Knicks

The overall record tells a similar story of promise and frustration: 2 wins and 12 places from 28 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 14. That is modest by any measure, and the last six runs — a sequence that reads 7-6-9-3-14-3 — show a horse that occasionally threatens without delivering. The most recent win came at Chester in May 2024, now two full years ago, and there has been nothing since across six outings.

Regular jockey Joanna Mason has been in the plate for 10 of those 28 races together, winning once — that 10% win rate, or 1 in every 10 rides, is actually reasonable given how the horse has performed overall. The partnership has produced results before and remains intact. Knicks is trained by Michael and David Easterby at their yard in Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, a team that has sent out 51 winners this season alone — so the operation clearly knows how to get horses winning. The question is when Knicks will find its way back to the winner's enclosure.

The horse is currently active, so the answer could come at any time. Given its history, it might not come in a routine race — it might come when the occasion is big enough to bring the best out of it.