Skip to content
Trainer profile

Michael J Bowe

74 runners in the last 5 seasons · 8 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Feb 2025 99% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
7–74
Wins / Runs
9.5%
Strike rate
n=74
22 (30%)
Placed
1.21
Fair A/E
n=74 · 0.96 incl. margin
−13.50
£1 level stake
n=74 at SP · −18.2%
£95,345
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9.5% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
9.1%−0.4
n=11 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −4.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−9.5
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−9.5
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−9.5
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
When favourite
0%
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
6%−3.5
n=50 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −21.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−9.5
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.5% 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 claiming riders up 6% vs 9.5% · n=50
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 12.1% vs 9.5% · n=33
On Soft going 7.3% vs 9.5% · n=41
In Hurdle races 10% vs 9.5% · n=60 · A/E 1.26
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 60 6 10% −11.50
Chase 9 1 11.1% +3.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 41 3 7.3% −14.50
Good 14 2 14.3% +4.00
Heavy 10 2 20% +6.00
Good to Soft 9 0 0% −9.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 12 0 0% −12.00
Fairyhouse 10 1 10% +1.00
Tramore 9 2 22.2% +7.00
Cork 6 0 0% −6.00
Kilbeggan 5 0 0% −5.00
Tipperary 5 1 20% +6.00
Limerick 5 0 0% −5.00
Ballinrobe 4 1 25% +8.00
Naas 4 0 0% −4.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 1 100% +4.50
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 0 0% 0.00 −6.00
2nd–3rd fav 12 3 25% 2.17 +11.50
4th–6th fav 36 4 11.1% 1.54 +1.00
7th+ in betting 20 0 0% 0.00 −20.00
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
94.2% completed · 69 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 9 100% 0 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 60 93.3% 0 1 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
Maggie Walsh (IRE)from Philip Fenton 22 2 5 19 Oct 24
Halsafari (IRE)then Andrew Slattery 15 0 6 11 Jun 23
Linden Arden (IRE)then Philip Fenton 11 1 3 13 Sep 24
Kiln Time (IRE)then David Harry Kelly 7 1 4 26 Aug 24
Glen Kiln (IRE)then David Harry Kelly 6 1 1 22 Feb 25
Wolfhill (IRE) 5 1 1 1 Jun 24
Sweet Sting (IRE) 5 1 2 8 Jul 22
Fairland (IRE)then Andrew Slattery 3 0 0 13 Jun 22
All 8 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 8 horses listed, 1 arrived from another yard in our archive; 7 had their first archived run for this yard.

5 have since run for another yard, most often for Andrew Slattery (2) and David Harry Kelly (2); 3 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
200001029017001113
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 riderCian Quirke
45% of all rides
9.1% SR · A/E 1.29
RiderRWSR£1
Cian Quirke 33 3 9.1% −4.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
44
Archived wins
6
Pattern / graded wins
£856k
Prize money
2007
Best season · 6 wins
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.
Sweet Kiln (IRE) — woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle (Grade 2) Leopardstown · Dec 2007 · Grade 2
£32,550
Sweet Kiln (IRE) — Philips Electronics Lismullen Hurdle Navan (IRE) · Nov 2007 · Grade 2
£32,550
Coolcashin (IRE) — paddypower.com Johnstown Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) Naas · Feb 2008 · Grade 2
£32,550
Notable horses
Coolcashin (IRE) Jaime Sommers (IRE) High Nellie (IRE) Sweet Sting (IRE) Akatara (IRE) Halsafari (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dylan Thomas (IRE) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 10.5% of 7,486 runs since 2008 (533 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
Jet Away (GB) 12.5% · 2–16
Progeny have won 11.2% of 2,490 runs since 2008 (267 horses).
Doyen (IRE) 0% · 0–15
Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,339 runs since 2008 (605 horses).
Leading Light (IRE) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,193 runs since 2008 (225 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Famous Name (GB) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 9.1% of 1,510 runs since 2008 (102 horses).
Scorpion (IRE) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since 2008 (609 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.2% from 141.
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 15 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 486 · newest first

The latest 50 of 486 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 10 March 2007 to 22 February 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
22 Feb 25 Fairyhouse Glen Kiln (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Tote.ie Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle20f · Soft · 16 ran PU 4/1F
01 Feb 25 Leopardstown Glen Kiln (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed)24f · Soft · 25 ran 8th 10/1
15 Dec 24 Navan Glen Kiln (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (81-123)20f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 1st 9/2
09 Nov 24 Gowran Park Glen Kiln (IRE)J: Brian Hayes GAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle16f · Yielding · 11 ran 6th 7/1
19 Oct 24 Limerick Maggie Walsh (IRE)J: Niall Prendergast Race Displays Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)21f · Good · 18 ran 5th 16/1
10 Oct 24 Tramore Maggie Walsh (IRE)J: Niall Prendergast Ardmore Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Yielding · 9 ran 3rd 11/1
04 Oct 24 Gowran Park Maggie Walsh (IRE)J: Niall Prendergast Irish Stallion Farms EBF Pat Walsh Memorial Mares Hurdle16f · Good · 5 ran 5th 80/1
13 Sep 24 Ballinrobe Linden Arden (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle (80-116)22f · Good · 16 ran 12th 5/1F
26 Aug 24 Ballinrobe Linden Arden (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Corrib Oil Beginners Chase23.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1st 11/1
26 Aug 24 Ballinrobe Kiln Time (IRE)J: Brian Hayes On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-95)22.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU 7/1
08 Aug 24 Sligo Linden Arden (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Kilcawley Construction Rated Novice Hurdle18f · Soft · 5 ran 4th 11/8F
01 Jun 24 Tramore Wolfhill (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Maiden Hurdle22f · Yielding · 12 ran 1st 8/1
27 May 24 Ballinrobe Linden Arden (IRE)J: Brian Hayes McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle22.5f · Good · 15 ran 3rd 25/1
21 May 24 Punchestown Wolfhill (IRE)J: Cian Quirke Punchestown Home Of Irish Jumps Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 7th 200/1
13 May 24 Killarney Linden Arden (IRE)J: Cian Quirke Shire Novice Hurdle20f · Yielding · 8 ran 6th 12/1
13 May 24 Killarney Wolfhill (IRE)J: Niall Prendergast Diarmuid Cronin Electrical Ltd. Maiden Hurdle20f · Yielding · 12 ran 10th 100/1
23 Apr 24 Tipperary Linden Arden (IRE)J: Cian Quirke Follow Us On Social Media Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-123)16f · Yielding · 9 ran 5th 8/1
16 Apr 24 Naas Wolfhill (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Colm White Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Soft · 18 ran 16th 100/1
01 Jan 24 Tramore Kiln Time (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Tramore Medical Clinic Handicap Hurdle (80-102)21.5f · Heavy · 10 ran PU 3/1
16 Dec 23 Fairyhouse Kiln Time (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Tote Always SP Or Better At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle23f · Heavy · 12 ran 2nd 10/3F

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 Michael J Bowe's strike rate?
Michael J Bowe has won 7 of 74 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 9.5% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Michael J Bowe's Fair A/E?
1.21, from 74 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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).