Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Sean Flanagan

Sean Flanagan

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Sean Flanagan is a jockey with 6292 career rides 572 winners. He rides at a 9.1% strike rate. He has placed 1852 times. He has earned £12M in prize money. His strongest track is Ayr (2w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

9.1%

Total Wins

572

Total Runs

6,292

Places

1,852

Place %

29.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

16 seasons
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260204060804710.92
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)Racing Post Steeplechase (Grade 2)Mic Drop (IRE)4519.5ffGood
2026-10-31Down Royal (IRE)Lough Construction Maiden HurdleCalamint (IRE)111217ffGood
2026-10-26Galway (IRE)SANSERV Rated Novice ChaseKarl Des Tourelles (FR)1718ffHeavy
2026-10-26Galway (IRE)W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap HurdleHgranca De Thaix (FR)71222ffHeavy
2026-10-26Galway (IRE)QuinnBet 3-Y-O Maiden HurdleAnother Day Done (IRE)81016.5ffSoft To Heavy
2026-10-26Galway (IRE)Corrib Oil Maiden HurdleLouis Winthorpe (IRE)32016.5ffSoft To Heavy
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)William Hill Challenge Series Irish EBF Beginners SteeplechaseLong Branch (IRE)41319.5ffSoft
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy HurdleThe Two Degrees (IRE)1818ffSoft
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap SteeplechaseI Am Lorenzo (IRE)81019.5ffSoft
2026-10-25Wexford (IRE)Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Maiden HurdleWhelkeen View (IRE)31120.5ffSoft
2026-10-22Clonmel (IRE)Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 5th Handicap SteeplechaseSharetheknowledge (IRE)61521ffGood
2026-10-22Clonmel (IRE)Suir Blueway Mares SteeplechaseBynx (IRE)3518.5ffGood
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cailin Alainn Mares Hurdle (Listed)Millstream Lady (IRE)2623.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Master Chefs Handicap HurdleMad Maxios (IRE)51517ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II)Cahirdown Boy (IRE)51821.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Master Chefs Novice Hurdle (Listed)Gangster Granny (IRE)6621.5ffGood To Yielding
2026-10-17Limerick (IRE)Follow Us On Instagram Maiden HurdleTiger Island (IRE)41617ffYielding
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy HurdleHansel The Purse (IRE)4619ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)TRM Nutrition - No.1 In Europe, Trusted Worldwide Handicap HurdleFeud (GB)31320ffGood
2026-10-14Punchestown (IRE)Matchbook Betting Exchange Mares Handicap HurdleCleopatra's Needle (IRE)4516.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Punchestown (IRE)—————9%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—————8%
Limerick (IRE)—————11%
Navan (IRE)—————8%
Tramore (IRE)—————10%
Cork (IRE)—————14%
Wexford (IRE)—————13%
Clonmel (IRE)—————8%

Going Performance

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

Good
154W / 1513R10%
Soft
86W / 824R10%
Yielding
89W / 739R12%
Good To Yielding
51W / 605R8%
Heavy
52W / 520R10%
Soft To Heavy
37W / 402R9%
Yielding To Soft
19W / 258R7%
Good To Firm
4W / 80R5%
Good To Soft
5W / 55R9%
Firm
0W / 2R0%
Standard
1W / 1R100%
Very Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

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

Sprint
1W / 3R33%
Middle
112W / 1343R8%
Staying
385W / 3654R11%

Course Specialists

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

#1Ayr
2W / 3R67%
#2Haydock
2W / 3R67%
#3Far Hills (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#4Cartmel
1W / 3R33%
#5Sligo (IRE)
13W / 74R18%
#6Galway (IRE)
30W / 204R15%
#7Cork (IRE)
35W / 257R14%
#8Downpatrick (IRE)
27W / 194R14%
#9Wexford (IRE)
30W / 233R13%
#10Roscommon (IRE)
14W / 108R13%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C605101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Noel Meade
162W / 1105R15%
#2Gavin Cromwell
36W / 263R14%
#3Liz Doyle
29W / 280R10%
#4Paul Nolan
25W / 170R15%
#5David Harry Kelly
23W / 375R6%
#6Barry Connell
21W / 113R19%
#7David M O'Brien
21W / 217R10%
#8Henry De Bromhead
18W / 92R20%
#9Colin Bowe
16W / 104R15%
#10Adrian Murray
11W / 99R11%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Gigginstown House Stud
70W / 388R18%
#2Mrs Patricia Hunt
35W / 190R18%
#3Barry Connell
16W / 92R17%
#4Fastey For Fun Syndicate
16W / 108R15%
#5Albert Dravins Eamonn Scanlon
6W / 14R43%
#6Tim Odriscoll Barry Connell
5W / 11R45%
#7Good Counsellors Syndicate
4W / 13R31%
#8Ronan M P Mcnally
4W / 14R29%
#9Mrs T J Kidd Mrs R Treacy
4W / 17R24%
#10Ms G C Murphy Mrs Christina Hughes
3W / 5R60%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

4999

Wins

497

Win Rate

10%

AW

Runs

1

Wins

1

Win Rate

100%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

4997

Wins

497

Win %

10%

Place %

32%

Flat

Runs

3

Wins

1

Win %

33%

Place %

33%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Marine Nationale (IRE) · Cheltenham · 12 Mar 2025

£226.9k
#2

William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Marine Nationale (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 29 Apr 2025

£177k
#3

Paddy Power Chase (extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (grade B)

School Boy Hours (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 27 Dec 2021

£110k
#4

Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1)

Identity Thief (IRE) · Aintree · 14 Apr 2018

£101.2k
#5

Ladbrokes Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Road To Respect (IRE) · Down Royal (IRE) · 2 Nov 2019

£88.5k
#6

Leopardstown Christmas Chase (Grade 1)

Road To Respect (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 28 Dec 2017

£88.5k
#7

Jnwine.com Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Road To Respect (IRE) · Down Royal (IRE) · 3 Nov 2018

£82.6k
#8

PRL Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Eachtotheirown (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 28 Apr 2026

£73.6k
#9

BOYLE Sports Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Grann's Boy (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 1 Aug 2026

£66k
#10

Bar One Racing Leinster National Handicap Chase (Listed)

Hartur d'Arc (FR) · Naas (IRE) · 10 Mar 2024

£59k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.4/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

80/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
115
2/1–4/1
117
4/1–8/1
131
8/1–16/1
93
16/1+
42

Draw Performance

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

Low
1W / 1R100%
High
0W / 3R0%