The most telling detail is how the yard performs on normal ground conditions. In those circumstances, Burns has won 3 races from just 14 — that's 21%, or roughly 1 in every 5. For context, that's a significantly better return than the season average, and it points to a trainer who knows how to place horses when the conditions suit them.
The partnership with jockey Nicola Burns is central to how the yard operates. Across 36 rides together they've produced 5 winners — a win rate of 14%, or about 1 in every 7 — and that kind of consistency between trainer and jockey matters. Racing works best when there's genuine communication between the saddle and the yard, and these two appear to have found a rhythm worth watching.
Then there's Genuine Jim, a horse that tells its own story about patience in this sport. Two wins from 17 races together sounds modest, but it means the trainer knows this horse well enough to keep finding the right opportunities. That's not a horse being given up on — it's a relationship being managed carefully over time.
Burns is still building, still learning, and the numbers are moving in the right direction. The jump from 5% to 12% in a single season is the kind of progress that tends to attract better horses and bigger opportunities. Worth keeping an eye on.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Gowran Park | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| The Curragh | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Dundalk | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% |