Horse Racing Trainers to Follow in October

Selection Process

As with all things horse racing, personal preferences differ from person to person; whilst we may find an interesting angle for a trainer, others might disagree and think another trainer would be better listed!

How Do We Pick the Horse Racing Trainers to Follow?

All of our research is done on HorseRaceBase, a site we have used for many years, with key features that help us find the trainers every month.

There is a feature called 'Dig' where you can combine queries to find those profitable trainers, and then it's just a case of query after query, looking for the right ones.

It's not all about profit either. We could put up trainers with bigger profits, but that is not what this is about; we want a trainer who has shown results year after year.

You could have a trainer who hits a 100/1 winner, which skews the numbers, and we have to be careful, as the likelihood of them landing another is low.

We would much rather have a trainer who hits a 25%-33% strike rate and makes a profit, so a winner every three to four runners; this is a more consistent trainer.

Nothing is Certain

Nothing is certain, as things can change dramatically within twelve months, let alone five years, so please do your own research into any picks we put up here.

A quick example would be Simon Crisford (July 2025), who had four out of five profitable months for the criteria, yet in 2025 returned 0-10 (0%) -10.00 for his picks!

Henry Daly is another (February 2025) who had strike rates of 22%, 27% & 30% for the previous three seasons, yet in 2025 saw just 1 winner from 20 (5%)!

Finding Consistency in Trainer Form

Sometimes you have to dig deep to find the right formula of criteria, and by doing so, you hope to rule out as many losers as possible, which is as important as finding the winners.

The last thing you want is to be hitting winners but seeing that profit wiped out by the losers, so it's about finding consistent trainers.

Between February & September, nine of the trainers listed returned a better strike rate in 2025 than they did across the previous five seasons combined, which is exactly what we want!

Those nine trainers alone returned an LSP of +87.34, so if we can find that same consistency with the trainers we pick, then hopefully we can unearth more like those nine!

Monthly Statistics - Full List of Runners

Here is a full list of runners that fall under these conditions this month, including those still to run.

Monthly Statistics - Trainer Breakdown

This is a breakdown of how each trainer has performed in the current month.

Horse Racing Trainers to Follow in October 2026

We are heading towards the end of the flat season, but there are still plenty of races to get involved with before the campaign is over.

France hosts the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Newmarket stages the Future Champions Festival with the Dewhurst Stakes as the highlight, and Ascot rounds off the elite flat season with British Champions Day.

Jump fans will be delighted with the NH season moving up a gear, and later in October we have the Showcase Meeting at Cheltenham, before the month ends with some flat racing and the Breeders' Cup over in the US.

Here are our five horse racing trainers to follow in October, along with the conditions that have made them profitable for the month:

• W J Haggas - Flat (Turf) | Handicap | IRE-bred Stallion | 3-4yo
• Olly Murphy - Jumps | 6-7yo | Classes 3-5
• I Jardine - Flat | Musselburgh | Classes 4-6
• A P O'Brien - Flat (Turf) | Sprints (6f - 7f) | 2yo | IRE/USA Bred
• Charlie Appleby - Flat (Turf) | IRE Bred

Here is a table showing whether each trainer made a profit or a loss in each of the last five seasons, along with their overall figures over those five years.

Horse Racing Trainers to Follow in November 2026

The National Hunt season is in full swing by November, so the focus shifts firmly towards the jumps, with a mix of hurdlers and chasers among our horse racing trainers to follow, plus one all-weather angle to round things off.

The month's highlight is Cheltenham's November Meeting, home to the Paddy Power Gold Cup, while Ascot stages its own showpiece with the Ascot Hurdle and Haydock hosts the Betfair Chase.

Here are our five horse racing trainers to follow in November, along with the conditions that have made them profitable for the month:

• W J Greatrex - NH | 5-6yo
• Fergal O'Brien - NH | 7yo | Class 3-4
• Alice Haynes - AW | Handicap | IRE Bred
• M Sheppard - NH | 5-6yo
• Simon Crisford - AW | 1m - 1m5f | 3-5yo

Here is a table showing whether each trainer made a profit or a loss in each of the last five seasons, along with their overall figures over those five years.

Horse Racing Trainers to Follow in December 2026

December is prime National Hunt territory, so the jumps dominate our horse racing trainers to follow this month, with four NH trainers and one all-weather angle to round things off.

Plenty of action with the Irish Christmas Hurdle featuring at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival. In the UK, we have the Tingle Creek and the Boxing Day King George VI Chase spectacular.

Here are our five horse racing trainers to follow in December, along with the conditions that have made them profitable for the month:

• Gary and Josh Moore - NH | 3yo
• Daniel Skelton - NH | Hurdle | 2m4f or further
• Mrs S J Smith - NH | 2m4½f+ | 7-8yo
• Ben Pauling - NH | Handicap | USA-Bred Stallion
• David Marnane - AW | Dundalk | 7f+

Here is a table showing whether each trainer made a profit or a loss in each of the last five seasons, along with their overall figures over those five years.

Horse Racing Trainers to Follow September 2026

Here is how last month's five horse racing trainers to follow performed, with picks, winners and LSP for each.

Year in Review

Here is a breakdown of how well the picks have performed over the past year, updated on the 1st of each month.