Winning The National Hunt Races That Count 2024-2025
- theturtle
- 23 Nov 2024
“When you see a horse with ability, you mind that ability and produce it on the days that count.” - Willie Mullins.
The “days that count”, are the races often televised by ITV. These are the races owners want to win and provide trainers and jockeys with the opportunity to self-publicise with pre and post race interviews.
Winning televised races is a key factor that can make or break a trainer, as success helps retain existing and attracts new owners.
This article looks at the National Hunt trainers that have the best record in televised UK races during the period 2022-2024.
You can use this information to identify the trainers to focus on in the televised races during the National Hunt season.
Winning Trainers
In terms of number of winners, 4 trainers lead the field with 48+ winners over
the period.
- Paul Nicholls has the most winners with 63.
- Nicky Henderson has the best strike rate with 19.55%.
- Willie Mullins has the worse return on investment with -33.41%.
- Dan Skeleton has the poorest strike rate of the 4 with 12.44%.
- Kim Bailey has the best Return on Investment (ROI) of 32.81%
Profitable Trainers
If you had backed all the runners of the 4 trainers mentioned previously, you would have averaged a -20% ROI.
Here are the trainers that have achieved a much better ROI with their runners in ITV televised races.
Course Trainers
A number of trainers target certain courses in search of televised winners. Below you will see the most profitable course winning trainers.
In particular, Harry Fry at Ascot (93% ROI), Dan Skelton at Kempton (95% ROI) and Venetia Williams at Haydock (149% ROI) are worth noting.
Month Trainers
A number of trainers target certain races/months in search of televised winners. Below you will see the most profitable winning trainers by month.
Paying close attention to Venetia Williams (November and December) and Gary Moore (December) runners.
