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David & Nicola Barron

David and Nicola Barron have built something genuinely solid in just four years. Since setting up their yard in 2022, they have trained 97 career winners — a number that tells you this is not a operation finding its feet, but one that has already established a real identity in the sport.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Maunby, N Yorks
Record
17 wins from 232 races
Win rate
7.3%
Top jockey
William Pyle
Best course
Carlisle (20% from 10 races)
Best going
Heavy (very wet)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
232
Races
17
Wins
7.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
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Over the past 12 months, they have sent out 17 winners from 232 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 14 races. That is a modest win rate on paper, but context matters here: training yards with large numbers of runners often see those figures compressed, and the Barrons are clearly keeping themselves busy. What is more telling is their recent form — 1 winner from their last 8 runners represents a 12% win rate, notably better than their season average, suggesting the yard is hitting a good spell right now.

Their strongest jockey partnership is with William Pyle, who has ridden 5 winners from 52 races for the yard — about 1 in every 10. That is a better return than the yard's overall average, which points to a genuine working relationship built on trust and communication. Their pairing with Homer Stokes also stands out: 6 wins from 42 races together, a rate of roughly 1 in 7, and the most productive partnership in terms of winners delivered.

One detail worth noting for anyone looking closely at the yard's runners: they perform particularly well when the ground is wet and muddy, winning 1 from just 4 races in those conditions — a 25% win rate. That is a small sample, but a quarter of all races won in the most testing ground conditions is a striking return. It suggests the Barrons either have a good eye for placing horses that handle soft ground, or simply that their string is bred and trained to handle it.

Four years in, 97 winners, and a yard that appears to be improving — David and Nicola Barron are a training partnership worth paying attention to.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
4.3%
May
4.3%
Jun
4.2%
Jul
6.5%
Aug
3.4%
Sep
9.1%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Dec
0%
Jan
25%
Feb
8.3%
Mar
20%
Apr

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Good to soft
Soft (muddy)
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to firm
Ok
Standard to slow
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
Avoids
Class 3
Ok
Class 4
Ok
Class 5
Class 6
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Right-handed, undulating
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Left-handed, undulating
Avoids
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Left-handed, tight
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
William Pyle First Choice
9.6%
Win rate
5/52
Won / Rode
7.0%
Win rate
3/43
Won / Rode
10.7%
Win rate
3/28
Won / Rode
17.4%
Win rate
4/23
Won / Rode
6.7%
Win rate
1/15
Won / Rode
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Elizabeth Gale
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: -98221
Form: 33337-
Form: 233112
Form: 236-25
Form: -92317
Form: /29-98
Form: 60030-
Form: 334-37
Form: 1/20-6
Form: 8178-7

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Newcastle 32 1 3.1%
Redcar 27 1 3.7%
Musselburgh 26 4 15.4%
Southwell 21 3 14.3%
Thirsk 15 1 6.7%
Ripon 12 1 8.3%
Ayr 11 1 9.1%
Catterick Bridge 11 0 0%
Carlisle 10 2 20%
Haydock Park 9 0 0%
Wolverhampton 8 2 25%
Doncaster 7 0 0%
Pontefract 7 0 0%
Beverley 6 0 0%
York 6 0 0%
Hamilton Park 5 1 20%
Leicester 5 0 0%
Chester 3 0 0%
Newmarket 3 0 0%
Epsom Downs 2 0 0%
Lingfield Park 2 0 0%
Wetherby 1 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
Great Yarmouth 1 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
4 Apr
Musselburgh · 5f – 6½f · Soft
9th
4 Apr
Musselburgh · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft
7th
4 Apr
Musselburgh · 5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft
Won
4 Apr
Musselburgh · 7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft
6th
3 Apr
Lingfield Park · 7f – 1m · Standard
9th
27 Mar
Newcastle · 7f – 1m · Standard
5th
27 Mar
Newcastle · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
10th
26 Mar
Southwell · 7f – 1m · Standard
6th
21 Mar
Newcastle · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
3rd
10 Mar
Southwell · 7f – 1m · Standard
3rd
10 Mar
Southwell · 7f – 1m · Standard
3rd
6 Mar
Newcastle · 5f – 6½f · Standard
5th
6 Mar
Newcastle · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
8th
5 Mar
Newcastle · 7f – 1m · Standard
7th
5 Mar
Newcastle · 7f – 1m · Standard
7th
4 Mar
Southwell · Sprint (< 5f) · Standard
8th
4 Mar
Southwell · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
Won
28 Feb
Southwell · 7f – 1m · Standard
27 Feb
Lingfield Park · 7f – 1m · Standard
24 Feb
Southwell · 7f – 1m · Standard
2nd