He Knows When
He Knows When is a six-year-old that has yet to find the winner's enclosure, despite fifteen attempts on the track. The horse has managed just one place finish across that entire career, a return that would test the patience of any believer. That pattern of mid-field finishes suggests a horse stuck in a frustrating groove, capable enough to get close to the action but not quite able to break through.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Robbie Colgan has been his regular pilot, riding him five times, but hasn't managed to unlock anything better than fourth-place finishes. With He Knows When active just yesterday, the question now is whether this horse will ever translate those near-misses into a breakthrough win, or whether he is simply a perpetual bridesmaid—useful for a run, but never quite the answer.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 8 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Sep
14th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 16 runners
5 Sep
8th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 24 runners
13 Jul
4th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 26 runners
20 Jun
3rd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
2 Feb
4th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
8 Dec
4th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
8 Nov
8th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
22 Sep
9th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
24 Aug
15th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
29 Jul
10th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 18 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
8 |
8 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |