David Marnane

This season tells a slightly mixed story. Marnane has produced 21 winners from 234 runners — that's roughly 1 in every 11 races — which represents a dip from the 1 in every 8 or so he was managing last year. Whether that's a blip or something that needs addressing, only time will tell, but 21 winners in a calendar year is still a healthy return for a yard of his size.

Where Marnane genuinely stands out is on normal ground. When conditions are neither bone-dry nor churned up — just a standard, fair surface — he wins 12 from 75 races, or 16%, close to 1 in every 6. That's a meaningful edge. It suggests his horses are prepared and suited for conditions that give every horse a fair chance, rather than relying on extreme weather to find their best form.

His most important working relationship is with jockey Luke McAteer, who has ridden 152 times for the yard and converted 16 of those into wins — around 1 in every 9. That level of consistency across such a large number of rides speaks to genuine trust and a real understanding between the two. When a trainer keeps putting the same jockey up race after race, it's usually because the communication is good and the results justify the loyalty. The numbers here back that up.

Marnane's standout pairing with Jamestown has produced 1 win from 4 races together — modest in volume, but worth watching as that relationship develops. At four years in, with 73 winners already banked and a clear identity forming around his horses' preferences, Marnane looks like a trainer still on the way up rather than one who has found his ceiling.