Jack Jones

Over the last 12 months, Jones has sent out 35 winners from 294 runners — that's roughly 1 in every 8 races, a 12% win rate that sits comfortably in the respectable tier for a trainer still finding his feet at the top level. He's not cherry-picking easy opportunities either; 294 runners in a season is a serious number, suggesting a busy, ambitious operation rather than one playing it safe.

His most regular partnership is with jockey Dylan Hogan, who has ridden 60 times for the yard and picked up 4 winners — a win rate of around 1 in 15, or 7%. That's modest on the face of it, but a jockey getting 60 bookings from one trainer is a relationship built on trust and familiarity. Hogan clearly knows how Jones likes his horses ridden, and that kind of consistent communication between saddle and stable often pays off in ways the numbers don't fully capture.

One area where Jones's record genuinely stands out is on wet or muddy ground. When conditions turn soft, his horses win 5 from 26 races — that's 19%, or nearly 1 in every 5. Compare that to his overall rate of 1 in 8 and it's a meaningful jump. Whether that's down to the type of horses he recruits, the way he trains them, or simply a sharp eye for when to run them, it's a pattern worth noticing.

His standout partnership on paper is with Wyle Cop — 1 win from 7 races together. A 1-from-7 record won't turn many heads, but the fact that Jones keeps returning to the combination suggests he believes there's more to come from that horse. At 99 career winners and still only three years in, he's the kind of trainer who rewards patience. The century is coming, and it feels like just the start.