John James Feane

The partnership with Ohailbhic stands out. Three wins from 16 races together might not sound dramatic on paper, but for a small operation that is a genuine cornerstone — a horse that keeps delivering when it matters. Feane clearly knows this horse well, and that kind of understanding between trainer and horse is exactly how smaller yards punch above their weight.

Leopardstown tells an interesting story too. Three winners from just 8 runners at one of Ireland's most competitive tracks is a 37% win rate — meaning Feane wins more than 1 in every 3 races he runs a horse there. That is a remarkable number at any venue, and at Leopardstown, where the competition is serious and the fields are deep, it speaks to a trainer who arrives at that track with horses ready to perform. Whether by design or happy coincidence, Feane at Leopardstown is a combination worth watching.

His most productive partnership with a jockey is Seamie Heffernan, a rider with serious experience at the top level. Together they have clicked at a rate of 3 wins from 21 rides — winning roughly 1 in every 7 — which is a genuinely strong return. When an established jockey keeps coming back to a yard and the results follow, it usually means the horses are arriving at the track in good order.

One more detail worth noting: on wet, muddy ground, Feane's horses have won 1 from 6 races, a win rate of around 17%, or roughly 1 in 6. That might seem modest in isolation, but wet conditions are often where well-prepared horses find an edge, and it hints that Feane pays close attention to matching his horses to the right conditions. Thirty-nine winners in four years, a sharp eye for the right race, and a growing record at a top track — the foundations here look solid.