Trainer and Jockey Of The Week 29/10/18

Aidan O'Brien – Flat Trainer of the Week

The best flat trainer of the week for the second time this month is Aidan O'Brien. The Irishman had a brilliant week over the last seven days winning top trainer of the week and managed to grab a total of 9 winners from 32 runners across Great Britain and Ireland gaining a 28.13 percent strike rate for his runners of the week.

With this out of his 32 runners last week 20 of them went on to place, this is an outstanding record and equals out at a strike rate of 62.50 percent of his runs were in the top one, two or three depending on the runners.

The Irishman is a trainer bang in form and won the Group 1 Futurity Trophy Stakes at Doncaster this weekend with Magna Grecia. 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 over the rest of the flat racing calendar.

Willie Mullins – Jumps Trainer of the Week

The best jumps trainer of the week is Willie Mullins 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 14 runners across Great Britain and Ireland gaining a 42.86 percent strike rate for his runners of the week.

With this out of his 14 runners last week 9 of them went on to place, this is an outstanding record and equals out at a strike rate of 64.29 percent of his runs were in the top one, two or three depending on the runners.

Mullins 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 one to keep an eye out for over the coming weeks with entries in big races mostly in Ireland over the jumps and was last week inducted into the Cheltenham Hall Of Fame.

Andrea Atzeni – Flat Jockey of the Week

The best flat jockey of the week is the brilliant Andrea Atzeni. The Italian 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 32 rides across Great Britain and Ireland gaining a 18.75 percent strike rate for his runners of the week.

With this out of his 32 rides last week 14 of them went on to place, this is an outstanding record and equals out at a strike rate of 43.75 percent of his runs were in the top one, two or three depending on the runners.

Andrea Atzeni 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 was brilliant at Doncaster last weekend.

Richard Johnson – Jumps Jockey of the Week

The best jumps jockey of the week is Richard Johnson. The Englishman had a brilliant week over the last seven days winning top jockey of the week and managed to grab a total of 13 winners from 29 rides across Great Britain and Ireland gaining a 44.83 percent strike rate for his runners of the week.

With this out of his 29 rides last week 19 of them went on to place, this is an outstanding record and equals out at a strike rate of 65.52 percent of his runs were in the top one, two or three depending on the runners.

The Champion Jockey is a rider bang in form and is now clear in the jockeys championship by a comfortable margin. 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 and he has won this title three times this month.