Trainer Profile

Trainers/P J F Murphy

P J F Murphy

Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny · IRE
Flat
Career Overview

P J F Murphy is a horse trainer based in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny, specialising in Flat racing. From 826 career runners, he has saddled 63 winners, at a 7.6% strike rate. He has earned £666.1k in prize money. He currently has 106 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Ripon (2w from 3r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

7.6%

Total Wins

63

Total Runs

826

Active Horses

106

Prize Money

£666.1k

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

17 seasons
201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260%35%70%130%0k35k70k105k140k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
29 OctFree Solo (IRE)Punchestown (IRE)See You At The GR1 Double Header 21 & 22 November Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)10Chris Hayes10/1£0
28 OctRayastar (IRE)Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden4Seamie Heffernan15/2£1.3k
21 OctDesert Friend (IRE)Navan (IRE)Navan Racecourse Handicap11Conor Cusack33/1£0
15 OctFree Solo (IRE)Curragh (IRE)Feel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap4Chris Hayes33/1£900
12 OctMethgal (IRE)YarmouthFirst Furnishings Handicap Stakes3Marco Ghiani5/1F£1k
05 OctOne Cool County (IRE)Killarney (IRE)Killarney Student Raceday Handicap4Gavin Ryan40/1£500
29 SeptMethgal (IRE)Wolverhampton (AW)Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes2Sean Levey4/9F£2.2k
25 SeptMehman (GB)Dundalk (AW) (IRE)View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap3Conor Cusack7/1£1.2k
23 SeptMethgal (IRE)Kempton (AW)Industry Leading In-play Markets At Unibet Handicap Stakes1Sean Levey7/4F£3.1k
18 SeptFree Solo (IRE)Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Handicap8Ben Coen10/1£0
18 SeptPerfect Judgement (IRE)Dundalk (AW) (IRE)SIS, Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Handicap8R. P. Whelan4/1£0
15 SeptSignor Ferrari (IRE)Punchestown (IRE)Festival 2027 On Sale Soon Handicap (Div I)5Conor Cusack3/1F£300
15 SeptOne Cool County (IRE)Punchestown (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden10R. P. Whelan300/1£0
09 SeptMehman (GB)Cork (IRE)Follow Us On Instagram Handicap7Gavin Ryan28/1£0
02 SeptPerfect Judgement (IRE)Navan (IRE)Navan Handicap (Div I)5Gavin Ryan8/1£300
02 SeptMint Man (GB)Navan (IRE)Navan Racecourse Handicap13Chris Hayes12/1£0
02 SeptAghadrum Boy (IRE)Navan (IRE)Navan Handicap (Div II)10Gavin Ryan50/1£0
30 AugMethgal (IRE)YarmouthBodhi Solutions - Facilities Management Front Runner Handicap Stakes2Kyle McHugh5/2J£1.8k
27 AugDesert Friend (IRE)Navan (IRE)Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap16Chris Hayes33/1£0
23 AugSignor Ferrari (IRE)Naas (IRE)Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap5Conor Cusack14/1£361

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)21%8%6%9%—12%
Curragh (IRE)9%8%6%0%0%0%
Gowran Park (IRE)——0%9%0%0%
Leopardstown (IRE)——6%8%0%0%
Cork (IRE)0%20%15%0%0%0%
Naas (IRE)17%11%0%14%0%0%
Navan (IRE)0%0%—0%0%0%
Limerick (IRE)——0%0%—0%

Going Performance

Based on the 952 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Standard
35W / 325R11%
Good
23W / 204R11%
Soft
4W / 102R4%
Yielding
3W / 67R4%
Heavy
3W / 57R5%
Good To Firm
3W / 55R5%
Good To Yielding
3W / 44R7%
Yielding To Soft
3W / 43R7%
Soft To Heavy
0W / 19R0%
Standard To Slow
2W / 18R11%
Good To Soft
1W / 15R7%
Standard / Slow
1W / 1R100%
Firm
0W / 1R0%
Standard To Fast
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 952 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
34W / 407R8%
Mile
31W / 371R8%
Middle
12W / 124R10%
Staying
4W / 50R8%

Course Specialists

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

#1Ripon
2W / 3R67%
#2Beverley
3W / 6R50%
#3Clonmel (IRE)
3W / 7R43%
#4Lingfield (AW)
5W / 14R36%
#5Brighton
1W / 3R33%
#6Ballinrobe (IRE)
2W / 9R22%
#7Kempton (AW)
3W / 15R20%
#8Sligo (IRE)
2W / 11R18%
#9Wolverhampton (AW)
4W / 26R15%
#10Roscommon (IRE)
4W / 26R15%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C70255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Jamie Powell
6W / 24R25%
#2Chris Hayes
4W / 73R5%
#3Silvestre De Sousa
3W / 10R30%
#4Jake Coen
3W / 16R19%
#5Declan McDonogh
3W / 24R13%
#6Luke McAteer
3W / 26R12%
#7Shane Foley
3W / 32R9%
#8Gavin Ryan
3W / 51R6%
#9Mark Enright
2W / 3R67%
#10Kevin Manning
2W / 4R50%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1J J Racing Partnership
5W / 15R33%
#2Lance Bloodstock Limited
5W / 32R16%
#3Mrs Margaret Ahern
5W / 72R7%
#4Abdullah Menahi
4W / 12R33%
#5Shamrock Thoroughbreds
4W / 22R18%
#6Dorothy Heffernan
4W / 34R12%
#7Clipper Logistics
3W / 9R33%
#8N H J Racing Syndicate
3W / 12R25%
#9King Power Racing Co Ltd
3W / 20R15%
#10Real Horse Degen Club
3W / 35R9%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

608

Wins

43

Win Rate

7%

AW

Runs

344

Wins

38

Win Rate

11%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

877

Wins

74

Win %

8%

Place %

27%

Jumps

Runs

75

Wins

7

Win %

9%

Place %

31%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap

Mint Man (GB) · Curragh (IRE) · 9 Aug 2026

£15k
#2

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Craft Irish (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 7 Aug 2023

£11.8k
#3

Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Fillies Maiden

Wholelotofrosie (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 10 Sept 2012

£11.4k
#4

PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap

Free Solo (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 5 May 2025

£10.6k
#5

Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

Doolin Dancer (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 4 Oct 2020

£10.6k
#6

Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Free Solo (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 25 Jul 2019

£10.3k
#7

Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Race

Perfect Judgement (IRE) · Dundalk (AW) (IRE) · 16 Jan 2024

£10k
#8

RFL Steels Supporting The IRFU Charitable Trust Handicap

Craft Irish (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 8 Oct 2022

£9.7k
#9

WTW Willis Handicap

Free Solo (IRE) · Roscommon (IRE) · 19 Aug 2025

£9.4k
#10

Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 16th - 17th August Handicap

Mint Man (GB) · Naas (IRE) · 4 Aug 2025

£9.4k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.0/1

Shortest Winner

1.6/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
17
2/1–4/1
19
4/1–8/1
28
8/1–16/1
11
16/1+
6

Age Performance

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

2yo3yo4yo5yo+036912

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Longclaw (USA) (USA)—132537£95.2kFlat
Desert Friend (IRE) (IRE)—125964£72.5kFlat
Around The Clock (USA) (USA)—116120£5.6kJumps
Rolly Bowley Boy (IRE) (IRE)—114118£23.3kJumps
Sidetracked (GB) (GB)—10818£8.2kJumps
Free Solo (IRE) (IRE)—100668£97.5kFlat
Green Hornet (IRE) (IRE)—9807£300Jumps
Doolin Dancer (IRE) (IRE)—93116£17.3kFlat
Wholelotofrosie (IRE) (IRE)—92121£22.9kFlat
Craft Irish (IRE) (IRE)—92516£53.3kFlat
Perfect Judgement (IRE) (IRE)—92536£58kFlat
Mehman (GB) (GB)—90544£60.3kFlat
Group One Power (GB) (GB)—89322£44.4kFlat
World Title (IRE) (IRE)—88319£17.8kFlat
Mint Man (GB) (GB)—83231£43.8kFlat
Signor Ferrari (IRE) (IRE)—81425£32.1kFlat
Snag It (IRE) (IRE)—80228£17.9kFlat
Kendred Soul (IRE) (IRE)—76426£26.1kFlat
Power On (IRE) (IRE)—76435£22.7kFlat
Fairy Foxglove (IRE) (IRE)—75438£31.9kFlat
Sir John Monash (GB) (GB)—71011£4.7kFlat
Kudbegood (IRE) (IRE)—68355£46.6kFlat
Methgal (IRE) (IRE)—68117£13.5kFlat
What A Feeling (IRE) (IRE)—67113£9.7kFlat
Still Rolling (IRE) (IRE)—6709£2.4kFlat
Dusty Winds (IRE) (IRE)—65120£6.6kFlat
Latin Fury (IRE) (IRE)—6408£400Flat
Rules Of Atraction (IRE) (IRE)—6306£2.9kFlat
Pass To Paris (IRE) (IRE)—6305£145Flat
Porsche Lad (IRE) (IRE)—63217£25.7kFlat
Far At Sea (IRE) (IRE)—62011£1.3kFlat
Ace Of Arts (IRE) (IRE)—61011£2.8kFlat
Nannys Well (IRE) (IRE)—61119£18.4kJumps
Rock Dandy (IRE) (IRE)—59218£12.7kFlat
Atia Rose (IRE) (IRE)—5705£0Flat
Dnaneer (IRE) (IRE)—5609£1.2kFlat
Wagadoogoochoochoo (IRE) (IRE)—55119£7kFlat
Short N Sweet (IRE) (IRE)—5509£0Flat
Mr Whoppit (IRE) (IRE)—52013£1kFlat
Firoda Belle (IRE) (IRE)—5005£0Flat
Saoirses Lulaby (IRE) (IRE)—50012£2.6kFlat
Angel Harry (FR) (FR)—4908£0Flat
Shuyak (IRE) (IRE)—48010£600Flat
Flaggy Lane (IRE) (IRE)—4704£0Flat
Pearl Of Cotai (IRE) (IRE)—4705£0Flat
Parnu (IRE) (IRE)—4506£0Flat
Wild Willie Wynne (IRE) (IRE)—4004£0Flat
Rayastar (IRE) ——£0Flat
One Cool County (IRE) ——£0Flat
Aghadrum Boy (IRE) ——£0Flat

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