Harriet Dickin

The numbers this season, though, make for uncomfortable reading. Four winners from 137 runners works out at roughly 1 in every 34 races — a win rate of just 3%, and a significant drop from the 10% she managed last year. That kind of dip is worth paying attention to. Last season, she was winning 1 in every 10 races, which is a genuinely respectable level for any trainer in Britain. Something has shifted in 2024-25, whether that's the horses, the schedule, or simply the variance that comes with a small yard running a large number of runners. It's too soon to read too much into it, but it's a trend the team will want to reverse.

Her most consistent working relationship is with jockey James Best, who has been in the saddle for 49 of her runners — a significant chunk of her total outings. Together they've combined for 2 wins, which is roughly 1 in every 25 rides. That's a modest return, but the sheer volume of their partnership suggests a genuine working bond. When a jockey keeps getting booked by the same yard at that frequency, it usually means there's trust on both sides, even when the winners aren't flowing freely.

One small bright spot in the data is her record on normal ground, where her horses have won 2 from 27 races — a 7% win rate, more than double her overall seasonal figure. It's a thin sample, but it hints that when conditions are straightforward and predictable, her horses perform closer to their best. And then there's her most notable partnership with Rest Is The Best — six races together without a win. Six attempts is long enough to notice, and it suggests that particular horse hasn't yet delivered what the yard hoped for when they started working together.

Dickin is still early in her career, and one good season can reframe everything. The 10% win rate last year proves the horses can win. Getting back there is the job.