Jimmy Knocker
Jimmy Knocker is a 5-year-old who has won twice in 17 races, a win rate that sits just above one win every eight starts. He is still active on the track, having raced as recently as yesterday, and his form sheet reads like that of a horse scrapping for every opportunity. Of his last six races, he has crossed the line in the places three times — a second, a fifth, and a win — but finished seventh twice, the kind of results that suggest inconsistency rather than decline.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
The Kirtling Collective
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
23.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What stands out is the partnership between Jimmy Knocker and jockey Dylan Hogan. Together they have won twice from nine races, a win rate of better than one win in every four rides — markedly better than the horse's overall record. That gap hints at what the combination can do when conditions align. His first career win came at Newcastle on 2 January 2025, but his most recent triumph is now 12 months old, dating back to Newmarket on 1 August. That long gap between wins is the real story: a horse capable of getting his head in front, but doing so only rarely now.
Trained by Andi Brown at Newmarket, Jimmy Knocker operates mostly in Class 5 races, where he has won once from six attempts — a 17% win rate at that level, respectable enough. The yard itself has had a modest season, sending out just two winners. For a horse like this, still turning up and still trying, winning 1 race for every 8.5 he contests is honest work. The question hanging over him is whether he will find the form that produced those two wins, or whether yesterday's race was another seventh-place finish in a long line of them.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Jul
7th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
9 Jul
2nd
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
5 Jul
5th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
19 Jun
7th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
25 May
7th
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
1 Aug
🏆 Won
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
16 Jul
2nd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
20 Jun
4th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
11 Jun
4th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
15 Mar
5th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
31 Jul |
25% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
3 |
3 other |
27 Feb |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
2 Jan |
100% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jan |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
9 Jul |
0% |