Simon & Ed Crisford

The numbers from the last 12 months tell the story clearly. Eighty-four winners from 505 runners means the yard wins roughly 1 in every 6 races it enters — a rate (17%) that puts them comfortably among the most consistent operations in British racing. But volume alone does not define a yard's ambition. What separates the Crisfords is where those wins have come. Twenty-six top-level, Class 1 victories across their career, at venues like Newmarket, York and Goodwood — the most prestigious stages the sport has to offer — shows this is a team that competes at the very top and delivers when it matters most. Two of those came this season alone: one at York in August, one at Newmarket in September, both among the biggest occasions in the racing calendar.

Their record at Doncaster is worth a closer look. Five winners from just 12 runners is the kind of return — nearly 1 in every 2 races — that suggests the yard actively targets the track and knows exactly what it is doing when it gets there. That is not luck; that is homework.

Jockey Harry Davies has become the team's most trusted partner, riding 22 winners from 155 races together — winning at a rate of 14%, or roughly 1 in every 7 rides. That is a genuine working relationship built on repetition and trust, the kind that tends to produce results on the big days as well as the routine ones. On a smaller scale, the pairing with Zambezi River has caught the eye too — one win from three races together is a modest sample, but the fact it registers as a standout partnership suggests those wins have come with some style.

Still only four years into their training careers, the Crisfords have already shown they can win the races that define reputations. The trajectory points upward.