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W J Martin

Four years into his training career, W J Martin is a man still building — but this season has brought the clearest signs yet that something is clicking. After a difficult previous year that produced no winners at all, he has turned that around in the last 12 months, sending out 2 winners from 30 runners. That works out at roughly 1 in every 15 races, a 7% win rate that may not sound dramatic but represents real progress for a yard finding its feet.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
Record
2 wins from 30 races
Win rate
6.7%
Top jockey
Mr Jamie Martin
Best course
Dundalk (16.7% from 6 races)
Best going
Standard (all-weather)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
30
Races
2
Wins
6.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
26.7%
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 compelling thread running through Martin's career so far is his partnership with Jazzy Dancer. Four wins from 49 races together tells you this is a combination that has taken time to figure out — 49 races is a long journey — but those four victories mean Martin knows this horse better than almost anyone. When a trainer and a single horse account for a significant chunk of a small yard's success, it says something about patience, persistence, and the ability to find the right opportunities.

Where Martin shows genuine promise is on normal ground conditions. In those circumstances he has won 1 from 6 races — that's roughly 1 in every 6, or 17% — nearly three times his overall win rate. For a trainer working with limited numbers, finding the conditions that suit your horses is half the battle, and that figure suggests Martin is starting to get those decisions right.

He is still early in his career, and 30 runners a year is a small string. But the jump from zero winners to two, combined with a clear strength on good ground and a reliable partnership in Jazzy Dancer, gives his operation something to build on. Trainers at this stage are measured less by trophies and more by momentum — and right now, the momentum is pointing in the right direction.

📈 Form Trend

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

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

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

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Mr Jamie Martin First Choice
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Darragh O'Sullivan
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Cian Cullinan
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Wesley Joyce(3)
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Patrick McGettigan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Michael Kenneally
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Eoin Staples(5)
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Anna McGuinness
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: 360-12
Form: 63
Form: P97P02
Form: 950-21
Form: 5PP-
Form: 46

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Tramore 8 1 12.5%
Dundalk 6 1 16.7%
Clonmel 3 0 0%
Limerick 3 0 0%
Wexford 3 0 0%
Naas 1 0 0%
Fairyhouse 1 0 0%
Leopardstown 1 0 0%
Kilbeggan 1 0 0%
Navan 1 0 0%
Cork 1 0 0%
Punchestown 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
17 Mar
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
2nd
13 Mar
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
2nd
12 Mar
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
26 Feb
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
13 Feb
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
Won
10 Feb
Limerick · 1m6f – 2m · Heavy
3rd
8 Jan
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
6th
1 Jan
Tramore · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
11th
27 Dec
Leopardstown · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
8th
17 Dec
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
14th
13 Dec
Fairyhouse · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
25 Nov
Tramore · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
7th
21 Nov
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
6th
12 Nov
Dundalk · 7f – 1m · Standard
3rd
9 Nov
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
6th
26 Oct
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
4th
24 Oct
Dundalk · 5f – 6½f · Standard
6th
18 Oct
Limerick · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
6th
9 Oct
Tramore · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
9th
8 Oct
Navan · 5f – 6½f · Yielding
5th