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Tracey Collins

Four years into her training career, Tracey Collins has built something quietly impressive at her yard. Since starting out in 2021, she has sent out 32 runners in the last 12 months and found the winner's enclosure with 4 of them — a rate of roughly 1 in every 8 races. That might not sound spectacular on the surface, but dig into the detail and a sharper picture emerges.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
The Curragh, Co Kildare
Record
4 wins from 32 races
Win rate
12.5%
Top jockey
Best course
Dundalk (22.2% from 18 races)
Best going
Standard (all-weather)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
32
Races
4
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The most striking number in Collins's record is what happens when conditions are right. On normal ground, she wins with 4 of every 18 runners — that's 22%, or nearly 1 in every 4 to 5 races. In a sport where most trainers are happy to win 1 in 8 or 1 in 10, that figure on a particular type of ground suggests she knows exactly how to have her horses ready when conditions suit. It is the mark of a trainer who pays attention.

Dundalk tells a similar story. The indoor all-weather track in County Louth has become a happy hunting ground for Collins, with 4 winners from 18 runners there. Getting 1 in every 4 or 5 runners home in front at any single track is the kind of consistency that takes time and understanding to build — and Collins has clearly cracked the code at that venue in a relatively short career.

Her partnership with Buddy Batt is the standout story of her time in training so far. Together they have won 3 races from just 8 attempts — that is winning more than 1 in every 3 times out, which is a remarkable record by any measure. In racing, when a trainer and a single horse click like that, it usually means the trainer has figured out exactly where, when, and how to run that particular animal. Three wins from eight races is not luck; it is management.

Collins also works regularly with jockey Ronan Whelan, who has partnered her horses in 12 races and ridden 2 winners — a win rate of 17%, or roughly 1 in every 6 rides. For a yard that is still only four years old, having a reliable jockey partnership in place is another sign that Collins is building something with structure and intention behind it.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Jul
0%
Aug
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
25%
Nov
33.3%
Dec
33.3%
Jan
0%
Feb
33.3%
Mar
0%
Apr
0%
May
0%
Jun

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Ronan Whelan First Choice
16.7%
Win rate
2/12
Won / Rode
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
Hugh Horgan
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Miss M O'Sullivan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Conor Cusack
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: 1-3156
Form: 25-148
Form: 6700-
Form: 0946-8
Form: 00

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Dundalk 18 4 22.2%
The Curragh 7 0 0%
Naas 2 0 0%
Leopardstown 1 0 0%
Gowran Park 1 0 0%
Fairyhouse 1 0 0%
Navan 1 0 0%
Tipperary 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
24 Jun
Naas · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
15th
3 Jun
The Curragh · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding
16th
26 May
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
6th
15 May
Leopardstown · 1m6f – 2m · Good
19 Apr
The Curragh · 5f – 6½f · Soft
5th
27 Mar
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
13th
20 Mar
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
13 Mar
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
Won
13 Feb
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
4th
16 Jan
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
8th
13 Jan
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
Won
9 Jan
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
3rd
10 Dec
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
5th
5 Dec
Dundalk · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
6th
5 Dec
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
Won
28 Nov
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
13th
21 Nov
Dundalk · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
4th
12 Nov
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
Won
5 Nov
Dundalk · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
2nd
21 Oct
The Curragh · 5f – 6½f · Heavy
11th