The quality shows most clearly at the top of the sport. Boughey has won 14 top-level races in his four-year career, at some of the most prestigious venues in Britain — Newmarket, Haydock Park, Goodwood. Most recently, he landed Class 1 victories at Pontefract in August 2025 and at Newmarket in late September 2025, with another top-level success at Haydock in between. Three wins at the highest level inside two months is the kind of run that gets people in racing talking.
One of the more interesting corners of Boughey's record is what happens when the rain arrives. On wet or muddy ground, his horses win 9 from 34 races — that is roughly 1 in every 4, a rate that jumps well above his already-strong overall average. Some yards struggle to adapt when conditions change; Boughey's clearly thrives on it. Brighton also stands out: 4 winners from just 9 runners at that track is a remarkable return, and suggests the yard has figured something out about that quirky seaside course that others haven't.
His most productive partnership is with jockey Billy Loughnane, who has ridden 55 winners from 280 races for the yard — a win rate of 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5. That kind of consistency between trainer and jockey doesn't happen by accident. It speaks to a shared understanding of how the horses are prepared and when they're ready to perform. There is also a notable partnership with Baltic Fleet, with whom Boughey has won 1 from 3 races together — a horse worth watching as that relationship develops.
488 winners in four years, 14 top-level victories, and still accelerating — Boughey is not a trainer quietly ticking along. He is one of the most compelling stories in British racing right now, and there is every reason to think the best is still ahead of him.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 73 | 15 | 20.5% |
| Lingfield Park | 61 | 12 | 19.7% |
| Kempton Park | 50 | 9 | 18% |
| Newmarket | 42 | 3 | 7.1% |
| Great Yarmouth | 35 | 6 | 17.1% |
| Newcastle | 34 | 8 | 23.5% |
| Southwell | 33 | 6 | 18.2% |
| chelmsford | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 20 | 5 | 25% |
| Newbury | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Doncaster | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Ascot | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Windsor | 15 | 5 | 33.3% |
| York | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| Thirsk | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Salisbury | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Goodwood | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Brighton | 9 | 4 | 44.4% |
| Chester | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Bath | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Nottingham | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Ffos Las | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Redcar | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Ayr | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Pontefract | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Epsom Downs | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| meydan | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Sandown Park | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Haydock Park | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Chepstow | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Catterick Bridge | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Hamilton Park | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Ripon | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| The Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% |