This season she has posted 45 winners from 323 runners — that works out to roughly 1 in every 7 races, or a 14% win rate across the board. For context, most trainers would be delighted with that return over a full career, let alone a single season. But the more interesting number right now is what has happened in the last two weeks: 4 winners from just 15 runners. That is closer to 1 in every 4, and it tells you the yard is in the kind of form where horses are ready, fit, and primed to run their best.
Her most reliable partnership is with jockey Ben Jones, who has ridden 69 times for her and converted 11 of those into wins — roughly 1 in every 6 rides together. That is a meaningfully better return than the yard's overall average, which suggests Jones and Lavelle have developed a genuine working understanding. When a trainer keeps putting the same jockey up, it is usually because something clicks.
Geography matters in racing more than many people realise, and Lavelle has clearly found a happy hunting ground at Exeter, where her horses have won 3 races from just 8 runners. That is 1 winner in every 2 and a half — a remarkable conversion rate that suggests either the track suits the type of horse she trains, or she reserves her best chances for days out there. Probably both.
Four years, 200 winners, seven top-level victories, and a yard in red-hot form. Emma Lavelle is building something serious, and quickly.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 27 | 2 | 7.4% |
| Kempton Park | 24 | 3 | 12.5% |
| Warwick | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Cheltenham | 16 | 3 | 18.8% |
| Chepstow | 16 | 3 | 18.8% |
| hereford | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Uttoxeter | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Ascot | 14 | 2 | 14.3% |
| Fontwell Park | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Wincanton | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| Doncaster | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| Worcester | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Windsor | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Plumpton | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Exeter | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Ludlow | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Haydock Park | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Huntingdon | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Taunton | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Market Rasen | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Goodwood | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Leicester | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Lingfield Park | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Salisbury | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Newton Abbot | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Southwell | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Nottingham | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Bath | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Sandown Park | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Wolverhampton | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% |