Trainer And Jockey Of The Week 05/11/18

William Haggas – Flat Trainer of the Week

The best flat trainer of the week for the second time this month is William Haggas. The Englishman had a brilliant week over the last seven days winning top trainer of the week and managed to grab a total of 5 winners from 8 runners across Great Britain and Ireland gaining a 62.50 percent strike rate for his runners of the week.

With this out of his 8 runners last week 7 of them went on to place, this is an outstanding record and equals out at a strike rate of 87.50 percent of his runs were in the top one, two or three depending on the runners.

The Englishman is a trainer bang in form and has been brilliant all season but this week is his first at the top of the leaderboard. He is one to keep an eye out for over the coming weeks with entries in big races and a lot of frequent runners across various racecourses in the off season.

Dan Skelton – Jumps Trainer of the Week

The best jumps trainer of the week is Dan Skelton The Irishman had a brilliant week over the last seven days winning top trainer of the week and managed to grab a total of 6 winners from 33 runners across Great Britain and Ireland gaining a 18.18 percent strike rate for his runners of the week.

With this out of his 33 runners last week 10 of them went on to place, this is an outstanding record and equals out at a strike rate of 30.3 percent of his runs were in the top one, two or three depending on the runners.

Skelton is a trainer bang in form and is just finding his stride as the jumps season comes into its first few Group 1s. He is currently leading the British trainers championship and is one to keep an eye out for over the coming weeks with entries in big races mostly in England over the jumps.

David Egan – Flat Jockey of the Week

The best flat jockey of the week is the brilliant David Egan. The youngster had a brilliant week over the last seven days winning top jockey of the week and managed to grab a total of 6 winners from 21 rides across Great Britain and Ireland gaining a 28.57 percent strike rate for his runners of the week.

With this out of his 21 rides last week 11 of them went on to place, this is an outstanding record and equals out at a strike rate of 52.38 percent of his runs were in the top one, two or three depending on the runners.

David Egan is a jockey bang in form and was clear of the other jockeys this week by one clear winner. He is one to keep an eye out for over the coming weeks with entries in big races and frequently racing in the off season on the all weather.

Harry Skelton – Jumps Jockey of the Week

The best jumps jockey of the week is Harry Skelton. The Englishman had a brilliant week over the last seven days winning top jockey of the week and managed to grab a total of 5 winners from 20 rides across Great Britain and Ireland gaining a 25 percent strike rate for his runners of the week.

With this out of his 20 rides last week 8 of them went on to place, this is an outstanding record and equals out at a strike rate of 40 percent of his runs were in the top one, two or three depending on the runners.

Skelton is a rider bang in form and is trying to cut the gap on Richard Johnson for the jockeys championship. He is one to keep an eye out for over the coming weeks with entries in big races just as the jumps season is properly starting.

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