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Trainer profile

John Laurence Cullen

148 runners in the lifetime window · 18 individual horses
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Feb 2017 94% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
8–148
Wins / Runs
5.4%
Strike rate
n=148
32 (22%)
Placed
0.94
Fair A/E
n=148 · 0.74 incl. margin
−23.25
£1 level stake
n=148 at SP · −15.7%
£175k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sent out around 20 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.94).

Deterministic profile computed from 148 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance John Cullen: 3.8% from 79
The read

John Cullen rode 53% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (3.8%, A/E 0.63). The yard also read well on Good going (11.1%, n=36). The market has also underrated the yard in Hurdle races: Fair A/E 1.39 across 97 runners (7.2% strike, +6.75 to a £1 stake). 3 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Ladbrokes Island Handicap Hurdle at Listowel (Sep 2015, £36,000). The stable star of the record was Misty Lady (IRE) — 5 wins from 40 runs for the yard.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.4% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−5.4
n=25 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −25.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−5.4
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−5.4
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−5.4
n=10 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −10.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−5.4
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
When favourite
0%
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
10%+4.6
n=20 · A/E 2.00 · £1 −0.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
15%+9.6
n=20 · A/E 2.37 · £1 +25.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.4% 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 Good going 11.1% vs 5.4% · n=36
With a new jockey booking 0% vs 5.4% · n=40
In Chase races 2.6% vs 5.4% · n=38
On Heavy going 2.7% vs 5.4% · n=37
Off a 15-30-day break 7.5% vs 5.4% · n=53
In Hurdle races 7.2% vs 5.4% · n=97 · A/E 1.39
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 56% of the archive so far (as at 9 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.
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 97 7 7.2% +6.75
Chase 38 1 2.6% −17.00
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 57 3 5.3% −26.50
Heavy 37 1 2.7% −3.00
Good 36 4 11.1% +24.25
Good to Firm 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 17 0 0% −17.00
Thurles 15 0 0% −15.00
Cork 10 1 10% +3.00
Down Royal 10 0 0% −10.00
Fairyhouse 9 1 11.1% +25.00
Tramore 9 0 0% −9.00
Downpatrick 8 1 12.5% +13.00
Navan 8 0 0% −8.00
Limerick 7 0 0% −7.00
Naas 7 1 14.3% −0.50
Killarney 6 0 0% −6.00
Gowran Park 5 1 20% +16.00
Leopardstown 5 0 0% −5.00
Wexford 5 1 20% +10.00
Clonmel 4 0 0% −4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 13 1 7.7% −2.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +2.25
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 0 0% 0.00 −6.00
2nd–3rd fav 18 1 5.6% 0.50 −14.75
4th–6th fav 40 3 7.5% 1.16 −7.50
7th+ in betting 84 4 4.8% 1.57 +5.00
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
88.1% completed · 135 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 38 78.9% 2 3 3 0 0
Hurdle 97 91.8% 3 2 3 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
Misty Lady (IRE) 40 5 15 23 Feb 17
Sister Annie (IRE) 21 2 4 30 Oct 15
Man of God (IRE)from John Gosden · then Tim Vaughan 13 0 0 15 Aug 14
Snooze (FR)from Francois Nicolle 10 0 2 2 May 15
Vole Au Vent (FR) 9 0 2 15 Apr 15
Lake Shore Drive (IRE)from John James Feane · then Johnny Farrelly 8 0 0 31 May 16
Granny Riona (IRE) 8 0 1 21 Feb 14
Doctor Jim (IRE) 8 0 1 12 Jan 14
Katnap (FR)from D Sourdeau De Beauregard · then Mrs S A Bramall 7 0 4 2 May 15
Gray Hession (IRE)from John Joseph Hanlon · then Jonjo O'Neill 5 1 2 15 Aug 14
Our Seaside Lady (IRE) 4 0 0 22 Nov 15
Petite Beauty (IRE)from Mrs Prunella Dobbs 4 0 1 21 Aug 15
All 18 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 18 horses listed, 9 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from John Joseph Hanlon (2) and Mrs Prunella Dobbs (2); 9 had their first archived run for this yard.

4 have since run for another yard; 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
860150100033700
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 riderJohn Cullen
53% of all rides
3.8% SR · A/E 0.63
RiderRWSR£1
John Cullen 79 3 3.8% −26.75
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→
8
Archived wins
3
Pattern / graded wins
£175k
Prize money
2015
Best season · 6 wins
Misty Lady (IRE) — Ladbrokes Island Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) Listowel · Sep 2015 · Grade B
£36,000
Misty Lady (IRE) — Kilkenny Racing Festival Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) Gowran Park · Oct 2015 · Grade C
£19,500
Misty Lady (IRE) — Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-140) (grade C) Cork · Apr 2015 · Grade C
£19,500
Notable horses
Misty Lady (IRE) Sister Annie (IRE) Gray Hession (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Oscar (IRE) 9.6% · 5–52
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Sleeping Car (FR) 0% · 0–26
Progeny have won 9.3% of 1,054 runs since 2008 (137 horses).
Beneficial (GB) 9.5% · 2–21
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Sadler's Wells (USA) 0% · 0–13
Progeny have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since 2008 (370 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Flemensfirth (USA) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,292 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Primary (USA) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 11.9% of 345 runs since 2011 (39 horses). Weakest on Good going: 7% from 100. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16% 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 9 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 148 · newest first

The latest 50 of 148 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 5 May 2012 to 23 February 2017.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
23 Feb 17 Thurles Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Novice Chase25f · Heavy · 7 ran 2nd 6/1
04 Feb 17 Fairyhouse Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Beginners Chase21.5f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 4th 11/2
19 Jan 17 Thurles Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Champs Elysees Coolmore National Hunt Sires E.B.F. Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2)20f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran UR 12/1
07 Jan 17 Cork (IRE) Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan McCarthy Insurance Group Beginners Chase20f · Heavy · 16 ran 5th 12/1
11 Dec 16 Cork Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Kerry Group E.B.F. Mares Novice Chase (grade 3)17f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 2nd 12/1
27 Nov 16 Navan Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Proudstown Handicap Hurdle (grade B)22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 11th 20/1
17 Nov 16 Clonmel Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle24f · Yielding · 9 ran 4th 12/1
06 Nov 16 Naas Misty Lady (IRE)J: Mark Enright Paddy Osborne Memorial Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (grade C)20f · Good · 14 ran 10th 12/1
01 Oct 16 Gowran Park Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Kilkenny Racing Festival Handicap Hurdle (Grade C)24f · Yielding · 17 ran 2nd 14/1
15 Sep 16 Listowel Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Ladbrokes Ireland Handicap Hurdle (grade B)16f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 9th 9/1
13 Aug 16 Tramore Misty Lady (IRE)J: Colin Keane Strand Inn Handicap (45-65)16f · Good · 13 ran 6th 9/4F
30 Jul 16 Galway Misty Lady (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)23f · Good · 17 ran 13th 25/1
31 May 16 Ballinrobe Lake Shore Drive (IRE)J: Mark Enright Mchale Fusion Vario Handicap Hurdle (80-95)23.5f · Good · 16 ran 6th 7/1
14 May 16 Punchestown Lake Shore Drive (IRE)J: Mark Enright Punchestown.com Handicap Hurdle (80-102)24f · Good · 25 ran 5th 80/1
02 May 16 Curragh Lake Shore Drive (IRE)J: Rory Cleary Cross' Supervalu Handicap8f · Yielding · 26 ran 22nd 33/1
29 Apr 16 Punchestown Storm At Sea (IRE)J: Mr B O'Neill KFM Hunters Chase20f · Yielding · 11 ran 8th 25/1
21 Apr 16 Tipperary Lake Shore Drive (IRE)J: Rory Cleary Tipperary Racecourse Celebrating 100 Years Handicap12f · Heavy · 6 ran 6th 8/1
30 Mar 16 Downpatrick Lake Shore Drive (IRE)J: Robbie Colgan Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association (Northern Region) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 14th 16/1
28 Mar 16 Cork Storm At Sea (IRE)J: Mr S Clements Coolmore N.h. Sires Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hunters Chase24f · Heavy · 11 ran PU 20/1
27 Feb 16 Navan Lake Shore Drive (IRE)J: Sean McDermott Racing 13th March Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 8th 100/1

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 John Laurence Cullen's strike rate?
John Laurence Cullen has won 8 of 148 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 5.4% (as at 9 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Who rides most for John Laurence Cullen?
John Cullen, with 79 runners since 2008 — 53% of the total. That pairing has won 3 (3.8%).
What is John Laurence Cullen's Fair A/E?
0.94, from 148 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 9 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).