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M Flannery

Four years into a training career, M Flannery is still building — and the numbers reflect exactly that. Two winners from 52 runners this season tells its own story: that's a win rate of around 1 in every 26 races, or roughly 4%, which puts Flannery firmly in the category of a small yard working hard for every success.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Role
Trainer
Record
2 wins from 52 races
Win rate
3.8%
Top jockey
Philip Donovan
Best course
Ballinrobe (18.2% from 11 races)
Best ground
Good (a little give)

📊 Key numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
52
Races
2
Wins
3.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
9.6%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this trainer's record and recent runs
TrackLab's trainer breakdown

The one pattern worth noting is a preference for normal ground conditions, where both of those wins have come from 22 races — a win rate of 9%, or about 1 in every 11. That's more than double the overall average, and it suggests Flannery's horses genuinely run better when the track is neither too wet nor too dry. When conditions are right, the yard can compete.

The standout relationship on paper is with Stabila, a horse Flannery has sent out 10 times without a win. Ten races together is a real partnership in terms of time and effort, and the fact that it hasn't produced a victory yet says something about the grind involved at this level — there's clearly belief in the combination, otherwise the partnership wouldn't have lasted this long.

At four years in, Flannery is still in the early chapters of a training career. Two wins in a season won't make headlines, but every trainer at the top of the sport started somewhere. The question now is whether those small green shoots — particularly on normal ground — can be built into something more consistent as the yard develops.

📈 Form trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2024–2025
0%
Dec
0%
Jan
0%
Mar
33.3%
Apr
0%
May
0%
Jun
16.7%
Jul
0%
Aug
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Dec

🎯 Where this trainer does best

Results split by ground, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

🏇 Jockeys

The riders they work with most, most rides first
Philip Donovan Main partner
0%
Win rate
0/7
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/7
Wins / rides
20%
Win rate
1/5
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Mr B Barry
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Benjamin P Kennedy
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Alan King
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Sarah Kavanagh
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

⭐ Top horses

The highest-rated horses linked to this trainer right now
Form: 98/7/
Form: 702198
Form: 2060P5
Form: 760355
Form: 009-00
Form: -23090
Form: 0

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course, most races first
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Ballinrobe 11 2 18.2%
Roscommon 7 0 0%
Sligo 6 0 0%
Kilbeggan 6 0 0%
Thurles 5 0 0%
Limerick 3 0 0%
Listowel 3 0 0%
Fairyhouse 2 0 0%
Tipperary 2 0 0%
Galway 2 0 0%
Dundalk 1 0 0%
The Curragh 1 0 0%
Downpatrick 1 0 0%
Cork 1 0 0%
Punchestown 1 0 0%

📅 Recent results

The last 20 results, most recent first
28 Dec
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
9th
20 Nov
Thurles · 1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft
16th
20 Nov
Thurles · 1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft
9th
20 Nov
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
10th
14 Nov
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
8th
30 Oct
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
5th
24 Oct
Sligo · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
7th
24 Oct
Sligo · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
5th
21 Oct
The Curragh · 1m6f – 2m · Heavy
6th
19 Oct
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
—
16 Oct
Thurles · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding
5th
13 Oct
Roscommon · 1m6f – 2m · Soft
16th
13 Oct
Roscommon · 1m3f – 1m4f · Soft
5th
7 Oct
Galway · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
10th
7 Oct
Galway · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
3rd
26 Sep
Listowel · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
12th
24 Sep
Listowel · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
12th
22 Sep
Listowel · 1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy
9th
19 Sep
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
—
16 Sep
Punchestown · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding
11th