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Trainer profile

J F Levins

368 runners in the last 5 seasons · 36 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Feb 2025 94% of runners on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2013→)
from 1 Jan 2022
28–368
Wins / Runs
7.6%
Strike rate
n=368
75 (20%)
Placed
1.19
Fair A/E
n=368 · 0.94 incl. margin
−78.34
£1 level stake
n=368 at SP · −21.3%
£338k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 70 runners a season, almost all on the flat, winning with 8% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.19).

Deterministic profile computed from 368 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fires May–Aug Donagh O'Connor: 9.8% from 153
The read

It is weakest at Curragh (3.3% over 61 runners) — the widest gap in the record. A horse having headgear put back on after a bare run has been a poor signal at 3.2% (n=31, Fair A/E 0.53). The market has consistently overbet runners with a claiming rider up: 4.4% strike, Fair A/E 0.66 and −81.50 to a £1 stake over 114 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Donagh O'Connor rides 42% of the entries and edges the yard's average (9.8% vs 7.6%, A/E 1.58) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well off a 8-14-day break (11.4%, n=70). The record reads poorly over 1m2f – 1m4f — 0% over 32 runners, 7.6pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) — 8 wins from 44 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires May–Aug.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
5.7%−1.9
n=70 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −19.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
7.7%+0.1
n=13 · A/E 2.29 · £1 +16.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−7.6
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−7.6
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
3.2%−4.4
n=31 · A/E 0.53 · £1 −20.00
When favourite
26.7%
n=15 · A/E 1.36 · £1 +1.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
4.4%−3.2
n=114 · A/E 0.66 · £1 −81.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−7.6
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.6% 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 J M Sheridan 16.7% vs 7.6% · n=36
Over 1m2f – 1m4f 0% vs 7.6% · n=32
On Heavy going 2.3% vs 7.6% · n=44
On last-time-out winners 12.9% vs 7.6% · n=31
At Curragh 3.3% vs 7.6% · n=61
Off a 8-14-day break 11.4% vs 7.6% · n=70
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 347 27 7.8% −67.34
Hurdle 14 1 7.1% −4.00
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 103 9 8.7% −5.67
Good 98 7 7.1% −12.00
Standard (AW) 91 10 11% −4.17
Heavy 44 1 2.3% −34.50
Good to Soft 24 1 4.2% −14.00
Good to Firm 8 0 0% −8.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 84 8 9.5% −14.17
Curragh 61 2 3.3% −52.50
Cork 29 2 6.9% +41.00
Gowran Park 29 1 3.4% −14.00
Naas 26 2 7.7% −14.00
Killarney 25 2 8% −6.50
Navan 21 1 4.8% −14.00
Limerick 11 1 9.1% +4.00
Fairyhouse 9 1 11.1% +0.00
Leopardstown 8 0 0% −8.00
Roscommon 8 0 0% −8.00
Down Royal 8 1 12.5% +1.50
Punchestown 6 0 0% −6.00
Tipperary 6 1 16.7% +1.50
Galway 5 0 0% −5.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 5 1 20% +4.00
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +6.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 21 4 19% 1.02 −5.00
2nd–3rd fav 42 8 19% 1.47 +8.16
4th–6th fav 90 11 12.2% 1.56 +18.50
7th+ in betting 215 5 2.3% 0.70 −100.00
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
Nordic Passage (IRE)from John Gosden · then Maurice Andrew Ahern 30 1 7 12 Feb 25
Chimeric (IRE)from Ms Sheila Lavery 30 3 7 21 Oct 24
Prisoner's Dilemma (GB)then Maurice Andrew Ahern 26 5 8 11 Oct 24
Akmaam (FR)from G M Lyons · then Donncha Duggan 23 1 4 14 Feb 25
Shawaamekh (GB)from Declan Carroll · then Maurice Andrew Ahern 23 1 9 28 Oct 24
Men Of Dreams (IRE)from G M Lyons · then Michael John O'Connor 20 1 4 5 Oct 24
Eleuthera (GB)from Kevin Ryan 15 0 1 2 Nov 22
Admiral Nelson (GB)from G M Lyons · then Peter Niven 14 1 1 20 Oct 23
Shabaaby (GB)from Owen Burrows · then Ewan Whillans 14 2 3 20 Feb 23
Salt Whistle Bay (IRE)from Rae Guest · then Charles Coakley 14 1 4 13 Oct 22
Superior Council (IRE)from Richard Fahey · then Iain Jardine 13 0 1 22 Oct 24
The Organiser (GB)from K R Burke · then Edward Bethell 12 1 1 22 Oct 24
All 36 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 36 horses listed, 25 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from G M Lyons (4) and Charles Hills (2); 11 had their first archived run for this yard.

22 have since run for another yard, most often for Maurice Andrew Ahern (3) and Edward Bethell (2); 14 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
JFMAMJJASOND
12913091310106200
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 riderDonagh O'Connor
42% of all rides
9.8% SR · A/E 1.58
RiderRWSR£1
Donagh O'Connor 153 15 9.8% +32.66
J M Sheridan 36 6 16.7% +1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
123
Archived wins
£1.43m
Prize money
2022
Best season · 16 wins
Nordic Passage (IRE) — William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Racing League Race 25 Handicap Newcastle (AW) · Aug 2023 · Class 4
£16,751
Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) — Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital Handicap Curragh · Aug 2022
£12,980
Nordic Passage (IRE) — Old Vic Gallop Handicap (70-100) Curragh · Jul 2020
£12,390
Notable horses
Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) Your Pal Tal (GB) Tai Sing Yeh (IRE) Eleuthera (GB) Brokopondo (IRE) Nordic Passage (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dabirsim (FR) 3.3% · 1–30
Progeny have won 7.4% of 4,135 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 142.
Make Believe (GB) 10% · 3–30
Progeny have won 11.1% of 3,601 runs since 2008 (297 horses).
Toronado (IRE) 19.2% · 5–26
Progeny have won 10.6% of 3,857 runs since 2008 (417 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 191. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.5% from 142.
Born To Sea (IRE) 4.3% · 1–23
Progeny have won 9.1% of 4,277 runs since 2008 (311 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 12.1% from 965. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.4% from 864. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 724.
Wootton Bassett (GB) 4.3% · 1–23
Progeny have won 13.1% of 5,640 runs since 2008 (788 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
Dawn Approach (IRE) 5% · 1–20
Progeny have won 8% of 3,570 runs since 2008 (358 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
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 22 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 1,661 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,661 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 26 May 2013 to 21 February 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
21 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) Maharajjah (IRE)J: Chris Hayes View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden7f · Standard · 13 ran 7th 6/1
14 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) Holly Woods Dancer (IRE)J: Neve Bennett William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65)7f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 80/1
14 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) Akmaam (FR)J: Neve Bennett Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Claiming Race8f · Standard · 13 ran 11th 100/1
12 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) Nordic Passage (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-65)6f · Standard · 13 ran 8th 15/2
12 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) Maharajjah (IRE)J: Colin Keane Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden8f · Standard · 8 ran 4th 7/1
27 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) Maharajjah (IRE)J: Neve Bennett View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden7f · Standard · 10 ran 3rd 40/1
27 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) Nordic Passage (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65)5f · Standard · 13 ran 3rd 22/1
28 Oct 24 Galway Shawaamekh (GB)J: Donagh O'Connor Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70)7f · Heavy · 16 ran 10th 25/1
28 Oct 24 Galway Desert Of The Sea (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Corrib Food Products Maiden7f · Heavy · 13 ran 8th 150/1
23 Oct 24 Navan Chief Of State (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Maiden5f · Yielding · 13 ran 8th 200/1
22 Oct 24 Curragh Superior Council (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65)7f · Soft · 24 ran 8th 40/1
22 Oct 24 Curragh The Organiser (GB)J: Donagh O'Connor Friarstown Stud Handicap6f · Soft · 15 ran 12th 12/1
21 Oct 24 Gowran Park Chimeric (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Racing Club Membership Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)8.5f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 15th 50/1
21 Oct 24 Gowran Park Mindthegap (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Racing Club Membership Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)8.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 16th 16/1
17 Oct 24 Curragh Nordic Passage (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65)7f · Yielding To Soft · 27 ran 5th 40/1
14 Oct 24 Roscommon Superior Council (IRE)J: Ronan Whelan Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)7.5f · Soft · 15 ran 4th 7/2F
14 Oct 24 Roscommon Private Officer (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)7.5f · Soft · 15 ran 9th 9/1
12 Oct 24 Naas Desert Of The Sea (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Punctual Print Maiden8f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 6th 25/1
11 Oct 24 Dundalk (AW) Prisoner's Dilemma (GB)J: Donagh O'Connor Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Handicap7f · Standard · 14 ran 8th 14/1
09 Oct 24 Navan Chimeric (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Yellow Furze Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)10f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 14th 40/1

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 J F Levins's strike rate?
J F Levins has won 28 of 368 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 7.6% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does J F Levins do best at?
Dundalk (AW) by strike rate: 8 wins from 84 runners (9.5%) 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 J F Levins?
Donagh O'Connor, with 153 runners since 2022 — 42% of the total. That pairing has won 15 (9.8%).
What is J F Levins's Fair A/E?
1.19, from 368 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 22 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).