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Don Browne

Don Browne is a trainer still in the early stages of his career, having only taken out a licence in 2023. Two years in, his operation is small and finding its feet, with 2 winners from 20 runners over the past twelve months — roughly 1 in every 10 races resulting in a winner. That is a modest return, but for a yard this young, simply getting runners out and learning what works is part of the process.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Carrigtwohill, Co Cork.
Record
2 wins from 20 races
Win rate
10%
Top jockey
Best course
Naas (50% from 2 races)
Best going
Yielding

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
20
Races
2
Wins
10%
Win rate
avg ~10%
35%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
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His most consistent partnership is with jockey Mr A J Browne, who has been in the saddle for 11 of those runs and contributed 1 winner — a win rate of around 1 in 11, which mirrors the overall yard average. The shared surname suggests this may be a family operation, and there is something appealing about that kind of close-knit setup, even if the winners have been hard to come by so far.

One small but genuine reason for optimism is how the yard performs on wet or muddy ground. With 1 winner from just 4 races in those conditions, that is a 25% win rate — a striking number that suggests Browne may already have a feel for placing his horses when the ground is soft. It is a small sample, but in a yard with limited ammunition, knowing your edge and finding the right conditions can make all the difference.

West Of Carrig is the horse most associated with the stable so far, appearing in 11 of the yard's races together, though the pair have managed just 1 win from those outings. Still, 11 runs with the same horse in only two years of training tells you this is a horse central to how Browne has been learning his trade. Every trainer needs a horse they know inside out — West Of Carrig appears to be that horse here.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Aug
0%
Sep
50%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Dec
100%
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar
0%
Apr

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to yielding
Soft to heavy
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Mr A J Browne First Choice
9.1%
Win rate
1/11
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Keithen Kennedy
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: 832213
Form: 63140-
Form: 7-0

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Cork 3 0 0%
Naas 2 1 50%
Fairyhouse 2 1 50%
Leopardstown 2 0 0%
Limerick 2 0 0%
Galway 2 0 0%
Killarney 1 0 0%
Listowel 1 0 0%
Kilbeggan 1 0 0%
Navan 1 0 0%
Thurles 1 0 0%
Tipperary 1 0 0%
The Curragh 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
4 Apr
Cork · 1m6f – 2m · Soft_To_Heavy
8th
21 Mar
Navan · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
5 Feb
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
3rd
15 Jan
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
Won
29 Dec
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
2nd
21 Nov
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
2nd
9 Nov
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
12th
2 Nov
The Curragh · 1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy
23th
19 Oct
Leopardstown · 1m6f – 2m · Heavy
4th
12 Oct
Naas · 1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding
Won
22 Sep
Listowel · 1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy
3rd
9 Sep
Galway · 7f – 1m · Soft
6th
22 Aug
Killarney · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
14th
29 Jul
Galway · 1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding
10th
5 Jun
Leopardstown · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
8th
1 Jun
Kilbeggan · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
10th
29 May
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
14 May
Tipperary · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
8th
21 Apr
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
7th
21 Apr
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding