Jockey Details

Philip Donovan

639 Rides 31 Wins (4.9%) 78 Places (12.2%)
Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 50)
Date/Time Course Distance Horse Trainer Position Beaten By Weight SP Comment
27/11/25
14:32
Thurles (IRE) 2m Lizzymac Maike Magnussen 8 2 10-3 250/1
Never better than midfield(tchd 125/1)
27/11/25
13:57
Thurles (IRE) 2m Lost Features (IRE) Darren Collins 99 - 10-10 250/1
Towards rear - pulled up halfway(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)
27/11/25
13:22
Thurles (IRE) 2m4f Its Time For A Run P M J Doyle 7 1.75 11-8 150/1
Always behind(op 125/1)
25/11/25
13:40
Tramore (IRE) 2m5f Alright Darling (IRE) Daniel G Murphy 1st Won 10-6 9/2F
Towards rear - headway into midfield last (usual 3 out) - raced wide but challenging omitted 2 out - led omitted last - kept on well final 110yds - won going away(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
23/11/25
13:00
Cork (IRE) 2m Inchiquin Star (IRE) Paul Stephen Kiely 7 .75 11-9 25/1
Soon prominent behind clear leaders - jumped right 1st - slow jump 2nd - lost position 4 out - no extra from 3 out(op 33/1)
23/11/25
12:30
Cork (IRE) 2m Earl Neigh (IRE) Andrew Slattery 6 0.2 11-9 40/1
Led narrowly - headed before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 33/1)
23/11/25
11:30
Cork (IRE) 2m1½f Star Of Kilbride Denis Gerard Hogan 99 - 10-4 150/1
Always behind - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 125/1)
21/11/25
12:00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4½f Nothing Da Now (IRE) Maike Magnussen 14 4 10-10 300/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - mistake 4 out - lost ground when not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 125/1)
20/11/25
15:10
Thurles (IRE) 2m Dontdooddson (FR) Darren Collins 6 0.3 10-0 25/1
Towards rear - headway before 3 out - kept on after last - no impression(tchd 22/1)
20/11/25
14:35
Thurles (IRE) 2m4f No Demand (IRE) Darren Collins 11 20 10-8 25/1
Midfield - weakened home turn - tailed off(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
20/11/25
13:25
Thurles (IRE) 2m6½f Barnahash Hill Jonathan Sweeney 8 1.25 10-10 50/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 66/1)
20/11/25
12:20
Thurles (IRE) 2m2½f Sayitfirst (IRE) Darren Collins 9 12 11-3 12/1
Midfield - weakened after 2 out (jockey said mare pulled a hind shoe)
13/11/25
15:48
Punchestown (IRE) 2m4½f Rajjnatin (IRE) Miss Evanna McCutcheon 6 1.75 10-1 80/1
In touch with leaders - steady headway before 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - weakened before last(op 100/1)
13/11/25
14:10
Punchestown (IRE) 2m Lizzymac Maike Magnussen 17 2 11-2 125/1
Never better than midfield(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
09/11/25
12:50
Naas (IRE) 2m Earl Neigh (IRE) Andrew Slattery 3rd 6.5 11-9 10/1
Prominent - raced in third behind clear leader 2nd - some headway 2 out - kept on from last - no match for first two(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
08/11/25
15:55
Gowran Park (IRE) 2m4f Alright Darling (IRE) Daniel G Murphy 3rd 0 10-5 9/1
(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
08/11/25
12:28
Gowran Park (IRE) 2m4f Little Mixup (IRE) Denis Gerard Hogan 0 0 11-9 40/1
(op 33/1)
06/11/25
13:12
Clonmel (IRE) 2m½f Cockney Cleopatra P M J Doyle 5 0.05 11-0 - -
04/11/25
15:15
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4½f Slim Marvel (FR) Andrew Slattery 7 11 11-10 - -
04/11/25
13:45
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m1f Kitty Don't Bite Denis Gerard Hogan 0 0 10-11 28/1
(tchd 33/1)
04/11/25
12:45
Fairyhouse (IRE) 3m½f Ballagh Star (IRE) Mrs Y Dunleavy 99 - 10-7 5/1
(op 4/1)
04/11/25
12:15
Fairyhouse (IRE) 3m½f Mickie Angel (IRE) Denis Gerard Hogan 3rd .75 11-9 -
Midfield
02/11/25
12:40
Cork (IRE) 2m Uncle Mike P M J Doyle 99 - 11-4 18/1
(op 22/1)
30/10/25
15:00
Thurles (IRE) 2m6½f Barnahash Mason Jonathan Sweeney 0 0 11-1 28/1
(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
30/10/25
14:30
Thurles (IRE) 2m5½f On The Tide (IRE) Seamus Neville 0 0 11-9 50/1
(op 33/1)
30/10/25
14:00
Thurles (IRE) 2m2½f Tomas O Maille (IRE) M Flannery 5 10 10-10 22/1 -
27/10/25
13:17
Wexford (IRE) 2m½f Miss Guiry (IRE) David Harry Kelly 14 4.75 10-3 100/1
Didn't jump with fluency - always behind(tchd 125/1)
26/10/25
12:30
Wexford (IRE) 2m3½f Mickie Angel (IRE) Denis Gerard Hogan 99 - 11-9 18/1
Pressed leader - led after 2nd - fell 3rd(op 10/1)
24/10/25
15:10
Sligo (IRE) 2m1½f Bowgate Street (IRE) M Flannery 5 .5 10-13 9/2
Prominent - in touch with leaders halfway - not fluent 2 out - kept on from last - not reach leaders(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
23/10/25
14:22
Clonmel (IRE) 2m1f Come Home Sonny (IRE) Maike Magnussen 3rd 4 11-9 50/1
Towards rear - went modest third after 3 out - kept on(op 40/1)
19/10/25
14:37
Limerick (IRE) 2m½f Come Home Sonny (IRE) Maike Magnussen 99 - 11-9 150/1
Led early - headed but prominent 2nd - lost second 3 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up before 2 out(op 100/1)
19/10/25
14:07
Limerick (IRE) 2m½f Cockney Cleopatra P M J Doyle 5 .75 11-3 20/1
Held up in rear - still plenty to do 3 out - headway before 2 out - no chance but stayed on run-in (jockey said filly is really difficult and she jumped 1st awkwardly and as she fell on her only other start he rode her to get a clear run and to finish off her race)(op 22/1)
18/10/25
16:30
Limerick (IRE) 2m5f Betty Dutton (IRE) Andrew Slattery 8 2.75 11-11 10/1
Led - not fluent and headed 1st - joined leader 4th - briefly led after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
16/10/25
17:00
Thurles (IRE) 2m6½f Alright Darling (IRE) Daniel G Murphy 1st Won 10-2 8/1
Led - pressed leader before 2nd - not fluent 4th - raced in third and 1 length down when left in lead last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 14/1)
16/10/25
14:47
Thurles (IRE) 2m Bowgate Street (IRE) M Flannery 5 2 10-13 16/1
Towards rear - headway 2 out - ran on run-in - nearest finish(op 11/1)
14/10/25
16:05
Punchestown (IRE) 2m4f Rajjnatin (IRE) Miss Evanna McCutcheon 15 13 10-4 100/1
In rear - hit 8th - no impression(op 80/1)
11/10/25
16:05
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4f Miss Guiry (IRE) David Harry Kelly 10 99 10-11 40/1
Didn't jump well - always behind - tailed off (jockey said fill ran green and jumped deliberate)(tchd 33/1)
09/10/25
15:15
Tramore (IRE) 2m4½f Supreme Axel James Andrew Fahey 99 - 10-10 250/1
In rear - not fluent 1st - not fluent 2nd - pulled up after 3 out(op 150/1 tchd 125/1)
06/10/25
13:50
Tipperary (IRE) 2m½f Cockney Cleopatra P M J Doyle 99 - 10-9 12/1
In rear - not fluent 2nd - some headway 3 out - 6 lengths fifth and staying on when fell 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
05/10/25
17:17
Killarney (IRE) 2m7½f Sea Road Fill (IRE) Darren Collins 99 - 11-6 14/1
Towards rear throughout - detached when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung left and never travelled)(op 18/1 tchd 12/1)
05/10/25
13:49
Killarney (IRE) 2m1f Amburana (IRE) Padraig Butler 6 6.5 10-10 150/1
Never better than midfield - no extra from 2 out (jockey said mare was outpaced throughout and should benefit from a step up in trip)(op 100/1)
02/10/25
16:25
Clonmel (IRE) 2m7f Rajjnatin (IRE) Miss Evanna McCutcheon 99 - 10-4 100/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - badly hampered by faller and unseated after 2nd(op 50/1)
02/10/25
15:55
Clonmel (IRE) 2m4f Alright Darling (IRE) Daniel G Murphy 5 0.2 10-7 10/1
Midfield - pressed leaders 4 out - no extra from 2 out(op 12/1)
02/10/25
14:50
Clonmel (IRE) 2m4f Hercrazysbeautiful (IRE) James Andrew Fahey 8 12 11-2 200/1
Towards rear throughout(op 150/1)
01/10/25
15:35
Sligo (IRE) 2m5f Vroomvroomboo (IRE) James Andrew Fahey 5 12 11-2 18/1
Held up in rear - struggling 8th - hit 10th - never dangerous(op 33/1)
26/09/25
15:43
Listowel (IRE) 2m6f Slim Marvel (FR) Andrew Slattery 99 - 11-11 9/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - fell 3 out(op 10/1)
19/09/25
15:21
Downpatrick (IRE) 2m2f Only One Plan (IRE) M Flannery 99 - 11-10 12/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - going okay when unseated 2 out
12/09/25
19:00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m1f Sayitfirst (IRE) Darren Collins 5 .75 10-7 14/1
Prominent behind clear leaders - in touch with leaders 6th - led just after 5 out - headed last - weakened run-in(tchd 10/1)
12/09/25
17:00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m6f Tomas O Maille (IRE) M Flannery 6 24 10-12 5/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - midfield 4 out - went third after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 6/1)
11/07/25
18:45
Cork (IRE) 2m4f Stumblin In (IRE) P M J Doyle 5 4.5 10-8 16/1
Prominent - briefly led after 3rd - lost position after 4 out - rallied when not fluent 2 out - kept on(op 18/1)