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Michael Mullineaux

Four years into his training career, Michael Mullineaux is a man on an upward curve. After drawing a blank in his previous season — zero winners from whatever he ran — he has turned things around sharply this year, sending out 4 winners from 58 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 14 races. That might not sound like a lot, but going from nothing to something is one of the most significant jumps a young trainer can make. It means the horses are fitter, the tactics are working, and the yard is beginning to find its feet.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Alpraham, Cheshire
Record
4 wins from 58 races
Win rate
6.9%
Top jockey
Best course
Wolverhampton (7.7% from 13 races)
Best going
Good to firm

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
58
Races
4
Wins
6.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
17.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The most telling number in Mullineaux's record is what happens when the ground dries out. On fast, dry ground he has won 2 races from just 8 attempts — that's a 25% win rate, or 1 in every 4 runners. For context, even the very best trainers in Britain rarely hit that kind of ratio at scale. It suggests Mullineaux either has a good eye for placing his horses in the right conditions, or he simply has animals that love a firm surface. Either way, it's a pattern worth watching.

His most notable partnership is with a horse called Bear Rock, with whom he has won 2 races from 15 together. That's not a dominant record on paper, but 15 runs is a real working relationship — Mullineaux knows that horse inside out by now, and two wins from it suggests he has found the right spots to target. His most frequent jockey collaboration is with Faye McManoman, who has ridden 16 times for the yard and produced 1 winner. That's a modest 1 in 16, but the sheer number of rides tells you there's a trust and a routine there. Training partnerships are built on familiarity as much as results.

Mullineaux is still in the early chapters of what could be a long career. Four years in, four winners this season, and a clear strength emerging on dry ground — the foundations are there. The jump from 0% to 7% in a single season is exactly the kind of progress that quietly turns a small yard into a competitive one.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
May
0%
Jun
11.1%
Jul
20%
Aug
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Nov
0%
Dec
20%
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar
0%
Apr

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good to soft
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Avoids
Class 5
Loves
Class 6
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Left-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Faye McManoman First Choice
6.2%
Win rate
1/16
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/11
Won / Rode
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
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
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

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: 072-10
Form: 648-52
Form: 0-884
Form: 789005
Form: -00170
Form: 56/9-R
Form: 439586
Form: 4-
Form: 59680-

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Wolverhampton 13 1 7.7%
Haydock Park 7 1 14.3%
Chepstow 6 1 16.7%
Uttoxeter 6 0 0%
Chester 5 0 0%
Huntingdon 3 0 0%
Stratford-on-Avon 3 0 0%
Newcastle 3 0 0%
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0%
Doncaster 1 1 100%
Southwell 1 0 0%
Lingfield Park 1 0 0%
Ascot 1 0 0%
Beverley 1 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
Thirsk 1 0 0%
Leicester 1 0 0%
Redcar 1 0 0%
Catterick Bridge 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
4 Apr
Haydock Park · 1m6f – 2m · Good
26 Mar
Southwell · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
11th
24 Mar
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
9th
11 Mar
Newcastle · 7f – 1m · Standard
4th
2 Mar
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
2nd
1 Mar
Huntingdon · 1m6f – 2m · Soft
27 Feb
Lingfield Park · 7f – 1m · Standard
10 Feb
Newcastle · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
4th
26 Jan
Wolverhampton · 7f – 1m · Standard
8th
19 Jan
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
5th
12 Jan
Wolverhampton · 7f – 1m · Standard
Won
12 Jan
Wolverhampton · 7f – 1m · Standard
8th
12 Jan
Wolverhampton · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
10th
22 Dec
Wolverhampton · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
10th
20 Dec
Wolverhampton · 7f – 1m · Standard
8th
20 Dec
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
2nd
26 Nov
Newcastle · 5f – 6½f · Standard
4th
11 Nov
Huntingdon · 1m6f – 2m · Good
8th
3 Nov
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
11th
3 Nov
Wolverhampton · 5f – 6½f · Standard
12th