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Trainer profile

P F O'Donnell

380 runners in the lifetime window · 56 individual horses
As at 10 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 4 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
27–380
Wins / Runs
7.1%
Strike rate
n=380
90 (24%)
Placed
1.29
Fair A/E
n=380 · 1.00 incl. margin
−171.76
£1 level stake
n=380 at SP · −45.2%
£367k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
15.8%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 20 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 7% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.29).

Deterministic profile computed from 380 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 10 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jul–Sep
The read

Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 0% (n=84, Fair A/E 0.00). The yard also reads well off a 31-60-day break (16%, n=50) and on Good to Firm going (13.9%, n=36). The record reads poorly off a 61-180-day break — 0% over 45 runners, 7.1pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Dragon Of Malta (IRE) — 9 wins from 66 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Jul–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 7.1% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−7.1
n=84 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −84.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−7.1
n=22 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −22.00
Debutants · first career start
3.2%−3.9
n=31 · A/E 1.57 · £1 −12.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
7.1%+0.0
n=14 · A/E 2.07 · £1 −7.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
6.3%−0.8
n=16 · A/E 1.29 · £1 −5.00
When favourite
35.7%
n=14 · A/E 2.00 · £1 +6.41
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
5.2%−1.9
n=191 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −98.92
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−7.1
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.1% 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
Off a 31-60-day break 16% vs 7.1% · n=50
With C&D winners 15.4% vs 7.1% · n=39
Off a 61-180-day break 0% vs 7.1% · n=45
Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 7.1% · n=39
On Good to Firm going 13.9% vs 7.1% · n=36
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 2.1% vs 7.1% · n=48
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 268 22 8.2% −109.76
Hurdle 73 4 5.5% −42.00
NH Flat 26 1 3.8% −7.00
Chase 13 0 0% −13.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 108 4 3.7% −84.34
Good 89 6 6.7% −49.00
Heavy 55 5 9.1% −29.42
Standard (AW) 50 4 8% −20.00
Good to Soft 39 3 7.7% −2.50
Good to Firm 36 5 13.9% +16.50
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 50 4 8% −20.00
Limerick 35 1 2.9% −29.50
Tipperary 30 3 10% −7.50
Curragh 29 2 6.9% −7.00
Cork 25 0 0% −25.00
Killarney 21 2 9.5% −7.67
Leopardstown 20 0 0% −20.00
Listowel 19 6 31.6% +25.41
Gowran Park 17 1 5.9% −2.00
Naas 17 0 0% −17.00
Galway 16 3 18.8% +0.50
Fairyhouse 14 1 7.1% −9.50
Roscommon 13 1 7.7% −1.00
Navan 11 0 0% −11.00
Ballinrobe 9 1 11.1% −4.50

Class

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

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 19 7 36.8% 2.12 +12.91
2nd–3rd fav 53 12 22.6% 1.80 +12.33
4th–6th fav 66 4 6.1% 0.86 −15.00
7th+ in betting 242 4 1.7% 0.63 −182.00
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 66 9 24 1 Nov 26
Extensio (IRE) 30 7 17 1 Aug 25
Luttrell Lady (IRE) 21 3 11 15 Aug 10
Florey Spud (IRE)from Philip Fenton 17 0 4 1 Oct 23
Keep It Cool (IRE)from M M Lynch · then K J Condon 16 4 7 5 Aug 11
Johnny Cigar (IRE) 13 1 1 15 May 24
Rose Of Malta (IRE) 13 0 3 26 Sep 23
War Eagle (IRE)from Ian Williams 13 0 2 18 Jul 21
Ardamir (FR)from Mrs Denise Foster · then P J Rothwell 12 1 3 8 Aug 22
Res Nullius (IRE) 12 0 2 9 Oct 13
Papal Parade (IRE) 11 0 1 2 Dec 20
Man River (IRE)from A J McNamara 10 0 1 18 May 24
All 56 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 56 horses listed, 21 arrived from another yard in our archive; 35 had their first archived run for this yard.

15 have since run for another yard, most often for K J Condon (3); 41 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, lifetime
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A flat yard: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
Go-to riderSylvia O'Donnell
8% of all rides
9.7% SR · A/E 1.63
RiderRWSR£1
Sylvia O'Donnell 31 3 9.7% −4.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
32
Archived wins
£479k
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) 13.6% · 9–66
Progeny have won 8.9% of 4,272 runs since 2016 (320 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 572. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
Xtension (IRE) 23.3% · 7–30
Progeny have won 13.9% of 180 runs since 2018 (15 horses).
Namid (GB) 14.3% · 3–21
Progeny have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since 2008 (276 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.
Well Chosen (GB) 0% · 0–17
Progeny have won 12.7% of 1,925 runs since 2008 (156 horses).
Spinning World (USA) 25% · 4–16
Progeny have won 10.3% of 914 runs since 2008 (61 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13.3% from 181. Weakest on Good going: 5.4% from 202.
Australia (GB) 0% · 0–13
Progeny have won 11.1% of 5,679 runs since 2018 (567 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 10 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 511 · newest first

The latest 50 of 511 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 6 January 2005 to 6 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
06 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Polanco (IRE)J: Chris Hayes BAR 1 Betting Bet Builder Boost Handicap8f · Standard · 14 ran 1st 7/2
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Dragon Of Malta (IRE)J: Nina Doherty Ryans Cleaning Race7f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 8th 100/1
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Polanco (IRE)J: Adam Browne-Souza Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap8f · Standard · 14 ran 3rd 5/1
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

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 27 of 380 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 7.1% (as at 10 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does P F O'Donnell do best at?
Tipperary by strike rate: 3 wins from 30 runners (10%) since 2008. 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.
Is P F O'Donnell 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 P F O'Donnell's Fair A/E?
1.29, from 380 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 10 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).