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Trainer profile

David Edward Finn

185 runners in the lifetime window · 32 individual horses
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 52 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
2–185
Wins / Runs
1.1%
Strike rate
n=185
13 (7%)
Placed
0.34
Fair A/E
n=185 · 0.26 incl. margin
−168.00
£1 level stake
n=185 at SP · −90.8%
£25,022
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 10 runners a season, winning with 1% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.34).

Deterministic profile computed from 185 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 12 Nov 2026
The read

The market has consistently overbet runners with a claiming rider up: 0.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.28 and −106.00 to a £1 stake over 115 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. The market has consistently overbet the yard over 2m1f – 2m4f: Fair A/E 0.00 across 58 runners (0% strike, −58.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 1.1% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−1.1
n=65 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −65.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−1.1
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−1.1
n=25 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −25.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−1.1
n=14 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −14.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−1.1
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
0.9%−0.2
n=115 · A/E 0.28 · £1 −106.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 1.1% 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
Over 2m5f – 3m 3.8% vs 1.1% · n=53
With a new jockey booking 0% vs 1.1% · n=111 · A/E 0.00
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 0% vs 1.1% · n=58 · A/E 0.00
On Soft going 0% vs 1.1% · n=52 · A/E 0.00
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 77 1 1.3% −69.00
Chase 61 1 1.6% −52.00
Flat 34 0 0% −34.00
NH Flat 13 0 0% −13.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 54 1 1.9% −46.00
Soft 52 0 0% −52.00
Heavy 47 1 2.1% −38.00
Good to Firm 15 0 0% −15.00
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cork 34 0 0% −34.00
Limerick 23 0 0% −23.00
Tramore 21 0 0% −21.00
Thurles 19 1 5.3% −10.00
Killarney 17 0 0% −17.00
Clonmel 14 0 0% −14.00
Tipperary 12 0 0% −12.00
Gowran Park 8 0 0% −8.00
Curragh 5 0 0% −5.00
Downpatrick 5 1 20% +3.00
Listowel 5 0 0% −5.00
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
2nd–3rd fav 7 1 14.3% 1.50 +1.00
4th–6th fav 27 1 3.7% 0.70 −18.00
7th+ in betting 151 0 0% 0.00 −151.00
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
76.1% completed · 138 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 61 68.9% 2 3 13 1 0
Hurdle 77 81.8% 1 1 12 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
Torremuelle (IRE) 35 1 5 21 Feb 14
Pairc Na Leasa (IRE) 21 0 4 1 Aug 16
Vision Of Glory (IRE) 14 0 0 20 Jul 12
Tijuana (GB) 12 0 0 21 Sep 26
Kings Benefit (IRE) 11 0 1 11 May 10
Chain Of Destiny (IRE) 10 0 1 14 Jul 26
Aviatore (GER)from Roger Curtis 10 1 2 21 Apr 14
Express Train (IRE) 9 0 0 21 Jul 11
Run For Ger (IRE)then Evan Williams 8 0 0 3 Jul 16
Freemans Leap (IRE)then Raymond Hurley 7 0 0 14 May 10
Rolling Steel (IRE)then Tracey Collins 7 0 0 22 Aug 09
Sipsey Canyon (IRE) 5 0 0 25 Feb 10
All 32 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 32 horses listed, 6 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Miss Susan A Finn (2); 26 had their first archived run for this yard.

10 have since run for another yard, most often for Denis Quinn (2); 22 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
500000500000
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
Martin Ferris 25 1 4% −17.00
Ben Dalton 25 1 4% −16.00
W J Lee 15 0 0% −15.00
Paddy Kennedy 8 0 0% −8.00
Phillip Enright 8 0 0% −8.00
Patrick Mangan 6 0 0% −6.00
Shane Crimin 6 0 0% −6.00
Miss M O'Sullivan 5 0 0% −5.00
Mark Enright 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Flanagan 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr Ciaran Fennessy 4 0 0% −4.00
Jody McGarvey 4 0 0% −4.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
2
Archived wins
£25,022
Prize money
2012
Best season · 2 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.
Torremuelle (IRE) — Kennedy's Parnell St. Live Music Venue Handicap Chase (0-102) Thurles · Jan 2012
£5,865
Aviatore (GER) — Joe Rea Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Downpatrick · Jul 2012
£4,830
Notable horses
Torremuelle (IRE) Aviatore (GER)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Supreme Leader (GB) 2.9% · 1–35
Progeny have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since 2008 (349 horses).
Beat All (USA) 0% · 0–21
Progeny have won 7% of 2,513 runs since 2008 (254 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.6% from 320. Weakest on Heavy going: 3.6% from 192. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 12.5% from 120.
Bold Fact (USA) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 7.7% of 898 runs since 2008 (53 horses). Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.8% from 186.
Territories (IRE) 0% · 0–12
Progeny have won 10.3% of 3,647 runs since 2020 (350 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 13.6% from 543.
Beneficial (GB) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,047 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Churchill (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 11% of 4,853 runs since 2021 (462 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 12 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 216 · newest first

The latest 50 of 216 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 30 January 2005 to 21 September 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
21 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Tijuana (GB)J: Reese Holohan Tote, Never Beaten By SP Maiden8f · Yielding · 14 ran 12th 400/1
14 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: Mr W T Ladd Finn Thorn Plant Hire (Q.R.) Maiden14f · Good · 12 ran 12th 400/1
31 May 26 Listowel Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: Mr W T Ladd Finn Acro Fire & Safety (Q.R.) Race13.5f · Good · 6 ran 5th 200/1
12 May 26 Killarney Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: Mr W T Ladd Finn Outlook Publications (Q.R.) Handicap17f · Good · 9 ran 9th 300/1
12 May 26 Killarney Tijuana (GB)J: Killian Leonard FEXCO Maiden8f · Good · 13 ran 12th 300/1
16 Oct 23 Gowran Park Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: Wesley Joyce Thomastown Maiden9.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 6th 100/1
12 Sep 23 Galway Tijuana (GB)J: Killian Leonard Galway Handicap (47-70)7f · Soft · 9 ran 7th 22/1
06 Sep 23 Cork Tijuana (GB)J: N G McCullagh Racing Again September 26th Handicap (47-65)7f · Good · 25 ran 21st 66/1
30 Aug 23 Cork Tijuana (GB)J: Adam Caffrey Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)7f · Good · 18 ran 11th 50/1
11 Aug 23 Tipperary Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: Paddy Harnett www.tipperaryraces.ie (C & G) Maiden7.5f · Soft · 9 ran 9th 66/1
11 Aug 23 Tipperary Tijuana (GB)J: Paddy Harnett Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden5f · Soft · 12 ran 11th 200/1
28 Jul 23 Cork Tijuana (GB)J: Paddy Harnett Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden6f · Good · 12 ran 8th 150/1
21 Apr 23 Cork Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: Scott McCullagh Buy Tickets At CorkRacecourse.ie Maiden10f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 13th 150/1
04 Nov 22 Dundalk (AW) Tijuana (GB)J: Mark Enright William Hill Racing Radio Handicap (47-65)8f · Standard · 14 ran 10th 18/1
23 Oct 22 Curragh Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: W J Lee Sp Or Better Guaranteed With The Tote Maiden9f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 8th 16/1
14 Oct 22 Dundalk (AW) Tijuana (GB)J: Mark Enright Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)7f · Standard · 14 ran 7th 40/1
13 Oct 22 Curragh Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: Jack Enright Hollywoodbets Supports Brentford Football Club Maiden8f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 3rd 80/1
22 Sep 22 Listowel Tijuana (GB)J: Seamie Heffernan Mac Fuels & General Supplies Maiden8f · Soft · 16 ran 14th 80/1
22 Sep 22 Listowel Chain Of Destiny (IRE)J: Jack Enright Mac Fuels & General Supplies Maiden8f · Soft · 16 ran 7th 150/1
20 Aug 22 Curragh Tijuana (GB)J: Danny Gilligan Sheehy Motors Skoda Maiden6f · Good · 18 ran 15th 66/1

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 David Edward Finn's strike rate?
David Edward Finn has won 2 of 185 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 1.1% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does David Edward Finn do best at?
Cork by strike rate: 0 wins from 34 runners (0%) 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 David Edward Finn's Fair A/E?
0.34, from 185 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 12 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).