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Trainer profile

Brendan Maurice Walsh

402 runners in the lifetime window · 47 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 2 days ago 90% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2022→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
17–402
Wins / Runs
4.2%
Strike rate
n=402
59 (15%)
Placed
0.91
Fair A/E
n=402 · 0.71 incl. margin
−278.34
£1 level stake
n=402 at SP · −69.2%
£189k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
3.4%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 20 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.91).

Deterministic profile computed from 402 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Apr–May Darragh O'Keeffe: 9.3% from 75 Claiming riders: 4.8%
The read

The record is strongest at Thurles (8.6%, n=35), clear of the yard's 4.2% baseline. It is weakest at Clonmel (0% over 50 runners) — the widest gap in the record. The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 2.5% strike, Fair A/E 0.66 and −94.00 to a £1 stake over 119 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Darragh O'Keeffe rides 19% of the entries and beats the yard's average (9.3% vs 4.2%, A/E 1.31) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well in Chase races (8%, n=88) and off a 31-60-day break (7.4%, n=95). The stable star of the record: Rochestown (IRE) — 5 wins from 17 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Apr–May.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.2% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
2.5%−1.7
n=119 · A/E 0.66 · £1 −94.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
3.7%−0.5
n=27 · A/E 1.19 · £1 −22.50
Debutants · first career start
0%−4.2
n=21 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −21.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−4.2
n=12 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −12.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−4.2
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
When favourite
44.4%
n=9 · A/E 2.08 · £1 +5.50
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
4.8%+0.6
n=146 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −88.25

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.2% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Headgear figures use the true-first definition (first gear appearance in the captured career); returns are gear back on after a bare run. Claiming riders are runs where the booked rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races. The same beliefs, tested across every yard and every GB and Irish race since 2005: Racing myths.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
With Darragh O'Keeffe 9.3% vs 4.2% · n=75
In Chase races 8% vs 4.2% · n=88
At Clonmel 0% vs 4.2% · n=50
At Thurles 8.6% vs 4.2% · n=35
Off a 31-60-day break 7.4% vs 4.2% · n=95
On Good to Soft going 7.6% vs 4.2% · n=66
Descriptive splits ranked by divergence × sample — insight, not instruction. Every angle carries its N; nothing under 30 runs qualifies. Rows within 2pts of the baseline appear only when the market-relative read (Fair A/E) diverges, and show it.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 251 9 3.6% −194.67
Chase 88 7 8% −33.67
Flat 42 1 2.4% −29.00
NH Flat 21 0 0% −21.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 144 5 3.5% −112.17
Heavy 104 4 3.8% −78.75
Good 76 3 3.9% −55.42
Good to Soft 66 5 7.6% −20.00
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Limerick 83 1 1.2% −78.00
Cork 50 1 2% −37.00
Clonmel 50 0 0% −50.00
Thurles 35 3 8.6% −12.75
Tramore 27 4 14.8% −8.92
Tipperary 26 3 11.5% −8.00
Listowel 21 3 14.3% +17.00
Gowran Park 18 0 0% −18.00
Ballinrobe 16 0 0% −16.00
Wexford 16 1 6.3% −11.67
Killarney 15 0 0% −15.00
Punchestown 10 1 10% −5.00
Dundalk (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Galway 6 0 0% −6.00
Fairyhouse 5 0 0% −5.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 13 5 38.5% 1.93 +5.83
2nd–3rd fav 29 5 17.2% 1.44 −1.67
4th–6th fav 85 4 4.7% 0.66 −45.50
7th+ in betting 275 3 1.1% 0.45 −237.00
Fair A/E per band is the tell: near 1.00 the market had it priced right; well above, the wins came where the market didn't expect them.

Rows below n=30 are shown faded — a small sample is a fact, not a trend. Every figure carries its N.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
82.6% completed · 339 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 88 79.5% 3 2 13 0 0
Hurdle 251 83.7% 2 0 38 0 1
Chases and hurdles only — bumpers have no obstacles, so completion is not a question there. F fell · UR unseated rider · PU pulled up · BD brought down · Oth covers refusals, slip-ups, run-outs and the rare disqualification. Non-runners are excluded throughout. Rows under n=30 are shown faded. A descriptive record, not a tip.

Horses trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Added Bonus (IRE)from John J Walsh 41 2 5 14 Apr 26
Romella (IRE)from John J Walsh 29 2 5 12 Nov 26
Liamo (IRE)from Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 24 1 5 28 Oct 26
Knockbrack Rambler (IRE) 22 3 4 1 Jun 26
It'sallabouteve (IRE)from John J Walsh 22 1 6 3 Jul 25
Nobody (IRE) 18 0 0 11 Oct 26
Le Fanu (IRE)from John J Walsh 17 1 4 9 Nov 26
Snow Punt (IRE) 17 0 7 21 May 26
Rochestown (IRE)from John J Walsh 17 5 10 19 Apr 26
Walk In The Dark (IRE)from John J Walsh 11 0 0 23 Oct 25
Toon Town (IRE)from John J Walsh · then Gavin Cromwell 11 1 4 22 Nov 24
Golden Glen (IRE)from John J Walsh 11 0 1 9 Aug 24
All 47 horses sent out in this window. Runs, wins and places only: a strike rate or a return on a handful of runs is noise, so none is quoted per horse — each horse's full record is on its own page.
Where they came from · where they went next

Of the 47 horses listed, 26 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from John J Walsh (21); 21 had their first archived run for this yard.

3 have since run for another yard; 44 have no later run for another yard in our archive.

Read from each listed horse's whole archived career (2005 onwards), not only this window, and counted over the horses listed above, not the whole string. “First archived run” means our archive holds nothing earlier, not that the horse was unraced. A horse with no later run elsewhere may still be here, be off the track, or have run somewhere our archive does not cover — none of that is asserted.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 5
Only 5 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
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A jumps yard: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
Go-to riderDarragh O'Keeffe
19% of all rides
9.3% SR · A/E 1.31
RiderRWSR£1
Darragh O'Keeffe 75 7 9.3% −36.09
Phillip Enright 74 3 4.1% −47.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2022→
17
Archived wins
£189k
Prize money
2024
Best season · 9 wins
Rochestown (IRE) — HW Fasteners Supporting Waterford City Rugby Club Handicap Chase Tramore · Apr 2024
£8,850
Rochestown (IRE) — QuinnBet.com Handicap Chase Tramore · Apr 2025
£8,555
Knockbrack Rambler (IRE) — John B. Keane Beginners Chase Listowel · Jun 2026
£7,363
Notable horses
Rochestown (IRE) Knockbrack Rambler (IRE) Added Bonus (IRE) Romella (IRE) Liamo (IRE) It'sallabouteve (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Jeremy (USA) 4.9% · 2–41
Progeny have won 11.2% of 6,725 runs since 2011 (425 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
Leading Light (IRE) 12.1% · 4–33
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,219 runs since 2018 (226 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Milan (GB) 6.9% · 2–29
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,892 runs since 2008 (1,465 horses).
Mustameet (USA) 18.5% · 5–27
Progeny have won 8.2% of 1,164 runs since 2013 (103 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.5% from 248. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 424.
Profitable (IRE) 4.2% · 1–24
Progeny have won 9.5% of 4,452 runs since 2021 (358 horses).
Doyen (IRE) 4.5% · 1–22
Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,390 runs since 2009 (606 horses).
Top line: the yard's own record with each sire's runners (win %, wins–runs), same window as the header; faded under 30 runs. Beneath it: every run by that sire's progeny in our archive since 2008, as at 14 Nov 2026 — what they have done, not a forecast. A going or a distance is named only where at least 100 progeny runs sit 3 or more points from the sire's own win rate. Distance bands cover Flat and jumps together.

The record

latest 50 of 402 · newest first

The latest 50 of 402 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 29 November 2022 to 12 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) Romella (IRE)J: Phillip Enright Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (Div II)16f · Good · 17 ran 5th 22/1
12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) Annie Questions (IRE)J: Mr M J Walsh www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Steeplechase21.5f · Good · 15 ran 5th 50/1
09 Nov 26 Punchestown (IRE) Le Fanu (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 17th 28/1
05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) Cash Chase (IRE)J: Mr D J Walsh racingtv.com/freetrial Flat Race16.5f · Good · 12 ran 11th 200/1
05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) Romella (IRE)J: Phillip Enright Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Steeplechase17f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 6th 20/1
28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Liamo (IRE)J: Paddy Harnett Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)7f · Standard · 14 ran 6th 11/1
22 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Romella (IRE)J: Mr H C Swan Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 10th 33/1
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Liamo (IRE)J: Paddy Harnett Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)7f · Standard · 14 ran 5th 12/1
11 Oct 26 Cork (IRE) Nobody (IRE)J: Josh Williamson Friends Of Castlemagner LGFA Rated Novice Steeplechase17.5f · Good · 7 ran UR 150/1
04 Oct 26 Killarney (IRE) Romella (IRE)J: Alan O'Sullivan Gortnavogue Ltd. T/A Seamus Weldon Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 16 ran 10th 66/1
20 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Ocovango Lady (IRE)J: Mr M J Walsh Kinisla Dairygold Maiden Hurdle22f · Good · 16 ran PU 250/1
09 Sep 26 Cork (IRE) Liamo (IRE)J: Paddy Harnett Follow Us On X Handicap7f · Good · 22 ran 13th 11/1
31 Aug 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Nobody (IRE)J: Josh Williamson Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Steeplechase19.5f · Good · 15 ran 13th 40/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Annie Questions (IRE)J: Mr M J Walsh Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20.5f · Good · 14 ran 10th 22/1
16 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) Nobody (IRE)J: Josh Williamson Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Steeplechase15.5f · Good · 8 ran UR 11/1
03 Aug 26 Cork (IRE) Nobody (IRE)J: Phillip Enright Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (Div I)17f · Good · 16 ran 5th 28/1
25 Jul 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Liamo (IRE)J: Jimmy Dalton O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div I)7f · Good · 14 ran 2nd 5/2F
17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Annie Questions (IRE)J: Mr M J Walsh Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div I)23f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 4th 50/1
15 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Liamo (IRE)J: Paddy Harnett Executive Helicopters Handicap8f · Good · 13 ran 6th 14/1
02 Jul 26 Limerick Annie Questions (IRE)J: Mr M J Walsh Munster Suite At Limerick Races Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)22.5f · Good · 18 ran 10th 50/1

Drawn from the whole archive (2005 onwards), so it can include runs outside the window the header statistics cover. Non-runners are not listed. A finish shown in letters is a non-completion (F fell · UR unseated · PU pulled up · BD brought down).

Quick answers

What is Brendan Maurice Walsh's strike rate?
Brendan Maurice Walsh has won 17 of 402 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 4.2% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Brendan Maurice Walsh do best at?
Thurles by strike rate: 3 wins from 35 runners (8.6%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most runners on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Who rides most for Brendan Maurice Walsh?
Darragh O'Keeffe, with 75 runners since 2008 — 19% of the total. That pairing has won 7 (9.3%).
Is Brendan Maurice Walsh in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 5 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Brendan Maurice Walsh's Fair A/E?
0.91, from 402 runners with a computed fair probability since 2008. Fair A/E compares actual wins with a margin-stripped market expectation, so 1.00 is par: above it the wins came at bigger prices than the margin-free market implied, below it they did not.
Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation. Favourite-heavy samples — top yards, leading riders — naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". Three sample sizes are reported and never blended: runs (n), the ROI basis (n at SP), and the fair-A/E basis (n with a computed fair probability).

Strike rate is wins over all runs (n). ROI is £1 level stakes at SP over runs with a parseable price (n at SP). Fair A/E is wins over margin-stripped market expectation, over runs with a computed fair probability (n fair). The three Ns can legitimately differ and are always shown. Figures as at 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).