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Trainer profile

J G Cosgrave

36 runners in the last 5 seasons · 11 individual horses
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 59 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
2–36
Wins / Runs
5.6%
Strike rate
n=36
5 (14%)
Placed
1.21
Fair A/E
n=36 · 0.99 incl. margin
−23.50
£1 level stake
n=36 at SP · −65.3%
£18,347
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−5.6
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−5.6
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−5.6
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−5.6
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−5.6
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
When favourite
0%
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
3.7%−1.9
n=27 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −21.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.6% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7.1% −7.50
NH Flat 8 1 12.5% −2.00
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 14 1 7.1% −7.50
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Downpatrick 10 0 0% −10.00
Down Royal 5 0 0% −5.00
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 3 1 33.3% +3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 1 100% +5.50
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 1 1 100% +5.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
2nd–3rd fav 5 2 40% 3.10 +7.50
4th–6th fav 8 0 0% 0.00 −8.00
7th+ in betting 22 0 0% 0.00 −22.00
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
71.4% completed · 21 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 7 42.9% 0 0 4 0 0
Hurdle 14 85.7% 0 0 2 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
Sula Warrior (IRE)from S R B Crawford 9 1 2 26 Jul 24
Big Leg Up (IRE)then Dermot A McLoughlin 7 0 1 25 May 23
Bohemian Summer (IRE) 4 1 1 12 Mar 23
Seamy Appletart (IRE)then Nick Scholfield 3 0 1 28 Aug 26
Frankie Reynolds (IRE) 3 0 0 31 Jan 24
Booklight (IRE)from Miss Natalia Lupini · then C A McBratney 2 0 0 17 Jul 26
Big Reggie (GB) 2 0 0 30 Aug 24
Go Lassie Go (IRE) 2 0 0 17 Mar 22
Emily B (IRE) 2 0 0 17 Mar 22
Seven Towns (IRE) 1 0 0 30 Mar 25
Isn't He Westie (IRE)then M G Quinn 1 0 0 16 Jun 24
All 11 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 11 horses listed, 2 arrived from another yard in our archive; 9 had their first archived run for this yard.

4 have since run for another yard; 7 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
33000001700·00
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
Liam McKenna 8 0 0% −8.00
Adam Caffrey 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr D McGill 3 1 33.3% +3.00
Conor Maxwell 3 0 0% −3.00
E Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr S Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Alex Harvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr S Cavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P C Bannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
23
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£269k
Prize money
2015
Best season · 4 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.
Mount Colah (IRE) — Foxrock Handicap Chase (grade C) Navan · Dec 2014 · Grade C
£19,500
Mount Colah (IRE) — Thurles Racecourse Supporters Club Chase (listed) Thurles · Jan 2015 · Listed
£16,900
Mount Colah (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Chase Leopardstown · Mar 2014
£13,000
Notable horses
Mount Colah (IRE) Dick Naylor (IRE) Naujella Girl (IRE) Big Leg Up (IRE) Sula Warrior (IRE) Bahati Boy (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Winged Love (IRE) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 10.9% of 3,965 runs since 2008 (296 horses).
Windsor Knot (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 8.5% of 1,319 runs since 2008 (81 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 127.
Conduit (IRE) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 6.2% of 403 runs since 2008 (57 horses).
Blue Bresil (FR) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 12.2% of 3,504 runs since 2008 (457 horses).
Smooth Daddy (USA) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 7.5% of 332 runs since 2008 (26 horses).
Arcadio (GER) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since 2008 (375 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 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 348 · newest first

The latest 50 of 348 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 19 February 2005 to 28 August 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Seamy Appletart (IRE)J: Michael Kenneally Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 8 ran 2nd 9/1
17 Jul 26 Down Royal (IRE) Booklight (IRE)J: Jimmy Dalton GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap13f · Good · 7 ran 6th 25/1
14 Jul 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Seamy Appletart (IRE)J: Mr S Connor Downpatrick Racecourse Family Funday Supporters Flat Race19f · Good · 10 ran 5th 16/1
12 Jun 26 Gowran Park Booklight (IRE)J: Wayne Lordan Gowran Park Handicap9.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 15th 40/1
06 Jun 26 Punchestown Seamy Appletart (IRE)J: Mr S Connor Castlestone Holiday Homes (Pro/Am) Flat Race16.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 11th 28/1
30 Mar 25 Downpatrick Seven Towns (IRE)J: Alex Harvey Pro Solar NI Maiden Hurdle22f · Good · 11 ran 4th 250/1
30 Aug 24 Down Royal Big Reggie (GB)J: Alex Harvey Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Hurdle24f · Good · 5 ran 5th 100/1
09 Aug 24 Wexford Big Reggie (GB)J: Liam McKenna Think Print & Design Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good · 14 ran 12th 100/1
26 Jul 24 Kilbeggan Sula Warrior (IRE)J: Liam McKenna Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)19f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran PU 16/1
16 Jun 24 Downpatrick Isn't He Westie (IRE)J: Jake Coen Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle22f · Good · 13 ran 9th 125/1
15 Jun 24 Downpatrick Sula Warrior (IRE)J: Mr D McGill Randox (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)22f · Good · 15 ran 11th 8/1
24 May 24 Downpatrick Sula Warrior (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Frank And Brian Fitzsimons Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109)19f · Good · 15 ran 7th 25/1
31 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Frankie Reynolds (IRE)J: Adam Caffrey Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden10.5f · Standard · 10 ran 10th 200/1
24 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Frankie Reynolds (IRE)J: Adam Caffrey Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden8f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 250/1
10 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Frankie Reynolds (IRE)J: Adam Caffrey Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden8f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 200/1
13 Jul 23 Downpatrick Sula Warrior (IRE)J: Liam McKenna Tote Always Sp Or Better At Downpatrick Handicap Hurdle (80-102)18f · Good · 13 ran 8th 33/1
25 May 23 Limerick Big Leg Up (IRE)J: Liam McKenna CUBE Handicap Chase (0-95)19.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran PU 12/1
21 Apr 23 Kilbeggan Big Leg Up (IRE)J: Liam McKenna Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Chase (0-109)19.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 4th 20/1
02 Apr 23 Downpatrick Big Leg Up (IRE)J: Liam McKenna WKD Handicap Chase (0-102)19f · Soft · 8 ran PU 9/2
12 Mar 23 Naas Bohemian Summer (IRE)J: Mr D McGill Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race15.5f · Soft · 6 ran 6th 13/2

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 G Cosgrave's strike rate?
J G Cosgrave has won 2 of 36 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 5.6% (as at 26 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is J G Cosgrave's Fair A/E?
1.21, from 36 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).