Day to day, the numbers are modest. Over the last twelve months, her runners have won 4 races from 62 — roughly 1 in every 16 — which reflects the reality of a small, developing operation competing against yards with far greater resources. But raw win rate tells only part of the story. The fact that 2 of those 4 wins have come in the highest-grade races in the country suggests Gundry has a sharp eye for placing her horses where they can cause a genuine upset.
Her most trusted ally on the track has been jockey Ben Poste. Together they have won 2 races from 16 rides, a win rate of around 12%, or roughly 1 in every 8 — noticeably better than the yard's overall average. That kind of partnership matters in racing. When a trainer and jockey develop a real understanding, they tend to find margins that the numbers alone don't explain. One horse worth watching in that partnership is Sweet Nightingale, who has registered 2 wins from 25 races alongside Gundry — a horse the yard clearly knows inside out.
One pattern worth noting is how Gundry's team performs on normal ground conditions. In those circumstances, they have won 4 races from 25 runners — 1 in every 6, or 16% — which is a sharp upturn from their overall figures and suggests the yard's horses genuinely thrive when conditions are fair and the track is running true.
Four years in, two top-level wins, and a clear upward trajectory. Polly Gundry is a trainer worth paying attention to.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Warwick | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Taunton | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Fontwell Park | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Worcester | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Chepstow | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Wincanton | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Plumpton | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Ffos Las | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% |