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Paul Nicholls horses: 2026/27 string, runners and form

Every horse Paul Nicholls has run in the last year, who is declared from today, how the yard is going in 2026/27 and how its runners perform first time out. Updated every morning, so new declarations, returning horses and yesterday's results are here each day.

2 declared runners from today (0 today); 25 of the string back this season · Results to 15 October 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
49
Runs 2026/27
26.5%
Win % 2026/27
23.4%
First time out win %, ten seasons
2
Declared from today
+0.2 pts

Paul Nicholls jumps runners won 23.4% of seasonal debuts and 23.2% of second runs over the ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26, a fresh edge of +0.2 points: fires either way.Sample: 1,592 seasonal debuts · Window: 2016/17 to 2025/26 · Source: RaceWatch results database, GB and IRE runners since May 2014; declarations from RaceWatch racecards

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Return curve: share of the string back by month
Ten-season average, cumulative % of debutsThis season, cumulative % of last season's string
0%50%100%150%200%MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprTen-season average, cumulative % of debuts May: 14.6%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Jun: 16.6%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Jul: 18.3%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Aug: 18.5%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Sep: 19.6%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Oct: 47.3%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Nov: 76.2%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Dec: 85.3%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Jan: 89.8%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Feb: 95.2%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Mar: 98%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Apr: 100%100%This season, cumulative % of last season's string May: 14.5%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Jun: 16.9%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Jul: 16.9%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Aug: 16.9%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Sep: 17.7%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Oct: 21.8%21.8%

Cumulative % returned by Month

Season to date: 2026/27 to date

491326.5%1734.7%£130,284€0

Runs under this licence name, jumps races, GB and IRE. Prize money shown separately for Britain (£) and Ireland (€), never added together.

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Strike rate by month
Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26This season
0%10%20%30%40%MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprTen seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 May: 26.6%26.6%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Jun: 30.3%30.3%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Jul: 29%29%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Aug: 31.1%31.1%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Sep: 31%31%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Oct: 27.8%27.8%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Nov: 24.3%24.3%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Dec: 20.3%20.3%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Jan: 18.5%18.5%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Feb: 22.8%22.8%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Mar: 19.2%19.2%Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 Apr: 22.6%22.6%This season May: 36.8%36.8%This season Jun: 20%20%

Win % by Month

Readiness: seasonal debut v second run

Seasonal debut23.4%1,59237325.9%277
Second run23.2%1,34231218.2%112
Third run or later22.7%2,88565436.4%114

Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26. A seasonal debut is a horse's first jumps run of the season (official British and Irish dates), counted across all yards and credited to the yard that ran it. Fresh edge = debut win % minus second-run win %: +2 points or better fires fresh, -2 or worse wait for run two. Fewer than 50 debuts is a small sample. This-season win % shown from 10 runs.

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Declared runners

Quebecois silksQuebecois17 Oct 2615:37Newton AbbotSeasonal debut182-14200Chase7Dartmoor Magazine Intermediate Steeple Chase
Havanotherguinness17 Oct 2616:43Newton AbbotDebut---00NH Flat4Sky Sports Racing Open National Hunt Flat Race

Declarations from today onwards, non-runners removed. Updated as racecards are published.

The string: every horse run in the last 365 days

Quebecois (FR) silksQuebecois (FR)Declared17 Oct 26Newton Abbot0018 Apr 261447-
Pic d'Orhy (FR) silksPic d'Orhy (FR)Not yet returned--009 Apr 2616211-
Kalif Du Berlais (FR) silksKalif Du Berlais (FR)Not yet returned--0010 Jan 261566-
Hitman (FR) silksHitman (FR)Not yet returned--0010 Apr 2615310-
Twinjets (IRE) silksTwinjets (IRE)Not yet returned--0017 Apr 261489-
Threeunderthrufive (IRE) silksThreeunderthrufive (IRE)Not yet returned--0014 Feb 2614711-
Monmiral (FR) silksMonmiral (FR)Not yet returned--0021 Feb 261469-
Regent's Stroll (IRE) silksRegent's Stroll (IRE)Not yet returned--0010 Apr 261457-
Rubaud (FR) silksRubaud (FR)Not yet returned--0025 Apr 261458-
No Drama This End (IRE) silksNo Drama This End (IRE)Not yet returned--0022 Apr 261446-
Blueking d'Oroux (FR) silksBlueking d'Oroux (FR)Not yet returned--009 Apr 261437-
Knappers Hill (IRE) silksKnappers Hill (IRE)Not yet returned--0021 Mar 2614210-
Red Risk (FR) silksRed Risk (FR)Not yet returned--0015 Apr 2614211-
Henri The Second (FR) silksHenri The Second (FR)Not yet returned--0014 Feb 261419-
Outlaw Peter (IRE) silksOutlaw Peter (IRE)Not yet returned--0015 Apr 2614010-
Stay Away Fay (IRE) silksStay Away Fay (IRE)Not yet returned--0014 Feb 261409-
Go West (IRE) silksGo West (IRE)Not yet returned--0025 Apr 261398-
Isaac Des Obeaux (FR) silksIsaac Des Obeaux (FR)Not yet returned--0018 Apr 261398-
Jubilee Alpha (IRE) silksJubilee Alpha (IRE)Not yet returned--0013 Mar 261397-
Insurrection (IRE) silksInsurrection (IRE)Not yet returned--0016 Apr 261389-
Il Ridoto (FR) silksIl Ridoto (FR)Not yet returned--0017 Apr 261369-
Absolutely Doyen (IRE) silksAbsolutely Doyen (IRE)Not yet returned--0011 Apr 261356-
Makin'yourmindup (GB) silksMakin'yourmindup (GB)Not yet returned--0019 Jan 261349-
Welcom To Cartries (FR) silksWelcom To Cartries (FR)Not yet returned--0023 Mar 261348-
Brave Knight (GB) silksBrave Knight (GB)Not yet returned--0029 Mar 261326-
Irish Hill (GER) silksIrish Hill (GER)Not yet returned--003 Nov 251328-
Largy Poet (IRE) silksLargy Poet (IRE)Not yet returned--006 Apr 261327-
Minella Yoga (IRE) silksMinella Yoga (IRE)Not yet returned--0025 Apr 261324-
Sans Bruit (FR) silksSans Bruit (FR)Not yet returned--0018 Apr 261328-
Shearer (IRE) silksShearer (IRE)Not yet returned--0013 Mar 2613210-
Tahmuras (FR) silksTahmuras (FR)Not yet returned--004 Apr 261329-
Talk To The Man (IRE) silksTalk To The Man (IRE)Not yet returned--0010 Apr 261306-
Quel Destin (FR) silksQuel Destin (FR)Not yet returned--0026 Jan 2612911-
Brave Kingdom (FR) silksBrave Kingdom (FR)Not yet returned--0028 Feb 2612810-
Bibe Mus (FR) silksBibe Mus (FR)Not yet returned--0017 Apr 261274-
Inch House (IRE) silksInch House (IRE)Not yet returned--0020 Mar 26127--
Ivaldi (FR) silksIvaldi (FR)Not yet returned--006 Dec 251258-
Jakar Du Moulin (FR) silksJakar Du Moulin (FR)Not yet returned--004 Apr 261237-
Toothless (FR) silksToothless (FR)Not yet returned--0023 Apr 261238-
Below The Radar (IRE) silksBelow The Radar (IRE)Not yet returned--0015 Apr 261228-
Bond Broker (IRE) silksBond Broker (IRE)Not yet returned--0019 Apr 261227-
Mon Champion (FR) silksMon Champion (FR)Not yet returned--0027 Mar 261226-
Captain Bellamy (GB) silksCaptain Bellamy (GB)Not yet returned--0020 Mar 26121--
Histrionic (IRE) silksHistrionic (IRE)Not yet returned--0023 Nov 251217-
Grand Vendetta (IRE) silksGrand Vendetta (IRE)Not yet returned--001 Apr 261206-
Miss Altea Blue (FR) silksMiss Altea Blue (FR)Not yet returned--0029 Dec 251205-
Swingin Safari (IRE) silksSwingin Safari (IRE)Not yet returned--0023 Mar 261206-
Gold Cast (FR) silksGold Cast (FR)Not yet returned--0014 Mar 261184-
Just A Rose (FR) silksJust A Rose (FR)Not yet returned--009 Apr 261187-
Kruger Park (FR) silksKruger Park (FR)Not yet returned--0027 Feb 261188-
Paso Doble (IRE) silksPaso Doble (IRE)Not yet returned--0017 Apr 261189-
A King Of Magic (FR) silksA King Of Magic (FR)Not yet returned--0023 Apr 261175-
Meatloaf (FR) silksMeatloaf (FR)Not yet returned--0012 Apr 261177-
Take Your Time (IRE) silksTake Your Time (IRE)Not yet returned--0014 Feb 2611711-
Clotilda (FR) silksClotilda (FR)Not yet returned--0014 Apr 261165-
Falls Of Acharn (GB) silksFalls Of Acharn (GB)Not yet returned--0024 Mar 261164-
Calvino (IRE) silksCalvino (IRE)Not yet returned--0024 Apr 261156-
Ken Roy (IRE) silksKen Roy (IRE)Not yet returned--0016 Nov 251157-
Beauty In The Park (IRE) silksBeauty In The Park (IRE)Not yet returned--0021 Mar 261146-
Doctor On Call (FR) silksDoctor On Call (FR)Not yet returned--0018 Feb 261146-
Innamorato (FR) silksInnamorato (FR)Not yet returned--0015 Apr 261144-
Courageous Strike (GB) silksCourageous Strike (GB)Not yet returned--003 Feb 261135-
Maldini Milano (IRE) silksMaldini Milano (IRE)Not yet returned--006 Apr 261136-
Babyken (FR) silksBabyken (FR)Not yet returned--009 Mar 26112--
Zaochen Enki (FR) silksZaochen Enki (FR)Not yet returned--0030 Dec 251125-
Kajikia (FR) silksKajikia (FR)Not yet returned--0011 Jan 261106-
Hackney Hill (IRE) silksHackney Hill (IRE)Not yet returned--0027 Feb 261098-
Gillespie (IRE) silksGillespie (IRE)Not yet returned--009 Jan 261086-
George Henry (GB) silksGeorge Henry (GB)Not yet returned--0017 Mar 26107--
Him Malaya (FR) silksHim Malaya (FR)Not yet returned--008 Jan 261067-
Joyau Allen (FR) silksJoyau Allen (FR)Not yet returned--0029 Mar 261017-
Artaban (FR) silksArtaban (FR)Not yet returned--0024 Mar 26-5-
Beau Speed (FR) silksBeau Speed (FR)Not yet returned--001 Apr 26-5-
Grand Garcon (GB) silksGrand Garcon (GB)Not yet returned--0020 Mar 26---
Jeriko Place (FR) silksJeriko Place (FR)Not yet returned--0018 Nov 25-7-
JPR Two (IRE) silksJPR Two (IRE)Not yet returned--004 Apr 26-5-
Kilifi Creek (IRE) silksKilifi Creek (IRE)Not yet returned--009 Apr 26-4-
Lancelot d'Alene (FR) silksLancelot d'Alene (FR)Not yet returned--0016 Dec 25-5-
Le Cold Grey (FR) silksLe Cold Grey (FR)Not yet returned--005 Mar 26-5-
Max d'Airy (FR) silksMax d'Airy (FR)Not yet returned--0014 Apr 26-4-
Mulinas (GB) silksMulinas (GB)Not yet returned--0027 Feb 26-7-
Necronaut (GB) silksNecronaut (GB)Not yet returned--0010 Dec 25-6-
Order On Time (IRE) silksOrder On Time (IRE)Not yet returned--002 Apr 26-5-
River Kwai (FR) silksRiver Kwai (FR)Not yet returned--0017 Mar 26---
Roximan (FR) silksRoximan (FR)Not yet returned--0026 Feb 26-4-
Sappingirl (IRE) silksSappingirl (IRE)Not yet returned--0019 Dec 25-5-
The Gem State (IRE) silksThe Gem State (IRE)Not yet returned--001 Apr 26-5-
Tutti Quanti (FR) silksTutti Quanti (FR)Returned this season--1014 Oct 261516-
Viroflay (FR) silksViroflay (FR)Returned this season--1113 May 261409-
Sonigino (FR) silksSonigino (FR)Returned this season--102 May 261329-
Golden Son (FR) silksGolden Son (FR)Returned this season--1113 May 261308-
Pourquoi Pas Papa (FR) silksPourquoi Pas Papa (FR)Returned this season--1014 Oct 261304-
Centara (IRE) silksCentara (IRE)Returned this season--4027 Aug 261278-
Nardaran (FR) silksNardaran (FR)Returned this season--104 May 261255-
Wicked Thoughts (IRE) silksWicked Thoughts (IRE)Returned this season--104 May 261227-
Fasol (GB) silksFasol (GB)Returned this season--209 Oct 261197-
Afadil (FR) silksAfadil (FR)Returned this season--104 May 261187-
Inca De Lafayette (FR) silksInca De Lafayette (FR)Returned this season--3015 Oct 261178-
Rickety Bridge (FR) silksRickety Bridge (FR)Returned this season--3312 Jun 261177-
Treasure Planet (IRE) silksTreasure Planet (IRE)Returned this season--1110 Oct 261164-
Paddy De Pole (IRE) silksPaddy De Pole (IRE)Returned this season--3114 Sep 261158-
Byzantium (FR) silksByzantium (FR)Returned this season--2019 Jul 261126-
Jena d'Oudairies (FR) silksJena d'Oudairies (FR)Returned this season--213 Jun 261097-
It's A Breeze (IRE) silksIt's A Breeze (IRE)Returned this season--6218 Sep 261067-
Kilnew Supreme (IRE) silksKilnew Supreme (IRE)Returned this season--1028 Sep 261065-
One Island (FR) silksOne Island (FR)Returned this season--1013 May 261014-
Roadshow (IRE) silksRoadshow (IRE)Returned this season--3014 Sep 261005-
Jetty May (IRE) silksJetty May (IRE)Returned this season--307 Sep 26906-
Matty's Mate (IRE) silksMatty's Mate (IRE)Returned this season--103 Jun 26-5-
Outmaster (GB) silksOutmaster (GB)Returned this season--2223 Jun 26-5-
Stick To The Board (IRE) silksStick To The Board (IRE)Returned this season--1010 Oct 26-5-
Too Many Acres (IRE) silksToo Many Acres (IRE)Returned this season--1011 Oct 26-4-
Emailandy (IRE) silksEmailandy (IRE)Left yard--0014 Mar 261178Martin Keighley
Matterhorn (FR) silksMatterhorn (FR)Left yard--0025 Apr 261468Dan Skelton
Captain Teague (IRE) silksCaptain Teague (IRE)Left yard--0010 Apr 261368Dan Skelton
Seeyouinmydreams (GB) silksSeeyouinmydreams (GB)Left yard--112 May 261218Tom Ellis
Mr Glass (IRE) silksMr Glass (IRE)Left yard--0025 Feb 2611810Mrs D J Treneer
Idaho Fire (IRE) silksIdaho Fire (IRE)Left yard--105 May 26-5James Owen

Every horse to run for the yard in jumps races in the 365 days to 15 Oct 2026. Status: Declared (next declaration and course), Returned this season, Not yet returned, or Left yard (last ran for another trainer). Last OR is the official rating carried on its last run for the yard. This table lists the whole string, so it can exceed 50 rows.

Top 25 by peak official rating

Pic d'Orhy (FR) silksPic d'Orhy (FR)162162Not yet returned--09 Apr 269 Apr 2611
Hitman (FR) silksHitman (FR)160153Not yet returned--010 Apr 2611 Feb 2310
Stay Away Fay (IRE) silksStay Away Fay (IRE)159140Not yet returned--014 Feb 2613 Mar 249
Threeunderthrufive (IRE) silksThreeunderthrufive (IRE)156147Not yet returned--014 Feb 2627 Apr 2411
Quel Destin (FR) silksQuel Destin (FR)156129Not yet returned--026 Jan 2623 Feb 2011
Kalif Du Berlais (FR) silksKalif Du Berlais (FR)156156Not yet returned--010 Jan 2610 Jan 266
Knappers Hill (IRE) silksKnappers Hill (IRE)153142Not yet returned--021 Mar 2611 Nov 2310
Monmiral (FR) silksMonmiral (FR)153146Not yet returned--021 Feb 2627 Feb 229
Tutti Quanti (FR) silksTutti Quanti (FR)151151Returned this season--114 Oct 2614 Oct 266
Blueking d'Oroux (FR) silksBlueking d'Oroux (FR)151143Not yet returned--09 Apr 2618 Oct 257
Rubaud (FR) silksRubaud (FR)150145Not yet returned--025 Apr 2611 Nov 238
Il Ridoto (FR) silksIl Ridoto (FR)149136Not yet returned--017 Apr 2614 Dec 249
Twinjets (IRE) silksTwinjets (IRE)148148Not yet returned--017 Apr 2617 Apr 269
Red Risk (FR) silksRed Risk (FR)147142Not yet returned--015 Apr 2617 Feb 2411
Regent's Stroll (IRE) silksRegent's Stroll (IRE)146145Not yet returned--010 Apr 261 Jan 267
No Drama This End (IRE) silksNo Drama This End (IRE)144144Not yet returned--022 Apr 2622 Apr 266
Sans Bruit (FR) silksSans Bruit (FR)144132Not yet returned--018 Apr 261 Nov 258
Quebecois (FR) silksQuebecois (FR)144144Declared17 Oct 26Newton Abbot018 Apr 2618 Apr 267
Outlaw Peter (IRE) silksOutlaw Peter (IRE)144140Not yet returned--015 Apr 269 Nov 2410
Tahmuras (FR) silksTahmuras (FR)144132Not yet returned--04 Apr 2623 Nov 249
Sonigino (FR) silksSonigino (FR)143132Returned this season--12 May 2615 Mar 249
Golden Son (FR) silksGolden Son (FR)142130Returned this season--113 May 267 Nov 238
Insurrection (IRE) silksInsurrection (IRE)142138Not yet returned--016 Apr 2613 Mar 259
Viroflay (FR) silksViroflay (FR)141140Returned this season--113 May 2610 Apr 269
Jubilee Alpha (IRE) silksJubilee Alpha (IRE)141139Not yet returned--013 Mar 2613 Dec 257

Current string (horses that have not left the yard), ranked by highest official rating carried in any jumps run in our records since May 2014.

Return curve: when the string comes back

May14.6%14.5%14.6%23218
Jun16.6%16.9%2.0%323
Jul18.3%16.9%1.8%280
Aug18.5%16.9%0.2%30
Sep19.6%17.7%1.1%171
Oct47.3%21.8%27.7%4415
Nov76.2%-28.9%460-
Dec85.3%-9.1%145-
Jan89.8%-4.5%71-
Feb95.2%-5.4%86-
Mar98.0%-2.8%45-
Apr100.0%-2.0%32-

Month of each horse's seasonal debut for the yard, ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 pooled. This season is measured against the number of horses that made a seasonal debut for the yard last season (124).

Season by season

2026/2726.5%491334.7%£130,284€0
2025/2619.7%4769438.4%£2,158,446€0
2024/2518.0%5519938.1%£2,541,051€2,500
2023/2423.4%56413245.2%£2,887,312€0
2022/2327.3%59816348.2%£3,650,212€27,000
2021/2222.7%63314439.7%£2,962,957€130,250
2020/2125.2%70717845.4%£2,522,853€162,250
2019/2021.4%4499643.7%£2,347,106€98,000
2018/1922.9%58913543.0%£3,307,172€0
2017/1822.0%57612740.5%£2,510,850€0
2016/1725.3%67617140.2%£2,529,250€31,100

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Courses

Wincanton24.2%2486047.2%00
Chepstow21.2%2174643.3%41
Taunton31.5%2166856.5%00
Newbury18.6%2103938.6%00
Cheltenham10.3%2042127.9%00
Kempton14.4%1812634.3%00
Newton Abbot30.1%1765343.2%269
Sandown19.4%1703340.0%00
Ascot19.3%1502936.7%00
Exeter26.9%1303550.8%00
Aintree16.2%991636.4%00
Plumpton27.6%762148.7%00
Hereford33.9%592052.5%00
Warwick19.3%571136.8%00
Worcester28.1%571647.4%30
Fontwell30.4%561748.2%10
Musselburgh27.7%471351.1%00
Uttoxeter21.3%471042.6%10
Ayr15.2%46723.9%00
Ludlow20.0%45942.2%00
Doncaster18.6%43832.6%00
Ffos Las25.0%401045.0%30
Haydock12.8%39530.8%00
Stratford30.6%361155.6%21

Five seasons 2021/22 to 2025/26, minimum 30 runs, top 40 by runs.

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Race type splits

Hurdle23.0%1,51434825.0%246Race type
Chase21.1%1,05122230.4%237Race type
NH Flat24.1%25762-20Race type
Handicap17.6%1,46425722.5%409Race level
Other non-handicap31.5%949299-84Race level
Grade 2 or 317.6%22239-00Race level
Grade 116.8%11319-00Race level
Listed24.3%7418-10Race level
GB22.4%2,81663126.5%4913Region
5 and 6yo25.8%1,36135112.5%162Age
7 and 8yo18.3%76914133.3%279Age
4yo and under26.5%35193-41Age
9yo+13.8%34147-21Age

Five seasons 2021/22 to 2025/26, minimum 30 runs. Race type is hurdle, chase or NH Flat. Handicaps identified from the race title. This-season win % shown from 10 runs.

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Strike rate by month

May26.6%2677136.8%197
Jun30.3%1223720.0%102
Jul29.0%12436-62
Aug31.1%6119-20
Sep31.0%7122-51
Oct27.8%586163-71
Nov24.3%968235-00
Dec20.3%870177-00
Jan18.5%50493-00
Feb22.8%784179-00
Mar19.2%702135-00
Apr22.6%760172-00

Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26 pooled; win % shown from 30 runs (10 for this season).

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Strike rate season by season
15%20%25%30%35%2016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/262026/27Strike rate 2016/17: 25.3%Strike rate 2017/18: 22%Strike rate 2018/19: 22.9%Strike rate 2019/20: 21.4%Strike rate 2020/21: 25.2%Strike rate 2021/22: 22.7%Strike rate 2022/23: 27.3%Strike rate 2023/24: 23.4%Strike rate 2024/25: 18%Strike rate 2025/26: 19.7%Strike rate 2026/27: 26.5%26.5%

Win % by Season

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Which Paul Nicholls horses are declared to run?

Paul Nicholls's declared runners table lists every horse entered from today, 2 at the latest count, with course, off time, days since the last run and a first time out flag.

How do Paul Nicholls horses go first time out?

About as well as second time out. Paul Nicholls's seasonal debutants won 23.4% over 2016/17 to 2025/26 and second runs 23.2%, so fitness has made little difference.

How is Paul Nicholls doing in 2026/27?

Paul Nicholls's 2026/27 record stands at 13 wins from 49 runs, 26.5% with 17 placed, and the season by season table sets that against the last ten jumps seasons.

Which Paul Nicholls horses are still to return?

Paul Nicholls's string table marks every horse run in the last year as returned, declared or not yet returned. 87 have yet to reappear, and the top rated table picks out the best of them.

Which courses suit Paul Nicholls's runners?

Paul Nicholls's courses table ranks every track used over 2021/22 to 2025/26 by runs, with win %

Questions people ask

How many horses does Paul Nicholls train?

The string table lists every horse Paul Nicholls has run in the last 365 days, 118 at today's count. Of those, 25 have run in 2026/27 so far and 87 are still to reappear.

Do Paul Nicholls horses win first time out?

Over 2016/17 to 2025/26 Paul Nicholls's seasonal debutants won 23.4% and second runs 23.2%. The two figures sit close together, so fitness has made little difference to Paul Nicholls's runners.

Which Paul Nicholls horses are running today?

The declared runners table shows 2 of Paul Nicholls's string entered from today, 0 of them running today. Each row shows the course, off time, days off and whether the horse is making its seasonal debut.

Where do the Paul Nicholls figures come from?

Results come from the RaceWatch results database of British and Irish racing, with declarations from RaceWatch racecards. The page refreshes every morning, so the string, declared runners and season figures change as Paul Nicholls runs horses.

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