Trainers/Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls

Ditcheat, Somerset · GB

Jumps

Career Overview

Paul Nicholls is a horse trainer based in Ditcheat, Somerset, specialising in Jumps racing. From 11230 career runners, he has saddled 2928 winners, at a 26.1% strike rate. He has earned £64.1M in prize money. He currently has 1304 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Ffos Las (3w from 3r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

26.1%

Total Wins

2,928

Total Runs

11,230

Active Horses

1,304

Prize Money

£64.1M

Upcoming Entries

3 entries

Date	Time	Course	Race	Horse	Jockey	Dist	Going	Field
2026-10-30	3:35	Wetherby	Bet Boost At Bet365 Crossley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)	Go West	—	19.5f	—	28
2026-10-30	3:35	Wetherby	Bet Boost At Bet365 Crossley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)	Sans Bruit	—	19.5f	—	28
2026-10-31	3:10	Ascot	Sodexo Live! Regal Encore Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)	Viroflay	—	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 £
09 Apr	Pic d'Orhy (FR)	Aintree	Racing Welfare Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	3	Harry Cobden	12/1	£33k
14 Feb	Pic D'orhy (FR)	Ascot	Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	2	Harry Cobden	5/2	£37.9k
07 Dec	Hitman (FR)	Huntingdon	Sky Bet Peterborough Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	3	Freddie Gingell	10/1	£9.1k
22 Nov	Pic D'orhy (FR)	Ascot	Ladbrokes 1965 Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	3	Harry Cobden	7/2	£9.1k
01 Nov	Pic D'orhy (FR)	Wetherby	bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	2	Harry Cobden	5/1	£21.4k
26 Oct	Hitman (FR)	Aintree	William Hill Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	1	Freddie Gingell	9/1	£45.6k
26 Apr	Hitman (FR)	Sandown	bet365 Oaksey Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	7	Freddie Gingell	28/1	£0
05 Apr	Bravemansgame (FR)	Aintree	Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)	15	James Reveley	40/1	£0
03 Apr	Stage Star (IRE)	Aintree	Brooklands Golden Miller Chronograph Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	3	Harry Cobden	11/1	£26.7k
15 Feb	Pic D'orhy (FR)	Ascot	Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	1	Harry Cobden	9/5	£100.1k
08 Feb	Hitman (FR)	Newbury	William Hill Bet10 Get10 On Racing Denman Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	2	Freddie Gingell	4/1	£18.2k
08 Feb	Bravemansgame (FR)	Newbury	William Hill Bet10 Get10 On Racing Denman Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	3	Harry Cobden	3/1	£9.1k
25 Jan	Stage Star (IRE)	Cheltenham	Betfair Cotswold Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	2	Harry Cobden	13/2	£26.5k
18 Jan	Hitman (FR)	Ascot	bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)	2	Harry Cobden	14/1	£23.9k
26 Dec	Bravemansgame (FR)	Kempton	Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)	8	Harry Cobden	14/1	£0
14 Dec	Stage Star (IRE)	Cheltenham	Nyetimber December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)	7	Harry Cobden	11/1	£0
23 Nov	Pic D'orhy (FR)	Ascot	CopyBet 1965 Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	1	Harry Cobden	4/9F	£45.6k
23 Nov	Bravemansgame (FR)	Haydock	Betfair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race)	3	Sam Twiston-Davies	8/1	£22.7k
02 Nov	Bravemansgame (FR)	Wetherby	bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	2	Harry Cobden	11/10F	£21.4k
27 Oct	Hitman (FR)	Aintree	Virgin Bet Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)	2	Freddie Gingell	11/2	£17.1k

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	—	—	—	—	—	23%
Aintree	—	—	—	—	—	24%
Ascot	—	—	—	—	—	33%
Newbury	—	—	—	—	—	38%
Sandown	—	—	—	—	0%	35%
Kempton	—	—	—	—	—	47%
Auteuil (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	33%
Haydock	—	—	—	—	—	42%

Going Performance

Based on the 1280 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good To Soft

140W / 394R36%

Good

122W / 372R33%

Soft

124W / 315R39%

Heavy

37W / 100R37%

Very Soft

11W / 51R22%

Good To Firm

9W / 24R38%

Yielding

1W / 7R14%

Good To Yielding

3W / 4R75%

Yielding To Soft

2W / 4R50%

Standard

0W / 4R0%

Soft To Heavy

0W / 3R0%

Standard To Slow

1W / 2R50%

Distance Performance

Based on the 1280 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint

0W / 6R0%

Mile

4W / 23R17%

Middle

105W / 264R40%

Staying

341W / 987R35%

Course Specialists

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

#1Musselburgh

5W / 5R100%

#2Ffos Las

3W / 3R100%

#3Bangor-on-Dee

4W / 5R80%

#4Fontwell

10W / 13R77%

#5Carlisle

4W / 6R67%

#6Ludlow

2W / 3R67%

#7Uttoxeter

2W / 3R67%

#8Newton Abbot

10W / 16R63%

#9Punchestown (IRE)

5W / 8R63%

#10Fakenham

4W / 7R57%

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).

#1R Walsh

108W / 220R49%

#2Harry Cobden

70W / 201R35%

#3Sam Twiston-Davies

51W / 152R34%

#4Daryl Jacob

31W / 75R41%

#5Bryony Frost

29W / 84R35%

#6Nick Scholfield

21W / 73R29%

#7Noel Fehily

15W / 39R38%

#8Sam Thomas

14W / 31R45%

#9Christian Williams

9W / 30R30%

#10A P McCoy

7W / 14R50%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1The Stewart Family

50W / 137R36%

#2Clive D Smith

34W / 71R48%

#3J Hales

29W / 79R37%

#4Mrs Johnny De La Hey

26W / 80R33%

#5P J Vogt

21W / 80R26%

#6Andrea Graham Wylie

19W / 53R36%

#7Hills Of Ledbury Aga

13W / 40R33%

#8The Brooks Stewart Families J Kyle

11W / 21R52%

#9Chris Giles Potensis Bloodstock Ltd

11W / 24R46%

#10Chris Giles

11W / 26R42%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1276

Wins

449

Win Rate

35%

AW

Runs

Wins

Win Rate

25%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

1233

Wins

441

Win %

36%

Place %

69%

Flat

Runs

Wins

Win %

19%

Place %

60%

Top Horses

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

#1Big Buck's (FR) (FR)

23W / 31R£1.3M

#2Frodon (FR) (FR)

19W / 50R£1.2M

#3Kauto Star (FR) (FR)

18W / 25R£2.3M

#4Master Minded (FR) (FR)

15W / 21R£1.1M

#5Pic D'orhy (FR) (FR)

15W / 31R£1M

#6Tidal Bay (IRE) (IRE)

15W / 42R£833.5k

#7Denman (IRE) (IRE)

14W / 22R£1.2M

#8Silviniaco Conti (FR) (FR)

14W / 31R£1.1M

#9Black Corton (FR) (FR)

14W / 35R£399.9k

#10Yala Enki (FR) (FR)

13W / 39R£436.8k

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)

Neptune Collonges (FR) · Aintree · 14 Apr 2012

£547.3k

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Kauto Star (FR) · Cheltenham · 13 Mar 2009

£270.8k

totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Denman (IRE) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2008

£268.3k

totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Kauto Star (FR) · Cheltenham · 16 Mar 2007

£242.3k

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Politologue (FR) · Cheltenham · 11 Mar 2020

£225.1k

Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Dodging Bullets (GB) · Cheltenham · 11 Mar 2015

£199.3k

Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy)

Frodon (FR) · Cheltenham · 14 Mar 2019

£196.9k

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Master Minded (FR) · Cheltenham · 11 Mar 2009

£182.4k

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)

Master Minded (FR) · Cheltenham · 13 Mar 2008

£176.8k

#10

Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Neptune Collonges (FR) · Punchestown (IRE) · 23 Apr 2008

£165k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

3.9/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1

230

2/1–4/1

118

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
Kauto Star (FR) (FR)	—	190	18	25	£2.3M	Jumps
Master Minded (FR) (FR)	—	186	15	21	£1.1M	Jumps
Denman (IRE) (IRE)	—	182	14	22	£1.2M	Jumps
Azertyuiop (FR) (FR)	—	178	1	3	£84.3k	Jumps
Silviniaco Conti (FR) (FR)	—	177	14	31	£1.1M	Jumps
Cyrname (FR) (FR)	—	177	7	16	£342.6k	Jumps
Big Buck's (FR) (FR)	—	174	23	31	£1.3M	Jumps
Neptune Collonges (FR) (FR)	—	174	12	27	£1.4M	Jumps
Clan Des Obeaux (FR) (FR)	—	173	11	31	£1.1M	Jumps
Twist Magic (FR) (FR)	—	173	9	20	£593.1k	Jumps
Bravemansgame (FR) (FR)	—	172	9	27	£729.6k	Jumps
Dodging Bullets (GB) (GB)	—	171	10	34	£549.4k	Jumps
Tidal Bay (IRE) (IRE)	—	171	15	42	£833.5k	Jumps
Greaneteen (FR) (FR)	—	171	10	23	£549.5k	Jumps
Poquelin (FR) (FR)	—	170	9	34	£449.9k	Jumps
Celestial Halo (IRE) (IRE)	—	170	11	40	£667.9k	Jumps
Frodon (FR) (FR)	—	169	19	50	£1.2M	Jumps
What A Friend (GB) (GB)	—	169	7	18	£304.4k	Jumps
Politologue (FR) (FR)	—	169	12	29	£1M	Jumps
Woolcombe Folly (IRE) (IRE)	—	169	9	29	£133.4k	Jumps
Zarkandar (IRE) (IRE)	—	168	11	32	£911.7k	Jumps
The Nightingale (FR) (FR)	—	167	5	10	£89.8k	Jumps
Sanctuaire (FR) (FR)	—	167	7	18	£215.1k	Jumps
Stage Star (IRE) (IRE)	—	166	9	18	£359k	Jumps
Saphir Du Rheu (FR) (FR)	—	165	9	25	£339.8k	Jumps
Black Corton (FR) (FR)	—	163	14	35	£399.9k	Jumps
Topofthegame (IRE) (IRE)	—	163	3	10	£240k	Jumps
Pic D'orhy (FR) (FR)	—	162	15	31	£1M	Jumps
Sound Investment (IRE) (IRE)	—	162	7	22	£149.3k	Jumps
Brampour (IRE) (IRE)	—	162	4	22	£172.4k	Jumps
Secret Investor (GB) (GB)	—	162	13	26	£174.4k	Jumps
Irving (GB) (GB)	—	162	9	18	£319.5k	Jumps
Cenkos (FR) (FR)	—	161	0	3	£1.3k	Jumps
My Will (FR) (FR)	—	161	3	26	£368k	Jumps
Le Roi Miguel (FR) (FR)	—	161	0	8	£51.5k	Jumps
Yala Enki (FR) (FR)	—	161	13	39	£436.8k	Jumps
Dolos (FR) (FR)	—	161	7	40	£247.5k	Jumps
Royal Auclair (FR) (FR)	—	161	3	27	£290.4k	Jumps
Master Tommytucker (GB) (GB)	—	160	6	13	£117.4k	Jumps
Hitman (FR) (FR)	—	160	4	24	£383.4k	Jumps
Rocky Creek (IRE) (IRE)	—	160	6	23	£290.7k	Jumps
Dynamite Dollars (FR) (FR)	—	160	6	16	£196.5k	Jumps
Sam Winner (FR) (FR)	—	160	6	23	£170.4k	Jumps
Wonderful Charm (FR) (FR)	—	159	12	33	£249.6k	Jumps
Magic Saint (FR) (FR)	—	159	8	31	£216k	Jumps
Thisthatandtother (IRE) (IRE)	—	159	2	11	£182.1k	Jumps
Unioniste (FR) (FR)	—	159	11	40	£243k	Jumps
Ptit Zig (FR) (FR)	—	159	10	32	£586.1k	Jumps
San Benedeto (FR) (FR)	—	158	10	53	£336.4k	Jumps
Armaturk (FR) (FR)	—	158	2	18	£90.2k	Jumps

Trainer Profile

Paul Nicholls

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

Turf

AW

Flat vs Jumps

Top Horses

Biggest Wins

Market Performance

Age Performance

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

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