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Trainer profile

Noel C. Kelly

789 runners in the last 5 seasons · 121 individual horses
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Non-runners: 9.3% of 215 declared in the last 365 days, counting all recorded withdrawals, including reserves. For context, a typical day across all racing ends with about 6.5% withdrawn (middle half 5.3–8.1% over 364 racing days). As at 27 Oct 2026.
Last runner 4 days ago
from 1 Jan 2022
63–789
Wins / Runs
8%
Strike rate
n=789
161 (20%)
Placed
1.13
n=789 · 0.91 incl. margin
−375.75
£1 level stake
n=789 at SP · −47.6%
£623k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
7.8%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 160 runners a season, winning with 8% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.13). With a claiming rider up the record reads 12% (373 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 789 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jun–Sep 30.5% when favourite Mr O McGill: 20% from 130 Claiming riders: 12.3% Sends off the favourite in 7% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Sligo (15.8%, n=38), clear of the yard's 8% baseline. It is weakest at Navan (0% over 35 runners) — the widest gap in the record. Runners with a claiming rider up have been a positive signal at 12.3% (n=373, Fair A/E 1.42), but debutants struggle at 2.4% (n=41, Fair A/E 0.82). Mr O McGill rides 16% of the entries and beats the yard's average (20% vs 8%, A/E 1.48) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well in Class 5 (24.4%, n=45). One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the I.t.b.a Fillies Scheme E.B.F. Dawn Run Mares Novice Chase at Limerick (Mar 2013, £24,050). The stable star of the record: Mighty Whitey (IRE) — 9 wins from 75 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Jun–Sep.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
7.1%−0.9
n=183 · A/E 1.22 · £1 −88.10
New recruits · first run for the yard
2.9%−5.1
n=68 · A/E 0.62 · £1 −60.05
Debutants · first career start
2.4%−5.6
n=41 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −31.50
First-time headgear · true-first definition
3.4%−4.6
n=29 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −25.25
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
4.5%−3.5
n=44 · A/E 0.59 · £1 −32.00
When favourite
30.5%
n=59 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −2.82
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
12.3%+4.3
n=373 · A/E 1.42 · £1 −83.88
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−8.0
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8% 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
In Class 5 24.4% vs 8% · n=45
With Mr O McGill 20% vs 8% · n=130
On last-time-out winners 15.6% vs 8% · n=64
At Navan 0% vs 8% · n=35
At Fairyhouse 0% vs 8% · n=35
At Sligo 15.8% vs 8% · n=38
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 506 41 8.1% −265.80
Flat 173 9 5.2% −79.75
Chase 89 10 11.2% −19.95
NH Flat 21 3 14.3% −10.25

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 276 20 7.2% −134.20
Soft 213 20 9.4% −92.96
Good to Soft 144 15 10.4% −50.52
Standard (AW) 102 4 3.9% −61.50
Heavy 54 4 7.4% −36.57

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Downpatrick 116 6 5.2% −92.53
Dundalk (AW) 98 4 4.1% −57.50
Down Royal 87 4 4.6% −57.00
Cartmel 46 4 8.7% −29.43
Sligo 38 6 15.8% +7.00
Navan 35 0 0% −35.00
Fairyhouse 35 0 0% −35.00
Galway 33 0 0% −33.00
Punchestown 31 4 12.9% +10.50
Ayr 27 5 18.5% +19.42
Perth 22 4 18.2% −5.62
Ballinrobe 18 4 22.2% +13.75
Kilbeggan 17 4 23.5% +13.50
Bellewstown 16 0 0% −16.00
Thurles 15 1 6.7% −7.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 68 5 7.4% −49.08
Class 5 45 11 24.4% +1.93
Class 3 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 2 5 1 20% +0.00
Class 6 3 1 33.3% +23.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 72 20 27.8% 1.18 −5.82
2nd–3rd fav 109 22 20.2% 1.34 +6.57
4th–6th fav 169 13 7.7% 1.08 −61.50
7th+ in betting 439 8 1.8% 0.79 −315.00
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
86.7% completed · 595 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 89 82% 2 4 10 0 0
Hurdle 506 87.5% 2 3 55 2 1
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
Gamigin (IRE)from James McAuley 30 4 9 16 May 26
Cave Court (IRE) 29 6 10 6 Apr 26
Gladiatorial (IRE)from Shane Nolan 25 1 5 26 Dec 24
Darkened (IRE)from Denis Gerard Hogan · then John C McConnell 24 2 7 14 Apr 25
Le Grand Vert (FR)from J P Dempsey 22 3 7 26 Sep 26
Our Zebo (IRE) 21 3 7 31 Aug 26
Nakassama (IRE)from James McAuley 20 3 7 21 Aug 26
Chancer Dancer (IRE) 19 1 4 7 Aug 25
True Destiny (GB)from J J Lambe 16 0 5 15 Jan 26
Eagle Terrace (GB)from John Joseph Hanlon 16 2 3 26 Dec 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 121 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 4 times. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. 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 60 horses listed, 43 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Denis Gerard Hogan (5) and James McAuley (4); 17 had their first archived run for this yard.

11 have since run for another yard, most often for C Byrnes (4); 49 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
1 from 3
Only 3 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

When the yard fires

strike by month, 5 seasons
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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 riderMr O McGill
16% of all rides
20% SR · A/E 1.48
RiderRWSR£1
Mr O McGill 130 26 20% −23.30
Jody McGarvey 72 3 4.2% −50.00
Simon Torrens 65 1 1.5% −60.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 37 1 2.7% −27.00
Mr D McGill 31 5 16.1% +22.50
Killian Leonard 30 2 6.7% −9.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
143
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£1.30m
Prize money
2023
Best season · 17 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.
Charlie's Vic (IRE) — I.t.b.a Fillies Scheme E.B.F. Dawn Run Mares Novice Chase (grade 3) Limerick · Mar 2013 · Grade 3
£24,050
Nakassama (IRE) — Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Hamilton · Aug 2026 · Class 2
£20,616
Decor Irlandais (FR) — Live Streaming On The BoyleSports App Handicap Hurdle Killarney · Aug 2020
£12,390

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Court Cave (IRE) 14% · 8–57
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,938 runs since 2008 (551 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Dark Angel (IRE) 11.1% · 6–54
Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,898 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.
Mastercraftsman (IRE) 7.7% · 3–39
Progeny have won 10.6% of 11,632 runs since 2008 (842 horses).
Getaway (GER) 5.3% · 2–38
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,930 runs since 2008 (1,028 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.3% from 133.
Fame And Glory (GB) 3.3% · 1–30
Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,208 runs since 2008 (504 horses).
Australia (GB) 15.4% · 4–26
Progeny have won 11.1% of 5,656 runs since 2008 (564 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
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 27 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 1,809 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,809 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 29 June 2005 to 23 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

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 Noel C. Kelly's strike rate?
Noel C. Kelly has won 63 of 789 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 8% (as at 27 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Noel C. Kelly do best at?
Sligo by strike rate: 6 wins from 38 runners (15.8%) 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 Noel C. Kelly?
Mr O McGill, with 130 runners since 2022 — 16% of the total. That pairing has won 26 (20%).
Is Noel C. Kelly in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 3 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Noel C. Kelly's Fair A/E?
1.13, from 789 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 27 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).