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Sheila Lewis

Sheila Lewis has been training racehorses for four years, and in that time she has quietly built a career record of 31 winners — a solid foundation for someone still in the relatively early stages of life as a trainer. The last twelve months tell a tighter story: 4 winners from 77 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 19 races. That is a modest return by the numbers, but training is a game of patience, and Lewis is still finding her feet at the level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Brecon, Powys
Record
4 wins from 77 races
Win rate
5.2%
Top jockey
Best course
Ludlow (9.1% from 22 races)
Best going
Good to firm (drying out)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
77
Races
4
Wins
5.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
24.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
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The most compelling thread running through her career is her partnership with Gris Majeur. Five wins from 27 races together is a genuinely strong record for a horse and trainer combination — that is roughly 1 in every 5 races, which any trainer would be pleased with. In a yard of 77 runners over the past year, one horse accounting for that kind of consistency stands out sharply, and it suggests Lewis knows exactly how to place and prepare this particular animal.

Her record on fast, dry ground is also worth noting. One winner from just 5 races in those conditions gives a win rate of 20%, or 1 in 5 — and while the sample size is small, it is the kind of number that hints at a preference worth watching. If the ground firms up and Lewis has a runner declared, it may be worth paying attention.

The most regular jockey in her yard over the past year has been Sean Houlihan, but the partnership has not clicked in the way you might hope — just 1 win from 36 rides together, roughly 1 in every 36 races. That is a difficult number to explain away, and it raises the question of whether a change in the saddle might unlock better results for the yard going forward.

Four years in, 31 winners on the board, and a horse in Gris Majeur that clearly thrives under her care — Lewis is building something, even if the overall win rate suggests there is still work to be done. Small yards with modest numbers can be hard to read from the outside, but the details here point to a trainer who has moments of real quality mixed in with the grind of a developing operation.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Aug
7.1%
Oct
6.7%
Nov
0%
Dec
0%
Jan
0%
Feb
0%
Mar
11.1%
Apr
25%
May
0%
Jun

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

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

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Sean Houlihan First Choice
2.8%
Win rate
1/36
Won / Rode
14.3%
Win rate
2/14
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
Finn Lambert
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Harry Atkins(7)
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
Freddie Mitchell
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: 23223-
Form: P32P-3
Form: 056512
Form: 2577-4
Form: 2P084U
Form: 2P900F
Form: 4P821-
Form: U1U6
Form: 4

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Ludlow 22 2 9.1%
hereford 18 0 0%
Bangor-on-Dee 6 1 16.7%
Warwick 6 0 0%
Worcester 6 0 0%
Chepstow 4 0 0%
Ffos Las 3 1 33.3%
Stratford-on-Avon 3 0 0%
Newton Abbot 3 0 0%
Huntingdon 2 0 0%
Uttoxeter 2 0 0%
Taunton 1 0 0%
Aintree 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
3 Jun
Newton Abbot · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
5th
3 Jun
Newton Abbot · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd
23 May
Bangor-on-Dee · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
7th
23 May
Bangor-on-Dee · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
Won
10 May
Ludlow · 1m6f – 2m · Good
4th
9 May
Warwick · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
24 Apr
Chepstow · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
7th
22 Apr
Ludlow · 1m6f – 2m · Good
22 Apr
Ludlow · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
4th
22 Apr
Ludlow · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
3rd
18 Apr
Bangor-on-Dee · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
12 Apr
Ffos Las · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
12 Apr
Ffos Las · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
Won
11 Apr
Chepstow · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
8th
11 Apr
Chepstow · Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
2nd
30 Mar
Ludlow · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
30 Mar
Ludlow · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
21 Mar
Bangor-on-Dee · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd
19 Mar
Ludlow · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd
18 Mar
hereford · Long Distance (2m+) · Good
2nd