Jockey Details

Mark McDonagh

38 Rides 1 Wins (2.6%) 3 Places (7.9%)
Rides - Today & Tomorrow (1)
Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Odds
Sun 14:08 Tramore 2m Likeyouhaveplenty Sean O O'Brien N/A
Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 38)
Date/Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Position Beaten By Weight SP Comment
04/04/26
15:50
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4f Seek A Richer Life Sean O O'Brien 99 - 11-12 150/1
In rear - tailed off when ran out 5th(op 200/1 tchd 100/1)
17/03/26
16:13
Down Royal (IRE) 2m4½f Herja (IRE) Patrick Griffin 7 3.25 10-13 25/1
Raced in last - not fluent 1st - not fluent 4th - weakened after 2 out(op 28/1)
17/03/26
15:38
Down Royal (IRE) 3m2f The Gradual Slope (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 4 1.25 11-0 66/1
Raced in last - outpaced 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on(op 125/1 tchd 50/1)
17/03/26
14:28
Down Royal (IRE) 2m4½f Mister Persistence (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 99 - 10-5 50/1
Midfield - dropped to rear with one circuit to go - mistake 4th - soon struggling - pulled up before 7th(Mkt1: op 33/1)
02/03/26
16:55
Leopardstown (IRE) 3m4½f The Gradual Slope (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 10 2.75 11-5 20/1
Midfield - hampered and lost position 3rd - not fluent 14th - no chance 2 out(op 25/1)
02/03/26
14:25
Leopardstown (IRE) 2m Mister Persistence (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 5 31 11-3 300/1
Midfield - awkward jump 1st - slow jump and lost position 4th - weakened 2 out(op 250/1 tchd 400/1)
07/12/25
15:22
Cork (IRE) 2m4f Mister Persistence (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 99 - 10-8 40/1
Midfield - fell 4 out(op 33/1)
14/11/25
15:30
Cheltenham 2m5f Heads Up (GB) John C McConnell 2nd 3 11-2 7/4F
Took keen hold - led - clear 3rd - reduced lead on turn after 2 out - headed last - soon no chance with winner - just held second(op 15/8 tchd 6/4)
27/09/25
14:10
Listowel (IRE) 2m Head To Capri (IRE) John C McConnell 99 - 11-7 25/1
Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - detached after 1st - pulled up after 3rd (vet reported gelding to be post race normal; jockey said gelding jumped big at 1st hurdle - became detached and subsequently pulled up)
26/09/25
14:33
Listowel (IRE) 2m Jollybops (IRE) Denis Gerard Hogan 10 6 11-2 33/1
In rear - headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
25/09/25
16:35
Listowel (IRE) 2m4f Little Mixup (IRE) Denis Gerard Hogan 11 2 11-5 33/1
Midfield - weakened before last (usual 2 out)(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
25/09/25
14:50
Listowel (IRE) 2m Heads Up (GB) John C McConnell 1st Won 11-12 8/13F
Prominent - led after 1st - not fluent 4 out - not fluent last - pushed out run-in - readily(op 8/11)
17/08/25
15:00
Tramore (IRE) 2m½f Eastmore (GB) C Byrnes 11 2 11-7 16/1
Midfield - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out
22/07/25
19:42
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m6f Nazine (IRE) Michael J McDonagh 10 0.2 10-12 6/1
In rear - some headway when not fluent 3 out - no chance last - stayed on run-in
11/07/25
19:00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 3m1f Nazine (IRE) Michael J McDonagh 2nd 14 10-13 28/1
In rear - in touch with leaders 5th - prominent 4 out - bumped before 2 out - no chance with winner after 2 out - went modest second approaching last(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
11/07/25
18:30
Kilbeggan (IRE) 2m2½f Tedworth (IRE) Michael Barry 5 16 11-4 9/1
Midfield - weakened after 2 out(op 5/1 tchd 10/1)
16/06/25
19:18
Kilbeggan (IRE) 2m4f Maidenstreetprince (IRE) C Byrnes 5 10 11-12 20/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 6th - hampered by loose horse 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
15/06/25
15:50
Downpatrick (IRE) 2m2f Dollar Value (USA) T G McCourt 4 13 11-9 18/1
In touch with leaders - slightly hampered 3 out - outpaced from 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
09/06/25
19:38
Roscommon (IRE) 3m1f The Gradual Slope (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 99 - 11-0 12/1
Prominent - lost position 9th - dropped to rear 11th - pulled up after 4 out(op 11/1)
08/06/25
15:10
Punchestown (IRE) 2m5½f Tomorrow At Dawn (IRE) Patrick T Foley 5 25 11-7 40/1
In touch with leaders - lost ground and no chance before 4 out(op 50/1)
07/06/25
16:45
Punchestown (IRE) 3m Nazine (IRE) Michael J McDonagh 6 .5 11-1 50/1
Midfield - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders before 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 40/1)
07/06/25
16:10
Punchestown (IRE) 3m Mister Persistence (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 99 - 10-12 50/1
Prominent - weakened before 5 out - dropped to rear when hampered by faller 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 80/1)
07/06/25
15:00
Punchestown (IRE) 2m½f Cj's Darling (IRE) Gavin Cromwell 99 - 11-5 22/1
Midfield - not fluent then badly hampered by faller and unseated 1st(op 14/1 tchd 25/1)
07/06/25
14:20
Punchestown (IRE) 3m½f Dragon's Pass (IRE) Mrs Denise Foster 99 - 10-3 40/1
Towards rear - dropped to last and reminders 7th - tailed off 11th - pulled up after 12th
06/06/25
17:00
Clonmel (IRE) 2m1f Temple City (GB) Denis Gerard Hogan 11 2.5 11-7 66/1
Never better than midfield(tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1)
02/06/25
14:30
Listowel (IRE) 2m North Winterfell (GB) C Byrnes 6 .5 11-7 12/1
Midfield - outpaced after 3 out - rallied and some headway before 2 out - no impression before last(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
31/05/25
15:05
Listowel (IRE) 2m4½f Political Stance (IRE) C Byrnes 12 4 11-12 100/1
Always behind(op 80/1 tchd 66/1)
27/05/25
18:30
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m½f Roxy Lor (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 99 - 10-11 28/1
Midfield - dropped to rear 4 out - tailed off 2 out - pulled up before last(tchd 25/1)
27/05/25
18:00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m½f Bella Lu (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 10 8.5 10-11 100/1
Midfield - not fluent 4 out - soon weakened gradually(op 50/1)
22/05/25
17:05
Limerick (IRE) 2m2f Mister Persistence (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 10 18 11-3 66/1
In rear - bad mistake 1st - lost touch 8th - tailed off(op 22/1)
11/05/25
16:50
Killarney (IRE) 3m2f The Gradual Slope (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 5 8.5 10-0 18/1
Took keen hold - midfield - prominent 7th - weakened 3 out(op 14/1)
10/05/25
16:00
Cork (IRE) 2m4f Mister Persistence (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 11 2.5 10-8 33/1
In touch with leaders - lost position after 4 out - soon weakened(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
06/05/25
14:30
Ffos Las 2m6f Herja (IRE) Patrick Griffin 2nd 12 10-7 9/4
In touch with leaders - smooth headway and pressed leader 7th - outpaced before 2 out - weakened run-in - no match for winner(tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4)
05/05/25
14:10
Down Royal (IRE) 2m1½f Ardad Derek (GB) John Joseph Hanlon 13 .5 10-4 33/1
Prominent - not fluent 4th - lost position before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1)
05/05/25
13:35
Down Royal (IRE) 2m1½f Genomix (IRE) Paul Stafford 16 7.5 10-12 200/1
In rear - not fluent 4th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 100/1)
03/05/25
15:05
Punchestown (IRE) 3m7½f The Gradual Slope (IRE) Sean O O'Brien 8 4.5 10-0 20/1
Jumped right on occasions - midfield - prominent 8th - lost position 17th - kept on from 2 out - no telling impression(op 16/1)
01/05/25
15:05
Punchestown (IRE) 2m½f The Dara Man (IRE) John Patrick Ryan 99 - 10-1 80/1
Midfield - slightly hampered 1st - reminder 4th - jumped left 6th - soon weakened - jumped left 4 out - soon pulled up(op 125/1)
20/04/25
13:52
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m1f No Flies On Him (IRE) E J O'Grady 7 21 10-12 12/1
Midfield - pushed along 7th - struggling and dropped to rear 4 out(op 9/1)