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Trainer profile

J A Berry

977 runners in the lifetime window · 113 individual horses
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 2 days ago 97% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
35–977
Wins / Runs
3.6%
Strike rate
n=977
174 (18%)
Placed
0.70
Fair A/E
n=977 · 0.54 incl. margin
−593.99
£1 level stake
n=977 at SP · −60.8%
£626k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 50 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.70).

Deterministic profile computed from 977 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Oct–Nov 23.3% when favourite Robbie Moran: 4.7% from 253 Sends off the favourite in 3% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Fairyhouse (7%, n=129), clear of the yard's 3.6% baseline. Debutants struggle at 0% (n=89, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 2.4% strike, Fair A/E 0.57 and −153.00 to a £1 stake over 250 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Robbie Moran rides 26% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (4.7%, A/E 0.88). The yard also reads well off a 0-7-day break (12.8%, n=39). The record reads poorly in NH Flat races — 0% over 148 runners, 3.6pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan (Nov 2013, £60,000). The stable star of the record: Cara Mara (IRE) — 6 wins from 33 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 3.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
2.4%−1.2
n=250 · A/E 0.57 · £1 −153.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−3.6
n=11 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −11.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−3.6
n=89 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −89.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−3.6
n=14 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −14.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−3.6
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
When favourite
23.3%
n=30 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −9.99
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
2.6%−1.0
n=577 · A/E 0.61 · £1 −407.40
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
1.3%−2.3
n=80 · A/E 0.25 · £1 −54.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.6% 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
On last-time-out winners 13.9% vs 3.6% · n=36
Off a 0-7-day break 12.8% vs 3.6% · n=39
With M P Fogarty 11.4% vs 3.6% · n=35
In NH Flat races 0% vs 3.6% · n=148
With horses switching code 0.5% vs 3.6% · n=214
At Fairyhouse 7% vs 3.6% · n=129
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 549 27 4.9% −269.49
Chase 246 8 3.3% −142.50
NH Flat 148 0 0% −148.00
Flat 34 0 0% −34.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 322 10 3.1% −239.75
Heavy 283 13 4.6% −107.15
Good 238 8 3.4% −149.50
Good to Soft 83 3 3.6% −48.50
Good to Firm 50 1 2% −48.09
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Tramore 135 3 2.2% −114.50
Fairyhouse 129 9 7% −7.25
Clonmel 85 3 3.5% −55.00
Wexford 84 3 3.6% −54.00
Punchestown 77 3 3.9% −34.00
Naas 46 1 2.2% −38.00
Gowran Park 44 0 0% −44.00
Cork 43 0 0% −43.00
Navan 43 1 2.3% −17.00
Wexford 38 2 5.3% −34.09
Kilbeggan 36 2 5.6% +0.00
Limerick 35 2 5.7% −13.00
Leopardstown 31 0 0% −31.00
Sligo 28 2 7.1% −23.15
Thurles 21 1 4.8% −17.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 80 1 1.3% −54.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 38 8 21.1% 0.94 −12.99
2nd–3rd fav 98 8 8.2% 0.65 −48.00
4th–6th fav 219 8 3.7% 0.62 −113.00
7th+ in betting 622 11 1.8% 0.68 −420.00
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
83.3% completed · 795 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 246 75.2% 19 2 36 1 3
Hurdle 549 86.9% 7 12 49 3 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
Cootamundra (IRE)from D P Berry 53 3 15 29 Oct 17
Give Us A Hand (IRE) 49 1 17 22 Aug 17
Pretty Happy (IRE) 46 2 14 28 Mar 13
Cruisin Susan (IRE) 40 3 7 8 Oct 26
Acriveen (IRE) 36 3 9 20 Apr 16
Caddy Shack (IRE) 34 1 6 3 Jun 23
Whats On The Menu (IRE) 32 1 6 20 Jan 16
Cara Mara (IRE) 27 4 8 25 Apr 11
Day Day (IRE) 26 0 7 4 Oct 18
Civena (IRE) 24 3 8 2 May 14
Hot or What (IRE) 22 2 5 12 Feb 12
Catch My Drift (IRE)then Tim Vaughan 21 0 1 15 Nov 18
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 113 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 4 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, 6 arrived from another yard in our archive; 54 had their first archived run for this yard.

13 have since run for another yard, most often for David Phelan (2) and R P Rath (2); 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 1
Only 1 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
431333342662
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 riderRobbie Moran
26% of all rides
4.7% SR · A/E 0.88
RiderRWSR£1
Robbie Moran 253 12 4.7% −77.15
Mr J P Berry 180 4 2.2% −147.50
Adam O'Neill 87 3 3.4% −36.00
Mr M J Scallan 83 2 2.4% −57.00
M P Fogarty 35 4 11.4% −10.00
Sean Flanagan 32 0 0% −32.00
Mr R A Berry 31 0 0% −31.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
41
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£728k
Prize money
2009
Best season · 8 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.
Cootamundra (IRE) — Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) Navan · Nov 2013 · Grade B
£60,000
Cara Mara (IRE) — John Fowler Memorial E.B.F. Mares Chase Fairyhouse · Dec 2009
£22,785
Cootamundra (IRE) — Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) Punchestown · Feb 2012
£15,600
Notable horses
Cara Mara (IRE) Cootamundra (IRE) Cruisin Susan (IRE) Acriveen (IRE) Civena (IRE) Pretty Happy (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Anshan (GB) 3.6% · 4–110
Progeny have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since 2008 (387 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.2% from 520.
Broken Hearted (GB) 5.5% · 4–73
Progeny have won 7.5% of 655 runs since 2008 (78 horses).
Arcadio (GER) 2% · 1–50
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,979 runs since 2011 (375 horses).
Shernazar (GB) 4.3% · 2–46
Progeny have won 8.7% of 1,462 runs since 2008 (150 horses).
Accordion (IRE) 7% · 3–43
Progeny have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since 2008 (327 horses).
Walk In The Park (IRE) 7.5% · 3–40
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,030 runs since 2011 (704 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 5 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 1,134 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,134 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 16 January 2005 to 3 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Fervida (IRE)J: Shane O'Callaghan William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 10th 16/1
22 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Ballyteigue Bay (IRE)J: Ross Berry Crottys Lake Maiden Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 6th 40/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Fervida (IRE)J: Ross Berry Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div I)21.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 10th 50/1
08 Oct 26 Tramore (IRE) Cruisin Susan (IRE)J: Ross Berry Waterford Greenway Beginners Steeplechase20.5f · Yielding · 12 ran 10th 125/1
05 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Fervida (IRE)J: Ross Berry Fairyhouse Racecourse Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 14 ran 10th 33/1
02 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Ballyteigue Bay (IRE)J: Ross Berry Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 5th 125/1
30 Sep 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Venerated (IRE)J: Terry Casey Johnny Sullivan Memorial Maiden5f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 7th 300/1
21 Sep 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Venerated (IRE)J: Terry Casey Kilminfoyle House Stud Fillies Maiden7f · Good · 17 ran 14th 300/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Cruisin Susan (IRE)J: Mr J P Berry Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20.5f · Good · 14 ran 12th 16/1
14 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) Fervida (IRE)J: Ross Berry Walsh Butler Electrical Mares Maiden Hurdle21f · Good · 15 ran 4th 12/1
07 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Cruisin Susan (IRE)J: Mr J P Berry SIS Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 13 ran 8th 13/2
07 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Fervida (IRE)J: Ross Berry SIS Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 13 ran 7th 125/1
23 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Cruisin Susan (IRE)J: Mr J P Berry Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div II)24f · Good · 14 ran 3rd 14/1
23 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Fervida (IRE)J: Ross Berry Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div I)24f · Good · 13 ran UR 66/1
04 Jul 26 Bellewstown Fervida (IRE)J: Ross Berry Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100)20.5f · Good · 15 ran 9th 100/1
31 May 26 Kilbeggan Ballyteigue Bay (IRE)J: Mr J P Berry Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram (Pro/Am) Flat Race15.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 8th 28/1
29 May 26 Tramore Cruisin Susan (IRE)J: Mr J P Berry Tramore Handicap Hurdle (0-100)21.5f · Good · 16 ran 8th 14/1
14 May 26 Clonmel Cruisin Susan (IRE)J: Mr J P Berry Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)19.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 6th 40/1
14 May 26 Clonmel Jalfrezi (IRE)J: Ross Berry Tote Guarantee Never Beaten By SP (C & G) Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran PU 200/1
03 Feb 26 Fairyhouse Fervida (IRE)J: Ross Berry Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Maiden Hurdle20f · Heavy · 14 ran PU 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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this yard’s runners since 22 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 22 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 J A Berry's strike rate?
J A Berry has won 35 of 977 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 3.6% (as at 5 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does J A Berry do best at?
Fairyhouse by strike rate: 9 wins from 129 runners (7%) 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 J A Berry?
Robbie Moran, with 253 runners since 2008 — 26% of the total. That pairing has won 12 (4.7%).
Is J A Berry in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 1 runner, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is J A Berry's Fair A/E?
0.70, from 977 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 5 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).