Trainer Profile

Trainers/R Menzies

R Menzies

Morden, Durham · GB
Flat
Career Overview

R Menzies is a horse trainer based in Morden, Durham, specialising in Flat racing. From 4179 career runners, he has saddled 479 winners, at a 11.5% strike rate. He has earned £4.3M in prize money. He currently has 485 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Wolverhampton (AW) (4w from 6r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11.5%

Total Wins

479

Total Runs

4,179

Active Horses

485

Prize Money

£4.3M

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

21 seasons
200720092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202420260%35%70%131%0k85k170k255k340k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
15 SeptImperial Data (IRE)UttoxeterSupport Scropton Riding For The Disabled Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race1Charlie Maggs22/1£4.1k
31 AugImperial Data (IRE)CartmelEWGA Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race)6Richie McLernon12/1£370
25 MayImperial Data (IRE)CartmelRF Miller & Co Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)8Ellis Collier18/1£0
16 MayLihyan (IRE)UttoxeterEaton Hall Shooting Ground Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)4William Maggs11/2£1.1k
20 AprJoecooker (FR)KelsoRoyal Caledonian Hunt Handicap Chase (GBB Race)3Jamie Hamilton4/1£1.1k
11 AprLihyan (IRE)AintreeWilliam Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)7William Maggs50/1£495
22 MarRafferty's Return (GB)CarlisleRacing Post+ Handicap Hurdle8Ross Chapman10/1£0
21 MarJoecooker (FR)KelsoBetWright Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)3Jamie Hamilton11/1£4.8k
20 MarLihyan (IRE)NewburyIrish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Hurdle1William Maggs9/1£8.4k
27 FebRafferty's Return (GB)DoncasterVirgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle10Ellis Collier14/1£0
13 FebJoecooker (FR)KelsoEvery Horse, Every Race, At timeform.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)4Jamie Hamilton14/1£760
03 FebRafferty's Return (GB)CarlisleWatch Racing TV Handicap Hurdle7Ross Chapman28/1£0
01 FebLihyan (IRE)MusselburghPertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)9William Maggs10/1£0
15 JanJoecooker (FR)NewcastleBorder Minstrel Sunday Lunch Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)5Jamie Hamilton13/2£270
26 DecJoecooker (FR)WetherbyWilliam Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Chase (GBB Race)2Charlie Maggs7/2J£3k
12 DecLihyan (IRE)CheltenhamCitipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)2William Maggs16/1£8.8k
11 DecRafferty's Return (GB)NewcastleNever Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle8Ross Chapman28/1£0
11 DecJoecooker (FR)NewcastleBest Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)3Jamie Hamilton4/1£1.1k
30 NovJoecooker (FR)CarlislePricedUp Daily Racing Boosts 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)4Danny McMenamin11/1£1.1k
30 NovDalyotin (FR)Carlislepricedup.bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle4Charlie Maggs40/1£547

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Sedgefield—————21%
Wetherby—————17%
Hexham—————18%
Carlisle———0%0%15%
Kelso—————8%
Newcastle———0%0%23%
Musselburgh—————18%
Catterick—————24%

Going Performance

Based on the 1325 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good
61W / 431R14%
Soft
53W / 303R17%
Good To Soft
37W / 274R14%
Heavy
24W / 115R21%
Good To Firm
8W / 58R14%
Standard
10W / 41R24%
Very Soft
4W / 27R15%
Yielding
4W / 25R16%
Standard To Slow
2W / 22R9%
Good To Yielding
4W / 13R31%
Yielding To Soft
3W / 8R38%
Soft To Heavy
2W / 6R33%
Holding
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 1325 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
2W / 12R17%
Mile
1W / 48R2%
Middle
58W / 376R15%
Staying
151W / 889R17%

Course Specialists

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

#1Wolverhampton (AW)
4W / 6R67%
#2Clonmel (IRE)
3W / 5R60%
#3Thirsk
3W / 6R50%
#4Downpatrick (IRE)
2W / 4R50%
#5Navan (IRE)
2W / 5R40%
#6Limerick (IRE)
2W / 5R40%
#7Ascot
2W / 5R40%
#8Tipperary (IRE)
1W / 3R33%
#9Clairefontaine
1W / 3R33%
#10Plumpton
1W / 3R33%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C606121824

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Nathan Moscrop
22W / 174R13%
#2Brian Hughes
18W / 74R24%
#3Ross Chapman
16W / 77R21%
#4Tony Kelly
15W / 103R15%
#5Henry Brooke
13W / 61R21%
#6Sean Quinlan
9W / 38R24%
#7Harry Skelton
7W / 30R23%
#8William Maggs
6W / 24R25%
#9Daniel Tudhope
6W / 30R20%
#10Conor O'Farrell
5W / 43R12%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1John Wade
27W / 115R23%
#2Miss Maria D Myco
17W / 112R15%
#3Dave Scott The Fallen Angels
12W / 90R13%
#4Mike And Eileen Newbould
11W / 94R12%
#5P J Howe R G Oliver
7W / 23R30%
#6Middleham Park Racing Xii
6W / 23R26%
#7Bill Fraser Adrian Pritchard
6W / 32R19%
#8Brian Ellison
5W / 7R71%
#9Club Racing Curley Partnership
5W / 19R26%
#10E A Brook
5W / 23R22%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1262

Wins

200

Win Rate

16%

AW

Runs

63

Wins

12

Win Rate

19%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

1117

Wins

182

Win %

16%

Place %

52%

Flat

Runs

208

Wins

30

Win %

14%

Place %

37%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

We'llhavewan (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 9 Dec 2023

£59k
#2

Betfair. Don't Settle For Less Handicap Hurdle (betfair Hurdle Series Final)

Hada Men (USA) · Haydock · 7 Apr 2012

£32.5k
#3

Prix Caroline a Rendez-Vous (Prix Philippe Menager) (Chase)

Chavoy (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 19 Apr 2009

£28k
#4

Virgin Bet Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Boomslang (GB) · Musselburgh · 1 Jan 2025

£20.9k
#5

Prix Gacko (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf)

Sao (FR) · Compiegne (FR) · 2 May 2017

£19.7k
#6

Prix de l'Association Nationale des Turfistes (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf)

Floueur (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 2 Nov 2019

£19.5k
#7

Prix Caldarium (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf)

Valzan (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 27 May 2016

£19.4k
#8

Scotty Brand Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB Race)

Return Ticket (IRE) · Ayr · 2 Apr 2022

£17.4k
#9

Virgin Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race)

Fonzerelli (IRE) · Doncaster · 5 Mar 2022

£17.1k
#10

PSR Marquees Crystal Cup Handicap Hurdle

Imperial Data (IRE) · Cartmel · 19 Jul 2025

£15.9k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.0/1

Shortest Winner

0.2/1

Biggest Winner

40/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
58
2/1–4/1
58
4/1–8/1
51
8/1–16/1
31
16/1+
12

Age Performance

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

5yo+0481216

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Floueur (FR) (FR)—146420£77.3kJumps
Pain Au Chocolat (FR) (FR)—145732£90.5kJumps
Return Ticket (IRE) (IRE)—1411033£93.2kJumps
Getareason (IRE) (IRE)—140632£75.7kJumps
Sao (FR) (FR)—138429£69.8kJumps
Hada Men (USA) (USA)—135744£64.8kJumps
We'llhavewan (IRE) (IRE)—135621£126.4kJumps
Riguez Dancer (GB) (GB)—134955£66.4kJumps
Wynford (IRE) (IRE)—133958£64.7kFlat
Moon Indigo (GB) (GB)—133523£38.5kJumps
Water Garden (FR) (FR)—133223£23.9kJumps
Vodka Wells (FR) (FR)—132437£48.3kFlat
Boomslang (GB) (GB)—132417£56.1kJumps
Tomkevi (FR) (FR)—1311037£106.6kJumps
Chavoy (FR) (FR)—130734£138.9kJumps
Ingleby Hollow (GB) (GB)—1301290£100.9kJumps
Fonzerelli (IRE) (IRE)—130210£29.6kJumps
Rafferty's Return (GB) (GB)—129530£45.2kJumps
Imperial Data (IRE) (IRE)—128622£70.4kJumps
Lihyan (IRE) (IRE)—128734£82.8kJumps
Val D'arc (FR) (FR)—127215£22.7kJumps
Sam's Choice (IRE) (IRE)—127219£37kJumps
Twoshotsoftequila (IRE) (IRE)—127421£50.4kJumps
Hasty Brook (FR) (FR)—126110£15.2kJumps
Balding Banker (IRE) (IRE)—126420£30.9kJumps
Curley Finger (IRE) (IRE)—125521£65.3kJumps
Valzan (FR) (FR)—125113£49.7kJumps
Dalyotin (FR) (FR)—125213£42.9kJumps
Road Warrior (GB) (GB)—124534£44.1kJumps
Return Flight (GB) (GB)—123222£20kJumps
King Boru (IRE) (IRE)—123114£9.5kJumps
High Moon (GB) (GB)—122332£50.6kJumps
The Churchill Lad (IRE) (IRE)—122529£73.3kJumps
Royal Macnab (IRE) (IRE)—122528£47.9kJumps
Raecius Felix (IRE) (IRE)—122428£36.1kJumps
Fabianski (IRE) (IRE)—12238£16.6kJumps
Lord Brendy (GB) (GB)—121227£27.5kJumps
Nortonthorpelegend (IRE) (IRE)—121835£56.5kJumps
Joecooker (FR) (FR)—120216£28.9kJumps
Start In Front (FR) (FR)—120212£30kJumps
Harper Valley (IRE) (IRE)—120524£42.8kJumps
Charming Dream (FR) (FR)—12005£2.9kJumps
Toi Storey (IRE) (IRE)—119313£15.6kJumps
Pokora Du Lys (FR) (FR)—119011£11.7kJumps
Shine Baby Shine (GB) (GB)—119439£27.8kJumps
Tiger Trek (IRE) (IRE)—119125£22.6kJumps
Onward Route (IRE) (IRE)—119321£30.4kJumps
Check My Pulse (IRE) (IRE)—119342£39.7kJumps
Dame De Ruban (FR) (FR)—119110£12.3kJumps
Captain Mowbray (GB) (GB)—118234£24.7kJumps

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