The numbers this season paint a clear picture of a yard in good health. Fifty-seven winners from 398 runners works out at 14%, or roughly 1 in every 7 — a solid, consistent clip that reflects a team sending horses out well-prepared and placing them in races they can actually win. That is not a yard filling up the entry book for the sake of it; that is a trainer who knows what he has got.
His relationship with jockey Tom Bellamy is one of the most productive partnerships in the yard. Twenty-eight wins from 167 rides together — just over 1 in every 6 — suggests a genuine working understanding between the two. When Bellamy is in the saddle for King, things tend to happen. Worth watching for whenever their names appear together on a racecard.
One track worth singling out is Stratford-on-Avon. Four winners from just 11 runners there is a win rate of around 36%, or better than 1 in every 3. That kind of record at a specific track is rare and meaningful — it suggests King either knows how to target the right races at Stratford or simply has horses that love the place. Either way, when he sends something there, it is worth paying attention.
The partnership with Annie Hathaway — 1 win from 6 races together — is still finding its feet, though a single win from six is hardly a disaster. Some combinations take time to click. With King's broader record at the top level and a yard clearly capable of training winners at the highest grade, there is every reason to think that particular partnership has more to offer as it develops.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park | 33 | 6 | 18.2% |
| Newbury | 30 | 2 | 6.7% |
| Warwick | 27 | 4 | 14.8% |
| Cheltenham | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 15 | 4 | 26.7% |
| Huntingdon | 15 | 3 | 20% |
| Southwell | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Sandown Park | 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| Lingfield Park | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Uttoxeter | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Doncaster | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Wolverhampton | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Haydock Park | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 11 | 4 | 36.4% |
| Nottingham | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| Newmarket | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 10 | 3 | 30% |
| Aintree | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Market Rasen | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Goodwood | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Plumpton | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Wincanton | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| York | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| hereford | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Ludlow | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Newton Abbot | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Worcester | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Epsom Downs | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Taunton | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Salisbury | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Windsor | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Hexham | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Chester | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Fontwell Park | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% |