Horse Racing Trainers to Follow

Horse racing trainer form by month, highlighting the yards that hit form around the same time each year for NH, Flat and all-weather horse racing.
Horse Racing Trainers to Follow
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This monthly updated article will take you through a meticulous analysis of trainer form by month, based on historical performance data. You will discover which trainers consistently shine in specific months.

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Horse Racing Trainers to Follow September 2025

For September, we are focusing on five flat trainers who have combined for a LSP of +427.89 over the previous five seasons, meeting the criteria listed below.

Here is how the five trainers included below have combined over the past five years:

YearRunnersWinnersStrike RateLSP
2020401025%+126.00
2021511835%+39.94
2022421331%+80.38
2023531426%+31.79
2024612134%+149.78
Total2477631%+427.89 

Michael Appleby

The filter that we are going to use for Michael Appleby's runners in September is focusing on his runners over 5f - 6f who have had 2 or more starts this season and are the youngest in the race (or joint-youngest).

This filter has produced profits in four of the last five seasons, with the season which didn't only recording a small loss, and combined, the last five seasons produced an LSP of +108.63.

Here are the top three winners from Michael Appleby from the past five years when using this criteria:

  • Fantasy Master (80/1)
  • Eminny (25/1)
  • Tyke (12/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Michael Appleby runners:

YearRunnersWinnersStrike RateLSP
202010110%+71.00
20219444%+14.63
202211218%-2.00
202313215%+3.25
202411327%+21.75
Total541222%+108.63 

Clive Cox

When it comes to Clive Cox for his runners sent out in September, we will be concentrating on those sent out in the South or Central England, so we are ignoring anything sent to Northern or Scottish tracks. We are also looking for runners who have made 3-4 starts that season without recording a win.

All of the last five seasons using those filters returned a profit, some bigger than bigger, but a profit is a profit, and overall those five seasons combined for an LSP of +105.08.

Here are the top three winners from Clive Cox from the past five years when using this criteria:

  • Aysgarth (22/1)
  • Miss Show Down (16/1)
  • Star In The Making (16/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Clive Cox runners:

YearRunnersWinnersStrike RateLSP
202014643%+40.50
202110440%+22.83
20223133%+0.25
20238225%+6.25
20248338%+35.25
Total431637%+105.08 

Jamie Osborne

Here we a going with the father and daughter team of Jamie and Saffie Osborne when the pair team up in races over 6f - 1m2f in Class 3 or lower and when the runner has made 2 or more season starts.

This criteria has produced profits in four of the last five starts including all of the last three and over those five seasons has returned an LSP of +102.13.

Here are the top three winners from Jamie Osborne from the past five years when using this criteria:

  • Raising Sand (40/1)
  • Ten Club (25/1)
  • Imperium Blue (18/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Jamie Osborne runners:

YearRunnersWinnersStrike RateLSP
202012217%+11.00
202120525%-2.37
20229333%+62.00
202310220%+12.50
202412217%+19.00
Total631422%+102.13 

William Haggas

A fairly straighforward one for William Haggas here for September, we are looking for his runners over 6f - 1m with Cieren Fallon in saddle who is following in his dads footstep as Kieren Fallon rode 20 winners for Haggas.

This has proven profitable in four of the last five season with a small loss in 2022, overall it shows an LSP of +76.48 with a strike rate of around 1 winner in every 3 picks.

Here are the top three winners from William Haggas from the past five years when using this criteria:

  • Yabher (33/1)
  • Montassib (25/1)
  • Apache Green (16/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those William Haggas runners:

YearRunnersWinnersStrike RateLSP
20204125%+3.50
20216467%+3.35
20228113%-2.50
202310330%+3.33
202422732%+68.80
Total501632%+76.48 

Ralph Beckett

The final trainer is Ralph Beckett and we are concentrating on his 2yo's when Hector Crouch is booked in the saddle.

This combo has shown a profit for the past four seasons which combines for an LSP of +35.57 from just 37 runners and it also has a strike rate of 49%!

Here are the top three winners from Ralph Beckett from the past five years when using this criteria:

  • Trust The Stars (9/1)
  • Classic Order (7/1)
  • Amber Dew (13/2)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Ralph Beckett runners:

YearRunnersWinnersStrike RateLSP
2020000%+0.00
20216117%+1.50
202211655%+22.63
202312542%+6.46
20248675%+4.98
Total371849%+35.57 

Monthly Statistics

Here is a full list of runners who have run under these conditions this month.

DateTrainerRunnerRaceResult
12/09/2025William HaggasPurple Rainbow16:50 SandownTo Run
12/09/2025Michael ApplebyYorkshire Puds16:45 DoncasterTo Run
12/09/2025Ralph BeckettWid16:10 DoncasterTo Run
11/09/2025Ralph BeckettZen Diva13:25 Chelmsford CityTo Run
11/09/2025William HaggasConcert13:15 DoncasterTo Run
09/09/2025Jamie OsbornePalio Di Siena17:55 Ffos LasWon (3/1)
09/09/2025Ralph BeckettSpanish Waltz17:20 Ffos LasPlaced 2nd (11/4)
08/09/2025Michael ApplebyCoul Angel17:34 WindsorLost (2/1)
08/09/2025Michael ApplebyClover Time16:58 LingfieldPlaced 2nd (17/2)
07/09/2025William HaggasElmonjed16:30 YorkWon (5/1)

This is a breakdown of how each trainer has performed in the current month.

TrainerRunnersWinnersLSP
Michael Appleby31+14.00
Clive Cox10-1.00
Jamie Osborne42+7.00
William Haggas62+2.63
Ralph Beckett20-2.00
Total165+20.63

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Horse Racing Trainers to Follow are at hand, Darren Brett, James Banting & Andy Powell. They all work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews.

The content in this blog has been researched using the database on HorseRaceBase.

James Banting

James Banting

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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 Association provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Darren Brett

Darren Brett

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A seasoned veteran in the industry, Darren's profound knowledge and unparalleled expertise in horse racing truly come to the fore during the National Hunt season. In addition to his contribution to our Horse racing previews here on OLBG, he also holds the reins for grand-national-guide.co.uk
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

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Andy has one of the greatest horse racing results and ratings databases known to man, all of his own creation. with 20 years of collating and following form, ratings and trends, he adds another layer of knowledge to our race previews.

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