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Trainer profile

C O'Keeffe

240 runners in the lifetime window · 29 individual horses
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 46 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
17–240
Wins / Runs
7.1%
Strike rate
n=240
65 (27%)
Placed
0.87
Fair A/E
n=240 · 0.71 incl. margin
−87.33
£1 level stake
n=240 at SP · −36.4%
£313k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
11.1%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 10 runners a season, winning with 7% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.87).

Deterministic profile computed from 240 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 27 Oct 2026
The read

The market has consistently overbet runners with a claiming rider up: 6.2% strike, Fair A/E 0.76 and −73.96 to a £1 stake over 129 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. The yard also reads well on Good going (14.1%, n=64) and in Chase races (12.1%, n=33). The record reads poorly on Soft going — 2.3% over 88 runners, 4.8pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the yard off a 31-60-day break: Fair A/E 0.59 across 53 runners (3.8% strike, −42.50 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the O'Flynn Group Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase at Cork (Dec 2023, £25,075).

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.1% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
6.8%−0.3
n=44 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −18.17
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−7.1
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−7.1
n=25 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −25.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
7.1%+0.0
n=14 · A/E 2.02 · £1 +3.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−7.1
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
When favourite
45.5%
n=11 · A/E 1.53 · £1 +4.34
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
6.2%−0.9
n=129 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −73.96
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
6.3%−0.8
n=32 · A/E 1.15 · £1 +15.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.1% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
On Good going 14.1% vs 7.1% · n=64
On Soft going 2.3% vs 7.1% · n=88
In Chase races 12.1% vs 7.1% · n=33
Off a 8-14-day break 11.8% vs 7.1% · n=34
Off a 31-60-day break 3.8% vs 7.1% · n=53
In NH Flat races 4.2% vs 7.1% · n=48
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 132 10 7.6% −51.54
NH Flat 48 2 4.2% −37.62
Chase 33 4 12.1% +11.83
Flat 27 1 3.7% −10.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 88 2 2.3% −79.50
Good 64 9 14.1% +16.01
Heavy 53 5 9.4% +7.16
Good to Soft 25 1 4% −21.00
Good to Firm 7 0 0% −7.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Tramore 37 3 8.1% −3.00
Clonmel 28 5 17.9% +1.13
Gowran Park 20 2 10% +1.33
Limerick 17 1 5.9% −4.00
Punchestown 16 0 0% −16.00
Thurles 14 1 7.1% −10.00
Cork 13 1 7.7% +21.00
Wexford 12 1 8.3% −7.50
Galway 11 0 0% −11.00
Killarney 11 1 9.1% −8.62
Fairyhouse 9 0 0% −9.00
Naas 9 0 0% −9.00
Listowel 6 0 0% −6.00
Downpatrick 5 0 0% −5.00
Leopardstown 5 1 20% +1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 32 2 6.3% +15.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 11 5 45.5% 1.53 +4.34
2nd–3rd fav 47 5 10.6% 0.65 −23.67
4th–6th fav 86 4 4.7% 0.67 −23.00
7th+ in betting 96 3 3.1% 1.17 −45.00
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
89.1% completed · 165 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 33 90.9% 0 1 2 0 0
Hurdle 132 88.6% 2 0 13 0 0
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
Kilbarry Saint (FR) 22 2 8 29 Apr 26
Kilbarry Chianti (IRE) 18 1 7 18 Oct 22
Nicaragua (GB) 17 2 5 17 Aug 17
Silent Approach (IRE)from Olly Murphy 15 2 7 13 Apr 24
Kilbarry Calling (IRE) 15 1 4 11 Apr 19
Petite Gina (FR) 14 0 1 22 May 19
Racing Again (IRE) 14 0 1 1 Aug 18
Kilbarry Marien (IRE) 14 2 4 16 Nov 17
Kilbarry Ce Ce (IRE) 13 0 3 29 May 26
Kilbarry Way (IRE) 13 2 6 12 May 19
Kilbarry Lilly (IRE) 10 1 2 12 Oct 19
Kilbarry Chloe (IRE) 9 2 6 27 Nov 22
All 29 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 29 horses listed, 4 arrived from another yard in our archive; 25 had their first archived run for this yard.

3 have since run for another yard, most often for Brian O'Keeffe (2); 26 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.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
0623542215050116
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
RiderRWSR£1
Darragh O'Keeffe 18 1 5.6% −15.50
Mike O'Connor 15 2 13.3% +2.50
Danny Mullins 13 2 15.4% +25.33
Cian Quirke 8 0 0% −8.00
Rachael Blackmore 8 2 25% −0.70
Seamie Heffernan 7 0 0% −7.00
Katie O'Farrell 7 0 0% −7.00
Ryan Treacy 7 0 0% −7.00
Sean O'Keeffe 7 1 14.3% −2.00
Mr J J Codd 7 0 0% −7.00
Declan Queally 6 0 0% −6.00
Danny Gilligan 5 1 20% −0.67
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
17
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£313k
Prize money
2022
Best season · 3 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Silent Approach (IRE) — O'Flynn Group Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2) Cork · Dec 2023 · Grade 2
£25,075
Kilbarry Chloe (IRE) — Irish Wire Products Irish EBF Shannon Spray Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Limerick · Mar 2022 · Grade 3
£17,995
Kilbarry Calling (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase Thurles · Mar 2019
£9,240
Notable horses
Kilbarry Saint (FR) Nicaragua (GB) Silent Approach (IRE) Kilbarry Marien (IRE) Kilbarry Way (IRE) Kilbarry Chloe (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Marienbard (IRE) 5.9% · 2–34
Progeny have won 6.7% of 549 runs since 2008 (54 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3% from 100.
Getaway (GER) 9.7% · 3–31
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,930 runs since 2008 (1,028 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.3% from 133.
Mahler (GB) 11.1% · 3–27
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,849 runs since 2008 (785 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Saint Des Saints (FR) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 15.1% of 5,345 runs since 2008 (643 horses).
Zamindar (USA) 11.8% · 2–17
Progeny have won 10.3% of 3,522 runs since 2008 (359 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.7% from 164.
Walk In The Park (IRE) 13.3% · 2–15
Progeny have won 13.3% of 6,972 runs since 2008 (695 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 27 Oct 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 251 · newest first

The latest 50 of 251 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 17 April 2005 to 11 September 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Kilbarry Alexy (IRE)J: Danny Power Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 10th 80/1
29 May 26 Tramore Kilbarry Ce Ce (IRE)J: Carl Millar Tramore Handicap Hurdle (0-100)21.5f · Good · 16 ran PU 18/1
14 May 26 Clonmel Kilbarry Ce Ce (IRE)J: Michael Kenneally Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)19.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 12th 8/1
29 Apr 26 Punchestown Kilbarry Saint (FR)J: Patrick M O'Brien Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase (Grade 3)20.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 3rd 6/1
20 Apr 26 Tramore Kilbarry Ce Ce (IRE)J: Michael Kenneally O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap Hurdle (0-100)16.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 4th 10/1
04 Apr 26 Fairyhouse Kilbarry Saint (FR)J: Danny Mullins BOYLE Sports Mares Handicap Chase (Listed)21f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 2nd 3/1F
26 Mar 26 Clonmel Kilbarry Saint (FR)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 1st 6/4F
18 Feb 26 Punchestown Kilbarry Saint (FR)J: Danny Mullins Matchbook Betting Exchange Quevega Mares Hurdle (Grade 3)20f · Soft · 6 ran 3rd 9/1
03 Jan 26 Cork Kilbarry Alexy (IRE)J: Eoin Staples Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 9th 9/2
29 Dec 25 Leopardstown Kilbarry Lizzy (IRE)J: Michael Kenneally Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2nd 5/2
15 Dec 25 Naas Kilbarry Alexy (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle17f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 3rd 16/1
07 Dec 25 Cork Kilbarry Saint (FR)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Coolmore N.H. Sires Order Of St George Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2)17f · Soft · 8 ran 5th 40/1
06 Dec 25 Navan Kilbarry Lizzy (IRE)J: Danny Mullins Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle17f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 2nd 10/1
23 Nov 25 Punchestown Kilbarry Saint (FR)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Matchbook Betting Exchange Craddockstown Novice Chase (Grade 2)16f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 4th 16/1
13 Nov 25 Punchestown Kilbarry Lizzy (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Academy Hurdle18.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 3rd 8/1
06 Nov 25 Clonmel Kilbarry Saint (FR)J: Darragh O'Keeffe T.A. Morris Memorial Irish EBF Mares Chase (Listed)21f · Soft · 6 ran 2nd 15/2
26 Oct 25 Wexford Kilbarry Ce Ce (IRE)J: Peter Smithers Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)20f · Yielding · 13 ran PU 12/1
09 Oct 25 Tramore Kilbarry Ce Ce (IRE)J: Michael Kenneally Ardmore Handicap Hurdle (0-100)16f · Yielding · 8 ran 4th 7/2
25 Sep 25 Listowel Kilbarry Ce Ce (IRE)J: Niall Prendergast Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 11th 11/1
25 Sep 25 Listowel Kilbarry Ace (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Buckley Agri New Holland Irish EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 18 ran 7th 100/1

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 C O'Keeffe's strike rate?
C O'Keeffe has won 17 of 240 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 7.1% (as at 27 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does C O'Keeffe do best at?
Tramore by strike rate: 3 wins from 37 runners (8.1%) 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.
What is C O'Keeffe's Fair A/E?
0.87, from 240 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 27 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).