Every jumps yard has its months. Bookmark this for the season ahead! We took the 16 biggest yards in Britain and split their last three seasons into months, from October to the Sandown finale. Then we set each month's strike rate against that yard's own average, so no yard is measured against a bigger or smaller string. Only months with 50 or more runners count. Some come out flying. Twiston-Davies have struck at 26.9% in October against 16.4% across the season. Venetia Williams runs at 24.6% in November and 4.2% in April. Others build into it. Donald McCain sits at 5.1% in October, and Ben Pauling peaks in February at 26.6%. The core season started at Chepstow last weekend. October and November are where the early yards have done their best work. Every trainer's month by month record is on their RaceWatch profile. 30 days free at race.watch

Wind op first time gets all the attention on a jumps racecard. Over the last three seasons, the second run after the op has been the better one. This month, most first timers are back from a summer off. The 12 yards that use it most are on page 4. 30 days free at race.watch