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Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

Three years into her career, Robyn Donaghue-Leahy has already carved out a clear identity as a jockey — someone who knows her tracks, knows her horses, and gets the best out of both when conditions suit. Since she began riding in 2022, she has built steadily, and while this season has been tougher than the last, the foundations are clearly there.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Jockey
Record
6 wins from 71 races
Win rate
8.5%
Top trainer
Best course
Dundalk (20% from 20 races)
Best going
Standard (all-weather)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this jockey's performance over the last 12 months
71
Races
6
Wins
8.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
16.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Jockey Breakdown
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The headline number this year is 6 winners from 71 rides — roughly 1 in every 12 — which represents a dip from the 15% win rate she posted last season. That kind of drop is always worth watching, but it doesn't tell the whole story. When you dig into where and how those wins have come, a more interesting picture emerges. On normal ground, she wins 4 in every 20 races — a 20% clip that is genuinely strong for a jockey still in the early stages of her career. The conditions matter enormously in racing, and she clearly has a style or a temperament that clicks when the track is riding fairly.

Dundalk tells a similar story. She has landed 4 winners from 20 rides there, which is exactly the kind of course-specific edge that trainers and owners notice and remember. Dundalk is an all-weather track that rewards rhythm and patience, and the fact that she keeps delivering there suggests it suits the way she rides rather than being a run of luck.

Her most important professional relationship is with trainer Patrick J Flynn. Across 51 rides together, they have combined for 6 wins — a win rate of 12%, or roughly 1 in every 8 or 9 — which is comfortably better than her overall average this season. That kind of partnership is the engine of most jockeys' careers in the early years, and having a trainer who trusts her enough to put her up 51 times says a great deal about how she is regarded within that yard.

At 3 years in, a slight dip in results is hardly cause for concern — careers at this stage tend to move in waves rather than straight lines. What matters is that she has a track she dominates, ground conditions she excels on, and a trainer who keeps putting her on horses. Those are the building blocks, and Robyn Donaghue-Leahy clearly has all three.

📈 Form Trend

How this jockey's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Mar
0%
Apr
16.7%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
12.5%
Aug
0%
Sep
8.3%
Oct
0%
Nov
50%
Dec
40%
Jan
0%
Feb

🎯 Where This Jockey Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to yielding
Loves
Soft to heavy
Yielding to soft
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Yielding
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids

🏇 Trainer Partnerships

The trainers they work with most, sorted by rides together
Patrick J Flynn First Choice
11.8%
Win rate
6/51
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this jockey
Form: 008-33
Form: 69-077
Form: 52512-
Form: 700-09
Form: 729327
Form: -75624
Form: 8008-0
Form: 8F0-
Form: 009-00
Form: 19-642

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Dundalk 20 4 20%
The Curragh 13 1 7.7%
Gowran Park 6 0 0%
Leopardstown 5 1 20%
Naas 5 0 0%
Fairyhouse 4 0 0%
Limerick 3 0 0%
Bellewstown 2 0 0%
Down Royal 2 0 0%
Clonmel 2 0 0%
Tramore 1 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%
Tipperary 1 0 0%
Ballinrobe 1 0 0%
Listowel 1 0 0%
Navan 1 0 0%
Punchestown 1 0 0%
Roscommon 1 0 0%
Cork 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
11 Feb
Dundalk · Long Distance (2m+) · Standard
5th
30 Jan
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
11th
23 Jan
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
13th
16 Jan
Dundalk · Long Distance (2m+) · Standard
Won
13 Jan
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
10th
13 Jan
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
Won
12 Dec
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
5th
5 Dec
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
Won
28 Nov
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
5th
21 Nov
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
12th
14 Nov
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
14 Nov
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
10th
31 Oct
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
5th
24 Oct
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
4th
21 Oct
The Curragh · 5f – 6½f · Heavy
15th
20 Oct
Gowran Park · 7f – 1m · Heavy
5th
19 Oct
Leopardstown · 1m6f – 2m · Heavy
9th
19 Oct
Leopardstown · 1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy
10th
16 Oct
The Curragh · 5f – 6½f · Yielding
2nd
14 Oct
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
Won