Over this period Barry Connell has won 166 of 1189 races (a 14.0% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.88 versus the market). Full breakdown by course, going and recent form below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 118 | 13 | 11.0% |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 105 | 10 | 9.5% |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 98 | 12 | 12.2% |
| Naas (IRE) | 83 | 16 | 19.3% |
| Navan (IRE) | 80 | 9 | 11.2% |
| Galway (IRE) | 57 | 6 | 10.5% |
| Killarney (IRE) | 50 | 6 | 12.0% |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 38 | 3 | 7.9% |
| Thurles (IRE) | 35 | 8 | 22.9% |
| Wexford (IRE) | 35 | 5 | 14.3% |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 33 | 8 | 24.2% |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 32 | 5 | 15.6% |
| Cheltenham | 31 | 4 | 12.9% |
| Cork (IRE) | 29 | 4 | 13.8% |
| Limerick (IRE) | 28 | 5 | 17.9% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 233 | 36 | 15.5% |
| Good | 230 | 33 | 14.3% |
| Yielding | 163 | 27 | 16.6% |
| Heavy | 134 | 24 | 17.9% |
| Good to yielding | 100 | 6 | 6.0% |
| Soft to heavy | 76 | 12 | 15.8% |
| Yielding to soft | 65 | 5 | 7.7% |
| Soft | 65 | 7 | 10.8% |
| Good | 48 | 5 | 10.4% |
| Heavy | 33 | 5 | 15.2% |
| Standard | 16 | 3 | 18.8% |
| Good to soft | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Good to firm | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Nationale (IRE) | 19 | 9 | 47.4% |
| Martello Tower (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
| Tully East (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 19.0% |
| Enniskerry (IRE) | 33 | 9 | 27.3% |
| Espanito Bello (FR) | 37 | 6 | 16.2% |
| Hgranca De Thaix (FR) | 28 | 5 | 17.9% |
| Foxrock (IRE) | 18 | 5 | 27.8% |
| Avondale (IRE) | 17 | 5 | 29.4% |
| William Munny (IRE) | 12 | 5 | 41.7% |
| Ballychorus (IRE) | 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
| Slane Hill (IRE) | 26 | 4 | 15.4% |
| Hurricane Darwin (IRE) | 20 | 4 | 20.0% |
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Sligo | Goldenkap (FR) | 5 | 15.0 |
| 2026-05-26 | Ballinrobe | Silken Thomas (GB) | 6 | 6.0 |
| 2026-05-25 | Ballinrobe | Net Boy (FR) | 1 | 13.0 |
| 2026-05-25 | Ballinrobe | Farmers Lodge (IRE) | 9 | 7.0 |
| 2026-05-08 | Ballinrobe | Avondale (IRE) | 12 | 8.5 |
| 2026-05-01 | Punchestown | William Munny (IRE) | 5 | 10.0 |
| 2026-04-28 | Punchestown | Marine Nationale (IRE) | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2026-04-10 | Wexford | Farmers Lodge (IRE) | 7 | 7.5 |
| 2026-04-06 | Fairyhouse | Mart Lane (IRE) | 4 | 9.0 |
| 2026-04-06 | Fairyhouse | Slane Hill (IRE) | 11 | 34.0 |
| 2026-04-06 | Fairyhouse | Hgranca De Thaix (FR) | 7 | 12.0 |
| 2026-04-05 | Fairyhouse | Claude Du Val (FR) | 5 | 10.0 |
| 2026-03-17 | Wexford | Mart Lane (IRE) | 2 | 3.2 |
| 2026-03-08 | Naas | Hgranca De Thaix (FR) | 6 | 6.5 |
| 2026-02-15 | Punchestown | My Immortal (IRE) | 1 | 41.0 |
| 2026-02-05 | Thurles | Mart Lane (IRE) | 5 | 51.0 |
| 2026-02-04 | Punchestown | Nine Graces (GB) | 3 | 7.0 |
| 2026-02-01 | Leopardstown | Marine Nationale (IRE) | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2026-01-17 | Navan | Hgranca De Thaix (FR) | 2 | 10.0 |
| 2026-01-11 | Punchestown | Nine Graces (GB) | 5 | 23.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-03–2026-06-09. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.