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Staffordshire Knot

8-year-old gelding with a 29% win rate who thrives on very wet, muddy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Shantou
Mother
Ned's Joy
Owner
Gigginstown House Stud
Rating
152

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
17
Career races
5
Wins
29.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
58.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
17 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on heavy ground: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 1 wins from 7 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Soft to heavy
Good to soft
Good (firm-ish)
Yielding
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Class 2
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, undulating
Right-handed, tight turning
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Mar
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 24 runners
8 Feb
🏆 Won
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 6 runners
22 Jan
2nd
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 7 runners
2 Dec
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 5 runners
23 Nov
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 9 runners
9 Nov
3rd
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
21 Apr
9th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 12 runners
12 Mar
9th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 26 runners
23 Jan
10th
Huntingdon
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
28 Dec
5th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
Jack Kennedy Current Jockey
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
Carl Millar
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Fairyhouse
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 21 Apr 33.3%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 23 Nov 50%
Naas
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 9 Nov 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 2 other 12 Mar 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 win 23 Jan 100%
Clonmel
Sharp
1 1 win 2 Dec 100%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 win 8 Feb 100%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Dec 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 third 26 Nov 0%
Aintree
Galloping
1 1 second 13 Apr 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 second 22 Jan 0%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Jan 0%