One Knight
One Knight is a horse that needed time to find his feet, but when he did, he looked genuinely promising. The six-year-old has won once from five races — that win came at Southwell in early December 2024, and it made an impression:
Emma Lavelle, his trainer at Ogbourne Maizey in Wiltshire, describes it as "really impressive" and notes the horse recorded a strong time. The second-place finisher in that race has since won, which adds credibility to the performance. Since that victory, however, One Knight has struggled to recapture that form. His last five races tell the story: unplaced, third, unplaced, 11th, and unplaced most recently. That means he has gone nearly two years without another win and has picked up just two top-3 finishes in his last five outings.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Paul G Jacobs S Johnstone Cooke
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's telling, though, is Lavelle's account of how the horse has developed. He "took time to wake up at home," he says, before things "clicked into place." He is also particular about ground conditions — he doesn't want wet or muddy ground — which ruled him out of a race at Windsor when he scoped dirty (a routine check that flagged minor respiratory concerns). These are the kind of details that separate a genuinely talented horse with specific needs from one that is simply out of form. Lavelle's plan is to give One Knight one more race before sending him over jumps next season, a natural step for a horse of his age and profile. For now, he remains active and searching for his second career win.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
DNF
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
20 May
3rd
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
11 Apr
14th
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 20 runners
3 Dec
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
25 Apr
11th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Mr Cameron Johnstone-Baker Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
3 Dec |
100% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
20 May |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |