rides at a 3.1% strike rate. He has placed 36 times. He has earned £123.6k in prize money. His strongest track is Killarney (IRE) (1w from 6r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

3.1%

Total Wins

8

Total Runs

260

Places

36

Place %

13.8%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

10 seasons
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026012345913.5
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy HurdleJuarileo (IRE)2619ffGood
2026-10-13Punchestown (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Handicap HurdleFree Flow (USA)111823.5ffGood
2026-09-30Sligo (IRE)Sligo Races Handicap SteeplechaseFr Gilligansvoyge (GB)61226ffGood
2026-09-11Ballinrobe (IRE)Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap SteeplechaseFr Gilligansvoyge (GB)131623ffYielding
2026-07-22Wexford (IRE)Racing Again Tomorrow 23rd July Family Day Handicap SteeplechaseFr Gilligansvoyge (GB)21524.5ffGood
2026-07-12SligoFoley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap HurdleMary's Pride (IRE)101217.5ffGood
2026-07-10CorkKelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100)Bob The Builder (IRE)202317ffGood
2026-07-06RoscommonIrish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat RaceMadame Du Berlais (IRE)21616ffGood
2026-06-13Downpatrick (IRE)Kevin Ross Bloodstock Handicap Chase (0-100)Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB)11223.5ffGood
2026-06-09Sligo (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat RaceRosie Apple (IRE)121418ffGood
2026-06-09Sligo (IRE)RSS Record Storage Service Maiden HurdleCommodity Broker (IRE)151617.5ffGood
2026-06-07Punchestown (IRE)Congratulations Nicole Lockhead Anderson INHSC Ladies Handicap HurdleMary's Pride (IRE)71619ffGood To Yielding
2026-05-30Tramore (IRE)Tramore Handicap Chase (0-100)Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB)21022ffGood
2026-05-29Tramore (IRE)August Festival Early Bird Tickets At tramoreraces.ie (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat RaceTalas Kera (IRE)71116ffGood
2026-05-26Ballinrobe (IRE)Portwest Handicap HurdleMary's Pride (IRE)21516ffGood
2026-05-25Ballinrobe (IRE)McHale Fusion 4 Range Maiden HurdleCommodity Broker (IRE)71522.5ffGood
2026-05-21Limerick (IRE)Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase (0-100) (Div 2)Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB)41222.5ffGood
2026-04-30Punchestown (IRE)Frontline Security Handicap Chase (Listed)Dont Go Yet (IRE)32016.5ffYielding
2026-04-06Fairyhouse (IRE)Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140)Must Go Now (IRE)121521.5ffYielding To Soft
2026-04-04Fairyhouse (IRE)Blackrock College AFC Ladies National Handicap ChaseBinge Worthy (IRE)101721ffYielding To Soft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————4%
Punchestown (IRE)—————0%
Limerick (IRE)—————0%
Naas (IRE)—————0%
Navan (IRE)—————0%
Wexford (IRE)—————14%
Clonmel (IRE)—————7%
Tramore (IRE)—————0%

Going Performance

Based on 268 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
4W / 77R5%
Yielding
0W / 53R0%
Heavy
1W / 41R2%
Soft
2W / 37R5%
Good To Yielding
0W / 29R0%
Yielding To Soft
0W / 16R0%
Soft To Heavy
1W / 15R7%

Distance Performance

Based on 268 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Middle
2W / 94R2%
Staying
6W / 174R3%

Course Specialists

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

#1Killarney (IRE)
1W / 6R17%
#2Wexford (IRE)
2W / 14R14%
#3Downpatrick (IRE)
1W / 8R13%
#4Down Royal (IRE)
1W / 11R9%
#5Roscommon (IRE)
1W / 12R8%
#6Clonmel (IRE)
1W / 14R7%
#7Fairyhouse (IRE)
1W / 27R4%
#8Punchestown (IRE)
0W / 26R0%
#9Sligo (IRE)
0W / 5R0%
#10Ballinrobe (IRE)
0W / 10R0%

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).

#1John G Carr
1W / 8R13%
#2Paul Nolan
1W / 8R13%
#3Gavin Cromwell
1W / 8R13%
#4James M Barcoe
1W / 17R6%
#5Edward Cawley
1W / 19R5%
#6Gordon Elliott
0W / 5R0%
#7L J Archdeacon
0W / 4R0%
#8M Flannery
0W / 3R0%
#9Thomas Gibney
0W / 3R0%
#10Patrick T Foley
0W / 7R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Patrick Mcguinness
1W / 2R50%
#2James M Barcoe
1W / 5R20%
#3Richard J Farrell
1W / 6R17%
#4Edward Cawley
1W / 12R8%
#5Furniture Syndicate
0W / 6R0%
#6Mrs W M Fitzpatrick
0W / 2R0%
#7M Flannery
0W / 3R0%
#8James Melia
0W / 2R0%
#9Miss Adrienne Foley
0W / 2R0%
#10Eire Comes Tribsy Partnership
0W / 2R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

268

Wins

8

Win Rate

3%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

254

Wins

6

Win %

2%

Place %

14%

Flat

Runs

14

Wins

2

Win %

14%

Place %

21%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Michael O'Murchadha Handicap Hurdle

Dont Go Yet (IRE) · Wexford (IRE) · 17 Mar 2026

£11.8k
#2

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Demophon (GB) · Down Royal (IRE) · 17 Mar 2020

£7.4k
#3

Racing Again July 7th Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Feet Of A Dancer (FR) · Wexford (IRE) · 21 Jun 2023

£6.8k
#4

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race

Master Sydney (IRE) · Roscommon (IRE) · 7 Jul 2025

£6.5k
#5

Happy Retirement Dot Love Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Flindt (IRE) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 3 Jan 2021

£6.5k
#6

Irish Examiner (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race

Minella Diamond (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 20 Jul 2023

£6.2k
#7

Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-102)

Courting Vickie (IRE) · Clonmel (IRE) · 17 Nov 2022

£6.2k
#8

Kevin Ross Bloodstock Handicap Chase (0-100)

Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB) · Downpatrick (IRE) · 13 Jun 2026

£5.9k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

69/4

Shortest Winner

9/2

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

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

Draw Performance

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

High
0W / 1R0%