The numbers are modest so far: one winner from 22 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 22 races. That is a low win rate, but it is worth keeping in perspective. New trainers almost always struggle in their first season while they build a string of horses, establish relationships with owners, and work out which races suit their runners. One win from 22 is not a disaster — it is a beginning.
The most interesting detail is his partnership with jockey Luke McAteer, who has been aboard Devine's horses 10 times and ridden the yard's sole winner. That gives them a win rate of 10%, or 1 in every 10 rides together — and in a season where almost nothing else has worked, the fact that this combination has produced the only result worth celebrating suggests McAteer may well be the jockey Devine leans on as the yard develops. His horses also seem to perform best on normal ground, going 1 from 9 in those conditions for an 11% win rate, which at least points to something worth building on.
One pairing that has yet to click is Devine with the horse Thru And Thru — five races together and no wins yet. That kind of stubborn winless run is frustrating, but five races is not a long story, and plenty of partnerships take time to find the right opportunity.
It is simply too early to draw firm conclusions about Rory Devine as a trainer. What exists right now is a small, honest record from a yard still finding its feet. The next twelve months will tell us far more.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| The Curragh | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Dundalk | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% |