James Moffatt

One place where Moffatt's horses consistently punch above their weight is Cartmel, a tight, quirky little track tucked into the Lake District that rewards trainers who understand its peculiarities. He has sent out 10 winners there from 73 runners — a win rate of around 1 in 7 — which suggests he genuinely knows how to place his horses for that course. Getting a horse to the right race at the right track is one of the core skills in training, and those Cartmel numbers are a real signal of tactical intelligence.

Wet and muddy ground is another area where Moffatt's yard stands out. On soft or heavy going, his horses win roughly 1 in every 7 races — 5 wins from 36 runners — compared to 1 in 13 overall. That gap is significant. Some horses handle wet ground well and others don't, and the fact that Moffatt's string as a whole performs noticeably better in those conditions suggests he knows which of his horses to run when the rain comes.

His most productive jockey partnership is with Charlotte Jones, who has ridden 6 winners from 67 rides for the yard, winning roughly 1 in every 11. Regular partnerships between trainer and jockey matter more than most casual observers realise — a jockey who knows the yard, knows the horses, and can give useful feedback after a race is a genuine asset. Six wins from 67 rides might look modest, but it represents a working relationship built on familiarity and trust, which tends to improve over time. With the yard's win rate already climbing and a clear strength in wet conditions and at Cartmel, Moffatt looks like a trainer quietly assembling the building blocks of something more.