Highest strike rate
The share of runners that win — among trainers with at least 1,500 runs, so it's skill, not a small sample. These are the yards whose horses you expect to see in the winner's enclosure.
| # | Trainer | Strike rate | Wins / runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Appleby | 27.2% | 985 / 3,618 |
| 2 | W P Mullins | 25.1% | 2,626 / 10,451 |
| 3 | John Gosden | 24.1% | 829 / 3,435 |
| 4 | Paul Nicholls | 23.6% | 1,469 / 6,234 |
| 5 | Nicky Henderson | 23.0% | 1,227 / 5,346 |
| 6 | William Haggas | 22.8% | 1,542 / 6,776 |
| 7 | Saeed bin Suroor | 22.3% | 556 / 2,497 |
| 8 | John & Thady Gosden | 21.7% | 629 / 2,900 |
| 9 | A P OBrien | 20.2% | 1,369 / 6,790 |
| 10 | Harry Fry | 19.6% | 441 / 2,254 |
| 11 | Roger Varian | 19.4% | 1,153 / 5,934 |
| 12 | Olly Murphy | 19.3% | 862 / 4,472 |
| 13 | Sir Michael Stoute | 19.2% | 593 / 3,084 |
| 14 | Simon & Ed Crisford | 19.2% | 417 / 2,175 |
| 15 | Dan Skelton | 19.1% | 1,653 / 8,677 |
Most winners
Sheer firepower — total winners sent out across the period. Volume yards with hundreds of horses dominate here, even at a lower strike rate.
| # | Trainer | Winners | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W P Mullins | 2,626 | 25.1% |
| 2 | Gordon Elliott | 2,296 | 15.4% |
| 3 | Dan Skelton | 1,653 | 19.1% |
| 4 | Richard Fahey | 1,623 | 11.3% |
| 5 | William Haggas | 1,542 | 22.8% |
| 6 | Paul Nicholls | 1,469 | 23.6% |
| 7 | Richard Hannon | 1,462 | 12.2% |
| 8 | Andrew Balding | 1,432 | 15.6% |
| 9 | A P OBrien | 1,369 | 20.2% |
| 10 | Mark Johnston | 1,351 | 15.1% |
| 11 | Joseph Patrick OBrien | 1,301 | 13.8% |
| 12 | Tim Easterby | 1,259 | 9.3% |
| 13 | Nicky Henderson | 1,227 | 23.0% |
| 14 | Roger Varian | 1,153 | 19.4% |
| 15 | David OMeara | 1,107 | 11.7% |
Our model weighs trainer form — and 14-day strike, course record, and the rest — on every UK & Irish runner each morning, and posts the standout free on Telegram, logged before the off.
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A high strike rate does not mean a profit. These yards win often precisely because the market expects them to — their runners go off short, and backing them blind still loses to the over-round, like everything else (see how often each price wins). A leaderboard like this is for reading form — knowing whose runners to respect — not a betting system.
Method. UK & Irish runs, 2015–2026, trainers with at least 1,500 runs. Strike rate is winners ÷ runners. Past results don't guarantee the future. 18+ · BeGambleAware.