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Martin Brassil

Four years into his training career, Martin Brassil is moving in exactly the right direction. After starting out winning just 1 in every 14 races in his first few seasons, he has doubled that this year to 1 in every 7 — 13 winners from 95 runners — and with 49 career winners already banked since 2021, the yard is building real momentum.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Dunmurray, Co Kildare
Record
13 wins from 95 races
Win rate
13.7%
Top jockey
Best course
Naas (18.2% from 11 races)
Best ground
Yielding (slightly soft)

📊 Key numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
95
Races
13
Wins
13.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.6%
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 partnership with jockey Ricky Doyle looks central to how Brassil operates. Together they have landed 8 wins from 39 races — roughly 1 in every 5 — which is a genuinely strong return and suggests the two have developed a working relationship that goes beyond simply turning up on the day. When a trainer and jockey click like that, it tends to mean shared preparation, shared thinking, and horses arriving at the track ready to run their best.

One area where Brassil's horses consistently shine is in wet, muddy conditions. On soft ground, the yard wins 7 from 24 races — just under 1 in every 3 — which is a remarkable number. For context, most trainers struggle to hit 1 in 5 in any conditions. What this tells you is that Brassil either has a good eye for horses built to handle heavy ground, or he is particularly smart about picking the right days to run them, or both. Either way, when the rain comes down, his runners are worth watching.

The standout individual in the yard is Kaiser De Chanay, who has won 1 from 4 races alongside Brassil — a modest record on paper, but the fact that this horse is highlighted as the standout partnership suggests there is more to come. Four years in, with winners arriving at twice the rate of last season, the trajectory here is genuinely encouraging. Brassil looks like a trainer still finding his ceiling.

📈 Form trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
25%
Aug
0%
Sep
14.3%
Oct
25%
Nov
8.3%
Dec
33.3%
Jan
11.1%
Feb
0%
Mar
33.3%
Apr

🎯 Where this trainer does best

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

🏇 Jockeys

The riders they work with most, most rides first
Ricky Doyle Main partner
20.5%
Win rate
8/39
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/15
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
3/6
Wins / rides
Conor Smithers
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
Conor Brassil
25%
Win rate
1/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
Mr D Doyle
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Peter Smithers
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Miss Ella Herbison
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Jack Cleary
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
Keithen Kennedy
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Mr R James
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
W J Lee
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

⭐ Top horses

The highest-rated horses linked to this trainer right now
Form: 2-6571
Form: 41
Form: 2-11P8
Form: 575141
Form: 5/F9-6
Form: 15-FR3
Form: 73
Form: -83115
Form: -63029

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course, most races first
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Punchestown 23 4 17.4%
Naas 11 2 18.2%
Leopardstown 9 0 0%
Clonmel 8 1 12.5%
Roscommon 7 2 28.6%
Fairyhouse 4 1 25%
Tipperary 4 0 0%
Wexford 4 0 0%
Galway 4 0 0%
Killarney 3 1 33.3%
Cheltenham 3 0 0%
Navan 3 0 0%
Kilbeggan 3 0 0%
Cork 2 1 50%
Downpatrick 2 0 0%
Limerick 2 0 0%
Thurles 1 1 100%
Gowran Park 1 0 0%
The Curragh 1 0 0%

📅 Recent results

The last 20 results, most recent first
30 Apr
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
6th
28 Apr
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
Won
14 Apr
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
2nd
14 Apr
Clonmel · 1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft
3rd
14 Apr
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
10th
5 Apr
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
3rd
5 Apr
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
—
5 Apr
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
Won
2 Apr
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
Won
31 Mar
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
9th
29 Mar
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
3rd
21 Mar
Navan · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
—
13 Mar
Cheltenham · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
5th
11 Mar
Cheltenham · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
15th
11 Mar
Cheltenham · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
8th
8 Mar
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
—
8 Mar
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
15th
8 Mar
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
15th
8 Mar
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
—
4 Mar
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
10th