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Matt Sheppard

Trainer with 114 races and a 6% win rate over the last 12 months.
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Eastnor, H'fords
Record
7 wins from 114 races
Win rate
6.1%
Top jockey
Best course
Stratford-on-Avon (7.7% from 13 races)
Best going
Soft (muddy)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
114
Races
7
Wins
6.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
18.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Mar
10%
Apr
0%
May
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
15.8%
Nov
15.4%
Dec
0%
Jan
10%
Feb
0%
Mar

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to firm
Good to soft
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Avoids
Class 4
Ok
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, undulating
Loves
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, tight turning
Wide and galloping
Ok
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Stan Sheppard First Choice
3.3%
Win rate
2/61
Won / Rode
10.5%
Win rate
2/19
Won / Rode
Ned Fox
8.3%
Win rate
1/12
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Toby McCain-Mitchell
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Tom Broughton
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: P46P43
Form: 244P54
Form: 244P54
Form: P82248
Form: -31P33
Form: 8
Form: 0P8PP6
Form: 5-PP34
Form: 5-PP34
Form: 65606

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
hereford 17 1 5.9%
Chepstow 15 0 0%
Stratford-on-Avon 13 1 7.7%
Worcester 12 0 0%
Taunton 9 2 22.2%
Ludlow 8 1 12.5%
Uttoxeter 7 1 14.3%
Bangor-on-Dee 5 0 0%
Warwick 5 0 0%
Leicester 4 1 25%
Ffos Las 3 0 0%
Cheltenham 2 0 0%
Ascot 2 0 0%
Exeter 2 0 0%
Aintree 2 0 0%
Southwell 1 0 0%
Newbury 1 0 0%
Windsor 1 0 0%
Doncaster 1 0 0%
Sandown Park 1 0 0%
Newton Abbot 1 0 0%
Wincanton 1 0 0%
Haydock Park 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
9 Mar
Taunton · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
9 Mar
Taunton · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
9th
9 Mar
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
9 Mar
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
9 Mar
Taunton · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
9th
9 Mar
Taunton · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
8 Mar
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
8th
8 Mar
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
8th
7 Mar
hereford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
8th
7 Mar
hereford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
6th
6 Mar
Leicester · 1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft
4th
27 Feb
Doncaster · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
26 Feb
Ludlow · 1m6f – 2m · Soft
22 Feb
hereford · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
8th
22 Feb
hereford · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
Won
21 Feb
Chepstow · Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
6th
18 Feb
Ludlow · 1m6f – 2m · Soft
4th
12 Feb
Leicester · 1m6f – 2m · Heavy
3rd
12 Feb
Taunton · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy
4th
6 Feb
Sandown Park · Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy