The recent form tells an even sharper story. Looking at the last five races, the results read 1-1-3-2-1 from most recent backwards — a sequence that shows a horse consistently fighting at the front of the field rather than making up the numbers. That third place is the only blemish in a run of performances that any trainer would be delighted with. What's particularly striking is that Jimbo Sport won its first career race at Hereford as recently as 26 March 2025, meaning this is a horse that has packed a remarkable amount of achievement into a relatively short space of time. Then, just days ago on 30 March 2026, it won again at Ludlow — this week. This horse raced yesterday and is still live and in form.
Behind the horse is Ben Pauling, a trainer based in Naunton in the Gloucestershire countryside, and his yard is having a serious season. Eighty-four winners sent out already this term is the kind of total that marks out a stable firing on all cylinders — not a lucky streak, but a genuine operation that knows how to prepare horses to win. When a trainer of that quality has a horse with a 60% win rate, it tends to be because the horse is being placed intelligently in races it can dominate, and because the horse itself has something real about it.
Jimbo Sport is still only 7 years old with just five races on the clock, which means there is almost certainly more to come. The consistent placed finishes suggest a horse that competes hard every time, and the hat-trick of wins in the last five races points to a horse hitting the peak of its powers right now. Whatever comes next, Jimbo Sport has already built a record that makes it one of the more compelling stories in British racing at the moment.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 26 Dec | 0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 | 1 win | 30 Mar | 100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 21 Feb | 100% |
| hereford | 1 | 1 win | 26 Mar | 100% |