Trainer Profile

Trainers/Ciaron Maher

Ciaron Maher

· AUS
Flat
Career Overview

Ciaron Maher is a horse trainer based in AUS, specialising in Flat racing. From 1034 career runners, he has saddled 117 winners, at a 11.3% strike rate. He has earned £49.6M in prize money. He currently has 279 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Bellewstown (IRE) (2w from 3r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11.3%

Total Wins

117

Total Runs

1,034

Active Horses

279

Prize Money

£49.6M

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

13 seasons
20112013201420152018201920202021202220232024202520260%45%90%166%0k3500k7000k10500k14000k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
13 SeptDarnation (IRE)DoncasterJapan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes (Group 3)11Clifford Lee66/1£0
27 JunFawkner Park (IRE)Eagle Farm (AUS)Tattersall's Cup (Turf)5Tommy Berry6/1£2.7k
13 JunWarnie (IRE)Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Stradbroke Handicap (Handicap) (Turf)8Declan Bates25/1£17.8k
13 JunRoyal Supremacy (IRE)Eagle Farm (AUS)HKJC World Pool Q22 (Turf)1Mark Zahra13/1£356.4k
13 JunAnother Wil (AUS)Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Stradbroke Handicap (Handicap) (Turf)18Ryan Maloney13/1£0
13 JunZaszou (AUS)Eagle Farm (AUS)Magic Millions Dane Ripper Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)12Ryan Maloney40/1£0
30 MayAnother Wil (AUS)Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Kingsford Smith Cup (Turf)4Jamie Melham25/1£22.3k
30 MayRoyal Supremacy (IRE)Eagle Farm (AUS)Living Turf Premier's Cup (Handicap) (Turf)3Mark Zahra16/5F£8.9k
30 MayJimmysstar (NZ)Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Kingsford Smith Cup (Turf)2Ethan Brown14/5F£89.1k
23 MayZaszou (AUS)Doomben (AUS)Ladbrokes BRC Sprint (Handicap) (Turf)9Robbie Dolan70/1£1.9k
23 MayPride Of Jenni (AUS)Doomben (AUS)XXXX Doomben Cup (Turf)2Declan Bates13/5£89.1k
23 MaySnitzanova (AUS)Doomben (AUS)Magic Millions Fillies & Mares Plate (Turf)12Mark Zahra40/1£0
16 MayJimmysstar (NZ)Doomben (AUS)Ladbrokes Doomben 10 000 (Turf)4Ethan Brown5/4F£33.4k
16 MayRoyal Supremacy (IRE)Doomben (AUS)JRA Chairman's Handicap Handicap) (Turf)3Mark Zahra5/1£8.9k
16 MayAnother Wil (AUS)Doomben (AUS)Ladbrokes Doomben 10 000 (Turf)9Ryan Maloney36/1£8.9k
16 MayMiddle Earth (GB)Doomben (AUS)JRA Chairman's Handicap Handicap) (Turf)1Ethan Brown5/1£57.4k
16 MayWarnie (IRE)Doomben (AUS)Ladbrokes Doomben 10 000 (Turf)11Mark Zahra10/1£0
09 MayPride Of Jenni (AUS)Gold Coast (AUS)TAB A.D. Hollindale Stakes (Turf)1Declan Bates23/10F£148.5k
02 MayVivy Air (AUS)Hawkesbury (AUS)Richmond Club Hawkesbury Gold Cup (Handicap) (Turf)11Reece Jones27/10£0
02 MayMiddle Earth (GB)Hawkesbury (AUS)Richmond Club Hawkesbury Gold Cup (Handicap) (Turf)9Nash Rawiller50/1£1.7k

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Caulfield (AUS)30%17%14%25%11%6%
Randwick (AUS)0%33%18%4%8%15%
Flemington (AUS)0%0%14%22%15%4%
Rosehill (AUS)0%13%13%—23%25%
Curragh (IRE)—0%38%11%44%17%
Leopardstown (IRE)——20%0%11%30%
Eagle Farm (AUS)—13%0%——20%
Moonee Valley (AUS)—0%0%29%17%50%

Going Performance

Based on the 704 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good
72W / 396R18%
Soft
23W / 99R23%
Good To Soft
14W / 82R17%
Good To Firm
10W / 39R26%
Heavy
6W / 28R21%
Standard
4W / 14R29%
Yielding
1W / 11R9%
Standard To Slow
3W / 9R33%
Soft To Heavy
1W / 8R13%
Good To Yielding
2W / 6R33%
Very Soft
0W / 5R0%
Yielding To Soft
0W / 5R0%
Firm
1W / 2R50%

Distance Performance

Based on the 704 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
37W / 198R19%
Mile
69W / 339R20%
Middle
31W / 165R19%
Staying
0W / 2R0%

Course Specialists

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

#1Bellewstown (IRE)
2W / 3R67%
#2Gowran Park (IRE)
3W / 6R50%
#3Newbury
3W / 6R50%
#4Windsor
2W / 4R50%
#5Kempton (AW)
3W / 7R43%
#6Doncaster
4W / 10R40%
#7Naas (IRE)
4W / 10R40%
#8Sandown
2W / 5R40%
#9Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
3W / 8R38%
#10Kembla Grange (AUS)
2W / 6R33%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5015304560

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec08162432

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Ethan Brown
12W / 46R26%
#2Ryan Moore
10W / 25R40%
#3Declan Bates
9W / 43R21%
#4Oisin Murphy
8W / 23R35%
#5Dylan Browne McMonagle
5W / 13R38%
#6Mark Zahra
5W / 25R20%
#7W J Lee
4W / 11R36%
#8Harry Coffey
4W / 14R29%
#9Seamie Heffernan
3W / 5R60%
#10Chad Schofield
3W / 6R50%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Godolphin
10W / 18R56%
#2A Ottobre Mrs L Ottobre M Ottobre
9W / 38R24%
#3A Kheir J A Oneill Et Al
9W / 71R13%
#4Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd
8W / 21R38%
#5Qatar Racing Limited
5W / 12R42%
#6Westerberg Mrs J Magnier M Tabor D Smith
4W / 10R40%
#7Highclere Tbred Racing Karen Darke
4W / 11R36%
#8N S Psaltis Mrs G C Psaltis Et Al
4W / 14R29%
#9Toshihiro Matsumoto
4W / 15R27%
#10Halo Racing Services Pty Ltd A Kheir Et Al
4W / 17R24%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

681

Wins

130

Win Rate

19%

AW

Runs

23

Wins

7

Win Rate

30%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

704

Wins

137

Win %

19%

Place %

46%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Sportsbet Caulfield Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Duke De Sessa (IRE) · Caulfield (AUS) · 19 Oct 2024

£1.6M
#2

Queen Elizabeth Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Pride Of Jenni (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 13 Apr 2024

£1.6M
#3

Sharp EIT All-Star Mile (Conditions) (2yo+) (Turf)

Pride Of Jenni (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 16 Mar 2024

£1.1M
#4

Kennedy Champions Mile (3yo+) (Turf)

Pride Of Jenni (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 11 Nov 2023

£1M
#5

Russell Balding Stakes (Conditions) (3yo+) (Turf)

Jimmysstar (NZ) · Randwick (AUS) · 1 Nov 2025

£854k
#6

Big Dance (Listed Handicap Non-Black Type) (3yo+) (Turf)

Gringotts (NZ) · Randwick (AUS) · 4 Nov 2025

£772.3k
#7

TAB Australian Cup (3yo+) (Turf)

Light Infantry Man (FR) · Flemington (AUS) · 29 Mar 2025

£742.6k
#8

Schweppes Sydney Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Circle Of Fire (GB) · Randwick (AUS) · 13 Apr 2024

£617.6k
#9

TAB Australian Cup (Turf)

Light Infantry Man (FR) · Flemington (AUS) · 28 Mar 2026

£594.1k
#10

Howden Victoria Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Observer (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 1 Nov 2025

£594.1k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

5.1/1

Shortest Winner

0.2/1

Biggest Winner

20/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
43
2/1–4/1
39
4/1–8/1
39
8/1–16/1
13
16/1+
3

Age Performance

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

3yo4yo5yo+015304560

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Light Infantry Man (FR) (FR)—120631£2.9MFlat
Jimmysstar (NZ) (NZ)—120417£3.3MFlat
Zarakem (FR) (FR)—119311£338.8kFlat
Pride Of Jenni (AUS) (AUS)—118939£6.5MFlat
Gringotts (NZ) (NZ)—118413£1.9MFlat
Middle Earth (GB) (GB)—115518£669.7kFlat
Another Wil (AUS) (AUS)—113313£714.1kFlat
New Energy (IRE) (IRE)—113222£305.4kFlat
Victoria Road (IRE) (IRE)—112415£564.5kFlat
Sayedaty Sadaty (IRE) (IRE)—110213£266.4kFlat
Duke De Sessa (IRE) (IRE)—110627£2.2MFlat
Darnation (IRE) (IRE)—110412£219.5kFlat
Tempted (AUS) (AUS)—110611£2.8MFlat
Benedetta (AUS) (AUS)—110322£892.6kFlat
Manalapan (IRE) (IRE)—110319£73.7kFlat
Observer (AUS) (AUS)—11047£1.3MFlat
Okita Soushi (IRE) (IRE)—109519£761.3kFlat
Saint George (GB) (GB)—109210£124.4kFlat
Vivy Air (AUS) (AUS)—108115£1MFlat
Fawkner Park (IRE) (IRE)—107319£971.4kFlat
Interpretation (IRE) (IRE)—107419£460.4kFlat
Warnie (IRE) (IRE)—107311£270.4kFlat
Honey Girl (GB) (GB)—107220£123kFlat
Sahara Sun (CHI) (CHI)—10706£25.1kFlat
Earl Of Tyrone (IRE) (IRE)—106419£126kFlat
Le Don De Vie (GB) (GB)—106429£247kFlat
Marksmanship (IRE) (IRE)—106110£74.5kFlat
Royal Supremacy (IRE) (IRE)—105415£944.1kFlat
Glory Daze (IRE) (IRE)—105111£45.4kFlat
Willydoit (NZ) (NZ)—10416£429.7kFlat
Nugget (GB) (GB)—104426£693kFlat
Cosmic Vega (IRE) (IRE)—104425£78.7kFlat
Piggyback (AUS) (AUS)—10325£168.1kFlat
Holymanz (NZ) (NZ)—102010£134.5kFlat
Circle Of Fire (GB) (GB)—102316£941kFlat
A Little Deep (AUS) (AUS)—10106£52.1kFlat
Snitzanova (AUS) (AUS)—10125£178.6kFlat
Wyclif (GB) (GB)—100215£230.2kFlat
United Nations (IRE) (IRE)—10028£159kFlat
Spywire (AUS) (AUS)—9904£156kFlat
Recommendation (AUS) (AUS)—99414£345.7kFlat
Juja Kibo (IRE) (IRE)—9817£102.1kFlat
Axius (AUS) (AUS)—9802£13kFlat
Nadal (AUS) (AUS)—9805£49.5kFlat
Goldenstatewarrior (IRE) (IRE)—9816£28.8kFlat
Zaszou (AUS) (AUS)—9819£57.8kFlat
Mr Monaco (GB) (GB)—97311£111.7kFlat
Jenni The Fox (AUS) (AUS)—9408£51.9kFlat
Strawberry Rock (IRE) (IRE)—93416£117.6kFlat
Gilded Water (GB) (GB)—9216£65.7kFlat

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