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Fergal Birrane

95 runners in the last 5 seasons · 13 individual horses
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 14 days ago 96% of runners on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
2–95
Wins / Runs
2.1%
Strike rate
n=95
11 (12%)
Placed
0.58
Fair A/E
n=95 · 0.48 incl. margin
+12.50
£1 level stake
n=95 at SP · +13.2%
£32,615
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance Claiming riders: 3.4%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2.1% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
4.5%+2.4
n=22 · A/E 2.20 · £1 +79.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−2.1
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−2.1
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
25%+22.9
n=4 · A/E 8.19 · £1 +97.00
When favourite
0%
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
3.4%+1.3
n=59 · A/E 1.12 · £1 +48.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−2.1
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.1% 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
Off a 15-30-day break 0% vs 2.1% · n=32
With a new jockey booking 3.8% vs 2.1% · n=52 · A/E 1.38
In Flat races 2.2% vs 2.1% · n=91 · A/E 0.59
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
Flat 91 2 2.2% +16.50
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 38 1 2.6% −31.50
Good 26 1 3.8% +75.00
Soft 20 0 0% −20.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 33 1 3% −26.50
Roscommon 14 0 0% −14.00
Cork 7 0 0% −7.00
Tipperary 6 1 16.7% +95.00
Laytown (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Limerick 5 0 0% −5.00
Naas 5 0 0% −5.00
Down Royal 4 0 0% −4.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
2nd–3rd fav 6 1 16.7% 1.08 +0.50
4th–6th fav 16 0 0% 0.00 −16.00
7th+ in betting 72 1 1.4% 0.76 +29.00
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.

Horses trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Tamazu (IRE) 21 1 4 12 Oct 26
I Know I Can (GB)from John M Oxx 16 0 5 12 Sep 23
Vormir (IRE)from G M Lyons 15 0 0 28 May 24
Dubirango (IRE) 10 1 2 19 May 25
Dabirsim Flyer (FR) 9 0 0 18 Jul 25
Poet's Willow (IRE) 6 0 0 19 Jun 26
Glasheen Girl (IRE) 6 0 0 15 Aug 25
Alphonse Karr (IRE)from Tom Ward 5 0 0 17 Feb 23
Augeron (FR) 3 0 0 14 Jul 23
California Max (IRE) 1 0 0 12 Oct 26
Anglo Saxson (IRE)from Charlie Fellowes · then Patrick Owens 1 0 0 21 Jan 22
Bar Room Bore (IRE)from Mrs John Harrington 1 0 0 14 Jan 22
All 13 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 13 horses listed, 6 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Charlie Fellowes (2); 7 had their first archived run for this yard.

2 have since run for another yard; 11 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, 5 seasons
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A flat yard: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
Jack Kearney 16 1 6.3% +85.00
J M Sheridan 11 0 0% −11.00
Sean D Bowen 10 1 10% −3.50
Yudish Geerdharry 6 0 0% −6.00
Rory Cleary 5 0 0% −5.00
Mel Sheridan 4 0 0% −4.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
James Ryan 3 0 0% −3.00
Wesley Joyce 3 0 0% −3.00
Daniel King 3 0 0% −3.00
Calum Hogan 2 0 0% −2.00
Dean Curran 2 0 0% −2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
12
Archived wins
£167k
Prize money
2018
Best season · 5 wins
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.
Rock On Dandy (FR) — ASM Chartered Accountants Race Dundalk (AW) · Feb 2018
£12,320
Tamazu (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Tipperary · Aug 2022
£8,850
Sir Danilo (GB) — Celebrate At Dundalk Stadium Maiden Dundalk (AW) · Mar 2018
£7,392
Notable horses
California Lad (GB) Rock On Dandy (FR) Glenmoore (GB) Vormir (IRE) Tamazu (IRE) Dubirango (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Tamayuz (GB) 4.8% · 1–21
Progeny have won 10.4% of 5,182 runs since 2008 (401 horses).
Roderic O'connor (IRE) 0% · 0–16
Progeny have won 10.1% of 2,341 runs since 2008 (166 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.5% from 126. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.7% from 224. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.3% from 143.
Elzaam (AUS) 0% · 0–15
Progeny have won 9.2% of 4,522 runs since 2008 (373 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.9% from 325.
Pride Of Dubai (AUS) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 13.1% of 1,162 runs since 2008 (92 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 17.7% from 385. Weakest on Soft going: 8.3% from 192. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 17% from 200.
Dabirsim (FR) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 7.4% of 4,141 runs since 2008 (448 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.9% from 254. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 144.
Poet's Word (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 9.9% of 704 runs since 2008 (133 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 14.2% from 106.
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 26 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 410 · newest first

The latest 50 of 410 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 25 June 2006 to 12 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
12 Oct 26 Roscommon (IRE) Tamazu (IRE)J: Seamie Heffernan Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (Div I)7.5f · Soft · 14 ran 14th 28/1
12 Oct 26 Roscommon (IRE) California Max (IRE)J: Rory Mulligan Roscommon Racecourse (C & G) Maiden7.5f · Soft · 11 ran 10th 250/1
22 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Tamazu (IRE)J: Seamie Heffernan Rose Hotel Handicap7f · Yielding · 15 ran 12th 20/1
31 Aug 26 Roscommon (IRE) Tamazu (IRE)J: Seamie Heffernan Elphin Handicap7.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 5th 50/1
19 Jun 26 Limerick Poet's Willow (IRE)J: Mel Sheridan Twilight Racing Summer Series Maiden (Div 2)7f · Soft · 13 ran 12th 300/1
10 Jun 26 Limerick Poet's Willow (IRE)J: Mel Sheridan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden8f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 12th 200/1
11 May 26 Roscommon Poet's Willow (IRE)J: Mel Sheridan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden12f · Good · 12 ran 12th 250/1
25 Apr 26 Limerick Poet's Willow (IRE)J: Mel Sheridan Anglo Printers Maiden8f · Yielding · 15 ran 15th 125/1
27 Mar 26 Dundalk (AW) Poet's Willow (IRE)J: Jack Cleary BAR 1 Betting 'Join Our Weekly Rewards' Maiden8f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 300/1
13 Feb 26 Dundalk (AW) Poet's Willow (IRE)J: Adam Caffrey Happy Valentine's Weekend Maiden12f · Standard · 10 ran 10th 150/1
04 Sep 25 Laytown (AW) Tamazu (IRE)J: Daniel King Gilna's Cottage Inn Handicap (0-60)6f · Standard · 10 ran 7th 25/1
15 Aug 25 Dundalk (AW) Glasheen Girl (IRE)J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy Bar One Racing 'Visit Our New Website' Apprentice Maiden7f · Standard · 14 ran 14th 250/1
18 Jul 25 Down Royal Dabirsim Flyer (FR)J: Wesley Joyce Ampion Testing Across UK And Ireland Handicap (0-60)5f · Good · 12 ran 12th 100/1
12 Jul 25 Dundalk (AW) Glasheen Girl (IRE)J: Rory Cleary Catherine Allison & Co. Solicitors Maiden8f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 300/1
25 Jun 25 Naas Dabirsim Flyer (FR)J: James Ryan ARKequine Handicap (0-60)5f · Good · 12 ran 12th 50/1
21 Jun 25 Limerick Glasheen Girl (IRE)J: Yudish Geerdharry Darren's Way Maiden7f · Good · 13 ran 13th 300/1
23 May 25 Curragh Glasheen Girl (IRE)J: Yudish Geerdharry QuinnBet Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden6f · Good · 10 ran 10th 250/1
19 May 25 Roscommon Dubirango (IRE)J: Yudish Geerdharry McGowan Accountancy Services Handicap (0-60)7.5f · Good · 12 ran 11th 100/1
10 May 25 Naas Glasheen Girl (IRE)J: Yudish Geerdharry Nursery Of Champions Fillies Maiden8f · Good · 13 ran 13th 300/1
09 May 25 Ballinrobe Dabirsim Flyer (FR)J: Yudish Geerdharry SIS Supporting Irish Racing Maiden9.5f · Good · 11 ran 11th 200/1

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 Fergal Birrane's strike rate?
Fergal Birrane has won 2 of 95 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 2.1% (as at 26 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Fergal Birrane do best at?
Dundalk (AW) by strike rate: 1 wins from 33 runners (3%) since 2022. 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 Fergal Birrane's Fair A/E?
0.58, from 95 runners with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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 26 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).