Four years into her training career, Denise O'Shea is still in the early stages of building her yard, and the numbers reflect that honestly. Over the last 12 months she has sent out 17 runners and found the winner's enclosure just once — a win rate of around 1 in every 17, which puts her firmly in the category of a trainer working hard to establish herself rather than one sitting on a stack of trophies.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
17
Races
1
Wins
5.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
23.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
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The most telling relationship in her record so far is with Baldur's Gate, a horse she has campaigned across 20 races together. One win from 20 is a modest return, but the sheer volume of outings tells its own story — this is a partnership built on persistence, with O'Shea clearly believing in the horse enough to keep running it. Whether that faith gets rewarded more often remains the interesting question hanging over the yard.
When Simon Torrens takes the ride for her, the pair have combined for 1 win from 12 races together — roughly 1 in every 12, a fraction above her overall average, suggesting at least a workable understanding between trainer and jockey. The most encouraging number in her record is on normal ground, where she has won 1 from just 3 runners — that's 1 in every 3, a sharp return that hints at a trainer who knows when conditions suit her horses. If that small sample is anything to go by, getting her horses out on the right day could be key to improving those overall figures as her career develops.
📈 Form Trend
How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Jan
0%
Feb
100%
Mar
0%
Apr
0%
May
0%
Jul
100%
Aug
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Dec
0%
Feb
0%
Mar
🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Soft to heavy
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Soft (muddy)
—
Yielding
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Good to yielding
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
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Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together