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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 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 ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)

📊 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%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this trainer's record and recent runs
TrackLab's trainer breakdown

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 does best

Results split by ground, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Ok
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
🏅 Race 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

🏇 Jockeys

The riders they work with most, most rides first
Sean Houlihan Main partner
2.8%
Win rate
1/36
Wins / rides
14.3%
Win rate
2/14
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/7
Wins / rides
20%
Win rate
1/5
Wins / rides
Finn Lambert
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Harry Atkins(7)
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Freddie Mitchell
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

⭐ Top horses

The highest-rated horses linked to this trainer right now
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, most races first
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