The most eye-catching stat is what happens when the ground is normal. On a standard surface, Cole has won 5 of 18 races — that's better than 1 in 4, nearly three times his overall rate. Whether that reflects the horses he currently has in the yard, a preference for certain tracks, or simply good timing, it's a pattern any smart observer would want to keep an eye on as the season develops.
Newmarket stands out as his early stronghold. Three winners from 9 runners at one of Britain's most competitive and prestigious venues is a remarkable hit rate for a trainer in his first year — that's 1 in 3, and Newmarket is not a track that flatters the unprepared. It suggests Cole either knows how to place a horse shrewdly or has already built a useful connection with a course that plenty of more experienced trainers struggle to crack.
The one puzzle in the record is his ongoing partnership with Insuspense. Eight races together, no wins — and yet the combination keeps returning. That kind of persistence from a trainer in his first season suggests genuine belief in the horse, even if the results haven't come yet. It's the sort of storyline that either ends with a breakthrough that makes perfect sense in hindsight, or remains one of those intriguing what-ifs. Either way, it's worth watching.
For a yard that didn't exist twelve months ago, this is an encouraging foundation. The Newmarket record alone would turn heads on a CV twice as long.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Wolverhampton | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Newmarket | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Southwell | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Newbury | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Lingfield Park | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| chelmsford | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Sandown Park | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Salisbury | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| meydan | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% |