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Trainer profile

Michael Joseph Fitzgerald

194 runners in the lifetime window · 36 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Jan 2013
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
No runners in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
13–194
Wins / Runs
6.7%
Strike rate
n=194
42 (22%)
Placed
1.04
Fair A/E
n=194 · 0.77 incl. margin
−85.70
£1 level stake
n=194 at SP · −44.2%
£223k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sent out around 30 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 7% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.04).

Deterministic profile computed from 194 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 7.3% Tommy Treacy: 5.2% from 58
The read

Tommy Treacy rode 30% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (5.2%, A/E 1.06) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also read well on Good going (14.7%, n=34). The record read poorly on Heavy going — 0% over 40 runners, 6.7pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the yard on Soft going: Fair A/E 0.29 across 61 runners (1.6% strike, −52.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied. The stable star of the record was Star Wood (IRE) — 6 wins from 26 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 6.7% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
7.3%+0.6
n=55 · A/E 1.19 · £1 −26.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−6.7
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Debutants · first career start
5.6%−1.1
n=18 · A/E 1.33 · £1 −10.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−6.7
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
8.3%+1.6
n=12 · A/E 1.37 · £1 −1.00
When favourite
25%
n=8 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −3.70
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
5.1%−1.6
n=78 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −47.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−6.7
n=10 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −10.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.7% 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
On Good going 14.7% vs 6.7% · n=34
On Heavy going 0% vs 6.7% · n=40
On Soft going 1.6% vs 6.7% · n=61
Over 1m2f – 1m4f 3.3% vs 6.7% · n=30
With horses switching code 9.5% vs 6.7% · n=42
Over 1m5f – 2m 4.5% vs 6.7% · n=67
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 93 6 6.5% −41.20
Flat 60 5 8.3% −20.50
NH Flat 25 2 8% −8.00
Chase 16 0 0% −16.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 61 1 1.6% −52.00
Heavy 40 0 0% −40.00
Good 34 5 14.7% +10.60
Good to Soft 17 2 11.8% +2.00
Standard (AW) 17 1 5.9% −9.00
Good to Firm 16 4 25% +11.70
Firm 9 0 0% −9.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Tramore 15 2 13.3% +15.00
Dundalk (AW) 15 1 6.7% −7.00
Gowran Park 14 2 14.3% +2.50
Wexford 14 1 7.1% −5.00
Thurles 13 0 0% −13.00
Cork 11 0 0% −11.00
Punchestown 10 0 0% −10.00
Naas 8 1 12.5% −5.80
Clonmel 8 0 0% −8.00
Galway 8 0 0% −8.00
Limerick 7 0 0% −7.00
Fairyhouse 7 0 0% −7.00
Ballinrobe 6 1 16.7% +2.00
Listowel 6 0 0% −6.00
Killarney 6 0 0% −6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 13 2 15.4% 0.80 −8.70
2nd–3rd fav 28 6 21.4% 1.84 +21.50
4th–6th fav 53 4 7.5% 1.08 −19.50
7th+ in betting 100 1 1% 0.33 −79.00
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
Preswell Lad (IRE)then Michael Butler 27 2 9 28 Nov 12
Bessie Lou (IRE)from Kevin Ryan 18 1 4 1 Sep 12
Star Wood (IRE)from Roger Charlton 12 2 7 28 Oct 10
Immediate Response (IRE)then W P Mullins 12 1 4 25 Oct 09
Bonifacio (IRE)from C F Swan · then Patrick G Kelly 12 0 3 1 Jun 09
Stylish Bid (IRE)from M J Grassick 11 2 4 4 Oct 09
Settigano (IRE)from Brian Nolan 10 3 3 19 Dec 09
Cottage Lady (IRE) 9 1 2 26 Feb 10
Here Comes Billy (IRE) 8 0 0 11 Nov 09
Wells China (IRE)then Michael Butler 6 0 1 26 Aug 12
Youngborogal (IRE)from Ms Margaret Mullins 6 1 3 29 Aug 08
Masiana (IRE) 5 0 0 22 Jun 09
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, 15 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Mrs John Harrington (2) and Ms Margaret Mullins (2); 21 had their first archived run for this yard.

12 have since run for another yard, most often for Michael Butler (2); 24 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
060176613900110
Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
Go-to riderTommy Treacy
30% of all rides
5.2% SR · A/E 1.06
RiderRWSR£1
Tommy Treacy 58 3 5.2% −25.80
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
23
Archived wins
£397k
Prize money
2008
Best season · 7 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.
Settigano (IRE) — ladbrokes.com Premier Handicap Curragh · Jun 2008
£65,100
Settigano (IRE) — Guinness Handicap (60-100) Listowel · Sep 2007
£19,530
Settigano (IRE) — Summer Sundays At Gowran Park Handicap (60-100) Gowran Park · Apr 2008
£16,275
Notable horses
Star Wood (IRE) Settigano (IRE) Preswell Lad (IRE) Stylish Bid (IRE) Allstar Leader (IRE) Mighty Star (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Montjeu (IRE) 9.7% · 3–31
Progeny have won 12.3% of 7,971 runs since 2008 (665 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.3% from 686.
Presenting (GB) 7.4% · 2–27
Progeny have won 11% of 20,049 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Sadler's Wells (USA) 13.6% · 3–22
Progeny have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since 2008 (370 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Strategic Choice (USA) 8.3% · 1–12
Progeny have won 12.4% of 331 runs since 2008 (28 horses).
Desert Style (IRE) 18.2% · 2–11
Progeny have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since 2008 (247 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
Oscar (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
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 329 · newest first

The latest 50 of 329 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 15 July 2005 to 3 January 2013.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
03 Jan 13 Thurles Financially Loose (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle22f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 9th 33/1
28 Nov 12 Limerick Preswell Lad (IRE)J: Mr M Fahey Greenmount Annual Membership (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)21f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran PU 10/1
25 Oct 12 Thurles Preswell Lad (IRE)J: Mr M Fahey Leugh (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)22f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 2nd 14/1
12 Oct 12 Tramore Preswell Lad (IRE)J: B J Cooper TramoreRaces On Twitter Handicap Chase (0-116)22f · Soft · 12 ran 4th 5/1
18 Sep 12 Listowel Preswell Lad (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Kerry Petroleum Handicap Chase (0-102)24f · Heavy · 17 ran 6th 10/1
01 Sep 12 Killarney Bessie Lou (IRE)J: Niall P Madden K.W.D. Handicap Hurdle (Grade C)17f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 13th 33/1
26 Aug 12 Cork Wells China (IRE)J: Emmet Mullins Follow Cork Racecourse On Facebook Maiden Hurdle20f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran RR 33/1
18 Aug 12 Tramore Preswell Lad (IRE)J: Davy Russell Summerhill Shopping Centre, Tramore Handicap Chase (0-95)22f · Heavy · 12 ran 3rd 6/1
16 Jul 12 Killarney Bessie Lou (IRE)J: Marc Monaghan Michael Kenny Memorial Apprentice Handicap (47-65)11f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 8th 6/1
16 Jul 12 Killarney Wells China (IRE)J: Emmet Mullins Bourn Vincent Memorial Park/Killarney Racegoers Club Maiden Hurdle20f · Yielding · 18 ran PU 25/1
13 Jul 12 Downpatrick Preswell Lad (IRE)J: Davy Russell Joe Rea Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95)23f · Good · 15 ran 8th 9/2F
20 Jun 12 Wexford An Drummer Liath (IRE)J: Michael Darcy Courtown Beginners Chase19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12th 28/1
03 Jun 12 Kilbeggan An Drummer Liath (IRE)J: Michael Darcy Kilbeggan Beginners Chase20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4th 33/1
18 May 12 Dundalk (AW) Bessie Lou (IRE)J: Fergal Lynch Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)10.5f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 4/1
01 May 12 Ballinrobe Preswell Lad (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Connacht Spring Show May 20th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)20f · Good · 15 ran 3rd 13/2
23 Apr 12 Cork Wells China (IRE)J: Robbie McNamara www.corkracecourse.ie Flat Race18f · Soft · 19 ran 9th 16/1
20 Apr 12 Wexford Fantoche (BRZ)J: Tommy Treacy Black Point Handicap Hurdle (81-123)20f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7th 22/1
18 Apr 12 Dundalk (AW) Bessie Lou (IRE)J: Fergal Lynch DKIT Student Race Night Handicap (47-65)10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 3rd 6/1
14 Apr 12 Tramore Preswell Lad (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Tramore Racecourse Members Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95)21f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 3rd 10/1
08 Apr 12 Cork Bessie Lou (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (81-116)16f · Good · 17 ran 6th 12/1

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 Michael Joseph Fitzgerald's strike rate?
Michael Joseph Fitzgerald has won 13 of 194 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 6.7% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Who rides most for Michael Joseph Fitzgerald?
Tommy Treacy, with 58 runners since 2008 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 3 (5.2%).
What is Michael Joseph Fitzgerald's Fair A/E?
1.04, from 194 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 22 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).