Jessica Macey

The partnership with jockey Lewis Edmunds has become a reliable engine room for the yard. Together they have combined for 5 wins from 71 rides — again, roughly 1 in 14 — and that sort of consistent, long-running relationship matters in racing. Jockey and trainer learn each other's horses, each other's instincts. It tends to produce results that don't always show up in a single number.

Perhaps the most interesting detail in Macey's record is what happens when the ground goes soft. On slightly wet ground, her runners win at a rate of nearly 1 in 5 — three wins from just 16 races, or 19%. That's more than double her overall average, and it suggests she has horses in her care that genuinely thrive when conditions get testing. Trainers who understand their horses' preferences and target them smartly tend to punch above their weight, and this looks like exactly that.

Her standout horse is Diligent Henry, who has won twice in 25 races alongside Macey — a modest return in isolation, but 25 races is a serious working relationship, and two wins from that many attempts at the sport's lower and middle levels reflects a genuine bond between yard and horse. Henry is the kind of horse that keeps a small yard ticking over: not flashy, but honest.

Macey is still in the early chapters of what looks like a promising story. Sixty-two winners in four years, a rising win rate, and a clear eye for soft-ground opportunities — the foundations are there. The next question is whether she can start converting those lessons into winners at a higher level.