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Gerard O'Leary

Four years into his training career, Gerard O'Leary has already built a tidy operation. Since taking out his licence in 2021, he has sent out 53 winners in total — a respectable foundation for a yard still finding its feet at the top level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Kildare, Co. Kildare
Record
11 wins from 140 races
Win rate
7.9%
Top jockey
Best course
Leopardstown (16.7% from 18 races)
Best going
Good to yielding

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
140
Races
11
Wins
7.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30.7%
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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This season, O'Leary has produced 11 winners from 140 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 13 races — an 8% win rate that represents a step back from last year's 13%. That kind of dip is worth watching but not necessarily alarming; yards go through quieter spells, and the underlying numbers suggest the horses are running competitively even when they're not winning.

One place where O'Leary genuinely stands out is Naas. He has sent out 3 winners from just 9 runners there, which means he wins 1 in every 3 races at the track. That is a remarkable conversion rate — it suggests he knows exactly which horses suit that course and when to target it, rather than simply turning up and hoping. Trainers who punch above their weight at specific tracks usually do so because they understand the place, and Naas looks like O'Leary's happy hunting ground.

His standout horse is Noble Nation, with whom he has built a genuine partnership. Three wins from 11 races together — roughly 1 in every 4 — is a strong record, and it points to a trainer who has taken the time to understand what gets the best out of that particular animal. Ground conditions appear to play a role too: on slightly soft, wetter ground, O'Leary's horses win 2 from 15 races, a 13% win rate that edges above his season average and hints at a yard that may prefer a bit of cut in the surface.

Shane Foley is the jockey O'Leary turns to most often, with 21 rides for the yard, producing 2 winners. At roughly 1 in every 10, that partnership has not yet caught fire statistically, but the volume of rides suggests a genuine working relationship — Foley is clearly the trainer's go-to option, and these things often take time to click into gear. At four years in, O'Leary still looks like a trainer on the way up rather than one who has found his ceiling.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
5.3%
Mar
7.1%
Apr
13.0%
May
11.1%
Jun
5.9%
Jul
15.4%
Aug
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
20%
Nov
0%
Dec
0%
Feb
11.1%
Mar

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding
Loves
Yielding to soft
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Ok
Yielding
Ok
Soft to heavy
Good to firm
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, tight turning
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Wide and galloping
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Shane Foley First Choice
9.5%
Win rate
2/21
Won / Rode
10%
Win rate
2/20
Won / Rode
Darragh O'Sullivan
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
10%
Win rate
1/10
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/8
Won / Rode
28.6%
Win rate
2/7
Won / Rode
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
Keithen Kennedy
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Siobhan Rutledge
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Rory Mulligan
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: /1000-
Form: 660-4
Form: 65206-
Form: 5642-9
Form: 932322
Form: 5900-8
Form: 3313-6
Form: 11290-
Form: 19/50-
Form: 955-68

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Dundalk 22 1 4.5%
The Curragh 19 0 0%
Leopardstown 18 3 16.7%
Naas 9 3 33.3%
Fairyhouse 8 1 12.5%
Gowran Park 8 0 0%
Galway 7 1 14.3%
Roscommon 6 0 0%
Tramore 5 0 0%
Navan 4 1 25%
Killarney 4 1 25%
Ayr 4 0 0%
Sligo 4 0 0%
Cork 3 0 0%
Limerick 3 0 0%
Tipperary 2 0 0%
Listowel 2 0 0%
Bellewstown 2 0 0%
Wexford 2 0 0%
Clonmel 2 0 0%
Kilbeggan 1 0 0%
Ballinrobe 1 0 0%
Down Royal 1 0 0%
Punchestown 1 0 0%
Laytown 1 0 0%
Downpatrick 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
22 Mar
Naas · 5f – 6½f · Soft
Won
20 Mar
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
20 Mar
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
6th
17 Mar
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
4th
15 Mar
The Curragh · 5f – 6½f · Heavy
9th
15 Mar
The Curragh · 5f – 6½f · Heavy
4th
6 Mar
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
9th
6 Mar
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
8th
6 Mar
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
4th
27 Feb
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
27 Feb
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
13 Feb
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
8th
6 Feb
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
6th
19 Dec
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
10th
17 Dec
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
12th
17 Dec
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
8th
11 Dec
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
3rd
28 Nov
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
12th
5 Nov
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
Won
5 Nov
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
2nd