David Nicholls
David Nicholls is a horse trainer based in QA, specialising in Flat racing. From 6705 career runners, he has saddled 761 winners, at a 11.3% strike rate. He has earned £10.1M in prize money. He currently has 534 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Tipperary (IRE) (3w from 3r).
Career Statistics
Win Rate
11.3%
Total Wins
761
Total Runs
6,705
Active Horses
534
Prize Money
£10.1M
Recent Form
Season Performance
Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs
- Runs
- Prize £k
- Win Rate %
Recent Results
Last 20 runners| Date | Horse | Course | Race | Pos | Jockey | SP | Prize £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sept | Barnet Fair (GB) | Ascot | Peter Tarrant 50 Years At Ascot Handicap | 12 | Franny Norton | 10/1 | £0 |
| 13 Aug | Barnet Fair (GB) | Doncaster | Betfred 'follow Us On Twitter' Handicap | 9 | Cam Hardie | 12/1 | £0 |
| 30 Jul | Barnet Fair (GB) | Goodwood | Qatar Stewards' Sprint Handicap (Consolation Race For The Qatar Stewards' Cup) | 18 | Franny Norton | 16/1 | £0 |
| 08 Jul | Barnet Fair (GB) | Ascot | Long Harbour Handicap | 15 | Kieren Fox | 10/1 | £0 |
| 11 Jun | Barnet Fair (GB) | Musselburgh | William Hill Scottish Tartan Trophy (Handicap) (Consolation Race For The Scottish Sprint Cup) | 7 | Frederik Tylicki | 11/2 | £0 |
| 21 May | Barnet Fair (GB) | York | titanbet.co.uk Spring Sprint (Handicap) | 8 | Joe Doyle | 12/1 | £0 |
| 14 May | Barnet Fair (GB) | Thirsk | Constant Security Services Handicap | 5 | Paul Mulrennan | 8/1 | £0 |
| 07 Mar | Field Of Dream (GB) | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Ladbrokes App Claiming Stakes | 6 | Adrian Nicholls | 4/1 | £0 |
| 05 Feb | Field Of Dream (GB) | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet In Play At Coral Claiming Stakes | 4 | Adam Kirby | 1/2F | £221 |
| 07 Dec | Field Of Dream (GB) | Chelmsford (AW) | Totepool Betting On All Uk Racing Handicap | 13 | Lucy K Barry | 8/1 | £0 |
| 25 Nov | Field Of Dream (GB) | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Claiming Stakes | 1 | Adam Kirby | EvensF | £2.6k |
| 21 Nov | Field Of Dream (GB) | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Claiming Stakes | 1 | Adam Kirby | 2/1F | £2.3k |
| 09 Nov | Field Of Dream (GB) | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq.com 50 In Free Bets Handicap | 10 | Lucy K Barry | 16/1 | £0 |
| 29 Oct | Field Of Dream (GB) | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap | 9 | Lucy K Barry | 25/1 | £0 |
| 03 Oct | Barnet Fair (GB) | Ascot | Ap Security Handicap | 5 | Kieren Fox | 5/1 | £0 |
| 26 Sept | Field Of Dream (GB) | Newmarket | racingfx.co.uk Handicap | 10 | Lucy K Barry | 20/1 | £0 |
| 26 Sept | Barnet Fair (GB) | Ripon | Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap | 6 | Thomas Brown | 9/1 | £0 |
| 19 Sept | Don't Call Me (IRE) | Ayr | William Hill Ayrshire Handicap | 4 | Tom Eaves | 16/1 | £1.2k |
| 19 Sept | Barnet Fair (GB) | Ayr | William Hill Ayr Silver Cup (handicap) | 4 | Tony Hamilton | 25/1 | £2.3k |
| 16 Sept | Inxile (IRE) | Beverley | mytotepool.com Handicap | 7 | Adrian Nicholls | 12/1 | £0 |
Strike Rate by Course & Distance
Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.
| Course | 5f | 6f | 7f | 1m | 1m2f | 1m4f+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 6% | 2% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 11% |
| Ascot | 12% | 0% | 8% | 14% | 20% | 0% |
| Doncaster | 0% | 7% | 21% | 23% | 50% | 0% |
| Goodwood | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Ayr | 8% | 7% | 14% | 38% | 0% | — |
| Ripon | 0% | 17% | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Thirsk | 0% | 24% | 22% | 0% | — | 0% |
| Haydock | 11% | 8% | 25% | 20% | — | 50% |
Going Performance
Based on the 1958 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Distance Performance
Based on the 1958 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Course Specialists
Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).
Class Performance
Win rates by race class (1–7).
Seasonality
Monthly win rate across stored results.
Jockey Partnerships
Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).
Owner Partnerships
Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).
Surface Split
Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.
Turf
Runs
1757
Wins
216
Win Rate
12%
AW
Runs
194
Wins
30
Win Rate
15%
Dirt
Runs
7
Wins
0
Win Rate
0%
Flat vs Jumps
Separate stats for each racing code.
Runs
1955
Wins
245
Win %
13%
Place %
32%
Runs
3
Wins
1
Win %
33%
Place %
67%
Top Horses
Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.
Biggest Wins
Most valuable victories from stored results.
Weatherbys Insurance 300,000 2-y-o Stakes
Swilly Ferry (USA) · Doncaster · 10 Sept 2009
Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str)
Field Of Dream (GB) · Ascot · 18 Jun 2014
totesport.com Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Redford (IRE) · Ascot · 25 Sept 2010
William Hill Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Redford (IRE) · Ayr · 18 Sept 2010
Weatherbys Super Sprint
Jargelle (IRE) · Newbury · 19 Jul 2008
Ladbrokes Rockingham Handicap
Masta Plasta (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 13 Jul 2008
Prix du Gros-Chene
Tax Free (IRE) · Chantilly (FR) · 31 May 2009
John Roarty Memorial Scurry Handicap
Machinist (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 1 Jul 2007
William Fry Sapphire Stakes (group 3)
Tax Free (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 29 Jun 2008
32Red Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Field Of Dream (GB) · Newmarket (July) · 13 Jul 2013
Market Performance
Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.
Avg Winner SP
7.3/1
Shortest Winner
0.1/1
Biggest Winner
33/1
Winner SP Distribution
Age Performance
Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.
Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating
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