Best Greyhound Racing Trainers UK
When you research your [greyhound bets](, do you look at more than the dog's form? Read our piece about the best greyhound racing trainers in the UK to understand more about how each individual greyhound trainer is performing and help you make informed betting decisions at LeoVegas.
Top Greyhound Racing Trainers UK
Check out a selection of some of the best British greyhound trainers below!
Mark Wallis
This Englishman has a reputation for being one of the best greyhound trainers in the UK. He has an excellent track record in major greyhound racing competitions with multiple victories in the English Greyhound Derby, the St Leger, and the Grand National.
More recently, he won the Trainers' Championship in 2022 and scooped the Greyhound Trainer of the Year award in the same year for the second year running, taking him to a whopping thirteenth career win. In 2022, he also won the Golden Sprint at Romford Greyhound Stadium, while in 2023 he returned to Romford to emerge victorious in the Coronation Cup.
Patrick Janssens
Next up is Belgian Patrick Janssens, who has emerged as one of the UK's best greyhound racing trainers in recent years. In 2022, he won the Oaks and the Eclipse and in 2023 he won the Trainers Championship with victories in the Laurels and the Golden Sprint.
Although a distant second in the 2023 Trainer of the Year standings, Janssens has been the only trainer to challenge Mark Wallis’ domination in the Greyhound Trainer of the Year award when he won the accolade back in 2020. As a force to be reckoned with and a trainer with a promising future, Janssens should surely form part of your considerations when preparing your greyhound bets.
Angela Harrison
When you look at Angela Harrison’s career, one highlight stands out: her victory in the Trainers Championship in 2019. Indeed, that's how she secured her place among the best greyhound trainers UK dog racing has to offer. She has continued to perform well in major greyhound competitions with victories in the Classic, the Essex Vase, and Three Steps to Victory at Sheffield in 2022.
You'll no doubt prick your ears when she has dogs running at Newcastle Stadium, the track she is attached to, as she sends runners there with great frequency. She has won the Northern Puppy Derby at Newcastle Stadium on two occasions.
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Seamus Cahill
Irishman Seamus Cahill has wins in the English Greyhound Derby, the Grand National, and the Cesarewitch under his belt. What about his most recent successes? Well, he's come up trumps in some major greyhound competitions include victories in The Puppy Derby in 2020 and 2021, and the British Bred Produce Stakes in 2021.
Cahill is attached to Brighton and Hove Stadium where most of the dogs under his charge run, so when you are researching your greyhound bets at Hove, keep Cahill in mind as he's one of the top greyhound trainers UK dog racing - and the South in particular - has to offer.
Kevin Hutton
Attached to Towcester Greyhound Stadium, here's another trainer to keep an eye on when you start thinking about greyhound bets. The four-time Trainers Championship winner has won the English Greyhound Derby and the Oaks. In 2022, he won the Laurels, the British Breeders Stakes, and the British Bred Produce Stakes. He won the Trainers Championship three years in a row between 2015 and 2017, and last became champion trainer in 2021.
Other Trainers
Have you heard of these other top greyhound racing trainers in the UK? Take a look!
Belinda Green
Belinda Green is attached to Hove where she has an excellent record, making her one of the best greyhound racing trainers in the UK. Her kennel statistics at Hove in 2023 show 71 winners out of 347 graded runners, resulting in a win percentage of over 20%. She won the £20,000 Premier Greyhound. Racing Puppy Derby Final in 2023 and has multiple Category One victories under her belt.
Tom Heilbron
Tom Heilbron is a trainer attached to Newcastle Stadium. Consider him in your research for greyhound bets, in particular when his dogs are running at the local tracks in Newcastle and Sunderland. He has emerged as one of the top greyhound racing trainers in the UK. He has won the Northern Puppy Derby two years in a row (in 2022 and 2023). The former cage boxer has also performed well in the 2023 Trainer of the Year standings and has won multiple Group One races.
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FAQs
Q. What factors make the best UK greyhound racing trainers?
A. The main factors that will help you determine the best greyhound racing trainers in the UK include historical success in major competitions, industry awards, and recent form. Awareness of the best greyhound racing trainers the UK has is useful when deciding which dogs to bet on.
Q. Why is it important to consider greyhound trainers' form?
A. Just as you study the form of individual greyhounds, you should also consider the recent results of greyhound trainers. By examining the performance of other greyhounds looked after by the same trainer, you can gain insights to help you place more informed bets. You should avoid betting on just one top trainer. Betting on a top trainer for each bet to level stakes (putting the same amount of money on each bet) is unlikely to work. If you're going to be truly selective with your bets, you need to research each greyhound involved and understand its past form and best times.
Q. How many UK greyhound racing trainers are there?
A. The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) says there are 900-odd licensed trainers at various levels in the UK. Licensed trainers are attached to each UK greyhound stadium, so when a trainer has dogs running at their track, you can use this information to prepare your bets.