Trainer B Fairbairn is the form handler of the current campaign, returning figures over the last three months that put most of the training ranks in the shade: 20 wins and 10 places from 66 runners, a win rate of 30.3% and a combined win-and-place rate of 45.5%. At a sport where 20% is considered a healthy strike rate, hitting nearly one winner in three is exceptional.
The numbers do not just look good in isolation. They reflect consistency — the kind of preparation that produces dogs who are fit, suited to their conditions, and ready to run their race. Whether Fairbairn's runners are being placed more accurately at the right grade and distance or simply arriving fitter than the opposition, the results speak for themselves.
Tonight he has one runner on the card: Glengar Vegas in the 19:03 at Sunderland, from trap 4, in OR2 grade over 450 metres. It is worth being honest about the draw: trap 4 is the most difficult box at Sunderland on the data, producing just 3.8% of winners from 52 runs. That structural disadvantage is real, and punters supporting Glengar Vegas tonight should factor it in. Even a trainer running at 30% cannot defy the geometry of the track entirely.
That said, when a trainer is this consistently productive, their runners warrant attention regardless of the box. Fairbairn's dogs are winning at different venues across different grades, and that kind of form does not evaporate overnight. Watch the market and see if his reputation attracts support.