Haydock Park clearly holds a special place in the story. Landing a Class 1 race there — the very top tier of British racing — inside her first two years of training is a remarkable result for a yard still finding its feet. These are the races that attract the best horses in the country, and winning one so early in a training career suggests Duffield knows how to prepare a horse for a big occasion when it counts.
Her most reliable working relationship at the moment is with jockey David Nolan, who has ridden 11 times for the yard and converted 2 of those into wins — roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 rides, which comfortably outperforms her overall yard average. That kind of above-average return from a single jockey often signals a partnership built on understanding rather than coincidence. Worth keeping an eye on. The association with Esque Elegance, by contrast, is still searching for its first win together after three races, so that particular combination has something to prove.
One detail that stands out is her record on wet or muddy ground: one winner from just three attempts in those conditions, a win rate of 33%. Three races is too small a sample to draw firm conclusions, but if that trend holds as the sample grows, it would suggest Duffield has a real knack for placing horses well when the weather turns and the ground gets testing — a valuable skill in the British climate.
Still only four years in, the trajectory points upward. A top-level winner already on the board, a rising win rate, and a trusted jockey partner — the building blocks are there.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 24 | 1 | 4.2% |
| Catterick Bridge | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Thirsk | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Southwell | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Redcar | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Wolverhampton | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% |