His most regular partnership is with trainer Barry Connell, though it has yet to fully click — just 1 win from 10 rides together, or 1 in every 10. That said, partnerships in racing often take time to develop, and the sheer number of rides suggests Connell sees enough promise in Maguire to keep putting him up.
Where Maguire does show a genuine edge is in the mud. On very wet and heavy ground — the kind of conditions that sort the field out and punish horses and riders who are not comfortable in the slop — he has won 1 from 5, a 20% hit rate, or 1 in every 5 races. That is notably better than his overall figures and hints at a jockey who stays composed and confident when conditions get difficult. Riding well in the wet is a real skill: the ground is unpredictable, horses handle it differently, and it takes nerve to commit to the right gaps at the right moments. It is the kind of speciality that can make a career.
At 27 career winners and still only four years in, there is plenty of road ahead for Maguire. The numbers are not flashy, but they are the numbers of someone building steadily — and in racing, steady builders often end up being the ones who last.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Fairyhouse | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Thurles | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Laytown | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Dundalk | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| The Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kempton Park | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Hamilton Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% |