The most reliable thread running through his recent record is his partnership with jockey Patrick McGettigan, who has ridden 11 horses for the yard and come away with 1 win — a win rate of around 9%, or 1 in every 11 rides. In the context of a trainer pulling 2% overall, that makes McGettigan something close to a lucky charm, and it suggests Kinsella knows where to place his trust when a race genuinely matters.
There is also a notable pattern on normal ground, where the yard has won 1 from 14 races — 7%, or roughly 1 in 14. That might not sound dramatic, but it is meaningfully better than the overall average, hinting that Kinsella's horses run their best races when conditions are straightforward rather than testing. It is the kind of small detail that experienced punters quietly file away.
The partnership with Sub Rosa stands out for different reasons — seven races together without a win is a long run of near-misses, and it is the sort of sequence that tests the resolve of any small yard. Whether that changes with time remains to be seen, but for now it is the one relationship in Kinsella's record that has yet to pay off. Four years in, the wins are still coming slowly, but the foundations of a working yard — a trusted jockey, a preferred surface, horses running consistently — are at least beginning to take shape.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| The Curragh | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Leopardstown | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% |