The headline act from his yard is Cornmarket, and the two have built one of the more eye-catching partnerships in his region. Together they have won 3 of their 7 races — again, almost half — which tells you this is not a trainer who runs horses to make up the numbers. When Cullen loads Cornmarket into a horsebox, something usually happens at the other end.
Dig into the conditions and a pattern emerges. On normal ground, Cullen's horses have won 2 of their last 3 races, a win rate of 67 percent. That kind of figure suggests he times his runs well rather than throwing horses at unsuitable conditions and hoping for the best. Sligo racecourse tells a similar story: 3 winners from just 5 runners there, which means more than half his runners at that track have come home in front. In racing, dominating a particular venue is not accidental — it usually means a trainer understands the track, picks the right races, and arrives with horses in the right shape to win.
For a yard only four years old, this is a genuinely impressive picture. Cullen has not spent those years quietly finding his feet — he has been winning at a rate that more established operations would be pleased with. The numbers are small, but in a sport where context matters enormously, the ratios here are
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% |