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Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

There's something immediately striking about the Twiston-Davies name appearing on both sides of the trainer-jockey partnership — Sam Twiston-Davies rides for Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies, and the combination has become one of the most productive in the yard's short history. Together they've produced 33 wins from 202 rides, winning at a rate of roughly 1 in every 6, which is a serious number for any training operation, let alone one that has only been running since May 2025.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Naunton, Gloucs
Record
62 wins from 432 races
Win rate
14.4%
Best course
Bangor-on-Dee (28.6% from 14 races)
Best going
Good (firm-ish)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
432
Races
62
Wins
14.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
40.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🐎 Today's & Upcoming Runners

Horses Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies has entered for upcoming races

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
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For a yard barely a year old, the record is genuinely impressive. Sixty-four career winners in total, with 62 of those coming in the last twelve months alone — wins at a rate of roughly 1 in every 7 runners this season. That kind of volume in a debut year suggests a well-resourced, well-organised operation that hit the ground running rather than finding its feet slowly.

The headline achievement so far is a Class 1 win at Cheltenham on New Year's Day 2026. Cheltenham is the sport's most demanding and most celebrated venue — winning there at the top level, in any circumstances, marks a yard out as one capable of competing with the best in the country. A second Class 1 success followed at Fontwell Park in February, meaning the yard has already collected two of the sport's biggest prizes inside its first year. That is a remarkable return.

Uttoxeter stands out as a particularly happy hunting ground. Four winners from just eight runners there means the yard converts half its runners at that track into winners — a rate that any established trainer would envy. Whether that reflects a preference for the course's layout, specific horses that suit the track, or simply a run of good fortune, it's a number worth paying attention to.

The one curiosity is the partnership with Big Ticket — seven races together and only one win. Against the backdrop of everything else this yard has achieved, it reads as unfinished business rather than failure. A team that can win at Cheltenham on New Year's Day and convert half their runners at Uttoxeter is clearly capable of finding the right race for the right horse. Big Ticket's moment may simply not have come yet.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
9.1%
Jul
25%
Aug
22.2%
Sep
23.4%
Oct
17.2%
Nov
12.7%
Dec
6.8%
Jan
10.3%
Feb
15.5%
Mar
5.9%
Apr
10.5%
May
0%
Jun

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Heavy (very wet)
Good to firm (drying out)
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Avoids
Class 2 (high-level)
Ok
Class 3 (mid-level)
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Ok
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Right-handed, hilly
Right-handed, tight turns
Left-handed, hilly
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Ok

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Sam Twiston-Davies First Choice
16.3%
Win rate
33/202
Won / Rode
Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell
20%
Win rate
12/60
Won / Rode
4.7%
Win rate
2/43
Won / Rode
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell
13.0%
Win rate
3/23
Won / Rode
23.5%
Win rate
4/17
Won / Rode
5.9%
Win rate
1/17
Won / Rode
6.2%
Win rate
1/16
Won / Rode
30%
Win rate
3/10
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Tom Broughton
50%
Win rate
1/2
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

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: 122P13
Form: -17214
Form: 42
Form: -7252U
Form: 14-
Form: 777921
Form: 3/P2P-
Form: 385523
Form: 153

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Ludlow 35 7 20%
Cheltenham 32 1 3.1%
Warwick 27 1 3.7%
Stratford-on-Avon 23 5 21.7%
Chepstow 21 3 14.3%
Ascot 20 1 5%
Worcester 19 5 26.3%
Aintree 19 3 15.8%
Doncaster 19 2 10.5%
Newbury 18 1 5.6%
Newton Abbot 15 4 26.7%
Bangor-on-Dee 14 4 28.6%
Leicester 14 2 14.3%
Haydock Park 14 1 7.1%
hereford 13 1 7.7%
Sandown Park 12 1 8.3%
Kempton Park 11 1 9.1%
Huntingdon 10 0 0%
Lingfield Park 9 2 22.2%
Southwell 9 2 22.2%
Market Rasen 9 2 22.2%
Uttoxeter 8 4 50%
Windsor 8 2 25%
Wincanton 7 1 14.3%
Ffos Las 6 1 16.7%
Kelso 6 1 16.7%
Perth 5 1 20%
Fakenham 5 0 0%
Plumpton 4 0 0%
Exeter 3 1 33.3%
Taunton 3 0 0%
Wolverhampton 3 0 0%
Fontwell Park 2 1 50%
Carlisle 2 1 50%
Wetherby 2 0 0%
Ayr 2 0 0%
Newcastle 2 0 0%
Sedgefield 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
3 Jun
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
4th
3 Jun
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
7th
3 Jun
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
30 May
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm
2nd
30 May
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm
4th
23 May
Bangor-on-Dee · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
8th
23 May
Bangor-on-Dee · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
22 May
Worcester · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
9th
22 May
Worcester · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
20 May
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
7th
20 May
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
7th
19 May
Huntingdon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm
6th
17 May
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm
Won
17 May
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm
2nd
17 May
Stratford-on-Avon · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm
4th
16 May
Bangor-on-Dee · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd
16 May
Bangor-on-Dee · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
10 May
Ludlow · 1m6f – 2m · Good
5th
10 May
Ludlow · 1m6f – 2m · Good
4th
9 May
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th