His most notable partnership has been with a horse called Moviddy, who has won 3 of their 25 races together. That might not sound like a lot, but in a sport where even good horses often win fewer than one race in ten, finding a horse you can trust to deliver repeatedly is something trainers genuinely value. Three wins from 25 races together means they have found the right races for Moviddy more often than most.
The last twelve months, though, have been leaner. Williams has sent out 41 runners this season and found the winner's enclosure just twice — roughly 1 in every 20 races. That is a dip from around 1 in every 11 last year, and it is the kind of run that every trainer goes through but which is never easy to sit with. His most-used jockey this season, James Davies, has partnered his horses 20 times for a single win. There is clearly work to do in turning chances into results.
One small but interesting detail: on slightly wet ground, Williams's horses win 1 in every 10 races — double his current overall rate. It is a narrow sample of 10 races, so it would be unwise to read too much into it, but it hints that when conditions suit, his yard can still be competitive. For a trainer with a Newbury top-level winner already on his CV and 23 career victories at just four years in, the current quiet spell looks more like a bump in the road than a change in direction.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Uttoxeter | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Fakenham | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| hereford | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Southwell | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Fontwell Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Sandown Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Kempton Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% |