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James M Barrett

Trainer with 69 races and a 3% win rate over the last 12 months.
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny
Record
2 wins from 69 races
Win rate
2.9%
Top jockey
Best course
Dundalk (0% from 12 races)
Best going
Soft (muddy)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
69
Races
2
Wins
2.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
7.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Apr
7.7%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Aug
14.3%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Dec
0%
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

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

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Luke McAteer First Choice
8%
Win rate
2/25
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/11
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Sean Cleary-Farrell
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
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
Adam Grant(7)
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Patrick McGettigan
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
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: 5800-5
Form: 6500-0
Form: 21980-
Form: 505-50
Form: -06086
Form: 60P-9P
Form: 36809-
Form: 6/170-
Form: BP340-

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Dundalk 12 0 0%
The Curragh 8 0 0%
Gowran Park 7 1 14.3%
Cork 5 1 20%
Naas 5 0 0%
Leopardstown 5 0 0%
Tipperary 4 0 0%
Fairyhouse 3 0 0%
Limerick 3 0 0%
Listowel 2 0 0%
Galway 2 0 0%
Punchestown 2 0 0%
Thurles 2 0 0%
Bellewstown 2 0 0%
Killarney 1 0 0%
Roscommon 1 0 0%
Down Royal 1 0 0%
Tramore 1 0 0%
Navan 1 0 0%
Ballinrobe 1 0 0%
Wexford 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
20 Mar
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
15 Mar
The Curragh · 1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy
12th
11 Feb
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
14th
13 Jan
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
5th
31 Dec
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
20 Dec
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
11th
10 Dec
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
5th
6 Dec
Navan · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
9th
3 Dec
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
10th
26 Nov
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
12th
29 Oct
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
8th
29 Oct
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
12th
27 Oct
Galway · 7f – 1m · Heavy
14th
16 Oct
The Curragh · 1m6f – 2m · Yielding
14th
14 Oct
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
12th
12 Oct
Naas · 1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding
5th
12 Oct
Naas · 1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding
9th
9 Oct
Thurles · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding
8th
6 Oct
Killarney · 1m3f – 1m4f · Soft
4th
3 Oct
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard