Henry De Bromhead

The big occasions don't seem to faze him either. De Bromhead has won 21 top-level races in his career, at some of the most prestigious venues in the sport — Cheltenham, Aintree, and Goodwood among them. In the last year alone, he has taken two Class 1 wins at Cheltenham, in November 2025 and April 2025, plus a winner at Sandown Park in June. Cheltenham, in particular, is where reputations are made and lost, and De Bromhead has shown he can deliver there repeatedly.

Look a little deeper and a few specific strengths emerge. At Clonmel, he has sent out 8 winners from just 22 runners — that means he wins more than 1 in every 3 races there. For context, most trainers would be delighted with half that. It suggests he knows that track well and picks his moments wisely. He also has a clear edge when the ground gets a little soft — on wet or testing ground, his horses win 28 from 130 races, a win rate of 22%, or roughly 1 in every 5. That is significantly better than his overall average, and worth knowing if you're ever watching one of his runners on a damp afternoon.

His partnership with jockey Darragh O'Keeffe is the most productive of his career — 62 wins from 358 rides together, which works out at 1 in every 6 races. That kind of long-running combination usually means genuine trust and a shared understanding of how the horses are being prepared. Meanwhile, his standout individual partnership is with a horse called Miss Doyenne, who has won 2 of their 4 races together — a 50% record that speaks for itself.

Four years in, 472 winners, and 21 top-level victories. Henry De Bromhead is not building towards something — he is already there.