Gary Hanmer

The last twelve months tell a clear story: 19 winners from 162 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 9 races. That might not sound like a headline number, but in a sport where even the best trainers lose far more often than they win, getting it right that frequently across a full season is a genuine marker of quality. It means the horses are turning up fit, ready, and placed in races they can compete in.

Two relationships stand out. The most fruitful partnership in the yard is with jockey Jack Hogan, who has ridden 7 winners from 49 races for Hanmer — winning 14% of the time, or roughly 1 in every 7 rides together. In a sport built on trust and communication between trainer and jockey, that kind of consistent return over nearly fifty races tells you these two are on the same page. Then there's Eric Carmen, the horse who has won 5 times from 27 races for the yard. That's not a horse you run and hope for the best — that's a horse the team knows inside out, one they've clearly learned how to place and prepare to maximum effect.

Perhaps the most eye-catching detail, though, is Hanmer's record at Hexham. Three winners from just 6 runners at that track — meaning the yard wins half the time it travels there. That's not luck; that's a trainer who understands the track, picks his moments, and sends horses there ready to run. For a small yard, having a course you genuinely dominate is a significant weapon, and Hexham looks very much like Hanmer's happy hunting ground.

Still only four years in, the numbers point to a trainer building steadily and intelligently — not overreaching, but consistently delivering. The yard's best days may well still be ahead.