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Brian Eckley

Four years into his training career, Brian Eckley is still building — but he is building. Since taking out his licence in 2021, he has sent out 8 runners in the last 12 months and found the winner's enclosure once, which works out at roughly 1 win from every 8 runners. That is a modest return, and there is no point pretending otherwise, but small yards often run on patience as much as anything else.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Llanspyddid, Powys
Record
1 wins from 8 races
Win rate
12.5%
Top jockey
Best course
Ffos Las (25% from 4 races)

📊 Key numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
8
Races
1
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
12.5%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this trainer's record and recent runs
TrackLab's trainer breakdown

The most interesting thread in his story so far is the partnership with Timeforarum. Two wins from 15 races together might not jump off the page, but 15 races is a serious commitment to one horse, and the fact that Eckley has kept finding reasons to run him speaks to a trainer who backs his own judgment. When it has come together, it has come together — two wins is proof the combination works, even if the gap between those moments has tested everyone involved.

At four years in, Eckley is still at the stage where a single good horse can reshape what people think of a yard. Timeforarum has already done that once or twice. The question now is whether the next chapter brings more of the same.

📈 Form trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2024–2026
0%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
50%
Dec
0%
Jul
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
50%
Feb

🎯 Where this trainer does best

Results split by ground, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

🏇 Jockeys

The riders they work with most, most rides first
James Best Main partner
25%
Win rate
1/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

⭐ Top horses

The highest-rated horses linked to this trainer right now
Form: 1-5571
Form: 54/P55

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course, most races first
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Ffos Las 4 1 25%
Stratford-on-Avon 3 0 0%
Worcester 1 0 0%

📅 Recent results

The last 20 results, most recent first
20 Feb
Ffos Las · 1m6f – 2m · Heavy
Won
20 Feb
Ffos Las · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
—
19 Nov
Ffos Las · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
5th
16 Oct
Ffos Las · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
15 Sep
Worcester · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
7th
6 Sep
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
6 Sep
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
—
1 Jul
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm
5th