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Trainer profile

G. M. Lyons

1,782 runners in the last 5 seasons · 312 individual horses
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Non-runners: 5.2% of 308 declared in the last 365 days, counting all recorded withdrawals, including reserves. For context, a typical day across all racing ends with about 6.5% withdrawn (middle half 5.3–8.1% over 364 racing days). As at 21 Oct 2026.
Last runner yesterday 100% of runners on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
268–1,782
Wins / Runs
15%
Strike rate
n=1,782
687 (39%)
Placed
0.98
Fair A/E
n=1,781 · 0.81 incl. margin
−465.23
£1 level stake
n=1,782 at SP · −26.1%
£7.92m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
15.1%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 360 runners a season, almost all on the flat, winning with 15% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.98). The yard is quiet just now — 1 winner in the last fortnight, below its own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 1,782 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Oct–Nov 33.5% when favourite Colin Keane: 18.2% from 1,131 Sends off the favourite in 19% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Tipperary (26.7%, n=30) and Bellewstown (24%, n=50) — all clear of the yard's 15% baseline. It is weakest at Navan (8.3% over 108 runners) — the widest gap in the record. Runners with a claiming rider up have been a poor signal at 8.4% (n=215, Fair A/E 0.85). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 11.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.74 and −163.04 to a £1 stake over 293 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Right now the yard is in a quiet spell: 1 from 18 runners in the last 14 days (5.6%, 9.4pts below the 15% baseline). Colin Keane rides 63% of the entries and edges the yard's average (18.2% vs 15%, A/E 0.98) — the market has that partnership priced right. The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 8.2% over 134 runners, 6.8pts below the baseline. 161 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Sky Bet Ebor Handicap at York (Aug 2019, £600,000). The stable star of the record: Brendan Brackan (IRE) — 10 wins from 50 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Oct–Nov.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 15% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
11.9%−3.1
n=293 · A/E 0.74 · £1 −163.04
New recruits · first run for the yard
30.8%+15.8
n=13 · A/E 1.47 · £1 −2.28
Debutants · first career start
12.6%−2.4
n=247 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −57.17
First-time headgear · true-first definition
15.8%+0.8
n=114 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −21.14
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
19%+4.0
n=21 · A/E 2.09 · £1 +8.83
When favourite
33.5%
n=346 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −66.13
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
8.4%−6.6
n=215 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −104.42
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
16.1%+1.1
n=367 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −75.18

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 15% 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
With Mark Enright 2.8% vs 15% · n=36
At Tipperary 26.7% vs 15% · n=30
With claiming riders up 8.4% vs 15% · n=215
At Bellewstown 24% vs 15% · n=50
Off a break of 180+ days 8.2% vs 15% · n=134
At Navan 8.3% vs 15% · n=108
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

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 792 123 15.5% −164.98
Soft 381 48 12.6% −151.15
Standard (AW) 281 56 19.9% −34.62
Good to Soft 163 21 12.9% −54.30
Heavy 111 13 11.7% −44.92
Good to Firm 54 7 13% −15.26

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Curragh 302 37 12.3% −33.76
Dundalk (AW) 278 55 19.8% −34.24
Leopardstown 261 36 13.8% −73.06
Naas 220 33 15% −61.78
Gowran Park 126 17 13.5% −54.06
Navan 108 9 8.3% −69.01
Cork 100 16 16% −51.53
Fairyhouse 68 12 17.6% −1.54
Roscommon 53 10 18.9% −11.96
Bellewstown 50 12 24% −0.63
Killarney 44 5 11.4% −30.71
Down Royal 42 7 16.7% −0.93
Tipperary 30 8 26.7% +19.41
Galway 19 1 5.3% −16.00
Limerick 18 2 11.1% −13.80

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 367 59 16.1% −75.18
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 382 127 33.2% 1.02 −61.13
2nd–3rd fav 572 88 15.4% 0.90 −168.10
4th–6th fav 499 40 8% 0.98 −112.00
7th+ in betting 329 13 4% 1.13 −124.00
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
Mutasarref (GB)from D K Weld 28 9 14 10 May 26
Pier Pressure (FR) 27 4 11 30 Sep 25
My Mate Alfie (IRE)then David O'Meara 22 5 15 28 Sep 25
Daler (IRE) 21 2 12 9 Oct 26
Blue Soul (IRE) 20 2 7 8 Nov 24
Power Under Me (IRE) 19 5 7 29 Jul 25
Amiata (IRE) 18 4 5 15 Oct 26
Fairytale Princess (IRE) 17 4 5 19 Jul 24
Howd'yadoit (IRE) 16 3 6 16 Oct 26
Diego El Queso (IRE) 15 2 10 18 Oct 26
Mallavelly (IRE)from Jane Chapple-Hyam 15 4 6 2 Oct 26
Perfect Poise (IRE) 15 1 7 17 Sep 24
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 312 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 8 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, 7 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from D K Weld (2); 53 had their first archived run for this yard.

14 have since run for another yard, most often for R Donohoe (2); 46 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

Quiet spell
1 from 18 5.6% · −9.4pts vs baseline
Last 14 days5.6%
5-season base15%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

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
Go-to riderColin Keane
63% of all rides
18.2% SR · A/E 0.98
RiderRWSR£1
Colin Keane 1,131 206 18.2% −245.88
G. F. Carroll 292 31 10.6% −94.31
James Ryan 100 9 9% −46.12
Jack Kearney 89 8 9% −36.29
Nicola Burns 50 4 8% −29.63
Mark Enright 36 1 2.8% −31.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
1,164
Archived wins
161
Pattern / graded wins
£27.7m
Prize money
2021
Best season · 93 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.
Mustajeer (GB) — Sky Bet Ebor Handicap York · Aug 2019 · Class 2
£600,000
Babouche (GB) — Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) Curragh · Aug 2024 · Group 1
£206,500
Siskin (USA) — Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) Curragh · Aug 2019 · Group 1
£171,000
Notable horses
Brendan Brackan (IRE) Mutasarref (GB) Greek Canyon (IRE) Rockazar (GB) Tennessee Wildcat (IRE) Ardhoomey (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dark Angel (IRE) 21.3% · 33–155
Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,878 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.
Mehmas (IRE) 14.9% · 15–101
Progeny have won 11.6% of 8,110 runs since 2008 (747 horses).
Frankel (GB) 18.9% · 18–95
Progeny have won 18% of 7,499 runs since 2008 (875 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 12.3% from 324. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
Kodiac (GB) 19.8% · 16–81
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,538 runs since 2008 (1,665 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
Kingman (GB) 17.4% · 12–69
Progeny have won 14.6% of 7,471 runs since 2008 (775 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 11.1% from 959. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
Blue Point (IRE) 10.3% · 7–68
Progeny have won 14% of 3,386 runs since 2008 (412 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 17% from 335. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.7% from 206.
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 21 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 7,849 · newest first

The latest 50 of 7,849 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 29 January 2005 to 20 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
20 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Maire Rua (GB)J: Colin Keane Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Group 3)Class 1 · 8f · Yielding · 11 ran 10th 1/1F
20 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Hey Stella (IRE)J: Colin Keane Bill Hanlon Memorial Fillies Maiden12f · Yielding · 7 ran 4th 20/1
18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Diego El Queso (IRE)J: Colin Keane Trigo Stakes (Listed)Class 1 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 2nd 17/2
18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Faiyum (GB)J: Colin Keane Bahrain Turf Club Knockaire Stakes (Listed)Class 1 · 8.5f · Good · 7 ran 5th 13/8F
17 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Critical Reason (IRE)J: James Ryan Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden7f · Good · 12 ran 8th 4/1
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Howd'yadoit (IRE)J: Robert Whearty BAR 1 Betting 'Supporting Irish Racing' Handicap7f · Standard · 12 ran 8th 20/1
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Ocean's Breath (IRE)J: Colin Keane BAR 1 Betting 'Supporting Irish Racing' Handicap7f · Standard · 12 ran 1st 2/1F
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) This That (GB)J: Colin Keane James Crowe 1 Year Memorial Nursery Handicap7f · Standard · 13 ran 10th 3/1F
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Amiata (IRE)J: Colin Keane DNG Nationwide Handicap6f · Soft · 13 ran 4th 14/1
14 Oct 26 Nottingham Neptunes Staircase (IRE)J: G. F. Carroll Colwick Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5th 12/1
11 Oct 26 Naas (IRE) Faiyum (GB)J: Colin Keane Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes (Listed)Class 1 · 8f · Soft · 16 ran 2nd 9/4F
10 Oct 26 Naas (IRE) Justiciar (IRE)J: Jack Kearney WTW Willis Fillies Maiden7f · Soft · 11 ran 2nd 9/2
10 Oct 26 Naas (IRE) La Tache (IRE)J: Jack Kearney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap6f · Soft · 7 ran 4th 11/1
10 Oct 26 Naas (IRE) Naval Gazer (IRE)J: James Ryan Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series)8f · Soft · 18 ran 6th 20/1
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Poetic Sound (IRE)J: Nicola Burns Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Handicap12f · Standard · 5 ran 3rd 13/2
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Camino Lad (IRE)J: Jack Kearney Halloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk Handicap12f · Standard · 7 ran 7th 7/4F
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Sonoran (IRE)J: Robert Whearty BAR 1 Betting 'First For Football' Handicap8f · Standard · 13 ran 12th 9/1
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Daler (IRE)J: James Ryan BAR 1 Betting 'First For Football' Handicap8f · Standard · 13 ran 3rd 10/1
07 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Soldat (IRE)J: G. F. Carroll Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community Maiden8f · Yielding · 9 ran 3rd 18/1
04 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Heralds March (IRE)J: G. F. Carroll Bermingham Cameras Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden7f · Soft · 12 ran 7th 14/1

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 G. M. Lyons's strike rate?
G. M. Lyons has won 268 of 1,782 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 15% (as at 21 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does G. M. Lyons do best at?
Tipperary by strike rate: 8 wins from 30 runners (26.7%) 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.
Who rides most for G. M. Lyons?
Colin Keane, with 1,131 runners since 2022 — 63% of the total. That pairing has won 206 (18.2%).
Is G. M. Lyons in form?
In the last 14 days: 18 runners, 1 winner, a strike rate of 5.6%. That is below the baseline of 15% since 2022.
What is G. M. Lyons's Fair A/E?
0.98, from 1,781 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 21 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).