Killarney Racing Tips

Killarney racing tips come from a beautiful location for a racecourse which is considered the most picturesque setting by many.

Very popular amongst racegoers, the County Kerry course is a dual-purpose track. 

Highlights: There are 12 days of racing divided into 3 festivals taking place in May, July and August. The Listed Ruby Stakes take place during the August meeting.

Because there are only 12 days of racing at Killarney, be sure to bookmark the main racing picks page for selections throughout the year at other racecourses.

View the dates of the festival fixtures, how to get to Ireland’s most scenic racecourse or just plan your betting for the racing at Killarney.

TV Channel: Racing TV

If you are going to Killarney races then why not download the OLBG app to get all the latest Killarney tips at the track?

* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Killarney

Killarney Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 23-95 (24%) -11.96
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 23-61 (38%) -4.94
• Handicap Chases: 10-39 (26%) -4.55
• Handicap Hurdles: 12-45 (27%) -1.68
• Non-Handicap Chases: 25-42 (60%) +12.01
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 31-63 (49%) +3.62

Flat Racing - A left-handed oval of just over nine furlongs. It is a sharp track with the first bend after the winning post being particularly tight. There are no races at a mile or less.

Jumps Racing - An undulating, left-handed oval track with a circuit of around nine and a half furlongs in extent. It is sharp in character, with the turn after the winning post being particularly tight. There are six fences to a circuit of the chase course, with three in the dog-legged home straight of under three furlongs. The run-in is around a furlong.

Killarney Racecourse Address: 52 Castle Falls, Ross Rd, Scrahane, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 E9X3, Ireland

Killarney Racecourse Telephone: 64 663 1125

To buy tickets for a race day at Killarney, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.

All the races are listed with a race time and the most hotly-tipped horse at that time will be highlighted for each race.

You’ll see the number of Killarney racing tips and comments made on the selection which are represented in numbers and percentages.

The latest betting odds also appear alongside the name of the horse.

OLBG tipsters leave comments to give their reasoning behind making a particular selection. You’ll soon find a tipster that you like and will want to follow.

To view the comments made on the horse and to view the other tips made on other runners in the field, click/tap on ‘All Tips’.

You’ll see more information on the runners at Killarney such as jockey, form, weight, and age and you’ll be able to read the tips comments.

The star rating system combines the popularity of a horse and its latest betting odds.

To help you quickly find the best odds for horse racing at Killarney, OLBG provides a price comparison tool which quick and easy to use.

Just click/tap ‘Add' To Betslip on your chosen horse and we’ll show the latest best odds.

Repeat to find the best odds for your combination bets at Killarney to make sure you’re getting the best potential profit for your bet.

Click on the tipster’s username to view their tipping history as well as their monthly profit trend, LSP & strike rate.

Remember you also have the following valuable information available to you which you can use any way you please;

• You can use the most popular Killarney racing tips today to put into singles or put into a combo such as double, treble, Lucky 15 or Lucky 31
• View and follow the tips of the most profitable tipsters from Killarney racecourse to narrow down your options further
• Use the OLBG star rating system to see the most valuable betting selections today at Killarney

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The most profitable stall at Killarney in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 1 over a trip of 1m, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a profit of +32.97. For the least profitable stall at Killarney, you need to look at races over 1m and focus on stall 5 as this has produced an LSP of -72.83 over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Killarney taken into consideration races with ten or more runners, we will break down the figures by race distance, draws can be much more important over the shorter trips in which runners do not have time to find their position during the race meaning the draw is probably more important than the races over longer distances.

• Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
• Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)

The following table shows a breakdown over a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12), the positions will always be lowest stall number to highest.

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Killarney?

Whilst Joseph Patrick O'Brien is the most successful trainer at Killarney with a total of twenty-three winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. A P O'Brien is the most successful trainer at Killarney for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of seventeen winners and an LSP of +27.12. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is A P O'Brien who leads the way at Killarney, they have had a total of thirty-two placings which includes seventeen winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +10.37. The trainer with the worst record at Killarney based on LSP is Joseph Patrick O'Brien who has only a 15% strike rate with twenty-three winners from one hundred fifty-one runners who have returned an LSP of -40.84.

C T Keane is the leading jockey here at Killarney with nineteen winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides whilst following W M Lordan would have returned the most winners (twelve) from a profitable jockey. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Killarney and that would be M P Sheehy who shows the best eachway LSP which is +21.21 thanks to their fourteen placings (five winners). With an LSP of -62.90 at Killarney, C D Hayes heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of eight winners from one hundred seven rides which is a strike rate of 7%.

Killarney Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Killarney for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 6-14 (43%) +21.17 - Backing W M Lordan rides when in a Non-Handicap race
• 6-12 (50%) +17.96 - Backing D K Weld runners when over a trip of 1m3f
• 5-10 (50%) +13.96 - Backing Oisin Orr rides when over a trip of 1m3f
• 5-6 (83%) +12.80 - Backing Gavin Ryan rides when on horses aged 2yo

Killarney Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Killarney based on the number of winners:

• 10 Wins: P Twomey & W J Lee
• 8 Wins: Mrs John Harrington & Shane Foley
• 8 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & Dylan B McMonagle
• 7 Wins: A P O'Brien & W M Lordan
• 6 Wins: G M Lyons & C T Keane

Killarney Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Killarney Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Killarney?

With a total number of thirty-seven winners at Killarney, W P Mullins leads the way for winners from trainers who have shown a profit (+40.99) for all of their runners at Killarney. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Killarney and that would be Andrew Slattery who shows the best eachway LSP which is +24.19 thanks to their six placings (three winners). Gordon Elliott does not have a great record at Killarney, their LSP of -74.38 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from fourteen winners from one hundred thirty-nine runners which is a 10% strike rate.

Backing all of the Darragh O'Keeffe rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Killarney with nineteen but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Rachael Blackmore leads the way for profitable jockey with an LSP of +6.39 from their seventeen winners. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Mr A P Ryan who leads the way at Killarney, they have had a total of five placings which includes three winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +32.19. With an LSP of -36.17 at Killarney, S W Flanagan heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of four winners from sixty-four rides which is a strike rate of 6%.

Killarney Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Killarney for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 14-34 (41%) +39.21 - Backing Joseph Patrick O'Brien runners when over a trip of 2m1f
• 8-16 (50%) +25.93 - Backing Joseph Patrick O'Brien runners when in a Maiden Hurdle race
• 7-9 (78%) +26.79 - Backing P Townend rides when in a Beginners Chase race
• 8-13 (62%) +24.89 - Backing W P Mullins runners when in a Beginners Chase race
• 13-25 (52%) +19.43 - Backing W P Mullins runners when horses are aged 5yo

Killarney Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Killarney based on the number of winners:

• 17 Wins: W P Mullins & P Townend
• 11 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore
• 10 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & J J Slevin
• 8 Wins: Gordon Elliott & J W Kennedy
• 7 Wins: E Bolger & Darragh O'Keeffe

Killarney Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Killarney Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Killarney Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy is a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in the field of horse racing. He has a thorough understanding of the sport, from analyzing complex statistical data to being part of a winning syndicate at the Cheltenham Festival. Andy is responsible for managing the horse racing trend blogs on OLBG.