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Paul Stafford

Paul Stafford is a trainer four years into building his career, having set up his yard in 2021. Over the last 12 months, he has sent out 2 winners from 19 runners — winning roughly 1 in every 10 races — which reflects the reality of life at the smaller end of the training ranks, where every winner is hard-earned and patience is part of the job.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Oldtown, Co. Dublin
Record
2 wins from 19 races
Win rate
10.5%
Top jockey
Best course
Leopardstown (50% from 2 races)
Best going
Good (firm-ish)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
19
Races
2
Wins
10.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
21.1%
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 intriguing thread running through his recent record is his partnership with Just For Yuse. The two have been together for 11 races without a win, which is a long road for any trainer and horse to travel. Whether that changes soon will be one of the more interesting stories to follow from the Stafford yard.

On normal ground, Stafford's runners perform at their best — 1 win from 6 races, which works out at around 1 in every 6, notably better than his overall figures. It is a small sample, but it suggests his horses are suited to standard conditions and worth keeping an eye on when the ground is neither waterlogged nor baked hard.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Feb
33.3%
Apr
0%
May
50%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Aug
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to yielding
Loves
Soft to heavy
Heavy (very wet)
Yielding to soft
Yielding
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, tight
Right-handed, undulating
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Sadhbh Tormey First Choice
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Patrick M O'Brien
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr T J Stafford
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: 06/92P
Form: 831007
Form: 0-
Form: 70

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
The Curragh 3 0 0%
Leopardstown 2 1 50%
Fairyhouse 2 1 50%
Naas 2 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%
Down Royal 1 0 0%
Kilbeggan 1 0 0%
Bellewstown 1 0 0%
Listowel 1 0 0%
Tramore 1 0 0%
Punchestown 1 0 0%
Thurles 1 0 0%
Wexford 1 0 0%
Roscommon 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
17 Mar
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
6th
19 Feb
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
11 Jan
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
2nd
25 Nov
Tramore · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
9th
27 Oct
Galway · 1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy
17th
16 Oct
The Curragh · 7f – 1m · Yielding
14th
4 Oct
The Curragh · 5f – 6½f · Soft_To_Heavy
7th
27 Sep
The Curragh · 1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft
14th
22 Sep
Fairyhouse · 5f – 6½f · Yielding
12th
19 Aug
Roscommon · 7f – 1m · Good
10th
4 Aug
Naas · 7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding
13th
17 Jul
Leopardstown · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
10th
3 Jul
Bellewstown · 7f – 1m · Good
7th
13 Jun
Fairyhouse · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding
Won
1 Jun
Listowel · 7f – 1m · Good
3rd
5 May
Down Royal · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
16th
28 Apr
Naas · 1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding
8th
24 Apr
Kilbeggan · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding
13th
9 Apr
Leopardstown · 7f – 1m · Good
Won