Jimmy Knocker
Jimmy Knocker has won just twice in 19 races — a 1 in 9 win rate that marks him as a modest performer — but there is something worth watching in the pattern of his recent form. The 5-year-old, trained by
Andi Brown at Newmarket, raced only yesterday and has been genuinely competitive across his last six outings, placing in four of them. His most recent result was a seventh-place finish, but the race before that he came second, and before that he was second again. This is a horse that is closing out races consistently without quite crossing the line.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
The Kirtling Collective
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
His partnership with jockey Dylan Hogan stands out. The pair have won 2 of their 9 races together — a 22% win rate — which is roughly double Jimmy Knocker's overall record. Both his wins came with Hogan in the saddle: one at Newcastle in January this year and the other at Newmarket last August, now 15 months ago. At Class 5 level, where he races most often, he has won 1 of 6 races, suggesting he belongs in that division and can compete there. The gap since his last win is long, but the consistency of his placings shows he remains a racehorse in work, capable of running well on any given day. For a stable that has had only two winners all season, Jimmy Knocker represents genuine hope.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
2nd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · 12 runners
7 Sep
8th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
31 Jul
7th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
9 Jul
2nd
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
5 Jul
5th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
19 Jun
7th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
25 May
7th
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
1 Aug
🏆 Won
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
16 Jul
2nd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
20 Jun
4th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
31 Jul |
25% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
3 |
3 other |
27 Feb |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
2 Jan |
100% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jan |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
12 Oct |
0% |