Horse Racing Trainers to Follow

Selection Process

With all things horse racing, personal preference is different for everyone, whilst I may find an interesting angle for a trainer, others might disagree and think another trainer would be better listed!

How Do I Pick the Trainers?

All of my research is done on HorseRaceBase, a site that I have used for many years, with key features in helping find the trainers every month.

There is a feature called 'Dig' where you can combine queries to find those profitable trainers, and then it's just a case of query after query looking for the right ones.

It's not all about profit either. I could put up trainers with bigger profits, but that is not what this is about; we want a trainer who has shown results year after year.

You could have a trainer who hits a 100/1 winner, which kind of skews the numbers, and we have to be careful, as the likelihood of them hitting another is low.

We would much rather have a trainer who hits a 25%-33% strike rate and makes a profit, so a winner every 3-4 runners, this is a more consistent trainer.

Nothing is Certain

Nothing is certain either, as things can drastically change within twelve months, let alone five years, so please do your own research into any picks that we put up on here.

A quick example of this would be Simon Crisford (July 2025), who had 4 out of 5 profitable months for the criteria, yet in 2025 returned 0-10 (0%) -10.00 for his picks!

Henry Daly is another (Feb 2025) who had strike rates of 22%, 27% & 30% for the previous three seasons, yet in 2025 saw just 1 winner from 20 (5%)!

Finding Consistency

Sometimes you have to dig deep to find the right formula of criteria, and by doing so, you hope to rule out as many losers as possible, which is as important as finding the winners.

The last thing you want is to be hitting winners but getting that profit wiped out by the losers, so it's about finding consistent trainers.

Between February & September, nine of the trainers listed returned a better strike rate in 2025 than they did in the previous five seasons combined, which is what we want!

Those nine trainers alone returned an LSP of +87.34, so if we can find consistency with the trainers we pick, then hopefully we can find more like those nine!

Monthly Statistics

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

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

Year in Review

Here is a breakdown of how well the picks have gone over the past year. (Updated on the 1st of each month)

Horse Racing Trainers to Follow October 2025

As we move into October, the last full month of flat racing on the turf, we have a mixture of three flat trainers and two jump trainers that we are focusing on.

These five trainers, under the conditions listed below, have combined for an LSP of +435.21 over the past five seasons.

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

Iain Jardine

Iain Jardine is top of the list for trainers to follow in October, the flat trainer based in Carrutherstown. We are looking for his runners, not too far from home.

Just two courses we are focusing on for his runners in handicaps that run at either Musselburgh or Newcastle, but ignore those running over 1m.

When considering those, he has made a profit in four of the last five seasons and combined for an overall LSP of +130.54.

Here are the top three winners from Iain Jardine from the past five years when using this criteria:

• Wee Fat Mac (40/1)
• Gobi Sunset (25/1)
• Loom Large (20/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Iain Jardine runners:

Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Here we are focusing on the O'Neills, Jonjo and his son AJ, who was brought in on the license last year.  We are looking for their season debutants over Hurdles in races that are either Class 3 or 5.

They have had some good season (mainly just when Jonjo) with four profits in the last five season for a combined LSP of +125.20.

Here are the top three winners from Jonjo & A J O'Neill from the past five years when using this criteria:

• Gwennie May Boy (80/1)
• Prince Escalus (33/1)
• Gaston Phebus (11/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Jonjo & A J O'Neill runners:

Ralph Beckett

Ralph Beckett appears to be good at ending the flat season is decent form but we are not looking for his top class runners, we are focusing on those in Class 4 or 5 races which are run over a mile (or extended mile).

Last season was a bumper year with a 44% strike rate (8-18) and an LSP of +34.73 which contributed to his LSP of +73.46 over the past five seasons, he has shown a profit each season.

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

• I Am I Said (20/1)
• Artistic Star (16/1)
• Scope (16/1)

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

Aidan O'Brien

It is usually hard to find an angle with Aiden O'Briens runners to turn over a consistent profit because they are usually priced up towards the head of the market.

Here we are looking at his two-year-old runners over 7f in races worth over £8k, those have produced profits in four of the last five season for a combined LSP of +59.96.

Here are the top three winners from Aidan O'Brien from the past five years when using this criteria:

• Twain (28/1)
• Merrily (25/1)
• St Marks Basilica (10/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Aidan O'Brien runners:

Nigel Twiston-Davies

The second of the jump trainers for October is Nigel Twiston-Davies and we are concentrating on his Irish bred runners in Class 4 chases or hurdles.

Four of the last five seasons have returned a profit and a strike rate of 37% of those five seasons along with an LSP of +46.05.

Here are the top three winners from Nigel Twiston-Davies from the past five years when using this criteria:

• Robinshill (11/1)
• Guy (9/1)
• Templehills (8/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Nigel Twiston-Davies runners:

Horse Racing Trainers to Follow November 2025

The flat racing season draws to a close in November, but, of course, all-weather racing continues all year round, so there is still something for flat fans to get stuck into.

Having said that, it is therefore no surprise that three of the five trainers we are following in November are jump trainers, with the two flat trainers targeting all-weather races once the turf finishes.

This is a cross-over period for horse racing, which does make things trickier, although the five highlighted trainers have a combined backdated 33% strike rate and an LSP of +301.08 for the previous five seasons.

Venetia Williams

Top of the pile is Venetia Williams, and we are focusing on her runners aged 5 to 9 who are running in Handicap Chases. She holds a 32% strike rate for these over the last five seasons.

During those five seasons, she has shown a profit in three of the five and combined for an LSP of +77.82. Just of note, under these conditions, when the runner was a last time out winner, those have a record of 8-13 (62%) +20.91.

Here are the top three winners from Venetia Williams from the past five years when using this criteria:

• Cloudy Glen (33/1)
• Victtorino (20/1)
• Frero Banbou (17/2)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Venetia Williams runners:

Gary & Josh Moore

Another fairly straightforward set of criteria for the dual license team of Gary & Josh Moore, we are looking for runners who are aged 6 or 7 and are running in a Handicap Chase.

With four profitable seasons from the last five, they have a 29% strike rate and an overall LSP of +66.12.

Here are the top three winners from Gary & Josh Moore from the past five years when using this criteria:

• Walk In The Wild (28/1)
• Angels Dream (22/1)
• Le Patron (12/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Gary & Josh Moore runners:

William Haggas

William Haggas is one of the flat trainers whom we are continuing to follow this late in the year. We are focusing on these runners that are aged 3 or 4 in Handicap races.

He has shown a profit in four of the last five seasons with an impressive 40% strike rate; his LSP over the past five seasons is +57.12.

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

• Boosala (22/1)
• Laafi (20/1)
• Bullet Point (12/1)

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

Ger Lyons

Over in Ireland, we are keeping an eye on the Ger Lyons runners at Dundalk, in particular his 3-year-old runners who had previously run at the Dundalk track.

The last two seasons have been impressive with 55% and 40% strike rates along with +18.63 and +24.75 profits. Overall, for the last five seasons, his LSP is +53.13.

Here are the top three winners from Ger Lyons from the past five years when using this criteria:

• Blue Soul (25/1)
• Flyin Hawaiian (10/1)
• Many Tears (17/2)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Ger Lyons runners:

Henry De Bromhead

Henry De Bromhead is coming into November in great form, and let's hope that continues this month as we focus on his runners aged 5 or older who run at Fairyhouse, but not a Maiden Hurdle.

He has shown a profit in each of the last five seasons, and whilst those are not massive profits, they are consistent, and over the last five seasons, he has a 33% with an LSP of +46.89.

Here are the top three winners from Henry De Bromhead from the past five years when using this criteria:

• Gua Du Large (25/1)
• Kavanaghs Corner (14/1)
• The Folkes Tiara (8/1)

Here is a breakdown, season by season, for those Henry De Bromhead runners: