John C McConnell jumps runners won 11.7% of seasonal debuts and 10.8% of second runs over the ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26, a fresh edge of +0.9 points: fires either way.Sample: 548 seasonal debuts · Window: 2016/17 to 2025/26 · Source: RaceWatch results database, GB and IRE runners since May 2014; declarations from RaceWatch racecards
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Cumulative % returned by Month
Season to date: 2026/27 to date
| 176 | 10 | 41 | £15,301 | €163,203 |
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Win % by Month
Readiness: seasonal debut v second run
| Seasonal debut | 548 | 64 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Second run | 443 | 48 | 46 | 5 | ||
| Third run or later | 1,078 | 111 | 76 | 3 |
Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26. A seasonal debut is a horse's first jumps run of the season (official British and Irish dates), counted across all yards and credited to the yard that ran it. Fresh edge = debut win % minus second-run win %: +2 points or better fires fresh, -2 or worse wait for run two. Fewer than 50 debuts is a small sample. This-season win % shown from 10 runs.
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Declared runners
| 17 Oct 26 | 15:30 | Limerick | No | 86 | - | 93 | 3 | 0 | Hurdle | 8 | Follow Us On X Handicap Hurdle | |
| 18 Oct 26 | 15:00 | Limerick | No | 5 | - | 91 | 6 | 0 | Hurdle | 5 | Limerick Show Handicap Hurdle | |
| 18 Oct 26 | 15:30 | Limerick | No | 17 | - | 99 | 5 | 0 | Hurdle | 9 | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle |
Declarations from today onwards, non-runners removed. Updated as racecards are published.
The string: every horse run in the last 365 days
| Declared | 17 Oct 26 | Limerick | 3 | 0 | 23 Jul 26 | - | 8 | - | |
| Declared | 18 Oct 26 | Limerick | 5 | 0 | 1 Oct 26 | 103 | 9 | - | |
| Declared | 18 Oct 26 | Limerick | 5 | 0 | 13 Oct 26 | 91 | 5 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 Apr 26 | 139 | 10 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 8 Nov 25 | 138 | 13 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 Apr 26 | 136 | 9 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5 Apr 26 | 134 | 6 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 29 Apr 26 | 118 | 6 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 11 Jan 26 | 116 | 7 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 20 Dec 25 | 100 | 5 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 12 Apr 26 | 97 | 6 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 12 Apr 26 | 96 | 5 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 17 Jan 26 | 93 | 6 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 Jan 26 | 89 | 8 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 30 Apr 26 | - | 6 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 18 Apr 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 25 Mar 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 7 Dec 25 | - | 6 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 15 Dec 25 | - | 5 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 25 Feb 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 20 Dec 25 | - | 5 | - | |
| Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 0 | 4 Apr 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 Oct 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 8 Aug 26 | 130 | 9 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 26 Sep 26 | 130 | 6 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 13 Oct 26 | 126 | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 0 | 4 Jul 26 | 124 | 8 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 8 | 1 | 22 Aug 26 | 124 | 9 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 Oct 26 | 121 | 8 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 6 | 1 | 3 Oct 26 | 119 | 8 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 0 | 14 Jun 26 | 116 | 6 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 7 | 0 | 1 Oct 26 | 116 | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 0 | 24 Sep 26 | 116 | 8 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 14 Oct 26 | 114 | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 7 Aug 26 | 114 | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 25 Sep 26 | 112 | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 5 | 0 | 26 Sep 26 | 112 | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 11 Sep 26 | 109 | 6 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 13 Oct 26 | 108 | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 4 Aug 26 | 108 | 9 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 0 | 6 Jun 26 | 107 | 9 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 0 | 24 Jul 26 | 102 | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 7 Aug 26 | 99 | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 19 Aug 26 | 99 | 8 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 0 | 12 Jul 26 | 97 | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 6 | 0 | 5 Oct 26 | 97 | 10 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 5 | 0 | 8 Sep 26 | 96 | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 23 Sep 26 | 95 | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 5 | 0 | 5 Oct 26 | 93 | 11 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 24 Jul 26 | 90 | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 5 | 0 | 28 Aug 26 | 90 | 8 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 1 | 28 Aug 26 | 87 | 10 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 5 | 0 | 8 Sep 26 | 85 | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 7 Aug 26 | 85 | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 Jul 26 | 85 | 6 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 0 | 7 Sep 26 | 84 | 8 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 6 | 0 | 9 Oct 26 | 83 | 9 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 9 Oct 26 | 77 | 6 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 4 Jul 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 1 | 24 Aug 26 | - | 6 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 1 | 20 Aug 26 | - | 8 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 1 | 26 Sep 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 7 Sep 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 0 | 14 Jul 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 1 | 24 Sep 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 0 | 10 Oct 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 10 Jul 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 8 Oct 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 0 | 28 Aug 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 0 | 6 Oct 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 1 | 28 Aug 26 | - | 6 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 1 | 26 Aug 26 | - | 5 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 10 Oct 26 | - | 7 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 0 | 4 Jul 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 0 | 25 May 26 | - | 4 | - | |
| Left yard | - | - | 1 | 0 | 9 May 26 | 125 | 8 | Christian Williams | |
| Left yard | - | - | 0 | 0 | 24 Oct 25 | 122 | 7 | W J Codd | |
| Left yard | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 Jan 26 | 112 | 8 | Declan Queally | |
| Left yard | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5 Apr 26 | 108 | 6 | Martin Hassett | |
| Left yard | - | - | 0 | 0 | 17 Mar 26 | 98 | - | Gavin Cromwell | |
| Left yard | - | - | 0 | 0 | 22 Jan 26 | 88 | 7 | Martin Hassett | |
| Left yard | - | - | 0 | 0 | 25 Oct 25 | - | 5 | Edward Buckley | |
| Left yard | - | - | 0 | 0 | 19 Apr 26 | - | 6 | S M Duffy | |
| Left yard | - | - | 0 | 0 | 4 Nov 25 | - | 4 | Ian Patrick Donoghue |
Every horse to run for the yard in jumps races in the 365 days to 15 Oct 2026. Status: Declared (next declaration and course), Returned this season, Not yet returned, or Left yard (last ran for another trainer). Last OR is the official rating carried on its last run for the yard. This table lists the whole string, so it can exceed 50 rows.
Top 25 by peak official rating
| 148 | 138 | Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 8 Nov 25 | 1 May 24 | 13 | |
| 147 | 139 | Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 6 Apr 26 | 20 Dec 25 | 10 | |
| 142 | 116 | Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 24 Sep 26 | 14 Feb 26 | 8 | |
| 142 | 130 | Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 8 Aug 26 | 26 Apr 25 | 9 | |
| 141 | 130 | Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 26 Sep 26 | 2 May 25 | 6 | |
| 141 | 136 | Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 6 Apr 26 | 16 Nov 24 | 9 | |
| 140 | 124 | Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 4 Jul 26 | 27 Dec 23 | 8 | |
| 137 | 126 | Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 13 Oct 26 | 12 Mar 26 | 7 | |
| 134 | 119 | Returned this season | - | - | 6 | 3 Oct 26 | 15 Feb 25 | 8 | |
| 134 | 124 | Returned this season | - | - | 8 | 22 Aug 26 | 4 Nov 23 | 9 | |
| 134 | 134 | Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 5 Apr 26 | 5 Apr 26 | 6 | |
| 133 | 121 | Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 3 Oct 26 | 11 Mar 25 | 8 | |
| 128 | 107 | Returned this season | - | - | 1 | 6 Jun 26 | 3 Jun 23 | 9 | |
| 127 | - | Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 20 Aug 26 | 30 Apr 26 | 8 | |
| 126 | 112 | Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 25 Sep 26 | 2 Jan 26 | 7 | |
| 124 | 116 | Returned this season | - | - | 7 | 1 Oct 26 | 24 Oct 25 | 7 | |
| 124 | 116 | Returned this season | - | - | 3 | 14 Jun 26 | 20 Apr 26 | 6 | |
| 121 | 108 | Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 13 Oct 26 | 18 Jul 26 | 7 | |
| 121 | 118 | Not yet returned | - | - | 0 | 29 Apr 26 | 3 Mar 26 | 6 | |
| 120 | - | Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 10 Oct 26 | 31 Jan 26 | 7 | |
| 119 | 114 | Returned this season | - | - | 4 | 14 Oct 26 | 31 Aug 26 | 7 | |
| 119 | 112 | Returned this season | - | - | 5 | 26 Sep 26 | 30 Apr 25 | 7 | |
| 118 | 97 | Returned this season | - | - | 6 | 5 Oct 26 | 2 Jul 23 | 10 | |
| 118 | 103 | Declared | 18 Oct 26 | Limerick | 5 | 1 Oct 26 | 26 Oct 24 | 9 | |
| 118 | 108 | Returned this season | - | - | 2 | 4 Aug 26 | 24 Oct 25 | 9 |
Current string (horses that have not left the yard), ranked by highest official rating carried in any jumps run in our records since May 2014.
Return curve: when the string comes back
| May | 115 | 17 | |||
| Jun | 76 | 10 | |||
| Jul | 88 | 15 | |||
| Aug | 77 | 5 | |||
| Sep | 31 | 2 | |||
| Oct | 25 | 5 | |||
| Nov | - | 22 | - | ||
| Dec | - | 33 | - | ||
| Jan | - | 18 | - | ||
| Feb | - | 23 | - | ||
| Mar | - | 19 | - | ||
| Apr | - | 21 | - |
Month of each horse's seasonal debut for the yard, ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 pooled. This season is measured against the number of horses that made a seasonal debut for the yard last season (88).
Season by season
| 2026/27 | 176 | 10 | £15,301 | €163,203 | ||
| 2025/26 | 329 | 29 | £114,703 | €304,271 | ||
| 2024/25 | 369 | 32 | £254,302 | €265,960 | ||
| 2023/24 | 352 | 35 | £216,633 | €256,670 | ||
| 2022/23 | 341 | 43 | £298,358 | €481,555 | ||
| 2021/22 | 295 | 30 | £215,955 | €204,680 | ||
| 2020/21 | 148 | 17 | £73,371 | €170,350 | ||
| 2019/20 | 87 | 12 | £32,043 | €101,878 | ||
| 2018/19 | 66 | 15 | £81,613 | €149,605 | ||
| 2017/18 | 49 | 6 | £20,037 | €33,220 | ||
| 2016/17 | 33 | 4 | £2,704 | €28,320 |
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Courses
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 176 | 22 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Punchestown (IRE) | 129 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 105 | 9 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 88 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Down Royal (IRE) | 81 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Wexford (IRE) | 78 | 11 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Cheltenham | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 68 | 6 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Navan (IRE) | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clonmel (IRE) | 51 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sligo (IRE) | 49 | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Limerick (IRE) | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Galway (IRE) | 46 | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Musselburgh | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 43 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Cork (IRE) | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tramore (IRE) | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Listowel (IRE) | 37 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Naas (IRE) | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cartmel | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Killarney (IRE) | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Perth | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Five seasons 2021/22 to 2025/26, minimum 30 runs, top 40 by runs.
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Race type splits
| Hurdle | 1,196 | 115 | 128 | 7 | Race type | ||
| Chase | 333 | 28 | 36 | 2 | Race type | ||
| NH Flat | 157 | 26 | 12 | 1 | Race type | ||
| Other non-handicap | 798 | 119 | 66 | 7 | Race level | ||
| Handicap | 765 | 44 | 108 | 3 | Race level | ||
| Grade 2 or 3 | 57 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | Race level | |
| Listed | 54 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | Race level | |
| IRE | 1,345 | 109 | 164 | 9 | Region | ||
| GB | 341 | 60 | 12 | 1 | Region | ||
| 5 and 6yo | 751 | 100 | 58 | 4 | Age | ||
| 7 and 8yo | 462 | 27 | 60 | 2 | Age | ||
| 9yo+ | 245 | 21 | 39 | 2 | Age | ||
| 4yo and under | 228 | 21 | 19 | 2 | Age |
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Strike rate by month
| May | 155 | 20 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Jun | 146 | 13 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Jul | 240 | 25 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Aug | 290 | 52 | 48 | 7 | ||
| Sep | 185 | 30 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Oct | 201 | 20 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Nov | 127 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec | 136 | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Jan | 107 | 12 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Feb | 131 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Mar | 159 | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Apr | 192 | 16 | - | 0 | 0 |
Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 pooled; win % shown from 30 runs (10 for this season).
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Win % by Season
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Which John C McConnell horses are declared to run?
John C McConnell's declared runners table lists every horse entered from today, 3 at the latest count, with course, off time, days since the last run and a first time out flag.
How do John C McConnell horses go first time out?
About as well as second time out. John C McConnell's seasonal debutants won 11.7% over 2016/17 to 2025/26 and second runs 10.8%, so fitness has made little difference.
How is John C McConnell doing in 2026/27?
John C McConnell's 2026/27 record stands at 10 wins from 176 runs, 5.7% with 41 placed, and the season by season table sets that against the last ten jumps seasons.
Which John C McConnell horses are still to return?
John C McConnell's string table marks every horse run in the last year as returned, declared or not yet returned. 19 have yet to reappear, and the top rated table picks out the best of them.
Which courses suit John C McConnell's runners?
John C McConnell's courses table ranks every track used over 2021/22 to 2025/26 by runs, with win %
Questions people ask
How many horses does John C McConnell train?
The string table lists every horse John C McConnell has run in the last 365 days, 84 at today's count. Of those, 56 have run in 2026/27 so far and 19 are still to reappear.
Do John C McConnell horses win first time out?
Over 2016/17 to 2025/26 John C McConnell's seasonal debutants won 11.7% and second runs 10.8%. The two figures sit close together, so fitness has made little difference to John C McConnell's runners.
Which John C McConnell horses are running today?
The declared runners table shows 3 of John C McConnell's string entered from today, 0 of them running today. Each row shows the course, off time, days off and whether the horse is making its seasonal debut.
Where do the John C McConnell figures come from?
Results come from the RaceWatch results database of British and Irish racing, with declarations from RaceWatch racecards. The page refreshes every morning, so the string, declared runners and season figures change as John C McConnell runs horses.
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