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Trainer profile

Brian M McMahon

704 runners in the lifetime window · 82 individual horses
As at 7 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 2 days ago 92% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2014→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
39–704
Wins / Runs
5.5%
Strike rate
n=704
159 (23%)
Placed
0.89
Fair A/E
n=704 · 0.71 incl. margin
−309.90
£1 level stake
n=704 at SP · −44.0%
£548k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.4%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 40 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.89).

Deterministic profile computed from 704 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 7 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Phillip Enright: 7.3% from 137
The read

The record is strongest at Roscommon (15.6%, n=32), clear of the yard's 5.5% baseline. New recruits from other stables on their first run struggle at 0% (n=35, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 3% strike, Fair A/E 0.62 and −47.50 to a £1 stake over 134 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Phillip Enright rides 19% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (7.3%, A/E 1.08) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well off a 8-14-day break (11.1%, n=99). The record reads poorly in Flat races — 1.9% over 53 runners, 3.6pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Powersbomb (IRE) — 6 wins from 62 runs for the yard.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.5% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
3%−2.5
n=134 · A/E 0.62 · £1 −47.50
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−5.5
n=35 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −35.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−5.5
n=47 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −47.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
3.4%−2.1
n=29 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −24.50
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
6.7%+1.2
n=15 · A/E 1.03 · £1 +0.00
When favourite
18.5%
n=27 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −10.90
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
5.1%−0.4
n=292 · A/E 0.79 · £1 −168.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−5.5
n=12 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −12.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.5% 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
At Roscommon 15.6% vs 5.5% · n=32
Off a 8-14-day break 11.1% vs 5.5% · n=99
With debutants 0% vs 5.5% · n=47
With new recruits 0% vs 5.5% · n=35
With James Smith 9.7% vs 5.5% · n=31
In Flat races 1.9% vs 5.5% · n=53
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 416 21 5% −199.25
Chase 214 15 7% −57.75
Flat 53 1 1.9% −50.90
NH Flat 21 2 9.5% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 252 16 6.3% −98.50
Good 197 11 5.6% −72.50
Good to Soft 123 4 3.3% −92.90
Heavy 114 8 7% −28.00
Standard (AW) 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 70 5 7.1% −29.25
Galway 67 3 4.5% −43.50
Ballinrobe 57 4 7% −23.75
Cork 48 3 6.3% +24.50
Limerick 46 1 2.2% −40.00
Kilbeggan 45 2 4.4% −31.50
Fairyhouse 40 2 5% −21.50
Roscommon 32 5 15.6% +19.10
Tipperary 32 1 3.1% −26.00
Listowel 30 2 6.7% −18.50
Sligo 27 3 11.1% −7.00
Navan 26 4 15.4% +31.00
Clonmel 25 1 4% −10.00
Thurles 24 2 8.3% −4.00
Leopardstown 23 0 0% −23.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 4 3 1 33.3% +2.50
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 35 7 20% 1.01 −6.40
2nd–3rd fav 102 11 10.8% 0.83 −35.00
4th–6th fav 178 11 6.2% 0.88 −59.50
7th+ in betting 389 10 2.6% 0.90 −209.00
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
87.9% completed · 630 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 214 82.2% 5 5 27 1 0
Hurdle 416 90.9% 5 2 26 4 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
Powersbomb (IRE) 62 6 21 31 Jul 22
Seskinane (IRE)from Mark Michael McNiff 49 3 17 15 Mar 20
Se Mo Laoch (IRE) 42 6 20 5 Mar 22
The Eye Of Tulla (IRE)then Ronald O'Leary 33 2 7 18 Jul 25
Four Country Roads (IRE)from Michael Hourigan 33 2 4 16 Nov 23
Hoke Colburn (IRE)from Brian Barr 30 2 12 1 May 23
Jolie Jewel (FR) 25 2 10 5 Nov 26
Killinure Lass (IRE)from John F Gleeson · then E McNamara 21 3 6 1 Jan 24
Barryroe Madam (FR)then Terence O'Brien 20 1 4 23 Nov 25
I'll Be That Lady (IRE) 18 1 4 3 Oct 22
Binowagh Bay (IRE)from Mark Michael McNiff 18 1 4 20 Nov 16
West Clare (IRE) 16 1 3 5 Apr 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 82 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 2 times. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. 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 60 horses listed, 25 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Gordon Elliott (3) and Mark Michael McNiff (2); 35 had their first archived run for this yard.

13 have since run for another yard; 47 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 4
Only 4 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
7844102658157
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 riderPhillip Enright
19% of all rides
7.3% SR · A/E 1.08
RiderRWSR£1
Phillip Enright 137 10 7.3% +5.50
Mr E Mahon 79 5 6.3% −51.00
J J Slevin 38 2 5.3% −21.00
Diarmuid Moloney 33 1 3% −18.00
Richard Deegan 32 1 3.1% −26.50
James Smith 31 3 9.7% −8.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2014→
39
Archived wins
£548k
Prize money
2020
Best season · 6 wins
Powersbomb (IRE) — 2020 Annual Membership Available Handicap Chase Cork · Nov 2019
£14,750
Powersbomb (IRE) — Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Punchestown · May 2021
£12,390
Powersbomb (IRE) — Tote 40,000 euro Jackpot Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (81-123) Galway · Jul 2015
£12,075
Notable horses
Powersbomb (IRE) Se Mo Laoch (IRE) Seskinane (IRE) Killinure Lass (IRE) Warreedy (IRE) Four Country Roads (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Trans Island (GB) 9.7% · 6–62
Progeny have won 9% of 4,743 runs since 2008 (295 horses).
Imperial Ballet (IRE) 6.1% · 3–49
Progeny have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since 2008 (99 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.
Golden Tornado (IRE) 14.3% · 6–42
Progeny have won 10% of 739 runs since 2008 (61 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 248. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 157.
Arcadio (GER) 5.4% · 2–37
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,979 runs since 2011 (375 horses).
Watar (IRE) 6.1% · 2–33
Progeny have won 7.8% of 561 runs since 2017 (59 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11% from 182. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 169.
Beneficial (GB) 6.7% · 2–30
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 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 7 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 704 · newest first

The latest 50 of 704 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 1 February 2014 to 5 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) Jolie Jewel (FR)J: Phillip Enright T.A. Morris Memorial Irish EBF Mares Steeplechase (Listed)Class 1 · 21f · Good To Yielding · 4 ran 3rd 11/8
03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Jolie Jewel (FR)J: Phillip Enright Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Steeplechase24.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 5th 5/1
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Wills History (IRE)J: Mr E M Nugent QuinnBet 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 9th 66/1
25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Tullascope (GB)J: Mr E M Nugent Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate Maiden Hurdle21.5f · Soft · 12 ran 9th 66/1
18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Strange Currency (IRE)J: Mr E Mahon John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle24f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 4th 12/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Tantrum Boy (IRE)J: Phillip Enright Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II)21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 4th 12/1
10 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Tullybeg (IRE)J: Mr E M Nugent Malone Windows Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Steeplechase24.5f · Good · 9 ran 8th 50/1
06 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) She'll Be Kept (IRE)J: Mr E M Nugent Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 6th 18/1
05 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Itsaworkinmaniam (IRE)J: Mr E Mahon Fairyhouse Racecourse Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 14 ran 8th 5/1
01 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Paul Collins (IRE)J: Philip Byrnes Glenary Handicap Hurdle23f · Good · 15 ran 3rd 17/2
28 Sep 26 Roscommon (IRE) Jolie Jewel (FR)J: James Smith Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Steeplechase21.5f · Yielding · 10 ran 2nd 5/2F
26 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Tullybeg (IRE)J: Mr E Mahon John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase24f · Good · 14 ran 9th 33/1
23 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) She'll Be Kept (IRE)J: Phillip Enright Devon Inn Dan Sheehan Memorial Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 14 ran PU 22/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) She'll Be Kept (IRE)J: Mr E M Nugent Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle22f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran F 13/2
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Strange Currency (IRE)J: Richard Deegan Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle22f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 7th 33/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Wills History (IRE)J: Calum Hogan Burke's Clonbur 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle18f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 8th 40/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Tullybeg (IRE)J: Mr E M Nugent BOYLE Sports Handicap Steeplechase22.5f · Soft · 11 ran UR 40/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Tantrum Boy (IRE)J: Phillip Enright WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II)22.5f · Yielding · 19 ran 12th 4/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Paul Collins (IRE)J: Philip Byrnes Anglo Printers Handicap Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 20 ran 7th 22/1
04 Sep 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Itsaworkinmaniam (IRE)J: Phillip Enright Séan Hughes Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle25f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 8th 9/2

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this yard’s runners since 6 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 6 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Brian M McMahon's strike rate?
Brian M McMahon has won 39 of 704 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 5.5% (as at 7 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Brian M McMahon do best at?
Roscommon by strike rate: 5 wins from 32 runners (15.6%) 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 Brian M McMahon?
Phillip Enright, with 137 runners since 2008 — 19% of the total. That pairing has won 10 (7.3%).
Is Brian M McMahon in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 4 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Brian M McMahon's Fair A/E?
0.89, from 704 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 7 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).