The broader numbers tell the story of a yard still finding its feet but moving in the right direction. Murphy has trained 61 career winners in total, and this season he has sent out 13 winners from 144 runners — that's roughly 1 in every 11, or a 9% win rate. For context, that's not a barn firing on all cylinders, but it's a steady operation, and one that clearly knows how to place horses well enough to land a race at the sport's highest level.
His most reliable partnership is with jockey Gary Carroll, and the numbers there are genuinely impressive. Carroll has ridden 79 times for the yard and come back with 11 winners — wins in roughly 1 in every 7 rides, a 14% win rate that sits well above the yard's overall average. When Murphy puts Carroll on a horse, it's worth paying attention.
One detail that stands out is Murphy's record on wet, muddy ground. From 19 races in those conditions, he has produced 3 winners — a 16% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 6. That's meaningfully better than his overall figures, and it suggests he either knows which horses thrive in the mud or has a knack for targeting races when conditions suit. Either way, when the ground is heavy and Murphy has a runner, that's a combination worth watching. For a trainer still only four years in, there's plenty of runway ahead.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Curragh | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| Leopardstown | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Gowran Park | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Galway | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Killarney | 9 | 2 | 22.2% |
| Cork | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Fairyhouse | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Dundalk | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Listowel | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Tipperary | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% |