Owen Burrows

The autumn of 2025 gave a vivid illustration of what his yard is capable of. He won a top-level race at Newbury in September, then backed it up with another at Newmarket in October — two of the most prestigious tracks in the country, within weeks of each other. Add a win at Haydock Park in August and you have a trainer who, far from winding down at the end of a long season, was hitting his very best form.

The numbers behind his day-to-day operation are just as impressive. Over the last 12 months, Burrows has sent out 30 winners from 148 runners — that is roughly 1 in every 5 races, a 20% win rate that most established trainers would be delighted with. Doncaster is worth keeping a particular eye on: four winners from just eight runners there suggests the track suits his horses unusually well, and backers have been well rewarded for paying attention.

One condition that clearly brings out the best in his team is wet ground. On soft or muddy tracks, Burrows has won 5 of his last 10 races — half of them. That is a remarkable conversion rate and suggests he knows exactly which of his horses relish those conditions and when to run them.

His most reliable alliance on the track is with jockey Jim Crowley. The pair have combined for 6 wins from 28 races together, a 21% win rate, and the partnership has clearly built genuine understanding over time. Then there is Glittering Surf, a horse who has won 2 of the 4 races it has run for Burrows — a ratio that hints at a particularly well-suited combination of trainer and horse. Four years in, the trajectory here is unmistakable.