Trainers/N J Henderson

N J Henderson

Upper Lambourn, Berks · GB

Jumps

Career Overview

N J Henderson is a horse trainer based in Upper Lambourn, Berks, specialising in Jumps racing. From 9426 career runners, he has saddled 2491 winners, at a 26.4% strike rate. He has earned £49.8M in prize money. He currently has 1295 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Southwell (4w from 4r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

26.4%

Total Wins

2,491

Total Runs

9,426

Active Horses

1,295

Prize Money

£49.8M

Upcoming Entries

3 entries

Date	Time	Course	Race	Horse	Jockey	Dist	Going	Field
2026-10-23	3:00	Cheltenham	Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle Race(grade 2) (registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle Race) (gbb Race)	Planters Punch	Nico de Boinville	16.5f	Good	10
2026-10-31	3:10	Ascot	Sodexo Live! Regal Encore Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)	Califet En Vol	—	24.0f	—	29
2026-10-31	3:10	Ascot	Sodexo Live! Regal Encore Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)	Hyland	—	24.0f	—	29

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

22 seasons

Runs
Prize £k
Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners

Date	Horse	Course	Race	Pos	Jockey	SP	Prize £
05 Sept	Constitution Hill (GB)	Kempton (AW)	William Hill September Stakes (Group 3)	4	Billy Loughnane	9/2	£5.1k
09 Apr	Jango Baie (FR)	Aintree	Racing Welfare Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	EvensF	£146.9k
25 Mar	Constitution Hill (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Virgin Bet Novice Stakes (GBBPlus Race)	1	Ryan Moore	1/7F	£6.5k
13 Mar	Jango Baie (FR)	Cheltenham	Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	2	Nico de Boinville	11/4J	£132.5k
12 Mar	Jonbon (FR)	Cheltenham	Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	2	Nico de Boinville	2/1F	£79.9k
10 Mar	Lulamba (FR)	Cheltenham	Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	3	Nico de Boinville	11/10F	£21.8k
20 Feb	Constitution Hill (GB)	Southwell (AW)	SBK Road To Cheltenham Novice Stakes (GBBPlus Race)	1	Oisin Murphy	6/4F	£21.6k
14 Feb	Jonbon (FR)	Ascot	Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	4/9F	£100.1k
07 Feb	Lulamba (FR)	Newbury	William Hill Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	4/11F	£51.3k
24 Jan	Impose Toi (FR)	Cheltenham	Pertemps Network Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	2	Nico de Boinville	EvensF	£15k
17 Jan	Jonbon (FR)	Ascot	BetMGM Clarence House Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	1	James Bowen	6/1	£112.4k
26 Dec	Jango Baie (FR)	Kempton	Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	4	Nico de Boinville	9/4J	£13.3k
26 Dec	Sir Gino (FR)	Kempton	Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	4/7F	£74k
20 Dec	Impose Toi (FR)	Ascot	Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	3/1	£71.2k
06 Dec	Lulamba (FR)	Sandown	Betfair Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	2/5F	£58.7k
06 Dec	Jonbon (FR)	Sandown	Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	2	Nico de Boinville	3/1	£37.4k
28 Nov	Impose Toi (FR)	Newbury	Coral Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	6/5F	£43.3k
22 Nov	Jango Baie (FR)	Ascot	Ladbrokes 1965 Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	9/4F	£46.1k
17 Nov	Lulamba (FR)	Exeter	Royal Oak, Heavitree 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)	1	Nico de Boinville	2/5F	£9k
14 Nov	Jonbon (FR)	Cheltenham	Shloer Chase (Registered As The Cheltenham Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	2	Nico de Boinville	5/6F	£22.4k

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+
Cheltenham	—	—	—	—	—	30%
Aintree	—	—	—	—	—	41%
Ascot	—	—	—	—	—	45%
Kempton	—	—	—	—	—	57%
Sandown	—	—	—	—	—	46%
Newbury	—	—	—	—	50%	52%
Auteuil (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	19%
Punchestown (IRE)	—	—	—	—	—	20%

Going Performance

Based on the 1089 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good To Soft

142W / 324R44%

Good

135W / 302R45%

Soft

114W / 280R41%

Heavy

33W / 83R40%

Very Soft

10W / 30R33%

Good To Firm

5W / 22R23%

Yielding

1W / 10R10%

Good To Yielding

2W / 8R25%

Soft To Heavy

2W / 8R25%

Standard To Slow

3W / 7R43%

Firm

0W / 6R0%

Standard

2W / 5R40%

Yielding To Soft

2W / 2R100%

Standard / Slow

0W / 1R0%

Standard To Fast

0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 1089 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Mile

7W / 30R23%

Middle

185W / 363R51%

Staying

259W / 696R37%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Southwell

4W / 4R100%

#2Warwick

12W / 14R86%

#3Worcester

3W / 4R75%

#4Plumpton

5W / 7R71%

#5Ludlow

4W / 6R67%

#6Taunton

4W / 6R67%

#7Hereford

2W / 3R67%

#8Folkestone

2W / 3R67%

#9Wincanton

7W / 11R64%

#10Fontwell

5W / 8R63%

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).

#1Barry Geraghty

127W / 257R49%

#2Nico de Boinville

126W / 222R57%

#3Daryl Jacob

29W / 74R39%

#4A P McCoy

23W / 52R44%

#5Mick Fitzgerald

18W / 39R46%

#6Aidan Coleman

17W / 37R46%

#7James Bowen

16W / 55R29%

#8Robert Thornton

11W / 29R38%

#9Noel Fehily

8W / 13R62%

#10Andrew Tinkler

7W / 31R23%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1John P Mcmanus

89W / 169R53%

#2Simon Munir Isaac Souede

38W / 109R35%

#3Michael Buckley

28W / 49R57%

#4Mrs J Donnelly

25W / 30R83%

#5Mrs Caroline Mould

24W / 49R49%

#6Mrs Patricia Pugh

21W / 26R81%

#7Walters Plant Hire Ltd

18W / 41R44%

#8The Not Afraid Partnership

11W / 21R52%

#9Jimmy Nesbitt Partnership

11W / 22R50%

#10Sir Robert Ogden

11W / 26R42%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

AW

Runs

Wins

Win Rate

36%

Turf

Runs

1075

Wins

446

Win Rate

41%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

Wins

Win %

23%

Place %

53%

Jumps

Runs

1016

Wins

434

Win %

43%

Place %

71%

Top Horses

Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.

#3Sprinter Sacre (FR) (FR)

18W / 22R£1.2M

#4Buveur D'air (FR) (FR)

17W / 26R£1.2M

#5Oscar Whisky (IRE) (IRE)

16W / 24R£500.6k

#6Top Notch (FR) (FR)

16W / 31R£479.9k

#7Shishkin (IRE) (IRE)

14W / 17R£798.7k

#8Voy Por Ustedes (FR) (FR)

12W / 30R£975.2k

#9Constitution Hill (GB) (GB)

12W / 13R£910.9k

#10Binocular (FR) (FR)

12W / 28R£790.1k

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Bobs Worth (IRE) · Cheltenham · 15 Mar 2013

£313.2k

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

Buveur D'Air (FR) · Cheltenham · 13 Mar 2018

£266.4k

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

Epatante (FR) · Cheltenham · 10 Mar 2020

£264.6k

Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Constitution Hill (GB) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2023

£253.2k

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Altior (IRE) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2018

£228.9k

Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

Buveur D'Air (FR) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2017

£227.8k

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Altior (IRE) · Cheltenham · 13 Mar 2019

£225.1k

Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

Binocular (FR) · Cheltenham · 16 Mar 2010

£210.9k

Sportingbet Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Sprinter Sacre (FR) · Cheltenham · 13 Mar 2013

£208.3k

#10

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Sprinter Sacre (FR) · Cheltenham · 16 Mar 2016

£199.3k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

3.3/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

22.6/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1

285

2/1–4/1

4/1–8/1

8/1–16/1

16/1+

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

Horse	Form	OR	Wins	Runs	Prize £	Type
Sprinter Sacre (FR) (FR)	—	188	18	22	£1.2M	Jumps
Bobs Worth (IRE) (IRE)	—	180	11	21	£743.6k	Jumps
Shishkin (IRE) (IRE)	—	176	14	17	£798.7k	Jumps
Constitution Hill (GB) (GB)	—	175	12	13	£910.9k	Flat
Altior (IRE) (IRE)	—	175	21	26	£1.3M	Jumps
Punchestowns (FR) (FR)	—	173	7	14	£231k	Jumps
Finian's Rainbow (IRE) (IRE)	—	173	10	18	£498.6k	Jumps
Voy Por Ustedes (FR) (FR)	—	173	12	30	£975.2k	Jumps
Binocular (FR) (FR)	—	172	12	28	£790.1k	Jumps
Might Bite (IRE) (IRE)	—	172	10	20	£606.9k	Jumps
Buveur D'air (FR) (FR)	—	172	17	26	£1.2M	Jumps
Jonbon (FR) (FR)	—	171	20	28	£1.7M	Jumps
Riverside Theatre (GB) (GB)	—	170	11	22	£487k	Jumps
Khyber Kim (GB) (GB)	—	169	6	27	£396.6k	Jumps
My Tent Or Yours (IRE) (IRE)	—	168	9	25	£851.4k	Jumps
Oscar Whisky (IRE) (IRE)	—	167	16	24	£500.6k	Jumps
Jango Baie (FR) (FR)	—	167	6	13	£593.5k	Jumps
Champ (IRE) (IRE)	—	165	11	22	£461.9k	Jumps
Petit Robin (FR) (FR)	—	165	5	22	£246.4k	Jumps
Top Notch (FR) (FR)	—	164	16	31	£479.9k	Jumps
French Opera (GB) (GB)	—	164	8	49	£255.3k	Jumps
Lulamba (FR) (FR)	—	163	6	8	£276.9k	Jumps
Sir Gino (FR) (FR)	—	163	7	7	£335.5k	Jumps
Epatante (FR) (FR)	—	162	11	22	£959.9k	Jumps
Verdana Blue (IRE) (IRE)	—	162	9	30	£344k	Jumps
Hunt Ball (IRE) (IRE)	—	162	11	35	£202.9k	Jumps
Mister Fisher (IRE) (IRE)	—	162	7	17	£188.3k	Jumps
Chantry House (IRE) (IRE)	—	162	10	21	£288.7k	Jumps
Ma Filleule (FR) (FR)	—	162	8	26	£336.8k	Jumps
Roberto Goldback (IRE) (IRE)	—	161	6	34	£263.5k	Jumps
Beat That (IRE) (IRE)	—	160	6	17	£169.8k	Jumps
Simonsig (GB) (GB)	—	160	8	12	£276.6k	Jumps
Sentry Duty (FR) (FR)	—	160	6	32	£210.1k	Jumps
Call Me Lord (FR) (FR)	—	160	7	34	£330.5k	Jumps
Captain Conan (FR) (FR)	—	159	6	17	£188.7k	Jumps
L'ami Serge (IRE) (IRE)	—	159	8	32	£660.3k	Jumps
Impose Toi (FR) (FR)	—	159	7	15	£281.5k	Jumps
Barbers Shop (GB) (GB)	—	159	8	21	£143k	Jumps
Terrefort (FR) (FR)	—	159	3	13	£180.9k	Jumps
Rajdhani Express (GB) (GB)	—	158	6	18	£228.2k	Jumps
Brave Eagle (IRE) (IRE)	—	158	9	20	£114.7k	Jumps
Special Envoy (FR) (FR)	—	158	4	23	£84.3k	Jumps
Josses Hill (IRE) (IRE)	—	158	7	26	£210.4k	Jumps
Triolo D'alene (FR) (FR)	—	158	7	21	£257.6k	Jumps
Thomas Campbell (GB) (GB)	—	158	6	19	£75.3k	Jumps
Fondmort (FR) (FR)	—	157	2	5	£158.2k	Jumps
Pentland Hills (IRE) (IRE)	—	157	7	22	£183.1k	Jumps
We Have A Dream (FR) (FR)	—	156	6	13	£198.8k	Jumps
Non So (FR) (FR)	—	156	1	7	£49.1k	Jumps
Chomba Womba (IRE) (IRE)	—	156	10	23	£286.3k	Jumps

Trainer Profile

N J Henderson

Career Statistics

Upcoming Entries

Recent Form

Season Performance

Recent Results

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Going Performance

Distance Performance

Course Specialists

Class Performance

Seasonality

Jockey Partnerships

Owner Partnerships

Surface Split

AW

Turf

Flat vs Jumps

Top Horses

Biggest Wins

Market Performance

Age Performance

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

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