The headline number is 19 winners from 185 runners in the last 12 months, which works out to roughly 1 in every 10 races. That might not sound dramatic, but for a trainer still in their first year, it suggests a yard that is already punching with some conviction. And the direction of travel matters too: the win rate has nudged up from 8% last season to 10% this season, which is exactly the kind of gradual improvement that points to a team finding its feet and getting sharper.
Two details stand out as genuinely interesting. The first is Great Yarmouth, where De Souza has sent out 3 winners from just 8 runners — that is winning with more than 1 in every 3 horses sent there. For context, most trainers would be delighted to win 1 in 10 at any track. Finding a course where your horses consistently perform is one of the quiet arts of good training, and Yarmouth looks like it could become a real stronghold. The second is wet or muddy ground, where De Souza's runners have won 3 from 16 races — a 19% win rate, or nearly 1 in every 5. That is almost double the overall yard average, and it suggests something deliberate: either the horses in this yard are genuinely built for soft conditions, or De Souza is picking those races with real care.
The most regular partnership with jockey Darragh Keenan — 1 win from 20 rides together — is modest so far, producing roughly 1 win in every 20 races, but 20 rides is still a relatively small sample for a yard this new. What is harder to explain is the record alongside Hungarian, who has gone 0 from 6 without a win. That combination simply has not clicked yet, and it is the one puzzle in an otherwise encouraging picture.
One year in, 23 winners, a course they are beginning to own, and a clear preference for wet weather. Lemos De Souza is worth keeping an eye on.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Southwell | 22 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Lingfield Park | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Kempton Park | 16 | 3 | 18.8% |
| chelmsford | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Newmarket | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Nottingham | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Bath | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Windsor | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Redcar | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Pontefract | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Sandown Park | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Brighton | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Haydock Park | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge | 1 | 0 | 0% |