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Trainer profile

P F O'Donnell

154 runners in the last 5 seasons · 22 individual horses
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 2 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
14–154
Wins / Runs
9.1%
Strike rate
n=154
36 (23%)
Placed
1.48
Fair A/E
n=154 · 1.17 incl. margin
−57.09
£1 level stake
n=154 at SP · −37.1%
£222k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
12.5%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 30 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.48).

Deterministic profile computed from 154 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Claiming riders: 10.3%
The read

Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 0% (n=34, Fair A/E 0.00). The yard also reads well over 1m5f – 2m (19.4%, n=31). The stable star of the record: Dragon Of Malta (IRE) — 9 wins from 65 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 9.1% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−9.1
n=34 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −34.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−9.1
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−9.1
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−9.1
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−9.1
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
When favourite
41.7%
n=12 · A/E 2.29 · £1 +8.41
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
10.3%+1.2
n=68 · A/E 1.69 · £1 −15.42

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.1% 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
Over 1m5f – 2m 19.4% vs 9.1% · n=31
Off a 15-30-day break 11.9% vs 9.1% · n=59
On Soft going 6.3% vs 9.1% · n=48
On Good going 11.9% vs 9.1% · n=42
In Flat races 11% vs 9.1% · n=100 · A/E 1.65
In Hurdle races 6.8% vs 9.1% · n=44
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
Flat 100 11 11% −25.09
Hurdle 44 3 6.8% −22.00
NH Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 48 3 6.3% −33.34
Good 42 5 11.9% −8.00
Good to Soft 26 2 7.7% −8.50
Heavy 17 3 17.6% −1.25
Standard (AW) 16 0 0% −16.00
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +10.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 16 0 0% −16.00
Limerick 14 0 0% −14.00
Killarney 13 0 0% −13.00
Listowel 12 5 41.7% +13.41
Cork 9 0 0% −9.00
Roscommon 8 1 12.5% +4.00
Leopardstown 8 0 0% −8.00
Curragh 8 1 12.5% −1.00
Galway 7 1 14.3% −2.00
Gowran Park 7 1 14.3% +8.00
Wexford 7 0 0% −7.00
Tipperary 7 1 14.3% −1.50
Naas 6 0 0% −6.00
Ballinrobe 5 1 20% −0.50
Fairyhouse 4 1 25% +0.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 2 2 1 50% +13.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 14 5 35.7% 1.98 +6.41
2nd–3rd fav 20 6 30% 2.22 +14.50
4th–6th fav 28 1 3.6% 0.50 −16.00
7th+ in betting 92 2 2.2% 0.91 −62.00
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
Dragon Of Malta (IRE)from Gavin Cromwell 40 6 12 18 Oct 26
Extensio (IRE) 18 6 12 1 Aug 25
Florey Spud (IRE)from Philip Fenton 15 0 4 1 Oct 23
Man River (IRE)from A J McNamara 10 0 1 18 May 24
Johnny Cigar (IRE) 10 0 0 15 May 24
Rose Of Malta (IRE) 10 0 2 26 Sep 23
Hemight (IRE)from Connor King 8 1 2 29 Oct 25
Polanco (IRE)from J P Flavin 6 0 1 16 Oct 26
Lodge Prince (IRE) 6 0 0 25 Aug 23
Pearl Of Malta (IRE) 5 0 0 14 Jun 23
Ardamir (FR)from Mrs Denise Foster · then P J Rothwell 5 1 2 8 Aug 22
Relaxed Zone (IRE) 4 0 0 13 Dec 24
All 22 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 22 horses listed, 11 arrived from another yard in our archive; 11 had their first archived run for this yard.

2 have since run for another yard; 20 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
0 from 2
Only 2 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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Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
J M Sheridan 13 2 15.4% +5.00
Sylvia O'Donnell 13 3 23.1% +13.50
Seamie Heffernan 12 0 0% −12.00
Julian Pietropaolo 11 3 27.3% +3.08
Denis O'Regan 9 0 0% −9.00
Mr P W Gleeson 9 1 11.1% +3.00
Colin Keane 7 1 14.3% −2.00
Jake Coen 4 0 0% −4.00
Shane Foley 4 0 0% −4.00
Aidan Kelly 4 0 0% −4.00
Luke McAteer 3 0 0% −3.00
Kyle Faulkner 3 0 0% −3.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
31
Archived wins
£472k
Prize money
2023
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.
Extensio (IRE) — Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap) York · Aug 2024 · Class 2
£51,540
Lone Plainsman (GB) — betfair.com Premier Handicap Curragh · Sep 2006
£45,570
Extensio (IRE) — Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap Curragh · Jul 2022
£17,700
Notable horses
Dragon Of Malta (IRE) Extensio (IRE) Keep It Cool (IRE) Luttrell Lady (IRE) Lone Plainsman (GB) Priest Field (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dragon Pulse (IRE) 15% · 6–40
Progeny have won 8.9% of 4,260 runs since 2008 (320 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
Xtension (IRE) 33.3% · 6–18
Progeny have won 13.9% of 180 runs since 2008 (15 horses).
Well Chosen (GB) 0% · 0–15
Progeny have won 12.5% of 1,916 runs since 2008 (155 horses).
Anjaal (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 7.9% of 1,214 runs since 2008 (112 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 12.4% from 161.
Red Jazz (USA) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 7.7% of 1,868 runs since 2008 (130 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 11.1% from 171.
Shantaram (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 6.7% of 179 runs since 2008 (36 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 20 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 508 · newest first

The latest 50 of 508 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 6 January 2005 to 18 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo Nord Anglia International School Dublin Foxrock Cup Handicap8.5f · Good · 16 ran 7th 28/1
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Polanco (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)7f · Standard · 14 ran 4th 11/4F
22 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo WTW Willis Towers Watson Handicap7f · Yielding · 11 ran 1st 100/30F
21 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo Liam & Joan Healy Memorial Handicap9f · Yielding · 13 ran 1st 5/1
18 Sep 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Polanco (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo SIS, Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Handicap8f · Standard · 14 ran 3rd 33/1
18 Aug 26 Roscommon (IRE) Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo WTW Willis Handicap7.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 4th 20/1
28 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap7f · Yielding · 15 ran 5th 20/1
13 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Polanco (IRE)J: Luke McAteer Heights Hotel, Killarney Handicap11.5f · Good · 14 ran 10th 125/1
30 Jun 26 Roscommon Polanco (IRE)J: Luke McAteer Jimmy Murray Agri Services Handicap (0-60)7.5f · Good · 15 ran 15th 50/1
10 Jun 26 Limerick Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Memorial Handicap8f · Yielding · 9 ran 4th 40/1
03 Jun 26 Curragh Polanco (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap6.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 15th 66/1
31 May 26 Listowel Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Sylvia O'Donnell Croom House Stud Handicap6.5f · Good · 13 ran 13th 33/1
19 May 26 Cork Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Max Popan Blackwater Apprentice Handicap7f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 8th 40/1
11 May 26 Killarney Ballyvada (IRE)J: Miss L Costello Executive Helicopters Ladies (Pro/Am) Flat Race17f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 9th 11/1
09 May 26 Naas Polanco (IRE)J: Wesley Joyce Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap5f · Good · 16 ran 12th 50/1
23 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) Polaris (FR)J: Wesley Joyce View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden7f · Standard · 14 ran 14th 33/1
08 Nov 25 Doncaster Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Heavy · 21 ran 15th 22/1
29 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) Hemight (IRE)J: Declan McDonogh Dundalk Stadium Optional Claiming Race8f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 11/2
16 Oct 25 Curragh Mozzetta (IRE)J: J M Sheridan Final Furlong Podcast With 1xbet.ie Maiden12f · Yielding · 12 ran 12th 300/1
01 Oct 25 Bellewstown Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Julian Pietropaolo Johnny Kierans Memorial Handicap8f · Soft · 15 ran 3rd 9/1

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 P F O'Donnell's strike rate?
P F O'Donnell has won 14 of 154 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 9.1% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Is P F O'Donnell in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 2 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is P F O'Donnell's Fair A/E?
1.48, from 154 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 20 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).