The most interesting thread in Grant's record is his partnership with Young Jack. Three wins from 15 races together might not sound extraordinary, but in a yard operating at 4% overall this season, a horse that wins 1 in every 5 outings with its trainer is clearly a yard favourite in the truest sense — the horse the whole team builds their week around. That relationship between trainer and horse, where someone really understands what a particular animal needs, is often where smaller yards punch above their weight.
Danny McMenamin is Grant's go-to jockey, riding 53 times for the yard and delivering 3 winners — a win rate of around 6%, or roughly 1 in every 18 rides. That's modest, but the sheer volume of the partnership tells you there's real trust there. McMenamin clearly knows how Grant wants his horses ridden, and that familiarity matters more than it might appear from the outside.
One genuine bright spot in the data: Grant's runners perform better on wet or muddy ground, winning 2 from 28 races in those conditions for a 7% win rate. That's nearly double his overall season average, suggesting he either targets soft ground deliberately or simply has horses in his care that handle it well. Either way, when the rain comes, Grant's yard is worth paying closer attention to. At just four years in, there is plenty of runway ahead — and the foundations, if not yet spectacular, are clearly there.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Newcastle | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Carlisle | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Kelso | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Wetherby | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Hexham | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Cartmel | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Southwell | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% |