J R Jenkins

The most compelling story in the yard right now is the partnership with Bang On The Bell. Nine wins from 69 races together is not a lucky streak — that's a trainer who genuinely understands one horse, knows when to run it and when to hold back, and has built something real over time. In a sport where getting a horse to win even once is an achievement, finding a single horse that wins 9 times for you is the kind of relationship that defines a career in its early stages.

Jenkins works most frequently with jockey Jonny Peate, and the two have combined for 3 wins from 59 rides together — roughly 1 in every 20, which sits just above the yard's overall average. That consistency across a large number of rides suggests a genuine working relationship rather than a one-off connection.

One tactical detail worth noting: the yard performs slightly better when conditions are wet and the ground is soft and heavy underfoot, with 1 win from 17 races in those conditions — a 6% win rate compared to 4% overall. It's a small sample, but it hints that Jenkins may have an eye for placing horses in the right conditions, which is one of the quieter skills that separates a good trainer from a great one.

Still only four years in, the overall numbers are modest — but the trajectory matters more than the snapshot. Forty-seven career winners, a standout horse in Bang On The Bell, and a developing partnership with a regular jockey: this is a yard that knows what it's doing and is steadily working out how to do it better.