The headline moment so far came on 30 December 2025 at Taunton, where Scholfield landed a top-level race — one of the most prestigious categories in British racing. For a yard barely two months old at the time, winning at that level wasn't just a result, it was a statement. Most trainers spend years working their way up to a Class 1 prize; Scholfield got there almost immediately.
The partnership with jockey Jack Quinlan looks like one of the more important relationships the yard has built. Quinlan has ridden 30 times for Scholfield and come home in front on 6 of those occasions — a win rate of 1 in every 5, which is genuinely strong. When two people click in racing, the results tend to compound, and this combination already has the look of something built to last. Meanwhile, the horse Junior Des Mottes has given the yard two wins from just six races together, making it one of the more reliable performers in the string.
If there's one track where Scholfield's horses seem to thrive, it's Plumpton. Three winners from just five runners there amounts to winning 3 in every 5 races at the track — that kind of record at a specific course usually means something: the horses suit the terrain, the tactics are working, or both. It's the sort of local dominance that punters quietly file away.
Everything here comes with the caveat that this is a very young training career, and small sample sizes can flatter anyone. But 22 winners from 147 runners in under a year, including a top-level success, is not a fluke. It's the kind of start that suggests Scholfield knows exactly what he's doing.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell Park | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Taunton | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Lingfield Park | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Fakenham | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Wincanton | 9 | 2 | 22.2% |
| Sandown Park | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| hereford | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Huntingdon | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Kempton Park | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Exeter | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Plumpton | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Chepstow | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Ffos Las | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Newbury | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Market Rasen | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Catterick Bridge | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Ludlow | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| chelmsford | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Kelso | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% |