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John & Thady Gosden

The name above the stable door at one of British racing's most powerful yards reads "John & Thady Gosden" — a father-and-son partnership that has been operating since 2021 and has hit the ground running in a way that would make most trainers envious. In just four years, they have sent out 553 career winners, and over the last twelve months alone they have posted 140 winners from 567 runners. That is roughly one winner in every four — a 25% win rate that represents a sharp jump from 18% the previous season. When a trainer improves that significantly in a single year, something is clicking.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Role
Trainer
Based
Newmarket, Suffolk
Record
140 wins from 567 races
Win rate
24.7%
Top jockey
Best course
Newcastle (60% from 15 races)
Best going
Standard (all-weather)

📊 Key Numbers

A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
567
Races
140
Wins
24.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
54.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%

🐎 Today's & Upcoming Runners

Horses John & Thady Gosden has entered for upcoming races

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Trainer Breakdown
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The team's record at the top level is what really sets them apart. Across their career they have won 96 Class 1 races — the biggest, most prestigious races in the sport — at venues like Newmarket, Ascot, and Goodwood. These are the occasions that define careers and attract the best horses in the country. Winning 96 of them is not luck; it is a consistent ability to have the right horse ready at the right moment when it matters most.

There are some specific numbers worth pausing on. At Newcastle, the yard has won 9 races from just 15 runners. In racing terms, that is a startling hit rate — more than half their runners there have won. That kind of dominance at a single track usually reflects a trainer who understands the course, manages their horses' travel well, and picks their spots carefully. It is the sort of stat that makes rival trainers take notice.

On normal ground conditions — a dry, standard surface — the yard is even more ruthless: 36 wins from 95 races, which works out to 38%, or winning more than one in every three races run. Ground conditions matter enormously in racing, and this tells you the yard's horses are particularly well suited to racing at their best when conditions are fair.

The most productive jockey partnership is with Robert Havlin, who has ridden to 37 winners from 190 rides for the yard — a win rate of 19%, or roughly one in five. That kind of established trust between trainer and jockey tends to build over time and pays dividends on the big days. Recent winners at Southwell, Lingfield Park, and Kempton Park in the winter months show the yard is not just effective on the summer showpiece circuit — they keep their horses winning all year round.

📈 Form Trend

How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2025–2026
21.9%
May
20.3%
Jun
26.2%
Jul
21.0%
Aug
19.7%
Sep
26.6%
Oct
28.2%
Nov
41.7%
Dec
50%
Jan
25%
Feb
11.1%
Mar
31.5%
Apr

🎯 Where This Trainer Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to firm (drying out)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Ok
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Ok
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Ok
Class 2 (high-level)
Class 3 (mid-level)
Class 4 (standard)
Ok
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Ok
Left-handed, hilly
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Avoids

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

The riders they work with most, sorted by rides together
Robert Havlin First Choice
19.5%
Win rate
37/190
Won / Rode
28.2%
Win rate
22/78
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
16/48
Won / Rode
20.5%
Win rate
9/44
Won / Rode
34.4%
Win rate
11/32
Won / Rode
24%
Win rate
6/25
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
8/24
Won / Rode
Luke Catton
30.4%
Win rate
7/23
Won / Rode
35%
Win rate
7/20
Won / Rode
5.9%
Win rate
1/17
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
4/12
Won / Rode
9.1%
Win rate
1/11
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
2/8
Won / Rode
42.9%
Win rate
3/7
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

Top Horses

The strongest horses currently associated with this trainer
Form: 1-
Form: 2-
Form: 311-1
Form: 1-
Form: 22-
Form: 1-12
Form: 1-1
Form: 2-6
Form: 2-
Form: 3/41-

🏟 Course Record

Win rate at each course, sorted by number of races
CourseRacesWinsWin rate
Newmarket 85 11 12.9%
Kempton Park 62 14 22.6%
Ascot 54 9 16.7%
Goodwood 40 6 15%
Sandown Park 33 8 24.2%
Newbury 33 5 15.2%
Southwell 30 9 30%
Great Yarmouth 27 10 37.0%
York 27 7 25.9%
chelmsford 21 10 47.6%
Doncaster 20 5 25%
Lingfield Park 19 8 42.1%
Haydock Park 19 6 31.6%
Wolverhampton 17 2 11.8%
Windsor 16 5 31.2%
Newcastle 15 9 60%
Epsom Downs 10 3 30%
Salisbury 9 4 44.4%
Leicester 8 3 37.5%
Nottingham 7 2 28.6%
Chester 4 0 0%
Redcar 3 1 33.3%
The Curragh 2 1 50%
Pontefract 2 0 0%
Hamilton Park 1 1 100%
Ffos Las 1 1 100%
Beverley 1 0 0%
Bath 1 0 0%

📅 Recent Results

The last 20 results, most recent first
30 Apr
Kempton Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow
2nd
30 Apr
Great Yarmouth · 7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm
Won
29 Apr
Pontefract · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good
4th
28 Apr
Lingfield Park · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
2nd
28 Apr
Epsom Downs · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good
4th
28 Apr
Epsom Downs · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good
Won
28 Apr
Epsom Downs · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
Won
27 Apr
Lingfield Park · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
4th
25 Apr
Doncaster · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm
5th
25 Apr
Southwell · 1m6f – 2m · Standard
4th
25 Apr
Doncaster · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm
Won
25 Apr
Leicester · 1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm
Won
25 Apr
Haydock Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm
5th
25 Apr
Haydock Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm
Won
24 Apr
Sandown Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
6th
24 Apr
Sandown Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
3rd
24 Apr
Sandown Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
2nd
24 Apr
Sandown Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
4th
24 Apr
Sandown Park · 1m1f – 1m2f · Good
2nd
23 Apr
Southwell · 1m3f – 1m4f · Standard
2nd