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Trainer profile

Sean Aherne

346 runners in the last 5 seasons · 40 individual horses
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 7 days ago 98% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
20–346
Wins / Runs
5.8%
Strike rate
n=346
63 (18%)
Placed
0.95
Fair A/E
n=346 · 0.74 incl. margin
−84.40
£1 level stake
n=346 at SP · −24.4%
£204k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
1.9%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 70 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.95).

Deterministic profile computed from 346 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Sean O'Keeffe: 6.8% from 133
The read

The record is strongest at Clonmel (11.8%, n=34), clear of the yard's 5.8% baseline. It is weakest at Punchestown (0% over 32 runners) — the widest gap in the record. The market has consistently overbet runners with a claiming rider up: 3% strike, Fair A/E 0.49 and −73.90 to a £1 stake over 133 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Sean O'Keeffe rides 38% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (6.8%, A/E 1.15) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well off a 8-14-day break (10.9%, n=55). The record reads poorly on Good to Soft going — 1.6% over 63 runners, 4.2pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Sheebadiva (IRE) — 6 wins from 27 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 5.8% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
5.7%−0.1
n=88 · A/E 1.37 · £1 +15.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
18.8%+13.0
n=16 · A/E 5.39 · £1 +61.50
Debutants · first career start
0%−5.8
n=17 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −17.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−5.8
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
4%−1.8
n=25 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −14.00
When favourite
7.7%
n=13 · A/E 0.35 · £1 −10.90
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
3%−2.8
n=133 · A/E 0.49 · £1 −73.90

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.8% 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
With Phillip Enright 11.5% vs 5.8% · n=52
At Clonmel 11.8% vs 5.8% · n=34
With Mike O'Connor 0% vs 5.8% · n=38
Off a 8-14-day break 10.9% vs 5.8% · n=55
At Punchestown 0% vs 5.8% · n=32
On Good to Soft going 1.6% vs 5.8% · n=63
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 261 14 5.4% −72.00
Chase 64 5 7.8% +6.50
NH Flat 13 1 7.7% −10.90
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 135 11 8.1% +22.60
Good 76 3 3.9% −47.00
Heavy 71 5 7% −0.50
Good to Soft 63 1 1.6% −58.50
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cork 43 4 9.3% +30.00
Clonmel 34 4 11.8% −6.00
Limerick 33 3 9.1% +7.50
Punchestown 32 0 0% −32.00
Thurles 30 2 6.7% +25.00
Tramore 26 0 0% −26.00
Wexford 23 1 4.3% −2.00
Fairyhouse 17 0 0% −17.00
Killarney 16 2 12.5% −9.40
Galway 11 0 0% −11.00
Naas 11 2 18.2% +11.00
Tipperary 10 0 0% −10.00
Listowel 9 0 0% −9.00
Kilbeggan 8 0 0% −8.00
Gowran Park 7 0 0% −7.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 15 1 6.7% 0.32 −12.90
2nd–3rd fav 48 7 14.6% 1.17 −3.00
4th–6th fav 85 7 8.2% 1.12 +18.00
7th+ in betting 198 5 2.5% 0.87 −86.50
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
84.9% completed · 325 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 64 76.6% 1 3 11 0 0
Hurdle 261 87% 3 1 28 1 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
Shean Glory (IRE) 35 2 11 8 Jun 24
The Border Boy (IRE) 28 1 3 13 Oct 26
Oneforgonzo (IRE) 26 3 6 6 Oct 26
Johngus (IRE) 25 2 7 20 Nov 25
Only A Dollar (IRE) 22 1 2 22 Jul 26
King In Love (FR)from Mrs Grainne M O'Connor 17 2 5 11 May 26
Get It Right (IRE)from Desmond Kenneally 17 1 4 20 Sep 25
Hillstar Blues (IRE) 14 1 1 7 Sep 26
Ask And Answer (IRE) 14 1 2 29 May 24
Forever Frankie (IRE)from Patrick G Kelly · then Michael G Cleary 11 0 1 2 Jun 24
Deise Crystal (GB) 10 0 2 7 Sep 26
Market Ready (IRE) 9 0 3 16 Aug 26
All 40 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 40 horses listed, 17 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Gearoid Patrick Brouder (4) and Patrick G Kelly (3); 23 had their first archived run for this yard.

3 have since run for another yard, most often for Michael G Cleary (2); 37 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 1
Only 1 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
JFMAMJJASOND
0814570730494
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 riderSean O'Keeffe
38% of all rides
6.8% SR · A/E 1.15
RiderRWSR£1
Sean O'Keeffe 133 9 6.8% +4.00
Phillip Enright 52 6 11.5% +6.50
Mike O'Connor 38 0 0% −38.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
61
Archived wins
£653k
Prize money
2021
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.
Beantown (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Navan · Jan 2008
£13,129
Cailin Vic Mo Cri (IRE) — Rockview (qr) Mares Inh Flat Race Limerick · Mar 2007
£9,329
Dantys Hampshire (IRE) — Davin Arms Racing Club Beginners Chase Tipperary · Jul 2006
£8,983
Notable horses
Sheebadiva (IRE) Nicole's Milan (IRE) Analyse That (IRE) Ask And Answer (IRE) Stolen Moment (IRE) Oneforgonzo (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Shirocco (GER) 3.5% · 2–57
Progeny have won 11.2% of 9,161 runs since 2008 (920 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Fame And Glory (GB) 5.7% · 2–35
Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since 2008 (504 horses).
Getaway (GER) 2.9% · 1–34
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,913 runs since 2008 (1,026 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.7% from 131.
Dylan Thomas (IRE) 11.5% · 3–26
Progeny have won 10.5% of 7,487 runs since 2008 (533 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
Arakan (USA) 8% · 2–25
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since 2008 (266 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
Choeur Du Nord (FR) 11.8% · 2–17
Progeny have won 13.7% of 767 runs since 2008 (134 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 18.5% from 119.
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 1,055 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,055 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 13 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) The Border Boy (IRE)J: Phillip Enright William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 17 ran 7th 25/1
06 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Oneforgonzo (IRE)J: Phillip Enright Mongey Communications Handicap Steeplechase22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 6th 13/2
04 Oct 26 Killarney (IRE) The Border Boy (IRE)J: Danny Power Gortnavogue Ltd. T/A Seamus Weldon Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 16 ran 8th 16/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Oneforgonzo (IRE)J: Phillip Enright BOYLE Sports Handicap Steeplechase22.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6th 17/2
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Deise Crystal (GB)J: Phillip Enright WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div I)22.5f · Yielding · 19 ran PU 8/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Hillstar Blues (IRE)J: Anna McGuinness Anglo Printers Handicap Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 20 ran 13th 50/1
22 Aug 26 Killarney (IRE) The Border Boy (IRE)J: Danny Power Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle20f · Good · 15 ran 5th 22/1
22 Aug 26 Killarney (IRE) Deise Crystal (GB)J: Anna McGuinness Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle20f · Good · 15 ran 4th 6/1
16 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) Market Ready (IRE)J: Anna McGuinness Frank King Memorial Maiden Hurdle21.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 2nd 5/1
14 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) Hillstar Blues (IRE)J: Anna McGuinness Comeragh Veterinary Kilmackthomas Handicap Hurdle21f · Good · 10 ran PU 25/1
08 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Oneforgonzo (IRE)J: Anna McGuinness Wexfordraces.ie Handicap Steeplechase19f · Good · 8 ran 4th 4/1
07 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Deise Crystal (GB)J: Anna McGuinness Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good · 14 ran 5th 6/1
29 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Oneforgonzo (IRE)J: Anna McGuinness Tote.ie Money-Back 2nd Every Race Handicap Hurdle22f · Good · 19 ran 11th 50/1
22 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Only A Dollar (IRE)J: Sean O'Keeffe Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap Steeplechase15.5f · Good · 13 ran 9th 22/1
17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) The Border Boy (IRE)J: Phillip Enright Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div II)23f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran PU 17/2
16 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Market Ready (IRE)J: Sean O'Keeffe Noel C. Duggan Structural Steel 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 10 ran PU 14/1
06 Jun 26 Punchestown Tiffany Mae (IRE)J: Danny Power Ladbrokes 'Big Daily Boosts On Racing' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)16.5f · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 23rd 200/1
05 Jun 26 Clonmel Market Ready (IRE)J: Alan O'Sullivan Talbot Hotel Clonmel (C & G) Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good · 15 ran 4th 5/4F
30 May 26 Tramore The Border Boy (IRE)J: Danny Power Tramore Handicap Chase (0-100)22f · Good · 10 ran 4th 25/1
30 May 26 Tramore Only A Dollar (IRE)J: Sean O'Keeffe Curraghmore Mares Beginners Chase15.5f · Good · 6 ran 5th 125/1

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 Sean Aherne's strike rate?
Sean Aherne has won 20 of 346 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 5.8% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Sean Aherne do best at?
Clonmel by strike rate: 4 wins from 34 runners (11.8%) 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 Sean Aherne?
Sean O'Keeffe, with 133 runners since 2022 — 38% of the total. That pairing has won 9 (6.8%).
Is Sean Aherne in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 1 runner, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Sean Aherne's Fair A/E?
0.95, from 346 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).