Jockey Profile

Jockeys/W J McCarthy

W J McCarthy

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

W J McCarthy is a jockey with 484 career rides 47 winners. He rides at a 9.7% strike rate. He has placed 147 times. He has earned £505.2k in prize money. His strongest track is Folkestone (2w from 5r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

9.7%

Total Wins

47

Total Runs

484

Places

147

Place %

30.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

14 seasons
2005200620072008200920102012201320142015201620172018201904812164710.5
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2019-12-08Cork (IRE)Charleville Cheese Maiden HurdleAmour Libranno (FR)152416ffSoft
2019-10-19Far Hills (USA)Gladstone Hurdle Stakes (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf)Elfitz (USA)61017ffGood
2019-10-19Far Hills (USA)Harry E Harris Stakes (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf)Knockholt (USA)6917ffGood
2019-10-19Far Hills (USA)Foxbrook Champion Hurdle Stakes (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf)Snap Decision (USA)1820ffGood
2019-08-22Saratoga (USA)New York Turf Writers Cup (Hurdle) Handicap) (4yo+) (Mellon Course) (Turf)Hinterland (FR)4819ffYielding
2019-07-25Saratoga (USA)A P Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase (Hurdle) Handicap) (4yo+) (Mellon Course) (Turf)Hinterland (FR)31216.5ffFirm
2019-05-11Percy Warner Park (USA)The George Sloan and John Sloan Sr. (Hurdle) (Maiden) (4yo+) (Turf)Snap Decision (USA)21018ffGood
2019-05-11Percy Warner Park (USA)Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Hurdle) (4yo+) (Turf)Jaleo (GER)5624ffGood
2018-09-20Belmont Park (USA)Lonesome Glory Handicap Hurdle (4yo+) (Turf)Schoodic (USA)5820ffYielding
2018-08-23Saratoga (USA)New York Turf Writers Cup Handicap Hurdle (4yo+) (Turf)New Member (IRE)2819ffFirm
2017-05-13Percy Warner Park (USA)Calvin Houghland Iroquois Hurdle Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)Hinterland (FR)2624ffGood
2016-11-19Camden (South Carolina) (USA)Colonial Cup Stakes (Chase) (4yo+) (Turf)Tempt Me Alex (USA)7922ffFirm
2016-10-15Far Hills (USA)Grand National Hurdle Stakes (Hurdle) (4yo+) (Turf)Tempt Me Alex (USA)6821ffFirm
2015-10-17Far Hills (USA)Grand National Hurdle Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)All Together (USA)4921ffFirm
2015-09-24Belmont Park (USA)Lonesome Glory Handicap HurdleAll Together (USA)5820ffFirm
2015-08-06Saratoga (USA)A. P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase (Hurdle)Divine Fortune (USA)5616.5ffFirm
2014-10-18Far Hills (USA)Grand National Hurdle Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)Barnstorming I (USA)4721ffGood
2014-09-18Belmont Park (USA)Lonesome Glory HurdleBarnstorming I (USA)5820ffFirm
2014-08-25Saratoga (USA)New York Turf Writers Cup Chase (Hurdles)Barnstorming I (USA)2919ffFirm
2013-11-23Camden (South Carolina) (USA)Colonial Cup (Hurdle)Pierrot Lunaire (USA)61222ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Chepstow—————8%
Towcester—————11%
Uttoxeter—————18%
Hereford—————4%
Fontwell—————13%
Ludlow—————10%
Huntingdon—————0%
Exeter—————6%

Going Performance

Based on 484 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
9W / 142R6%
Good To Soft
14W / 104R13%
Soft
15W / 94R16%
Good To Firm
1W / 72R1%
Heavy
7W / 51R14%
Firm
0W / 16R0%
Yielding
0W / 4R0%
Good To Yielding
1W / 1R100%

Distance Performance

Based on 484 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Middle
11W / 141R8%
Staying
36W / 343R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Folkestone
2W / 5R40%
#2Newcastle
1W / 3R33%
#3Plumpton
4W / 13R31%
#4Stratford
1W / 5R20%
#5Kempton
1W / 5R20%
#6Leicester
3W / 16R19%
#7Uttoxeter
6W / 34R18%
#8Southwell
1W / 6R17%
#9Market Rasen
2W / 13R15%
#10Newbury
2W / 13R15%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C60481216

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Tom George
15W / 97R15%
#2Bernard Llewellyn
6W / 52R12%
#3Ian Williams
6W / 65R9%
#4Norma Twomey
4W / 38R11%
#5Arthur Whiting
3W / 24R13%
#6Mark Bradstock
2W / 6R33%
#7Eugene M O'Sullivan
2W / 7R29%
#8Kevin Bishop
2W / 14R14%
#9Tony Carroll
2W / 29R7%
#10N M Babbage
1W / 7R14%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1R P Foden
5W / 12R42%
#2Guy Lewis Racing
3W / 3R100%
#3Peter Tarrant
3W / 7R43%
#4A J Whiting
3W / 24R13%
#5Orion Partnership
2W / 3R67%
#6Churchill Office Solutions Limited
2W / 5R40%
#7Portcullis Racing
2W / 8R25%
#8Chris Howell
2W / 9R22%
#9Timothy N Chick
2W / 9R22%
#10N Stafford I Smith Miss A Bucknall
1W / 2R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

484

Wins

47

Win Rate

10%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

483

Wins

47

Win %

10%

Place %

30%

Flat

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

0%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Foxbrook Champion Hurdle Stakes (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf)

Snap Decision (USA) · Far Hills (USA) · 19 Oct 2019

£47.2k
#2

totesport.com Southern National Handicap Chase

Hazeljack (GB) · Fontwell · 1 Apr 2006

£15.5k
#3

Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109)

Chapel Cross (IRE) · Limerick (IRE) · 5 Feb 2006

£10k
#4

Zenergi Handicap Chase

Ballyfoy (IRE) · Newbury · 25 Jan 2008

£7.8k
#5

Sean Clifford Housing Developments Handicap Chase (0-102)

Teo Perugo (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 9 May 2006

£7.6k
#6

Sarah And Wayne Supporters Handicap Chase

Freeline Fury (GB) · Newton Abbot · 11 Apr 2009

£7k
#7

Birmingham Mail Juvenile Novices' Hurdle

Fongoli (GB) · Stratford · 12 Jul 2009

£6.3k
#8

Severn Handicap Hurdle

Kickahead (USA) · Ludlow · 21 Feb 2007

£5.9k
#9

Open Road Learning And Oakley Learning Handicap Chase

Kathleens Pride (IRE) · Uttoxeter · 21 Dec 2007

£5.2k
#10

Inkerman Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase

Nimby Run (IRE) · Kempton · 9 Feb 2007

£5.2k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

10.2/1

Shortest Winner

1.9/1

Biggest Winner

40/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
5
2/1–4/1
9
4/1–8/1
12
8/1–16/1
14
16/1+
7

Draw Performance

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

Low
1W / 4R25%
Mid
0W / 4R0%
High
0W / 3R0%