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Trainer profile

W T Farrell

522 runners in the lifetime window · 64 individual horses
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 124 days ago 97% of runners on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
49–522
Wins / Runs
9.4%
Strike rate
n=522
127 (24%)
Placed
1.34
Fair A/E
n=522 · 1.05 incl. margin
−16.97
£1 level stake
n=522 at SP · −3.3%
£851k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 30 runners a season, almost all on the flat, winning with 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.34).

Deterministic profile computed from 522 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 24.3% when favourite Chris Hayes: 8.2% from 85 Claiming riders: 9.7% Sends off the favourite in 7% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Leopardstown (15.3%, n=72), clear of the yard's 9.4% baseline. Debutants struggle at 0% (n=52, Fair A/E 0.00). Horses returning fresh after 61+ days are the standout value angle: 8.6% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.41 and +64.50 to a £1 stake over 116 runners — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Chris Hayes rides 16% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (8.2%, A/E 1.07) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap at Curragh (May 2024, £59,000). The stable star of the record: Stronger Than Me (IRE) — 7 wins from 41 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 9.4% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
8.6%−0.8
n=116 · A/E 1.41 · £1 +64.50
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−9.4
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−9.4
n=52 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −52.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
5%−4.4
n=20 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −15.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
7.7%−1.7
n=13 · A/E 1.20 · £1 +4.00
When favourite
24.3%
n=37 · A/E 1.20 · £1 +0.95
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
9.7%+0.3
n=155 · A/E 1.61 · £1 −12.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
6.9%−2.5
n=29 · A/E 1.29 · £1 +85.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.4% 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
On last-time-out winners 21.3% vs 9.4% · n=47
With debutants 0% vs 9.4% · n=52
At Leopardstown 15.3% vs 9.4% · n=72
With a new jockey booking 5.1% vs 9.4% · n=277
With W J Lee 15.2% vs 9.4% · n=33
With Neve Bennett 14.3% vs 9.4% · n=35
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 99.5% of the archive so far (as at 9 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.
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 504 48 9.5% −2.97
NH Flat 18 1 5.6% −14.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 126 12 9.5% −12.25
Good 125 9 7.2% −76.34
Good to Firm 82 8 9.8% −0.25
Standard (AW) 75 9 12% +13.12
Heavy 56 6 10.7% +71.75
Good to Soft 55 5 9.1% −10.00
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Curragh 170 13 7.6% +35.50
Dundalk (AW) 74 9 12.2% +14.12
Leopardstown 72 11 15.3% +3.00
Naas 56 5 8.9% −5.75
Navan 31 2 6.5% −8.00
Fairyhouse 24 5 20.8% +9.83
Gowran Park 24 0 0% −24.00
Cork 19 2 10.5% −1.67
Punchestown 7 0 0% −7.00
Tipperary 6 0 0% −6.00
Limerick 6 0 0% −6.00
Roscommon 5 0 0% −5.00
Listowel 5 1 20% +3.00
Killarney 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 29 2 6.9% +85.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 46 9 19.6% 1.02 −8.05
2nd–3rd fav 74 17 23% 1.67 +14.08
4th–6th fav 128 12 9.4% 1.28 −10.00
7th+ in betting 274 11 4% 1.35 −13.00
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
Stronger Than Me (IRE) 41 7 14 10 Sep 17
S'all Good Man (IRE)then M J Tynan 25 2 9 1 Dec 23
She's In The Game (IRE) 23 5 9 20 Oct 23
Ballivor (IRE) 21 3 6 25 Aug 12
Sharisse (IRE) 20 4 6 16 Oct 11
Amour Fou (IRE) 16 2 4 16 Nov 12
Adam's Return (IRE)then Gerard O'Leary 16 1 7 30 Oct 11
Fiddle Player (IRE) 16 0 2 20 Aug 11
Ramone (IRE) 15 2 5 19 Jul 15
Man Of Erin (IRE)then J F Levins 15 4 7 24 Aug 13
State Actor (IRE) 14 2 6 28 Jun 26
Rotolo (IRE) 14 0 3 13 Nov 24
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 64 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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, 8 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Sir Mark Prescott Bt (3) and D K Weld (2); 52 had their first archived run for this yard.

12 have since run for another yard, most often for Samuel Farrell (2); 48 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
2002513511811411200
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 riderChris Hayes
16% of all rides
8.2% SR · A/E 1.07
RiderRWSR£1
Chris Hayes 85 7 8.2% −42.67
P B Beggy 62 8 12.9% +42.00
Neve Bennett 35 5 14.3% +17.50
W J Lee 33 5 15.2% +16.12
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
53
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£911k
Prize money
2013
Best season · 6 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.
State Actor (IRE) — QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) Curragh · May 2024
£59,000
Sharisse (IRE) — Ladbrokes.com European Breeders Fund Summer Fillies Handicap Curragh · Jun 2010
£50,700
Ramone (IRE) — Lodge Park Stud European Breeders Fund Park Express Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Curragh · Mar 2015 · Group 3
£50,375
Notable horses
Stronger Than Me (IRE) She's In The Game (IRE) Sharisse (IRE) Man Of Erin (IRE) Xenobia (IRE) Ballivor (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Marju (IRE) 15.6% · 12–77
Progeny have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since 2008 (286 horses).
Invincible Spirit (IRE) 20.7% · 6–29
Progeny have won 11.9% of 20,871 runs since 2008 (1,574 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
Fath (USA) 3.8% · 1–26
Progeny have won 8.9% of 2,349 runs since 2008 (98 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.3% from 112. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.2% from 167.
War Command (USA) 8% · 2–25
Progeny have won 9.6% of 2,280 runs since 2018 (200 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.6% from 285.
Born To Sea (IRE) 0% · 0–23
Progeny have won 9.1% of 4,296 runs since 2016 (312 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.4% from 868. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 725.
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) 13% · 3–23
Progeny have won 9.8% of 11,568 runs since 2008 (872 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 9 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 579 · newest first

The latest 50 of 579 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 25 April 2005 to 8 July 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
08 Jul 26 Fairyhouse Sonoma Sunset (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Racing Again September 21st Handicap7f · Good · 15 ran 14th 80/1
28 Jun 26 Curragh State Actor (IRE)J: Colin Keane Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)8f · Good · 13 ran 13th 9/1
23 Apr 26 Dundalk (AW) Sonoma Sunset (IRE)J: Colin Keane View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60)8f · Standard · 10 ran 10th 14/1
05 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Sonoma Sunset (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 12th 40/1
02 Nov 25 Curragh State Actor (IRE)J: W J Lee Finlay Volvo Premier Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)8f · Heavy · 23 ran 10th 4/1F
16 Oct 25 Curragh Sonoma Sunset (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor 1xbet.ie Supports Irish Racing Handicap7f · Yielding · 26 ran 22nd 80/1
14 Sep 25 Curragh State Actor (IRE)J: W J Lee Irish Stallion Farms EBF Northfields Handicap (Premier Handicap)10f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 5th 12/1
06 Sep 25 Navan Sonoma Sunset (IRE)J: Gavin Ryan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Div 2)8f · Good · 11 ran 9th 150/1
30 Aug 25 Curragh State Actor (IRE)J: Dylan Browne McMonagle Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap)8f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 5th 7/2
21 Aug 25 Leopardstown Heartwarmer (GB)J: Donagh O'Connor Dublin To Bahrain Fillies Handicap8f · Good · 10 ran 10th 66/1
15 Aug 25 Dundalk (AW) Sonoma Sunset (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Bar One Racing 'Visit Our New Website' Apprentice Maiden7f · Standard · 14 ran 6th 150/1
04 Aug 25 Naas Heartwarmer (GB)J: Neve Bennett Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 16th - 17th August Handicap6f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 14th 20/1
19 Jul 25 Curragh Sonoma Sunset (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Cavalor 'Bronchix Pulmo' Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden7f · Good · 21 ran 20th 66/1
10 Jul 25 Leopardstown State Actor (IRE)J: W J Lee Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nasrullah Handicap9f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6th 9/1
29 Jun 25 Curragh State Actor (IRE)J: W J Lee Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)8f · Good · 12 ran 3rd 13/2
04 Jun 25 Curragh Shades Of Gray (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Gannon Interiors Fillies Maiden12f · Good · 13 ran 13th 250/1
24 May 25 Curragh State Actor (IRE)J: Colin Keane QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)8f · Good · 18 ran 11th 5/1
10 May 25 Naas Shades Of Gray (IRE)J: Donagh O'Connor Nursery Of Champions Fillies Maiden8f · Good · 13 ran 11th 100/1
13 Nov 24 Dundalk (AW) Rotolo (IRE)J: Neve Bennett Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)10.5f · Standard · 12 ran 8th 11/2
19 Oct 24 Ascot State Actor (IRE)J: Chris Hayes Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str)Class 2 · 8f · Soft · 20 ran 13th 8/1

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 W T Farrell's strike rate?
W T Farrell has won 49 of 522 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 9.4% (as at 9 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does W T Farrell do best at?
Leopardstown by strike rate: 11 wins from 72 runners (15.3%) 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.
Who rides most for W T Farrell?
Chris Hayes, with 85 runners since 2008 — 16% of the total. That pairing has won 7 (8.2%).
What is W T Farrell's Fair A/E?
1.34, from 522 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 9 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).