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Matt Connor: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Matt Connor is a racehorse, trained by J P Dempsey. It has won 5 of 27 starts and placed in 1 more, for £2,399 in prize money. Its best trip is 2m 0.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 17% at every other distance. It runs next in the 1:50 at Navan on 15 November, where the best price is 25/1 with Ladbrokes. Its best performance rating is 124, which is the figure to judge it against in this grade.

  • Runs 27
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 19%
  • Prize money £2,399
  • Best rating 124
  • Official rating 69

Where Matt Connor runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:50 Navan BAR 1 Betting 'Bet 10 Get 50' Tara Handicap Hurdle 25/1 Ladbrokes Ladbrokes

Matt Connor form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
12 Oct 26 Roscommon (IRE) On-Course Vets Handicap 1m 4f Soft 7 16.25 15/2 Colin Keane 69
26 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f Good To Yielding 9 9.25 16/1 Jordan Gainford 124
1 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) BOYLE Sports Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f Good To Yielding 5 6.5 16/1 Josh Williamson 124
7 Jul 26 Tramore August Festival Early Bird Packages On tramoreraces.ie Handicap 2m Good 4 7.75 5/2F Colin Keane 70
28 Apr 26 Punchestown Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Final Handicap Hurdle 2m 3.5f Yielding 12 22.5 16/1 Keith Donoghue 125
8 Apr 26 Gowran Park Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap 1m 1.5f Soft 1 — 11/4F Colin Keane 62
25 Jan 26 Naas Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle 2m 2.5f Heavy 1 — 14/1 Keith Donoghue 114
27 Dec 25 Leopardstown National Maternity Hospital Foundation Handicap Hurdle 2m Yielding 4 8 20/1 L P Dempsey 114
18 Oct 25 Limerick Master Chefs Classic Handicap Hurdle 2m 0.5f Yielding 1 — 9/2 Jordan Gainford 107
3 Oct 25 Gowran Park William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle 2m 0.5f Soft 5 14 22/1 Keith Donoghue 107
20 Sep 25 Navan Bet XS Maiden Hurdle 2m Yielding 7 27.75 40/1 Jordan Gainford –
8 Sep 25 Galway Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good To Yielding 5 25 6/1 Jordan Gainford –
22 Aug 25 Kilbeggan Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On 30th August Maiden Hurdle 2m Good To Yielding 4 18.75 25/1 Donagh Meyler –
27 Jun 25 Curragh Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap 1m 4f Good 16 32.25 50/1 Jack Cleary 68
19 May 25 Roscommon Garvey's Bar, Ballintubber Handicap 1m 4f Good 7 13 10/1 W J Lee 72
26 Apr 25 Navan Navan Racecourse Handicap 1m 5f Soft 10 11 25/1 Jack Kearney 72
20 Dec 24 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-75) 2m Standard 8 9.75 33/1 Jack Kearney 75
18 Oct 24 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 6 26.75 66/1 Chris Hayes 79
5 Oct 24 Curragh Newbridge Silverware Ladies Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap 1m 4f Good 13 19.75 33/1 Ms C J Worrell 80
27 Aug 23 Naas TRM Speedxcell Multi Vitamin And Mineral Tonic Handicap 1m 2.5f Good To Yielding 9 23.25 9/2 Jamie Powell 86
24 Jun 23 Down Royal BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap) 1m 5f Good 7 11.5 9/1 Gavin Ryan 85
1 Jun 23 Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Chill & Grill Handicap 1m 2f Good 1 — 3/1F W J Lee 78
21 Apr 23 Cork GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap 1m 2f Good To Yielding 1 — 9/2 W J Lee 72
16 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap 1m Standard 3 .75 4/1 W J Lee 72
2 Nov 22 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f Standard 9 9.75 50/1 Gavin Ryan –
13 Sep 22 Punchestown Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Maiden 1m Good To Yielding 8 8.5 50/1 W J Lee –
15 Aug 22 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 1m Standard 6 13.75 12/1 Rachael Blackmore –

Last time out

Finished 7 in the On-Course Vets Handicap at Roscommon (IRE) on 12 October 2026. Raced among the backmarkers - gained a few places turning in - made no dent from 2f out and plugged on to finish 7th.

Matt Connor by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 5 0 0% —
12f 4 0 0% —
16.5f 3 1 33% —
8f 3 0 0% —
13f 2 0 0% —
10.5f 2 0 0% —
10f 2 2 100% —
20f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
9.5f 1 1 100% —
18.5f 1 1 100% —
7f 1 0 0% —

Matt Connor by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Yielding 7 1 14% —
Good 6 1 17% —
Standard 5 0 0% —
Soft 4 1 25% —
Yielding 4 1 25% —
Heavy 1 1 100% —

Matt Connor by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% —
Punchestown 2 0 0% —
Gowran Park 2 1 50% —
Naas 2 1 50% —
Navan 2 0 0% —
Curragh 2 0 0% —
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Tramore 1 0 0% —

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