Trainer Profile

Trainers/P A Kirby

P A Kirby

East Appleton, N Yorks · GB
Flat
Career Overview

P A Kirby is a horse trainer based in East Appleton, N Yorks, specialising in Flat racing. From 6031 career runners, he has saddled 603 winners, at a 10% strike rate. He has earned £5M in prize money. He currently has 585 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Plumpton (3w from 4r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

10%

Total Wins

603

Total Runs

6,031

Active Horses

585

Prize Money

£5M

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

22 seasons
2006200820102011201220132014201520162017201820202022202420260%45%90%167%0k100k200k300k400k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
30 JanBushypark (IRE)Catterickracingtv.com Handicap Chase4Joe Williamson100/30£547
02 JanBushypark (IRE)AyrBook Wicked Afternoon Tea At WesternHouseHotel Handicap Chase7Joe Williamson18/1£0
30 NovBushypark (IRE)CarlisleRacing Blogger Handicap Chase4Joe Williamson25/1£456
12 NovBushypark (IRE)AyrCoral 'We're Here For It' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)6Joe Williamson25/1£0
15 OctRed Force One (GB)WetherbyVisit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle6Miss Natasha Cookson7/1£0
05 OctRed Force One (GB)KelsoSimpsons Malt Handicap Hurdle2Miss Natasha Cookson50/1£2.2k
16 SeptRed Force One (GB)UttoxeterBoots Opticians Uttoxeter Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle10Joe Williamson50/1£0
14 AugRed Force One (GB)BeverleyTyre Scope Handicap4Cam Hardie12/1£531
01 AugRed Force One (GB)MusselburghPlatform Interior Solutions Handicap1Joe Fanning18/1£5.2k
28 JunRed Force One (GB)Newcastle (AW)Pertemps Network Education Handicap (Div 2)8Luke Morris150/1£0
24 MayRed Force One (GB)CatterickWishing Jill Metcalfe Happy 60th Birthday Handicap7Dale Swift66/1£0
12 MayRed Force One (GB)CatterickHillcrest Who Cares Wins Handicap9Brandon Wilkie40/1£0
30 AprRed Force One (GB)Southwell (AW)Grace And Dotty Fedors's And Feathers Amateur Jockeys' Handicap9Mr Luke Connolly100/1£0
18 JanBushypark (IRE)HaydockSky Bet Cheltenham Non-Runner No Bet Handicap Hurdle6Joe Williamson12/1£0
19 OctLord Torranaga (FR)CatterickGo Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap5William Pyle11/1£245
02 OctLord Torranaga (FR)CatterickWatch All Races Live On Racingtv Handicap7Connor Beasley11/1£0
17 AugGolfe Clair (FR)Market RasenC&L Fairburn Properties Handicap Chase1Joe Williamson13/2£4.6k
10 AugRed Force One (GB)RedcarWatch Race Replays On Racingtv.Com Handicap8Connor Planas6/1£0
06 AugLord Torranaga (FR)CatterickHugh James Handicap5Connor Beasley3/1£245
26 JulRed Force One (GB)YorkPearly Cow Handicap8Hollie Doyle4/1£0

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Wetherby—————18%
Newcastle———0%0%22%
Catterick——0%——16%
Sedgefield—————27%
Doncaster——0%—0%12%
Market Rasen—————17%
Ayr————0%19%
Musselburgh—————24%

Going Performance

Based on the 1502 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good
79W / 446R18%
Soft
63W / 344R18%
Good To Soft
42W / 260R16%
Good To Firm
23W / 134R17%
Heavy
36W / 122R30%
Standard
8W / 92R9%
Yielding
0W / 29R0%
Standard To Slow
2W / 26R8%
Good To Yielding
1W / 21R5%
Soft To Heavy
1W / 11R9%
Yielding To Soft
0W / 7R0%
Slow
0W / 6R0%
Firm
1W / 4R25%

Distance Performance

Based on the 1502 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
2W / 41R5%
Mile
18W / 131R14%
Middle
92W / 532R17%
Staying
144W / 798R18%

Course Specialists

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

#1Plumpton
3W / 4R75%
#2Naas (IRE)
3W / 6R50%
#3Bath
2W / 4R50%
#4Yarmouth
2W / 5R40%
#5Towcester
2W / 5R40%
#6Hereford
3W / 8R38%
#7Fontwell
3W / 8R38%
#8Southwell
10W / 28R36%
#9Huntingdon
5W / 14R36%
#10Newmarket (July)
1W / 3R33%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C606121824

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Adam Nicol
37W / 149R25%
#2Thomas Dowson
26W / 143R18%
#3Richie McGrath
19W / 90R21%
#4James Reveley
16W / 64R25%
#5Kyle James
7W / 31R23%
#6Joe Williamson
7W / 44R16%
#7Ross Chapman
6W / 35R17%
#8Sam Twiston-Davies
5W / 15R33%
#9Sean Quinlan
5W / 24R21%
#10Joe Fanning
4W / 14R29%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mrs Jayne Sivills
19W / 80R24%
#2The Well Oiled Partnership
16W / 82R20%
#3Ian Hamilton
13W / 71R18%
#4The Vacuum Pouch Company Limited
10W / 46R22%
#5The Yorkshire Puddings
9W / 51R18%
#6P Kirby
8W / 20R40%
#7Geoff Kirby Basil Holian Michael Buckley
8W / 23R35%
#8The New Venture Partnership
8W / 43R19%
#9S Breakspeare
7W / 29R24%
#10The Green Oaks Partnership
7W / 50R14%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1378

Wins

246

Win Rate

18%

AW

Runs

124

Wins

10

Win Rate

8%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

1102

Wins

206

Win %

19%

Place %

48%

Flat

Runs

400

Wins

50

Win %

13%

Place %

39%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle

Lucky Icon (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 2 Aug 2019

£47.2k
#2

Mansionbet Yorkshire Silver Vase Mares' Chase (Listed)

Lady Buttons (GB) · Doncaster · 29 Dec 2018

£44.2k
#3

MansionBet At Doncaster Yorkshire Silver Vase Mares' Chase (Listed)

Lady Buttons (GB) · Doncaster · 29 Dec 2019

£42.3k
#4

Napoleons Casino & Restaurant Owlerton Sheffield Yorkshire Rose Mares' Hurdle (Grade 2)

Lady Buttons (GB) · Doncaster · 25 Jan 2020

£28.5k
#5

olbg.com Yorkshire Rose Mares' Hurdle (Grade 2)

Lady Buttons (GB) · Doncaster · 26 Jan 2019

£28.5k
#6

Paddy Power Betting Shop Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Jason The Militant (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 23 Feb 2020

£27.4k
#7

Ladbrokes In Memory Of Tara Von Ihering Handicap Chase

Lady Buttons (GB) · Newbury · 1 Dec 2018

£25k
#8

Bet365 Hurdle (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (Grade 2)

Nautical Nitwit (IRE) · Wetherby · 3 Nov 2018

£22.8k
#9

Finale Stakes (Listed)

Jason The Militant (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 31 Oct 2021

£22.1k
#10

totescoop6 'Prelude' Hurdle (Listed Handicap)

Rumble Of Thunder (IRE) · Market Rasen · 24 Sept 2011

£17.1k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.3/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
64
2/1–4/1
78
4/1–8/1
66
8/1–16/1
30
16/1+
18

Age Performance

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

5yo+05101520

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Jason The Militant (IRE) (IRE)—158522£114.2kJumps
Lady Buttons (GB) (GB)—1501530£293kJumps
Nautical Nitwit (IRE) (IRE)—149736£85.6kJumps
Louis' Vac Pouch (IRE) (IRE)—145629£63.7kJumps
Stopped Out (GB) (GB)—1441150£88kJumps
Close House (GB) (GB)—143416£42.1kJumps
Pennek (FR) (FR)—140118£25.6kJumps
Kings Grey (IRE) (IRE)—140635£64.1kJumps
Goldan Jess (IRE) (IRE)—1381069£76.1kJumps
Rumble of Thunder (IRE) (IRE)—138857£92kJumps
Bushypark (IRE) (IRE)—137825£71kJumps
Wemyss Point (GB) (GB)—136537£37.1kFlat
Arthur Mac (IRE) (IRE)—136314£16.5kJumps
Egality Mans (FR) (FR)—135211£30.7kJumps
Cool Operator (GB) (GB)—135629£34.9kJumps
Robbing The Prey (IRE) (IRE)—135215£24.3kJumps
Woodpole Academy (IRE) (IRE)—13414£4.1kJumps
Sakhee's City (FR) (FR)—134435£47.1kJumps
Morgan Be (GB) (GB)—134729£60.2kJumps
Lethal Steps (GB) (GB)—133435£87kFlat
Lucky Icon (IRE) (IRE)—133334£84.9kJumps
Rayna's World (IRE) (IRE)—133327£40.3kFlat
Amazing King (IRE) (IRE)—1331063£57.6kJumps
Discay (GB) (GB)—1321046£49.7kFlat
Niven (IRE) (IRE)—132660£91.5kJumps
Red Force One (GB) (GB)—1311477£121.7kJumps
Devotion To Duty (IRE) (IRE)—130432£30.9kJumps
McKenzie's Friend (IRE) (IRE)—130211£22.5kJumps
Courtown Oscar (IRE) (IRE)—130719£46.2kJumps
Oak Vintage (IRE) (IRE)—130738£48.5kJumps
Be My Manager (IRE) (IRE)—12902£194Jumps
Black Jacari (IRE) (IRE)—128426£33.1kFlat
Rock Of Leon (GB) (GB)—127732£34.8kJumps
Agglestone Rock (GB) (GB)—127836£37.2kJumps
Zig Zag (IRE) (IRE)—127566£60.6kJumps
Eastview Boy (GB) (GB)—126416£25kJumps
Matthew Riley (IRE) (IRE)—126210£11.9kJumps
Another Theatre (IRE) (IRE)—125520£35.3kJumps
Suggestion (GB) (GB)—125529£29kJumps
Show Promise (GB) (GB)—125112£8.1kJumps
Lord Roccoco (FR) (FR)—124210£11.9kJumps
Kilcullen Flem (IRE) (IRE)—124417£28.6kJumps
Lord Torranaga (FR) (FR)—124661£66.1kFlat
Minstrel Royal (GB) (GB)—123119£10.6kJumps
Moscow Presents (IRE) (IRE)—123218£13kJumps
Trust Thomas (GB) (GB)—123649£57kJumps
Asum (GB) (GB)—122213£14.3kJumps
Classic Escape (IRE) (IRE)—122225£26.7kJumps
Nicely Indeed (IRE) (IRE)—121425£20.1kJumps
Golfe Clair (FR) (FR)—121513£30.9kJumps

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