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Killarney racecourse statistics

Every runner at Killarney in our archive since May 2005: who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 20 Oct 2026, 14:03 · last meeting in our archive 05 Oct 2026

Covers 8 May 2005 – 20 October 2026

1,789races · 243 meetings
19,561runners · 13,594 horses
32.8%favourites won · 647 of 1,972Last 12 months: 40.5% (49 of 121)
50/1biggest-priced winner · Only One Scobie (IRE)

In brief

as at 20 Oct 2026

Killarney has staged 1,789 races over 243 meetings in our archive since May 2005, with 19,561 runners.

Favourites have won 32.8% of their runs here (647 from 1,972), a level-stakes P/L of −76.03 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (117 from 458 runners, 25.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, P Twomey has the best win rate: 38.5% (20 from 52).

Declan McDonogh has the most winners here (51 from 250 rides, 20.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 38.8% (31 from 80).

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 11.8% of its runs (221) and the highest third 6.3% (334).

1 angle here made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test, on 100 or more runs.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 32.8% of their runs here (647 from 1,972), a level-stakes P/L of −76.03 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,972Won 647Win 32.8%£1 −76.03A/E 1.15
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 3,668Won 581Win 15.8%£1 −521.97A/E 1.04
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 5,346Won 363Win 6.8%£1 −1,654.50A/E 0.92
7th or biggerRuns 8,575Won 201Win 2.3%£1 −4,767.00A/E 0.73

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 914Won 291Win 31.8%£1 −73.72A/E 1.09
HurdleRuns 527Won 169Win 32.1%£1 −5.76A/E 1.20
ChaseRuns 415Won 150Win 36.1%£1 +31.18A/E 1.27
NH FlatRuns 116Won 37Win 31.9%£1 −27.73A/E 1.01

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 28Won 12Win 42.9%£1 +5.40A/E 1.55
Good to FirmRuns 124Won 37Win 29.8%£1 −10.63A/E 1.09
GoodRuns 890Won 299Win 33.6%£1 −2.00A/E 1.17
Good to SoftRuns 228Won 78Win 34.2%£1 +2.93A/E 1.31
SoftRuns 650Won 211Win 32.5%£1 −47.51A/E 1.11
HeavyRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 −24.22A/E 0.67

Favourites include joint favourites. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runs. Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation at SP. Favourite-heavy samples naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". £1 P/L is level stakes at SP.

Trainers

since 2005

W P Mullins has the most winners here (117 from 458 runners, 25.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, P Twomey has the best win rate: 38.5% (20 from 52).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 458Won 117Win 25.5%£1 −43.03A/E 1.10
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 461Won 83Win 18.0%£1 −38.70A/E 1.14
Henry De BromheadRuns 408Won 71Win 17.4%£1 −81.68A/E 1.22
A P O'BrienRuns 286Won 70Win 24.5%£1 −15.53A/E 1.11
D K WeldRuns 259Won 61Win 23.6%£1 −10.67A/E 1.29
John Joseph MurphyRuns 442Won 51Win 11.5%£1 +44.66A/E 1.51
Gordon ElliottRuns 368Won 47Win 12.8%£1 −101.19A/E 0.91
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 456Won 44Win 9.6%£1 −186.81A/E 0.79
E BolgerRuns 120Won 31Win 25.8%£1 +0.70A/E 1.91
C ByrnesRuns 156Won 22Win 14.1%£1 −54.82A/E 1.19

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer runners.

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
P TwomeyRuns 52Won 20Win 38.5%£1 +33.16A/E 1.54
Donnacha Aidan O'BrienRuns 34Won 10Win 29.4%£1 +2.91A/E 1.64
E BolgerRuns 120Won 31Win 25.8%£1 +0.70A/E 1.91
W P MullinsRuns 458Won 117Win 25.5%£1 −43.03A/E 1.10
A P O'BrienRuns 286Won 70Win 24.5%£1 −15.53A/E 1.11
D K WeldRuns 259Won 61Win 23.6%£1 −10.67A/E 1.29
John M OxxRuns 85Won 19Win 22.4%£1 +28.61A/E 1.31
Denis W CullenRuns 31Won 6Win 19.4%£1 +16.00A/E 2.26
T StackRuns 95Won 18Win 18.9%£1 +6.50A/E 1.48
Paul O'FlynnRuns 32Won 6Win 18.8%£1 +13.57A/E 2.20

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Joseph CrowleyRuns 59Won 10Win 16.9%£1 +19.10A/E 2.00
E BolgerRuns 120Won 31Win 25.8%£1 +0.70A/E 1.91
V T O'BrienRuns 95Won 6Win 6.3%£1 −6.50A/E 1.72
Liz DoyleRuns 52Won 6Win 11.5%£1 +1.50A/E 1.59
P TwomeyRuns 52Won 20Win 38.5%£1 +33.16A/E 1.54
John Joseph MurphyRuns 442Won 51Win 11.5%£1 +44.66A/E 1.51
T StackRuns 95Won 18Win 18.9%£1 +6.50A/E 1.48
A OliverRuns 53Won 7Win 13.2%£1 +10.25A/E 1.46
C RocheRuns 72Won 11Win 15.3%£1 −18.68A/E 1.43
Mrs Denise FosterRuns 55Won 6Win 10.9%£1 +13.00A/E 1.43

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more runners at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

since 2005

Declan McDonogh has the most winners here (51 from 250 rides, 20.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 38.8% (31 from 80).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Declan McDonoghRuns 250Won 51Win 20.4%£1 +90.45A/E 1.56
Colin KeaneRuns 296Won 51Win 17.2%£1 −21.04A/E 1.03
R WalshRuns 212Won 50Win 23.6%£1 −13.80A/E 1.15
W J LeeRuns 374Won 44Win 11.8%£1 −136.71A/E 1.03
Paul TownendRuns 235Won 43Win 18.3%£1 −33.92A/E 1.12
Davy RussellRuns 234Won 38Win 16.2%£1 −42.04A/E 1.16
W. M. LordanRuns 323Won 38Win 11.8%£1 −110.82A/E 0.99
Chris HayesRuns 337Won 37Win 11.0%£1 −91.19A/E 1.12
Pat SmullenRuns 219Won 36Win 16.4%£1 −73.93A/E 0.98
Mark WalshRuns 197Won 34Win 17.3%£1 +7.21A/E 1.58

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer rides.

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Mr P W MullinsRuns 80Won 31Win 38.8%£1 −0.68A/E 1.19
R WalshRuns 212Won 50Win 23.6%£1 −13.80A/E 1.15
Joseph O'BrienRuns 91Won 20Win 22.0%£1 −27.64A/E 0.94
Jack KennedyRuns 137Won 28Win 20.4%£1 −19.87A/E 1.25
Declan McDonoghRuns 250Won 51Win 20.4%£1 +90.45A/E 1.56
Ms N CarberryRuns 57Won 11Win 19.3%£1 +8.68A/E 1.09
Paul TownendRuns 235Won 43Win 18.3%£1 −33.92A/E 1.12
Mr Finian MaguireRuns 40Won 7Win 17.5%£1 +25.54A/E 1.23
Fran BerryRuns 161Won 28Win 17.4%£1 +6.04A/E 1.39
Mark WalshRuns 197Won 34Win 17.3%£1 +7.21A/E 1.58

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
G B NoonanRuns 101Won 13Win 12.9%£1 +24.25A/E 1.88
Ben CurtisRuns 84Won 9Win 10.7%£1 +45.00A/E 1.73
Emmet McNamaraRuns 109Won 12Win 11.0%£1 −25.12A/E 1.62
Mark WalshRuns 197Won 34Win 17.3%£1 +7.21A/E 1.58
Leigh RocheRuns 156Won 20Win 12.8%£1 +79.54A/E 1.56
Declan McDonoghRuns 250Won 51Win 20.4%£1 +90.45A/E 1.56
Sean McDermottRuns 59Won 3Win 5.1%£1 +5.00A/E 1.48
J J SlevinRuns 119Won 19Win 16.0%£1 −10.12A/E 1.46
Fran BerryRuns 161Won 28Win 17.4%£1 +6.04A/E 1.39
Donagh O'ConnorRuns 67Won 6Win 9.0%£1 +2.50A/E 1.36

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more rides at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

Solitary Man (IRE) has won here 5 times from 10 runs, more than any other horse since May 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since May 2005 was Only One Scobie (IRE) at 50/1 on 21 August 2026.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 11.8% of its runs (221) and the highest third 6.3% (334).

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,131Won 111Win 9.8%Place 26.0%A/E 1.07
Middle thirdRuns 1,226Won 108Win 8.8%Place 26.8%A/E 1.03
High thirdRuns 1,644Won 125Win 7.6%Place 24.8%A/E 0.92

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 478Won 40Win 8.4%Place 25.3%A/E 0.97
Middle thirdRuns 510Won 41Win 8.0%Place 24.9%A/E 0.92
High thirdRuns 682Won 64Win 9.4%Place 27.7%A/E 1.08

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 221Won 26Win 11.8%Place 29.4%A/E 1.14
Middle thirdRuns 258Won 25Win 9.7%Place 25.2%A/E 1.16
High thirdRuns 334Won 21Win 6.3%Place 25.7%A/E 0.76

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 112Won 10Win 8.9%Place 24.1%A/E 1.02
Middle thirdRuns 126Won 7Win 5.6%Place 27.0%A/E 0.72
High thirdRuns 151Won 16Win 10.6%Place 27.2%A/E 1.18

Stall number as a share of the field: low is the lowest third of the stalls. Flat races with 8 or more runners. Fair A/E near 1.00 means the market had already priced the draw in.

Angles that have paid

at SP, two periods

Past results at starting price, not a forecast. Each angle made a £1 level-stakes profit in both periods (Jan 2005 – Sep 2021, and since Oct 2021), with at least 100 SP-priced runs and 10 winners in all, and is still in profit with its single biggest winner taken out. The same on every view of this page.

  • Rides by Declan McDonogh+36.2% ROI · +90.45 pts from 250 runs · 51 winners (20.4%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +43.0% on 193 · Since Oct 2021: +13.0% on 57 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +56.45 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Killarney?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 647 of 1,972 runs at Killarney since May 2005 — 32.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −76.03 points at SP (as at 20 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Killarney?

W P Mullins, with 117 winners from 458 runners (25.5%) since May 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Killarney?

Declan McDonogh, with 51 winners from 250 rides (20.4%) since May 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Killarney?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since May 2005, P Twomey has the best win rate: 38.5% (20 from 52).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Killarney?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since May 2005, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 38.8% (31 from 80).

Which horses have won most at Killarney?

The leading course winners since May 2005: Solitary Man (IRE) (5 from 10), Peregrine Run (IRE) (5 from 12), Stealthy Tom (IRE) (4 from 7).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Killarney?

Only One Scobie (IRE) at 50/1 on 21 August 2026 in the T1 Healthcare Handicap — the biggest starting price among Killarney winners since May 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Killarney?

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners since May 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 26 of 221 runs (11.8%) and those in the highest third 21 of 334 (6.3%). Fair A/E 1.14 low against 0.76 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Killarney

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Ross Road, Killarney, County Kerry, with the lakes and mountains behind the course — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed and undulating, about 1m2f round, with tightish bends, a short home straight of about 2f and a slight climb to the line.
  • Season: Festival meetings in May, July and August.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to yielding is usual at the festivals, yielding to soft after rain.

Signature races and fixtures

  • May: The Killarney National (handicap chase).
  • July: The Ruby Stakes (1m) at the July festival.
  • August: The August festival, with Flat and jumps handicaps and novice races on the same cards.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: A short walk from Killarney town centre and station; parking on site.
  • Viewing: The stands look across the home bend and the short straight.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive. Check the course's own site for fixtures, going and travel before you go.