JOCKEY PROFILE

County of origin: Wexford

First winner: Couleur De La Loi (Michael Cleary) Tipperary, July 20, 2014

Assoc. Trainers: Noel Meade, Paul Nolan, Tom Gibney, Liz Doyle, Gordon Elliott, Anthony McCann, Gavin Cromwell

Significant horses (selected): Flooring Porter, Irish Cavalier, Snow Falcon, Vintage Vinnie, Venitien De Mai, Empire Of Dirt, Tulsa Jack, Duca De Thaix, Tulsa Jack, Minella Fair, Wolf Prince, Alfa Mix, Ming Dynasty, Agent Boru, Shabra's Bertolini. 

Did you know:

From Adamstown, County Wexford, Jonathan Moore began his career with Gordon Elliott and also had spells with Colm Murphy and the late Oliver Brady. He spent time in Britain but his first winner came after his return to Ireland at Tipperary on July 20, 2014 where he rode Couleur De La Loi for trainer Michael Cleary.

In the summer of the following year, Jonathan's career took off when he joined Noel Meade on the recommendation of his weigh-room colleague Barry Geraghty. Moore rode his first winner for Meade when winning the Cork Grand National on Tulsa Jack in November, 2015 and enjoyed a very rewarding Christmas period soon after.

He won the Leopardstown Chase in January, 2016 on Colm Murphy's Empire Of Dirt and his success on the Rebecca Curtis-trained Irish Cavalier at the Irish National Hunt Festival in April of the same year led to a link-up with the Wales-based trainer. Moore brought that association to an end in November of the following year and went on to enjoy great success in his role as stable jockey with County Meath trainer Gavin Cromwell.  

Another notable success came on the Noel Meade-trained Snow Falcon in the the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel on Wednesday September 12, 2018. 

Jonathan rode his first Grade 1 winner on the Gavin Cromwell-trained Flooring Porter in the three-mile Leopardstown Christmas Hurdle at the Dublin track on December 28, 2020.

However, Jonathan missed out on two Cheltenham winners the following March when he failed to recover in time from a fall at Naas two days before the Festival began. He stood himself down from the winning rides on Flooring Porter in the Stayers' Hurdle and Vanillier in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle and was replaced by Danny Mullins and Mark Walsh respectively.