The standout moments are hard to argue with. Back-to-back top-level wins at Ascot — one in June 2024, another in October 2025 — tell you that his horses are not one-hit wonders. Adding a win at Sandown Park in September 2025 to the mix confirms this is a yard in good form and one that knows how to prepare a horse for a big occasion. Fifteen Class 1 wins in four years is a serious achievement, and it suggests Hills is not simply filling out entries — he is picking his spots and getting results when it counts.
Day-to-day, the numbers are more modest. This season the yard has sent out 338 runners and found the winner's enclosure 31 times — roughly 1 in every 11 races. That is not unusual for a trainer operating at this level, where quality tends to matter more than volume. His most consistent ally in the saddle has been jockey Jason Watson, who has ridden 72 times for the yard and won 10 of them — just under 1 in every 7 rides, a win rate of 14% that comfortably outperforms the yard's overall average. When Watson is legged up, it is worth paying attention.
One genuinely interesting detail is how Hills' horses handle wet, muddy conditions. With only 7 races run on heavy ground, the sample is small — but 2 wins from those 7 outings works out at 29%, nearly winning 1 in every 3 races when the ground gets soft. That kind of performance in the mud is not accidental; it points to horses being placed smartly and, quite possibly, a string that genuinely thrives when the turf cuts up. For a yard still only four years old, the foundation looks very solid indeed.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park | 48 | 2 | 4.2% |
| Newbury | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| Lingfield Park | 25 | 5 | 20% |
| Newmarket | 25 | 4 | 16% |
| Windsor | 24 | 2 | 8.3% |
| Wolverhampton | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Doncaster | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Ascot | 18 | 1 | 5.6% |
| Southwell | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Sandown Park | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Goodwood | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Salisbury | 10 | 3 | 30% |
| Bath | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Newcastle | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
| York | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Great Yarmouth | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Haydock Park | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Nottingham | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Epsom Downs | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Brighton | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Ffos Las | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Chester | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Chepstow | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| chelmsford | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Ripon | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Thirsk | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| The Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Hamilton Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| sha_tin | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% |