Cian Collins

Collins has been training since 2022 and has built steadily, reaching 62 career winners in total. In the last 12 months alone he has sent out 20 winners from 298 runners — that works out at roughly 1 in every 15 races, or around 7%. That might sound modest, but volume matters in this game, and 20 winners in a year from a relatively young operation is a solid return. It also tells you something about the size and ambition of his string: nearly 300 runners in a season means horses going out consistently and competing regularly.

His most reliable working relationship on the track is with jockey Jordan Gainford, who has ridden 74 times for the yard and converted 7 of those into winners — roughly 1 in every 10 rides, or 9%. That is a meaningful partnership built on repetition and trust, and the numbers suggest Gainford knows how Collins likes his horses ridden.

One detail worth highlighting is how Collins performs when the ground gets wet. On soft or muddy ground, he has won 6 races from 48 — a 12% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 8 races. That is noticeably better than his overall figures, suggesting either that he targets those conditions deliberately or that his horses simply come alive when there is cut in the ground. Either way, it is a pattern worth watching.

The one curiosity in the record is his partnership with Yewtree Hill — five races together and no wins yet, which stands out against the backdrop of everything else Collins has achieved. Not every partnership clicks, and five races is not a long story, but it is the one thread in an otherwise upward trajectory that remains unresolved. Given what he has already achieved at Cheltenham in just three years, few would bet against Collins finding the answer soon enough.