What makes the last few months particularly striking is the quality, not just the quantity. Three top-level victories in the space of three weeks in August and September 2025 — at York, Ripon, and Doncaster — is the kind of run that gets people talking. These are the biggest stages British racing has to offer, and winning one of them in a season is a significant achievement. Winning three in a month suggests a yard firing on all cylinders. Easterby now has five Class 1 victories to his name in total, with wins spread across Ripon, Doncaster, and Newmarket, which tells you this isn't luck — it's a trainer who knows how to prepare a horse for the biggest occasions.
Behind the headlines, the numbers show steady, meaningful progress. His win rate has climbed from roughly 1 in every 12 races last year to 1 in every 10 this season — a jump that sounds modest until you realise how hard it is to move that needle when you're already sending out over a thousand runners a year. Leicester has been a quietly reliable hunting ground, with 6 winners from just 30 runners — a ratio that would make any trainer happy.
The partnership with jockey David Allan is the engine room of the operation. Allan has ridden 554 times for Easterby and won on 65 of those occasions — better than 1 in every 9 rides — which is the kind of consistent, deep-rooted working relationship that takes years to develop and pays dividends all season long. Then there's Marry The Night, a horse Easterby has saddled 24 times and won with 5 of them. In a sport where trainer and horse can click or clash, finding a horse you understand well enough to win with repeatedly is something special.
Four years in, 511 winners, and three top-level wins in three weeks. Tim Easterby is not building toward something — he is already there.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar | 133 | 14 | 10.5% |
| Newcastle | 121 | 10 | 8.3% |
| Ripon | 112 | 14 | 12.5% |
| Thirsk | 101 | 7 | 6.9% |
| Catterick Bridge | 96 | 14 | 14.6% |
| York | 92 | 3 | 3.3% |
| Beverley | 90 | 10 | 11.1% |
| Pontefract | 77 | 10 | 13.0% |
| Southwell | 70 | 9 | 12.9% |
| Carlisle | 68 | 7 | 10.3% |
| Ayr | 60 | 6 | 10% |
| Doncaster | 56 | 5 | 8.9% |
| Hamilton Park | 42 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Haydock Park | 40 | 1 | 2.5% |
| Chester | 39 | 3 | 7.7% |
| Musselburgh | 34 | 4 | 11.8% |
| Nottingham | 32 | 3 | 9.4% |
| Leicester | 30 | 6 | 20% |
| Wetherby | 18 | 1 | 5.6% |
| Newmarket | 16 | 1 | 6.2% |
| Market Rasen | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Wolverhampton | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Chepstow | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Hexham | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Windsor | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Kelso | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| The Curragh | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| chelmsford | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% |