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P O'Rourke

Four years into his training career, P O'Rourke is still in the early stages of building a yard from the ground up. Since taking out a licence in 2021, he has sent out one winner from 12 runners — a win rate of around 1 in every 12 races — and that figure covers both his current season and his last 12 months, suggesting a small, steady operation rather than one firing on all cylinders.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Wexford, Co Wexford
Record
1 wins from 12 races
Win rate
8.3%
Top jockey
Best course
Gowran Park (100% from 1 race)

📊 Key numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
12
Races
1
Wins
8.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
8.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%

🔍 Full analysis

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

That said, numbers like these need context. Many successful trainers spent their early years quietly learning the job with a handful of horses, and 12 runners in a season is a modest book by any measure. Every runner O'Rourke sends to the track represents a significant share of his total workload, which means each win matters more than it would in a larger yard. One winner from 12 is not a lot, but it is not nothing either — and four years in, the foundation is still being laid.

The honest picture is that there is not yet enough of a record to identify a clear strength or a signature moment. What we do know is that O'Rourke is a trainer still finding his feet, operating at a small scale, and with plenty of room to grow.

📈 Form trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2024–2026
0%
Dec
0%
Apr
0%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Mar
100%
Apr
0%
May
0%
Jun

🎯 Where this trainer does best

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

🏇 Jockeys

The riders they work with most, most rides first
Jimmy Dalton(7) Main partner
25%
Win rate
1/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Dylan O'Connor
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

⭐ Top horses

The highest-rated horses linked to this trainer right now
Form: PP-
Form: 080-0
Form: 0
Form: 96-6P6
Form: 8

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course, most races first
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Naas 2 0 0%
Listowel 2 0 0%
The Curragh 2 0 0%
Gowran Park 1 1 100%
Leopardstown 1 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%
Dundalk 1 0 0%
Roscommon 1 0 0%
Cork 1 0 0%

📅 Recent results

The last 20 results, most recent first
3 Jun
The Curragh · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding
9th
1 Jun
Listowel · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
6th
11 May
Roscommon · 7f – 1m · Good
12th
9 Apr
Gowran Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Soft
Won
15 Mar
The Curragh · 1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy
14th
7 Nov
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
12th
12 Oct
Naas · 5f – 6½f · Yielding
8th
22 Sep
Listowel · 1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy
15th
18 Sep
Naas · 5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft
10th
30 Jul
Galway · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
—
17 Jul
Leopardstown · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good
8th
11 Jul
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
6th