Trainer Profile

Trainers/Aidan Melia

Aidan Melia

Monasterevin, Co Kildare · IRE
Flat
Career Overview

Aidan Melia is a horse trainer based in Monasterevin, Co Kildare, specialising in Flat racing. From 81 career runners, he has saddled 7 winners, at a 8.6% strike rate. He has earned £83.9k in prize money. He currently has 27 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Bellewstown (IRE) (3w from 5r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.6%

Total Wins

7

Total Runs

81

Active Horses

27

Prize Money

£83.9k

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

9 seasons
2018201920202021202220232024202520260%20%40%74%0k25k50k75k100k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
16 OctLily's Magic (IRE)Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)14Nicola Burns50/1£0
15 OctUnauthorized (IRE)Curragh (IRE)DNG Nationwide Handicap13Reese Holohan18/1£0
12 OctBig Bill (FR)Roscommon (IRE)Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (Div II)2Reese Holohan7/2F£2k
05 OctBig Bill (FR)Killarney (IRE)Killarney Student Raceday Handicap6Reese Holohan4/1F£200
05 OctLily's Magic (IRE)Killarney (IRE)Killarney Student Raceday Handicap15Wesley Joyce66/1£0
04 OctUnauthorized (IRE)Curragh (IRE)Coolmore Sioux Nation Concorde Stakes (Listed)7Reese Holohan22/1£0
01 OctBig Bill (FR)Bellewstown (IRE)Bluegrass Horse Feed Handicap1Reese Holohan4/1£6k
28 SeptBig Bill (FR)Down Royal (IRE)Pravha Handicap (Div II)5Patrick McGettigan18/1£300
26 SeptUnauthorized (IRE)Curragh (IRE)Kwiff More Bang For Your Bet Rated Race2Reese Holohan14/1£7k
02 SeptTimurshah (IRE)Navan (IRE)Kilberry (Q.R.) Handicap1Mr Derek O'Connor2/1F£9k
02 AugTimurshah (IRE)Galway (IRE)Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle1Conor Smithers7/2£10.5k
27 JulTimurshah (IRE)Galway (IRE)EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle1Conor Smithers12/1£10.5k
22 JulSlaney Swagger (IRE)Naas (IRE)O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap16Joseph Harnett18/1£0
21 JulWolf Prince (IRE)Ballinrobe (IRE)BOYLE Sports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap Hurdle5Conor Smithers9/4F£450
12 JulWolf Prince (IRE)SligoFoley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap Hurdle1Conor Smithers13/2£9k
09 JulSlaney Swagger (IRE)LeopardstownMervue Equine Handicap (0-60)12Nicola Burns25/1£0
27 JunUnauthorized (IRE)Curragh (IRE)Fitzpatrick's Garage Group Handicap8Rory Cleary12/1£0
22 JunWolf Prince (IRE)Ballinrobe (IRE)GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap5Nicola Burns8/1£285
20 JunSlaney Swagger (IRE)Down Royal (IRE)Mongey Communications Handicap (0-60)10Rory Cleary9/1£0
12 JunIsabella Johnson (IRE)Gowran Park (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden11Paddy Harnett66/1£0

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)0%—0%0%—0%
Gowran Park (IRE)——0%0%0%0%
Leopardstown (IRE)——67%0%0%0%
Curragh (IRE)—0%0%0%—0%
Cork (IRE)—0%0%0%0%0%
Galway (IRE)——0%0%0%38%
Punchestown (IRE)————0%8%
Naas (IRE)—0%0%20%0%0%

Going Performance

Based on the 288 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good
11W / 77R14%
Soft
5W / 53R9%
Standard
0W / 38R0%
Good To Yielding
1W / 32R3%
Yielding
1W / 26R4%
Heavy
3W / 20R15%
Soft To Heavy
1W / 15R7%
Yielding To Soft
2W / 13R15%
Good To Firm
1W / 6R17%
Good To Soft
0W / 5R0%
Standard To Slow
0W / 3R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 288 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
3W / 42R7%
Mile
8W / 133R6%
Middle
7W / 61R11%
Staying
7W / 52R13%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Bellewstown (IRE)
3W / 5R60%
#2Clonmel (IRE)
1W / 3R33%
#3Fairyhouse (IRE)
2W / 7R29%
#4Galway (IRE)
3W / 14R21%
#5Tipperary (IRE)
1W / 7R14%
#6Listowel (IRE)
1W / 8R13%
#7Killarney (IRE)
1W / 9R11%
#8Navan (IRE)
1W / 9R11%
#9Leopardstown (IRE)
2W / 23R9%
#10Ballinrobe (IRE)
1W / 11R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6015304560

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Conor Smithers
5W / 6R83%
#2Shane Foley
4W / 20R20%
#3Connor Brace
2W / 5R40%
#4Reese Holohan
2W / 9R22%
#5Harry Burns
1W / 3R33%
#6Conor McNamara
1W / 3R33%
#7James O'Sullivan
1W / 4R25%
#8Jake Coen
1W / 6R17%
#9Jonathan Moore
1W / 8R13%
#10Gavin Ryan
1W / 11R9%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1Ms M Connolly
8W / 44R18%
#2Patrick Sheanon
5W / 31R16%
#3P D Savill
3W / 17R18%
#4P W Harris
2W / 9R22%
#5Tylery Road Syndicate
2W / 17R12%
#6Jason Trotter
1W / 5R20%
#7Rabbah Racing
1W / 5R20%
#8The Three Men Partnership
1W / 6R17%
#9Mrs J M Mullins
1W / 7R14%
#10Mrs J Donnelly
1W / 13R8%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

AW

Runs

41

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Turf

Runs

247

Wins

25

Win Rate

10%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

211

Wins

13

Win %

6%

Place %

23%

Jumps

Runs

77

Wins

12

Win %

16%

Place %

40%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

ITM Stallion Trail Hurdle

Wolf Prince (IRE) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 11 Jan 2020

£11.8k
#2

Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Unauthorized (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 18 Oct 2025

£11.8k
#3

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Timurshah (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 2 Aug 2026

£10.5k
#4

EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle

Timurshah (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 27 Jul 2026

£10.5k
#5

Ladbrokes Best Odds Guaranteed Online Hurdle

Wolf Prince (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 12 Oct 2021

£10k
#6

Kilberry (Q.R.) Handicap

Timurshah (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 2 Sept 2026

£9k
#7

Foley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap Hurdle

Wolf Prince (IRE) · Sligo · 12 Jul 2026

£9k
#8

Croom House Stud Handicap

Unauthorized (IRE) · Listowel (IRE) · 31 May 2026

£8.8k
#9

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap (50-80)

My Minervina (IRE) · Bellewstown (IRE) · 29 Sept 2022

£8.6k
#10

Fowey Lifeboat 165 Years Handicap Hurdle

Wolf Prince (IRE) · Taunton · 26 Mar 2024

£8.5k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

7.4/1

Shortest Winner

1.7/1

Biggest Winner

20/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
6
2/1–4/1
4
4/1–8/1
9
8/1–16/1
4
16/1+
2

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

3yo4yo5yo+0481216

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Wolf Prince (IRE) (IRE)—142535£132.2kFlat
Dark Voyager (IRE) (IRE)—131232£39.4kJumps
Timurshah (IRE) (IRE)—100210£12.7kJumps
Lispendense (IRE) (IRE)—95119£9.5kJumps
Unauthorized (IRE) (IRE)—8026£21kFlat
Slaney Swagger (IRE) (IRE)—79024£17.1kFlat
My Minervina (IRE) (IRE)—78327£33.8kFlat
Eyetrap (GB) (GB)—75215£18kJumps
Field Of Honour (GB) (GB)—74111£5.5kFlat
Hieloray (IRE) (IRE)—67013£5kFlat
Asisaid (IRE) (IRE)—66229£17.5kFlat
Big Bill (FR) (FR)—6104£200Flat
Rock Basher (IRE) (IRE)—58022£6.8kFlat
Man Of Destiny (IRE) (IRE)——04£0Flat
Sionainn (FR) (FR)——03£100Jumps
Lily's Magic (IRE) (IRE)——04£0Flat
Sir Aston (FR) (FR)——01£3.2kFlat
Shivoo (IRE) (IRE)——01£0Flat
Silver Cuff (IRE) (IRE)——03£0Flat
Isabella Johnson (IRE) (IRE)——08£6.2kFlat

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