The most interesting number in King's profile isn't his overall record — it's what happens when the ground gets wet. On soft or muddy ground, he has won 7 from 27 races, a win rate of 26%, or better than 1 in every 4 rides. That's a dramatically different story from his overall figures, and it tells you something real: King either has a natural feel for riding on testing ground, or he is simply being put on better horses when conditions deteriorate. Either way, trainers and punters who pay attention to the forecast have good reason to keep an eye on him when the rain comes.
His most productive working relationship is with trainer John Patrick Ryan, where he has converted 5 wins from 101 rides together — 1 in every 20, a 5% win rate. That's a lower conversion than his overall figures, which is a touch surprising for a jockey's most regular partnership, and suggests Ryan uses King widely across a varied string of horses rather than saving him only for the fancied ones. Volume partnerships like this are how jockeys build experience, even if they don't always flatter the scorecard.
The one relationship that catches the eye for all the wrong reasons is his pairing with Bright Legend. Ten races together and not a single win. That's a difficult run by any measure, though ten races is still a small enough sample that one good day could reframe the whole story.
At Tramore, King has won 3 from 13 races, a win rate of 23% — nearly 1 in every 4, well above his usual level. It's not a huge sample, but it's a track worth noting for anyone following him. Jockeys who learn a course well tend to keep performing there, and King's record at Tramore is one of the more encouraging patterns in an otherwise steady, workmanlike career still very much in progress.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 35 | 2 | 5.7% |
| Cork | 28 | 4 | 14.3% |
| Clonmel | 28 | 2 | 7.1% |
| Fairyhouse | 27 | 3 | 11.1% |
| Thurles | 25 | 3 | 12% |
| Galway | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Punchestown | 22 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Ballinrobe | 20 | 2 | 10% |
| Kilbeggan | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| Tipperary | 17 | 1 | 5.9% |
| Leopardstown | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| Listowel | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Navan | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Down Royal | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Tramore | 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| Killarney | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Sligo | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Naas | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Wexford | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| Gowran Park | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Roscommon | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Cheltenham | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Dundalk | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| The Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Laytown | 1 | 0 | 0% |