Stats / Jockeys / D. B. McMonagle
D. B. McMonagle
Type: Visiting Jockey
Nationality: IRE
Background:
Age: 22. Dylan Browne McMonagle was apprenticed to trainer Joseph O'Brien in 2019 at age 16. He rode his first winner that year at Navan. In 2021 he had his first ride in a Group race, winning the G3 Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on outsider Baron Samedi. He was Champion Irish Apprentice in 2021 with 48 winners and is regarded as one of the most talented young jockeys in the world. He won his first Group 1 race on Al Riffa for Joseph O'Brien in the 2022 National Stakes. He has amassed 6 Group 1 wins so far across his career with Al Riffa, Scorthy Champ, Tennessee Stud and Ethical Diamond. He was named Irish Champion Jockey in 2025, and he has ridden across several jurisdictions including Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, United States of America, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Australia.
Achievements:
Irish Champion Jockey (2025); Irish Champion Apprentice (2021).
Notable Race Wins Include
Irish St Leger (2025 Al Riffa), Breeders' Cup Turf (2025 Ethical Diamond), Criterium de Saint-Cloud (2024 Tennessee Stud), Grosser Preis von Berlin (2024 Al Riffa), National Stakes (2022 Al Riffa, 2024 Scorthy Champ).
Hong Kong Career Wins
(as of 1 December): 0
General Performances
No of wins for season: 9
No of runs for season: 107
Win %: 8.41
No of wins for all weather: 2
No of 2nds for all weather: 0
No of 3rds for all weather: 1
All weather: 11
Total stakes: $20,244,075
Win stakes: $8,041,600
No of 2nds: 4
No of 3rds: 10
Percentage for season: 21.5
Profit/Loss: $69
Most Effective Distances
| Year | Happy Valley | Shatin | 1000m-1200m | 1400m-1650m | 1800m-2000m | 2000m+ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Performance
| Distance | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total Ride | Win% | ||
| Happy Valley | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 6.67 | ||
| 1650 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11.11 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shatin | All weather | 1200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14.29 |
| 1650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33.33 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turf | 1000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 | |
| 1200 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1400 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 10.53 | ||
| 1600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 18.18 | ||
| 1800 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Odds of Runners
| Draw Year | <4 | 4-10 | 10-20 | 20+ | ||||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 53 |
Draw Statistic
| Draw Year | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-14 | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
Trainer Partnerships
| Trainer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total |
| P. F. Yiu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| John Size | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 24 |
| C. H. Yip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| D. A. Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| D. Eustace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| K. L. Man | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| C. Fownes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| C. S. Shum | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| C. W. Chang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Whyte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| F. C. Lor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. P. O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| K. H. Ting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. W. Lui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Newnham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| P. C. Ng | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| W. K. Mo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| W. Y. So | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Y. S. Tsui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
