Nicky Henderson: Trainer Profile
Career Record
Nicky Henderson has saddled 4,003 runners with 882 wins, a 22.0% strike rate. His horses have placed in 1,676 races (41.9% combined place rate). His RaceMetrics Rating stands at 1629.
Performance by Going and Class
Henderson's record improves on Good going: 353 wins from 1,435 runners (24.6%). On Good To Soft and Soft, he won 247 from 1,207 (20.5%) and 210 from 1,023 (20.5%) respectively.
In Class 4, Henderson has 316 wins from 1,239 runners (25.5%), his best class strike rate. Class 1 produced 186 wins from 913 runners (20.4%), and Class 3 yielded 182 wins from 859 (21.2%).
Distance and Course Strengths
Sixteen furlongs is Henderson's most productive distance: 250 wins from 936 runs (26.7%). At 15 furlongs, he has 125 wins from 472 runners (26.5%). Twenty furlongs returned 130 wins from 666 runners (19.5%).
Kempton is his leading course with 85 wins from 359 runners (23.7%). Newbury follows with 79 wins from 371 (21.3%). Cheltenham produced 66 wins from 455 runners (14.5%).
Recent Activity
Henderson's recent runners include Califet En Vol, a winner at Kempton on 21 February over 20 furlongs in Class 2 on Good To Soft. Mustang Du Breuil and Fantasy World finished third at the same meeting over 16 furlongs, also Class 1.
Constitution Hill won at Southwell on 20 February over 12 furlongs in Class 2. As The Fella Says took a 23-furlong Class 3 at Newbury on 17 February on Soft going. Blue Run and Khrisma won Class 4 races at Southwell and Market Rasen respectively on 18 and 17 February.
Henderson also recorded placings: Fresh Kicks and Diamonds Galore finished second at Ludlow on 18 February, and Galashiels was second at Newbury the following day.
