T O'Brien
T O'Brien is a horse trainer based in Carrigtoohill, Co. Cork., specialising in Jumps racing. From 1183 career runners, he has saddled 131 winners, at a 11.1% strike rate. He has earned £2.1M in prize money. He currently has 174 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Sligo (IRE) (1w from 3r).
Career Statistics
Win Rate
11.1%
Total Wins
131
Total Runs
1,183
Active Horses
174
Prize Money
£2.1M
Recent Form
Season Performance
Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs
- Runs
- Prize £k
- Win Rate %
Recent Results
Last 20 runners| Date | Horse | Course | Race | Pos | Jockey | SP | Prize £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept | Barryroe Madam (FR) | Listowel (IRE) | Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 11 | Mr R Sugrue | 14/1 | £0 |
| 21 Sept | Inchiquin Maid (IRE) | Listowel (IRE) | Gerard Lynch Memorial Handicap | 12 | Reese Holohan | 33/1 | £0 |
| 07 Sept | Barryroe Madam (FR) | Galway (IRE) | WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div I) | 5 | Michael Kenneally | 22/1 | £300 |
| 24 Aug | Barryroe Madam (FR) | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Jerry McDonnell Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 14 | John Shinnick | 12/1 | £0 |
| 22 Aug | Magnor Glory (IRE) | Killarney (IRE) | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle | 3 | John Shinnick | 33/1 | £2.5k |
| 03 Aug | Inchiquin Maid (IRE) | Cork (IRE) | Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (Div II) | 13 | John Shinnick | 10/1 | £0 |
| 27 Jul | Inchiquin Star (IRE) | Galway (IRE) | EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle | 14 | Michael Kenneally | 20/1 | £0 |
| 23 Jul | Barryroe Madam (FR) | Wexford (IRE) | Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div I) | 4 | Michael Kenneally | 6/1 | £500 |
| 17 Jul | Magnor Glory (IRE) | Killarney (IRE) | Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle | 7 | Alan O'Sullivan | 22/1 | £0 |
| 10 Jul | Jay Pee M (IRE) | Cork | Kelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100) | 19 | John Shinnick | 11/2 | £0 |
| 07 Jul | Inchiquin Maid (IRE) | Tramore | August Festival Early Bird Packages On tramoreraces.ie Handicap | 11 | J M Sheridan | 10/1 | £0 |
| 07 Jul | Inchiquin Star (IRE) | Tramore | August Festival August 13th - 16th Handicap (0-60) | 7 | J M Sheridan | 6/1 | £0 |
| 01 Jun | Inchiquin Star (IRE) | Listowel (IRE) | Southern Waste Management Mares Handicap Hurdle | 4 | Alan O'Sullivan | 9/2J | £468 |
| 28 May | Barryroe Madam (FR) | Limerick (IRE) | Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) | 10 | John Shinnick | 16/1 | £0 |
| 25 May | Magnor Glory (IRE) | Ballinrobe (IRE) | McHale F5 Range Veterans Handicap Chase | 4 | Alan O'Sullivan | 10/1 | £780 |
| 16 May | Deed Pole (GB) | Wexford (IRE) | Slaney River Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) | 3 | John Shinnick | 9/1 | £900 |
| 11 May | Rusheen (IRE) | Killarney (IRE) | Dan Linehan's Handicap Chase | 7 | Phillip Enright | 8/1 | £0 |
| 10 May | Jay Pee M (IRE) | Cork (IRE) | Farm And Industrial Spares Mallow Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 5 | Michael Kenneally | 9/4F | £228 |
| 10 May | Barryroe Madam (FR) | Cork (IRE) | Farm And Industrial Spares Mallow Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 13 | John Shinnick | 28/1 | £0 |
| 25 Apr | Deed Pole (GB) | Limerick (IRE) | Limerick Motor Centre Handicap (0-60) | 3 | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 11/1 | £900 |
Strike Rate by Course & Distance
Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.
| Course | 5f | 6f | 7f | 1m | 1m2f | 1m4f+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork (IRE) | — | — | — | — | — | 8% |
| Limerick (IRE) | — | — | — | — | — | 10% |
| Clonmel (IRE) | — | — | — | — | 0% | 20% |
| Punchestown (IRE) | — | — | — | — | — | 5% |
| Killarney (IRE) | — | — | — | 0% | — | 19% |
| Listowel (IRE) | — | — | 0% | — | — | 17% |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | — | — | — | — | — | 26% |
| Thurles (IRE) | — | — | — | — | — | 7% |
Going Performance
Based on the 951 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Distance Performance
Based on the 951 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Course Specialists
Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).
Class Performance
Win rates by race class (1–7).
Seasonality
Monthly win rate across stored results.
Jockey Partnerships
Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).
Owner Partnerships
Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).
Surface Split
Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.
Turf
Runs
891
Wins
105
Win Rate
12%
AW
Runs
60
Wins
7
Win Rate
12%
Flat vs Jumps
Separate stats for each racing code.
Runs
754
Wins
99
Win %
13%
Place %
38%
Runs
197
Wins
13
Win %
7%
Place %
30%
Top Horses
Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.
Biggest Wins
Most valuable victories from stored results.
Guinness Handicap Chase (Grade A)
Ballyadam Approach (IRE) · Punchestown (IRE) · 29 Apr 2015
Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Answer To Kayf (GB) · Navan (IRE) · 16 Nov 2025
Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)
Magnor Glory (IRE) · Listowel (IRE) · 23 Sept 2022
Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A)
Farrells Fancy (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 26 Jan 2013
BoyleSports Novice Handicap Chase (Grade B)
Ballyadam Approach (IRE) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 5 Apr 2015
Mercury Engineering Handicap Chase (grade B)
She's Got Grit (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 28 Feb 2015
coopsuperstores.ie Handicap Chase (Grade B)
Lakemilan (IRE) · Cork (IRE) · 20 Oct 2019
BoyleSports Handicap Chase (Grade B)
Lakemilan (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 15 Jul 2019
At The Races Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)
Lakemilan (IRE) · Killarney (IRE) · 24 Aug 2018
M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle
Buster Dan Dan (IRE) · Listowel (IRE) · 19 Sept 2015
Market Performance
Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.
Avg Winner SP
8.0/1
Shortest Winner
1.9/1
Biggest Winner
28/1
Winner SP Distribution
Age Performance
Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.
Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating
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