Jimmyjeroo
Jimmyjeroo is a hard-luck eight-year-old that has spent most of its career chasing victories without quite finding them often enough. Over 16 races, it has managed just one win — at Hereford on 22 April 2025 — alongside five placed finishes, a return of roughly 1 win in every 16 attempts. That single success came nearly 18 months ago, and the horse has drawn a blank ever since, finishing outside the money in five of its last six outings. When it does place, it places well — three third-place finishes and a couple of fourth-place efforts in that recent run — but Jimmyjeroo seems trapped in that frustrating middle ground where it regularly runs into the frame yet struggles to finish the job.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
J A Young Racing Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse competes almost entirely in Class 5 races, the lower reaches of the sport, and even at that level its record is uninspiring: 1 win from 12 attempts, or roughly 8 per cent. It is a regular under Brendan Powell, though their partnership — 1 win from 8 races together — has not sparked much magic either. Jimmyjeroo remains actively raced and was out again just a day ago, still campaigned by trainer Henrietta C Knight at West Lockinge in Oxfordshire, a yard that has struck at least 15 winners this season. For a horse that has been around as long as this one, with so little to show, there is a sense that Jimmyjeroo may simply be a creature that enjoys the racing game more than it enjoys winning it.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
13 Oct
2nd
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
27 Sep
4th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
4 Jul
3rd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
12 Jun
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
23 May
3rd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
7 May
2nd
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
22 Apr
🏆 Won
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
31 Mar
6th
Wincanton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
19 Jan
DNF
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 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 |
|---|
| Worcester Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| hereford |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
13 Oct |
50% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
31 Mar |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 Nov |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
7 May |
0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Dec |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Oct |
0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jan |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |