The 184 runners this season tells its own story — this is an active, busy operation that is putting horses out there and learning fast. Eighteen winners from those 184 races is the result, and there are already some patterns worth noting. When the ground is wet or muddy, De Souza's runners perform noticeably better: 3 wins from 17 races on soft conditions works out to 18%, or roughly 1 in every 6 — nearly double the yard's overall rate. Whether that reflects the type of horse being trained or something more deliberate in how they are prepared, it is a real edge.
Kempton Park also appears to suit the yard well, with 3 winners from 17 runners there. For a trainer still building a reputation, having a track where your horses consistently show up is genuinely useful — it suggests the horses are arriving fit and ready on those occasions, which is not as simple as it sounds.
The partnership with jockey George Wood is the most active in the yard, with Wood riding 20 times for De Souza this season and winning once — a 5% win rate, or 1 from every 20 rides. That is below the yard's overall rate, which is a little curious given how regularly they work together. The five races alongside Hungarian have not produced a winner yet, though five runs is too small a sample to draw conclusions either way.
At this stage, Lemos De Souza is a trainer to watch rather than one to make bold claims about. A year in, improving numbers, a soft-ground angle, and a track they seem to like — that is a promising set of early signals for any yard trying to establish itself.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell | 22 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Wolverhampton | 21 | 1 | 4.8% |
| Lingfield Park | 21 | 1 | 4.8% |
| Kempton Park | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| chelmsford | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Leicester | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Newmarket | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Bath | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Redcar | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Nottingham | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Doncaster | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Beverley | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Sandown Park | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Brighton | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Haydock Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% |