Over this period David Nicholls has won 49 of 506 races (a 9.7% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.77 versus the market). Full breakdown by course, going and recent form below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 46 | 5 | 10.9% |
| Thirsk | 44 | 2 | 4.5% |
| Newcastle (AW) | 34 | 4 | 11.8% |
| Doncaster | 31 | 1 | 3.2% |
| Ripon | 30 | 4 | 13.3% |
| Musselburgh | 28 | 2 | 7.1% |
| Beverley | 27 | 5 | 18.5% |
| Ayr | 22 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Redcar | 22 | 4 | 18.2% |
| Southwell (AW) | 21 | 2 | 9.5% |
| York | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| Hamilton | 18 | 4 | 22.2% |
| Pontefract | 16 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 16 | 1 | 6.2% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 158 | 17 | 10.8% |
| Soft | 123 | 10 | 8.1% |
| Firm | 112 | 12 | 10.7% |
| Standard | 108 | 10 | 9.3% |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberella (GB) | 37 | 4 | 10.8% |
| Orions Bow (GB) | 22 | 6 | 27.3% |
| Sovereign Debt (IRE) | 25 | 6 | 24.0% |
| Pearl Acclaim (IRE) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% |
| Blaine (GB) | 10 | 1 | 10.0% |
| Laylas Hero (IRE) | 15 | 5 | 33.3% |
| Apricot Sky (GB) | 28 | 3 | 10.7% |
| Big Time (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Manatee Bay (GB) | 25 | 3 | 12.0% |
| Kyrenia Castle (GER) | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Hit The Lights (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 9.5% |
| Street Artist (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-15 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Storm Trooper (IRE) | 3 | 4.0 |
| 2017-02-14 | Newcastle (AW) | Noah Amor (IRE) | 3 | 17.0 |
| 2017-02-10 | Newcastle (AW) | Spikes Princess (IRE) | 4 | 19.0 |
| 2017-02-10 | Newcastle (AW) | Bay Station (GB) | 5 | 51.0 |
| 2017-01-27 | Newcastle (AW) | Spikes Princess (IRE) | 7 | 51.0 |
| 2017-01-20 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Noah Amor (IRE) | 9 | 10.0 |
| 2017-01-05 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Storm Trooper (IRE) | 5 | 29.0 |
| 2017-01-04 | Newcastle (AW) | Imperial Legend (IRE) | 10 | 34.0 |
| 2016-12-16 | Newcastle (AW) | Imperial Legend (IRE) | 13 | 26.0 |
| 2016-12-16 | Newcastle (AW) | Pearl Acclaim (IRE) | 12 | 11.0 |
| 2016-12-16 | Newcastle (AW) | Manatee Bay (GB) | 6 | 3.8 |
| 2016-12-15 | Newcastle (AW) | Noah Amor (IRE) | 7 | 6.5 |
| 2016-12-15 | Newcastle (AW) | Storm Trooper (IRE) | 6 | 21.0 |
| 2016-12-15 | Newcastle (AW) | More Beau (USA) | 7 | 6.0 |
| 2016-12-08 | Chelmsford (AW) | Pearl Acclaim (IRE) | 8 | 11.0 |
| 2016-12-06 | Southwell (AW) | Hit The Lights (IRE) | 13 | 12.0 |
| 2016-11-28 | Newcastle (AW) | Storm Trooper (IRE) | 11 | 19.0 |
| 2016-11-28 | Newcastle (AW) | Hit The Lights (IRE) | 9 | 41.0 |
| 2016-11-24 | Chelmsford (AW) | Manatee Bay (GB) | 9 | 17.0 |
| 2016-11-23 | Kempton (AW) | More Beau (USA) | 4 | 7.5 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-01–2017-02-15. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.