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Patrick Cronin

Patrick Cronin is a trainer still in the early stages of building his career, having set up his yard in 2021. Four years in, the numbers are modest — just 1 winner from 21 runners over the past 12 months, which works out to roughly 1 in every 21 races. That is a tough return, and it reflects the reality that establishing a small training operation takes time, patience, and a lot of runners before the winners start to flow.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Doneraile, Co Cork
Record
1 wins from 21 races
Win rate
4.8%
Top jockey
Best course
Wexford (20% from 5 races)
Best going
Good (firm-ish)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
21
Races
1
Wins
4.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
28.6%
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 one area where a more promising picture emerges is on normal ground, where Cronin's horses have won 1 from 8 races — around 1 in every 8, or 12%. That is a meaningful difference from his overall figures, and it suggests his horses may be better suited to standard conditions than anything more extreme. It is a thin sample, but it is the kind of detail worth watching as his string develops.

At this stage of a training career, a single winner can matter enormously — not just for the record, but for the confidence of the whole yard. Cronin is very much a trainer to watch with patience rather than expectation, and the next year or two will tell a lot more about where his operation is headed.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2024–2026
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Mar
0%
Apr
25%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Aug
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Jan
0%
Mar

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

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

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Kevin A Murphy First Choice
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Carl Millar
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Eoghan Finegan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Miss J Walton
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: P651/6
Form: 3D27353
Form: 2890-0
Form: -9P87P

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Wexford 5 1 20%
Clonmel 3 0 0%
Tipperary 3 0 0%
Cork 2 0 0%
Tramore 2 0 0%
Thurles 2 0 0%
Killarney 1 0 0%
Limerick 1 0 0%
Listowel 1 0 0%
Naas 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
4 Mar
Naas · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy
6th
8 Jan
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
10th
30 Oct
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
16 Oct
Thurles · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
7th
5 Oct
Killarney · Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding
8th
27 Sep
Listowel · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
15 Aug
Tramore · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
8 Aug
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
3rd
4 Aug
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
23 Jul
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
11 Jul
Cork · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
7th
4 Jul
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
11th
4 Jul
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
14th
6 Jun
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
3rd
28 May
Wexford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
14 May
Tipperary · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
15th
14 May
Tipperary · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
3rd
8 May
Tipperary · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
4th
17 Apr
Clonmel · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding
4th
13 Apr
Tramore · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding
2nd