Adrian Wintle

The partnership with jockey Finley Marsh is at the heart of how Wintle operates. Across 118 rides together, Marsh has ridden 14 winners for the yard — a win rate of 12%, or roughly 1 in every 8. That is a productive combination by any measure, and the kind of settled jockey-trainer relationship that tends to snowball as the two develop a shared understanding of how the horses are working at home.

Wintle's numbers get particularly interesting when the ground is normal — not too wet, not too dry. On those conditions, his runners have won 10 times from 66 races, a rate of 15%, or 1 in every 6 or 7. That is noticeably better than his overall average, and suggests his horses are well-suited to fair ground rather than being specialists in testing conditions. Ffos Las, the Welsh track nestled near Llanelli, has been especially kind — 4 winners from 17 runners there, and the kind of record that makes it worth paying attention when one of his horses turns up at that venue.

The one wrinkle in an otherwise encouraging picture is his record with Revich. Eleven races together and no wins is a combination that has simply not clicked yet, though partnerships between horse and trainer can take unexpected turns, and 11 races without a win is frustrating rather than damning.

At 81 career winners in four years and a win rate trending in the right direction, Wintle is the sort of trainer whose name is worth knowing before he becomes one everyone recognises.