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Sean Trivass has been involved in racing for close to 40 years, starting at the local paper and moving on via Timeform, Alan Brazil Racing, Betdaq, Shadowfax Racing (Sir Ivor), The Independent (Hyperion) and many others as a freelance.
Currently the racing editor of the Daily Sport, he is also the UK correspondent for Thoroughbred News Australia, works on the racing desk at the Press Association, contributes regular international articles for Racing Ahead magazine, runs his own website (Writesports.net), contributes to the Post Racing Podcast with Ron Robinson on a regular basis, and is the current chair of the Horseracing Bettors Forum, the only recognised body representing the day to day punter.
Living near East Grinstead, his local tracks include Lingfield, Goodwood, Plumpton, Brighton and Fontwell (where he held his wedding reception), while his father owned Northmore Stud who bred St Leger runner-up Kite Wood who raced in the Godolphin colours.
Away from his daily work he loves football, plays pool (badly) and has had numerous statistically based books on making money from racing published and still available via Amazon!
I must admit I spend most of my attention on UK racing rather than across the Irish Sea but for this article I thought it was time to delve into some Irish stats, in particular Irish trainer stats. My research is based on data from 2014 to 2021 focusing on Irish racing in the months…
What I like about these articles is their narrow focus on niche areas of horse racing. Last month we looked at the Summer Jumps, where most punters are eyeing the Turf Flat Season. In this article, we look at Ireland and Northern Ireland racing. Our focus narrows further towards odds-on favourites. There are some very…
In last month’s Research Corner, we highlight a few Jumps Trainers for you that have performed well at the start of the year, during the months of January and February. That piece was based on Chasers, so for the follow up we will switch our tack to the Hurdlers. To keep things relevant, we are…
With the focus at this time of the year on flat racing, we should be aware that there will be betting opportunities over the jumps as well. In this article I am going to look at some National Hunt systems that would have produced some good profits over the past few years. My focus is…
One aspect of horse racing that has had little coverage over the years from a stats based perspective is the performance of female horses. Female horses make up around a third of all racehorses and their age determines whether they are known as fillies or mares. Fillies are female horses aged 4 or younger; mares…
As 2025 continues to hurtle towards the festive period, this time around we are going to highlight a few Jumps Trainers for you that have performed well at the start of the year, during the months of January and February. To keep things relevant, we are going to use the most recent 5-year period, 2021-2025,…