Trainer Details

Michael J McDonagh

57 Runs 2 Wins (3.5%) 11 Places (19.3%)
(Top 10) Jockeys for Michael J McDonagh
Jockey Runs Wins Places Win%
Sean O'Keeffe 22 1 5 4.5%
Ryan Treacy 2 1 0 50.0%
Mr A P Ryan 8 0 1 0.0%
Cian Quirke 21 0 4 0.0%
Mark McDonagh 3 0 1 0.0%
Danny Mullins 1 0 0 0.0%
Owners with Michael J McDonagh
Owner Horses
Michael J Mcdonagh 2
Michael J McDonagh's Yard (11 Horses) (Last 12 months)
Horse R W P Last Run
Positive Thinker (IRE)
7 G
2 - - 30/11/25
Battle Of Mirbat (IRE)
8 G
5 1 - 23/11/25
Stily (FR)
4 G
10 - 5 20/11/25
Happy Dreams (FR)
7 G
5 1 1 18/11/25
Nazine (IRE)
8 G
12 - 1 18/11/25
Sunrise Strider (IRE)
4 G
2 - - 09/11/25
Krabat (IRE)
9 G
8 - 3 26/05/25
Chainofconsequence (IRE)
7 G
4 - 1 01/04/25
El Phenomeno (FR)
6 G
4 - - 01/04/25
Thelonglad (IRE)
6 G
2 - - 05/02/25
Donegal Danny (IRE)
6 G
3 - - 28/12/24
Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 57)
Date/Time Course Distance Horse Jockey Position Beaten By Weight SP Comment
30/11/25
13:05
Fairyhouse (IRE) 3m6f Positive Thinker (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 10 4.75 10-11 14/1
Prominent - went second before 5 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 12/1)
23/11/25
14:45
Cork (IRE) 2m5f Battle Of Mirbat (IRE) Mr A P Ryan 4 7 10-7 6/1
Led narrowly - headed and prominent after 3rd - led again 9th - headed and mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 15/2)
20/11/25
12:20
Thurles (IRE) 2m2½f Stily (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 2nd 4.25 10-3 6/1J
Jumped slightly left throughout - led - set good pace - headed before last - kept on(op 7/1)
18/11/25
14:35
Limerick (IRE) 2m5f Happy Dreams (FR) Ryan Treacy 1st Won 12-0 28/1
Led but pestered - headed before 8th - clear with one other and led again before 2 out - ridden and went clear before last - readily(op 16/1)
18/11/25
14:05
Limerick (IRE) 2m Nazine (IRE) Ryan Treacy 99 - 10-3 9/1
Led - headed and lost ground quickly before 6th - lost touch 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
09/11/25
14:27
Naas (IRE) 2m4f Positive Thinker (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 8 1.75 10-2 - -
09/11/25
13:52
Naas (IRE) 2m3f Sunrise Strider (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 11 1.25 11-12 80/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders(op 100/1)
01/11/25
14:10
Down Royal (IRE) 3m Battle Of Mirbat (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 1st Won 11-0 11/1
(op 12/1)
30/10/25
16:00
Thurles (IRE) 1m7½f Nazine (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 4 2 10-4 25/1
(op 33/1)
30/10/25
14:30
Thurles (IRE) 2m5½f Stily (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 3rd 14 10-13 17/2
(op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and 10/1)
15/10/25
16:35
Punchestown (IRE) 2m7f Battle Of Mirbat (IRE) Mr A P Ryan 4 6 11-13 9/1
Prominent - left in lead 11th - headed 3 out - soon outpaced - kept on approaching last - went fourth again final 110yds(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
07/10/25
16:50
Galway (IRE) 2m2f Stily (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 3rd 3.75 10-2 9/2
Pressed leaders - went second just after 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - headed before straight - soon no chance with winner - lost second inside final furlong(tchd 4/1 and 11/2)
04/10/25
14:30
Gowran Park (IRE) 2m4f Nazine (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 7 16 10-6 9/1
Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1)
29/09/25
15:25
Roscommon (IRE) 2m4f Nazine (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 99 - 10-10 16/1
Squeezed out start - slowly away - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was unable to line up properly as he was being impeded)(tchd 14/1)
27/09/25
17:05
Listowel (IRE) 3m Battle Of Mirbat (IRE) Mr A P Ryan 5 1.5 11-5 25/1
Led - prominent when headed after 1st - outpaced home turn - stayed on omitted last(op 20/1)
26/09/25
14:33
Listowel (IRE) 2m Stily (FR) Mr A P Ryan 6 1.75 10-9 10/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent and no extra last(op 14/1)
08/09/25
17:52
Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Nazine (IRE) Cian Quirke 13 0.1 10-8 16/1
Towards rear - headway into midfield before 5 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1)
08/09/25
16:20
Galway (IRE) 2m½f Stily (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 5 .5 10-2 11/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced after 2 out - kept on from last - not reach leaders(op 14/1)
05/08/25
20:00
Roscommon (IRE) 3m1f Nazine (IRE) Cian Quirke 10 5 11-1 20/1
Towards rear - not fluent 5th - some headway after 4 out - no extra from 2 out(op 22/1)
05/08/25
19:30
Roscommon (IRE) 2m5½f Stily (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 8 2.5 11-0 15/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - brief headway 2 out - soon no impression(op 9/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 11/1)
22/07/25
19:42
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m6f Nazine (IRE) Mark McDonagh 10 0.2 10-12 6/1
In rear - some headway when not fluent 3 out - no chance last - stayed on run-in
22/07/25
17:42
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m1½f Stily (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 3rd .5 10-5 17/2
Midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway 4th - went second last - kept on but lost second final strides(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
11/07/25
19:00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 3m1f Nazine (IRE) Mark 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)
03/07/25
19:55
Tipperary (IRE) 2m7½f Stily (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 6 3.25 11-1 16/1
Midfield - headway and prominent 3 out - weakened run-in(op 14/1)
01/07/25
14:18
Tipperary (IRE) 2m½f Battle Of Mirbat (IRE) Cian Quirke 14 13 10-11 33/1
Midfield - weakened 3 out(op 28/1)
07/06/25
16:45
Punchestown (IRE) 3m Nazine (IRE) Mark 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)
02/06/25
14:30
Listowel (IRE) 2m Sunrise Strider (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 9 1 11-7 50/1
Raced wide - jumped right throughout - in rear - some headway 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
29/05/25
18:12
Limerick (IRE) 2m3f Stily (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 2nd 3.75 10-12 8/1
Midfield - hit 6th - headway 7th - prominent 3 out - challenging when not fluent 2 out - switched left approaching last - kept on(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
26/05/25
19:00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m3½f Krabat (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 6 7.5 10-11 14/1
In rear - mistake and reminder 3rd - not fluent 4th - some headway 3 out - never on terms(op 10/1)
22/05/25
19:38
Limerick (IRE) 2m6½f Nazine (IRE) Cian Quirke 99 - 11-2 28/1
Midfield - slow jump and lost position 9th - struggling when slightly hampered 5 out - not fluent 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1)
24/04/25
17:45
Kilbeggan (IRE) 2m2f Stily (FR) Cian Quirke 6 - 10-10 20/1
In rear - headway 2 out - no impression before last - stayed on(op 16/1)
20/04/25
13:22
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4f Krabat (IRE) Danny Mullins 10 60 11-8 20/1
Prominent behind clear leader - not fluent 1st - mistake 5th - weakened after 3 out(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
11/04/25
19:17
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m5½f Nazine (IRE) Cian Quirke 7 4.5 10-4 11/1
Pressed leader - lost position and hampered after 2 out - weakening when mistake last(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
04/04/25
18:30
Wexford (IRE) 2m3½f Krabat (IRE) Cian Quirke 3rd .5 9-12 11/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead - led clearly 5th - hit 3 out - headed when mistake last - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 7/2)
01/04/25
18:15
Limerick (IRE) 2m3½f Chainofconsequence (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe 99 - 11-0 11/1
Midfield - mistake and lost ground 2nd - pulled up 4th (jockey said gelding felt lame after 3rd fence and was pulled up thereafter)(op 9/1)
01/04/25
17:12
Limerick (IRE) 2m3f El Phenomeno (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 11 4.75 10-7 20/1
Prominent on inner - weakened quickly home turn - eased before 2 out(tchd 18/1)
23/03/25
15:28
Limerick (IRE) 2m3½f Happy Dreams (FR) Cian Quirke 3rd 1 10-3 11/2
In touch with leaders - not fluent 9th - headway and prominent before 4 out - disputed lead 2 out - headed before last - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
13/03/25
15:34
Limerick (IRE) 2m7f Krabat (IRE) Cian Quirke 5 1.25 10-9 2/1F
In touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - left in lead just after 3 out - soon headed and prominent - squeezed out before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 5/4)
13/03/25
13:34
Limerick (IRE) 2m6½f Nazine (IRE) Cian Quirke 7 8.5 11-1 16/1
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 3rd - weakened before 2 out(op 12/1)
08/03/25
15:15
Gowran Park (IRE) 2m El Phenomeno (FR) Cian Quirke 99 - 9-11 20/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - soon went third - weakened after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 25/1)
27/02/25
16:35
Clonmel (IRE) 2m3f Krabat (IRE) Cian Quirke 2nd 4.25 11-11 5/1J
Prominent - challenging after last (usual 3 out) - kept on but no extra inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
27/02/25
14:15
Clonmel (IRE) 2m7f Chainofconsequence (IRE) Mr A P Ryan 99 - 11-4 15/2
In rear - midfield 2nd - in touch with leaders 6th - mistake 3 out - weakened before 2 out - pulled up 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
15/02/25
14:30
Gowran Park (IRE) 2m4f Krabat (IRE) Cian Quirke 5 0.05 10-12 13/2
Midfield - headway after 9th - disputing fourth after 2 out - kept on run-in(op 9/1)
13/02/25
15:30
Clonmel (IRE) 2m3f Chainofconsequence (IRE) Mr A P Ryan 2nd - 11-2 12/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - prominent on near side of group after 4 out - led going okay before 2 out - ridden when headed and not fluent last - kept on(tchd 11/1)
05/02/25
16:25
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4f Happy Dreams (FR) Cian Quirke 7 0.3 11-2 12/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead - overjumped 1st - headed before 4th - briefly disputed lead after 5th - pressed leader 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 8/1)
05/02/25
13:25
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m5f Thelonglad (IRE) Cian Quirke 8 1 9-9 11/2
Prominent - bumped and led from 1st - headed from 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
27/01/25
15:40
Punchestown (IRE) 2m3½f El Phenomeno (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 99 - 10-11 20/1
Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead from 6th - raced in second when weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
23/01/25
15:58
Gowran Park (IRE) 3m½f Krabat (IRE) Cian Quirke 5 6 11-4 10/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - midfield after 4 out - headway and prominent after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakening when tired jump last(op 12/1)
17/01/25
15:25
Cork (IRE) 2m4f Happy Dreams (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 8 30 11-5 14/1
Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - weakened before 4 out(op 16/1)
17/01/25
13:05
Cork (IRE) 2m1f El Phenomeno (FR) Sean O'Keeffe 5 2.5 10-1 33/1
Took keen hold - prominent - raced in second when mistake 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
15/01/25
12:25
Clonmel (IRE) 2m1½f Chainofconsequence (IRE) Mr A P Ryan 4 3.5 10-7 9/1
Prominent - not fluent 2 out - weakened and lost third approaching last(op 10/1)
05/01/25
15:05
Naas (IRE) 2m3f Krabat (IRE) Cian Quirke 2nd 8 11-12 3/1F
Reduced visibility - soon in touch with leaders - prominent 3 out - went second home turn - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 11/4)
28/12/24
14:50
Limerick (IRE) 3m Donegal Danny (IRE) Mr A P Ryan 7 2.5 9-8 18/1
Prominent - went second 2nd - weakened before 2 out(op 20/1)
26/12/24
15:15
Limerick (IRE) 2m1½f Thelonglad (IRE) Cian Quirke 99 - 9-11 15/2
Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead from 5th - led clearly and going best when mistake and fell 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)
15/12/24
14:20
Navan (IRE) 2m4½f Happy Dreams (FR) Cian Quirke 8 .75 11-9 16/1
Jumped right on occasions - prominent behind clear leaders - lost position 8th - not fluent 4 out - soon weakened(tchd 18/1)
13/12/24
14:12
Cork (IRE) 2m4f Donegal Danny (IRE) Cian Quirke 6 4.25 11-4 12/1
Prominent - pressed leader briefly 3 out - lost position before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/1)
03/12/24
14:35
Clonmel (IRE) 2m3½f Donegal Danny (IRE) Cian Quirke 4 0.2 11-4 16/1
Prominent - jumped left 1st - soon went second - not fluent and stumbled 2 out - soon lost position - kept on but lost third final strides (jockey said gelding hung left throughout)(op 12/1)