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S G Carey

Four years into training and S G Carey is already showing the kind of trajectory that gets people talking. Since starting out in 2021, the yard has built steadily to its current season record of 8 winners from 50 runners — that's roughly 1 in every 6 races, a 16% win rate that might sound modest until you consider it represents genuine improvement on last year's 12%. In racing, a yard moving in the right direction is often more interesting than one standing still.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Kilcullen, Co Kildare
Record
8 wins from 50 races
Win rate
16%
Top jockey
Best course
Downpatrick (50% from 6 races)
Best ground
Yielding (slightly soft)

📊 Key numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
50
Races
8
Wins
16%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30%
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 most eye-catching number right now is the recent form. Over the last two weeks, Carey has sent out 5 runners and won with 2 of them — a 40% win rate that is more than double the season average. That kind of hot spell is exactly what punters and owners look for, and it suggests the yard is in good order at the moment.

There are clear patterns worth noting for anyone following the stable. On wet or muddy ground, Carey's runners win 2 from 6 races — a 33% win rate, comfortably better than the overall average. That tells you something useful: when the rain comes, pay attention. Downpatrick is another place to watch. The yard has won 3 from 6 races there, which means every other visit to that track ends in the winner's enclosure. For a trainer four years in, dominating a particular course like that is a real calling card.

Among the individual horses, Cause For Comment stands out as a notable partnership — 1 win from 3 races together, a record that shows promise even if the combination is still finding its feet. With a yard clearly improving season on season and a two-week purple patch to point to, S G Carey looks like a trainer worth keeping a close eye on.

📈 Form trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
16.7%
May
33.3%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Aug
0%
Sep
20%
Oct
0%
Nov
60%
Dec
0%
Jan
0%
Feb
20%
Mar
0%
Apr

🎯 Where this trainer does best

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

🏇 Jockeys

The riders they work with most, most rides first
Mr M N Sharpe Main partner
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Wins / rides
Michael Kenneally
42.9%
Win rate
3/7
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
2/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
Eoin Staples
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Shane O'Callaghan
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
Mr B T Stone
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Mr J H Williamson
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Anna McGuinness
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Kevin Healy(7)
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: 322-21
Form: 5-175P
Form: 65216
Form: -22160
Form: 440557
Form: 047664
Form: 2P-222
Form: 318P
Form: 15/
Form: -13023

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course, most races first
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Punchestown 8 2 25%
Downpatrick 6 3 50%
Fairyhouse 5 2 40%
Leopardstown 5 1 20%
Thurles 4 0 0%
Tipperary 3 0 0%
Down Royal 3 0 0%
Navan 3 0 0%
Naas 3 0 0%
Galway 3 0 0%
Ballinrobe 2 0 0%
Gowran Park 1 0 0%
Bellewstown 1 0 0%
Tramore 1 0 0%
Wexford 1 0 0%
Listowel 1 0 0%

📅 Recent results

The last 20 results, most recent first
4 Apr
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
6th
4 Apr
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
6th
29 Mar
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
4th
29 Mar
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
Won
29 Mar
Downpatrick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft
Won
17 Mar
Down Royal · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
10th
17 Mar
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
—
8 Mar
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
11th
8 Mar
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
11th
5 Mar
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
6th
3 Mar
Leopardstown · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
5th
2 Mar
Leopardstown · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
7th
5 Feb
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
5th
2 Feb
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
—
1 Feb
Leopardstown · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
6th
1 Feb
Leopardstown · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
5th
17 Jan
Navan · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
—
17 Jan
Navan · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
6th
1 Jan
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
5th
31 Dec
Punchestown · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
Won