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J G Murray

Four years into a training career is still early days, and J G Murray is very much in the building phase. Over the last 12 months, the yard has sent out 34 runners and found the winner's enclosure just once — a win rate of around 1 in every 34 races, or roughly 3%. That is a modest return by any measure, but there is at least a trend pointing in the right direction: last year the yard failed to win a single race, so even one winner represents genuine progress.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Record
1 wins from 34 races
Win rate
2.9%
Top jockey
Best course
Gowran Park (20% from 5 races)
Best going
Yielding (slightly soft)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
34
Races
1
Wins
2.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
8.8%
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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The most telling partnership in the yard is also, on paper, the most frustrating. Dark Enigma has run 13 times for Murray without winning once — a stubborn sequence that will be testing everyone's patience. Whether that changes anytime soon is hard to know, but 13 races together without a result is a statistic that demands attention. Jockey Wesley Joyce is the yard's most regular rider, partnering Murray's horses on 18 occasions and riding that sole winner — a win rate of around 1 in every 18 rides, or 6%. That is double the yard's overall rate, which suggests Joyce at least knows how to get the best out of what he is given.

The one area where Murray's numbers genuinely stand out is on wet or muddy ground. From just 3 races in those conditions, the yard has won 1 — a hit rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3. That is a striking contrast to the overall figures, and it hints that when Murray finds the right horse on the right day in the right conditions, the yard can be competitive. A sample of three races is too small to call a pattern, but it is worth watching. For a trainer still finding their feet, that kind of edge on soft ground could become something to build on.

📈 Form Trend

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

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Wesley Joyce First Choice
5.6%
Win rate
1/18
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
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: 600990
Form: 058383
Form: 00-049
Form: 160097

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Dundalk 7 0 0%
Gowran Park 5 1 20%
Sligo 3 0 0%
Bellewstown 3 0 0%
Roscommon 2 0 0%
Cork 2 0 0%
Naas 2 0 0%
Galway 2 0 0%
Down Royal 2 0 0%
Navan 2 0 0%
Fairyhouse 1 0 0%
Listowel 1 0 0%
Leopardstown 1 0 0%
Limerick 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
20 Feb
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
9th
13 Feb
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
9th
30 Jan
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
4th
10 Dec
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
8th
7 Nov
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
14th
31 Oct
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
13th
27 Oct
Galway · 7f – 1m · Heavy
3rd
20 Oct
Gowran Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy
8th
2 Oct
Bellewstown · 5f – 6½f · Soft
9th
2 Oct
Bellewstown · 7f – 1m · Soft
3rd
30 Sep
Cork · 5f – 6½f · Yielding
8th
20 Sep
Gowran Park · 7f – 1m · Heavy
5th
9 Sep
Galway · 1m1f – 1m2f · Soft
10th
6 Sep
Navan · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good
19th
5 Sep
Down Royal · 5f – 6½f · Good
9th
24 Aug
Naas · 5f – 6½f · Good
18th
15 Aug
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
9th
6 Aug
Sligo · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding
7th
12 Jul
Limerick · 7f – 1m · Good
11th
4 Jul
Bellewstown · 5f – 6½f · Good
6th