What makes the current season a touch concerning is the direction of travel. Last year Weston was winning at around 1 in every 10 races, a perfectly respectable rate for a yard of this size. This season that has slipped to 1 in 18, which suggests things have got harder rather than easier. Whether that is down to the horses available to him, a run of tough luck, or simply the natural volatility of a small string, it is a trend worth watching.
His most regular jockey partnership is with Robert Dunne, who has ridden 10 times for the yard and come home in front once — a 10% win rate, or 1 in every 10 rides. That is actually better than the yard's overall figures this season, which hints that when Weston and Dunne have a genuine chance, they tend to know it. On wet or muddy ground, Weston's horses have also shown a little more spark, winning 1 from 10 races in those conditions — again that 1-in-10 mark, and meaningfully better than his season average.
Two winners in a year is a modest return, but small trainers operate on thin margins and a single horse finding form can change everything quickly. The foundations — a working jockey relationship, some preference for softer conditions — are at least something to build on.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| hereford | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Kempton Park | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Haydock Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% |