JACK Davison has made a flying start to the new season.

The Dunboyne, Co Meath, trainer has had three winners and two seconds from just 11 runners this calendar year.

He has 30 horses in training at his stables in Killarkin Stud and is building another 10 boxes with a view towards taking in more two-year-olds.

Asked to explain why his horses are performing so well, Davison said: “I’ve only been training for four full seasons and I suppose it’s just a case of it all coming together. I have good staff, nice horses and loyal owners.

“I know how much work to get into the horses and I am better at placing them. Our recent winners have been in full training since January, so they had three full months of work in them. I put them in races I felt they could win and thankfully it worked out.”

He is particularly proud to have taken Massaman from a rating of 56 in December to 84 today, winning three out of four starts along the way. “The quality of horses I’m getting now is improving. They have nice pedigrees and we are proving we can do it at a higher level. You could say these early winners are a statement of confidence in what we are doing.”

Owners supporting Davison include long-time supporters John and Clodagh McStay, Sonia Rogers, Ballylinch Stud, Frank Dunne and Anne Marshall, Syndicates.Racing, and new client Brian Dolan, who is building up a broodmare band.

He has no bigger supporter than his own family who entrusted him with homebred Mooneista. Davison memorably trained her to win the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh last year and the four-year-old filly made a highly encouraging return to action at Cork a fortnight ago, finishing a neck second in a very hot listed race.

“That was over six furlongs but I think she’s better over five and hopefully she can repeat her win of last year in the Woodlands Stakes at Naas later this month,” Davison reported. “I think she’s a faster filly this year. She’ll get an entry in the King’s Stand Stakes, the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, the Abbaye and the Flying Five. I know they are lofty targets but she is entitled to have a go.”

Davison is happy to train horses for all kinds of distances – he has had success with middle-distance types and milers - but admits speed is what excites him most. “I want to train fast horses. Races over five and six furlongs are my favourite. I have 12 two-year-olds and some of them are showing real promise. Ideally I’d like to get a few more. Hopefully a few from the breeze-up sales will come my way.”