Horse profile
Jimmy The Digger (GB)
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of The Lyme Volunteer (IRE) (Zaffaran)
31 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Sep 2025 — 419 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 7th of 9
4 wins · Cheltenham, Uttoxeter & Ludlow
Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile
Jimmy The Digger won four of 31 starts on turf between Oct 2018 and Sep 2025. All four wins came in handicaps or a bumper on good or soft ground with three at Uttoxeter, Ludlow and Cheltenham. His last win was at Cheltenham over 3m in Oct 2022 off an official rating of 115. The gelding, aged 12 at his last run in Sep 2025, finished 7 of 9 at Uttoxeter in a Class 4 handicap chase.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 4–31Wins / Runs
- 12.9%Strike rate
- 11 (35.5%)Placed
- −8.59£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.80Fair A/E n=31 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 48dBetween runs (median)longest 458 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating107↓ 20lb off peak
107
106–127
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 66
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 126C | 88 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 117A | 77.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 95A | 58 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 126C | 88 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 87B | 65.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 122A | 103 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 117A | 116 | — |
Of 31 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 31 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 9 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,686 runs since Mar 2008 (466 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 112 | 10 | 8.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Good | 1,335 | 113 | 8.5% | −1.8 | 3 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 1,074 | 98 | 9.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,408 | 168 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 627 | 83 | 13.2% | +2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 29 | 2 | 6.9% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 145 | 8 | 5.5% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,307 | 152 | 11.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 142 | 9.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,321 | 141 | 10.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 371 | 37 | 10% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
The Lyme Volunteer (IRE) (Zaffaran)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Crucial Role (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Crucial Role (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial Role (GB) | 17 | 4 | 2m3f–3m | Class 3 |
| Nearly Perfect (GB) | 18 | 3 | 3m–3m1f | Class 3 |
| Peg Leg (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 3 | 19% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.09 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 16 | 3 | 19% | −5.59 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +4.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
| Uttoxeter | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.50 |
| Cheltenham | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.00 |
| Southwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.50 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | +4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Stevens | 11 | 1 | 9% | +1.00 |
| Mr Archie Jones | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Andrew Tinkler | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Patrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Micheal Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.50 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 24 | 2 | 8% | −9.50 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Sep 25+66d | Uttoxeter | Interlink Talent Solutions Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - pressed for effort and dropped back after 4 out - faded 2 out - well held at the line | 7/9 | 5 | 12-0 | 107 | 63C | 105C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 20/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+34d | Worcester | DragonBet - Backing Our Opinion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - error 8th then pushed along before 4 out - already held and losing touch when faltering again 3 out | 6/7 | 20 | 11-6 | 112 | 68C | 92C | Alice Stevens | 25/1 |
| 03 Jun 25+41d | Southwell | Grace & Dotty Fedora's And Feathers Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace and opened a big advantage - jumped awkwardly and lost command 3 out - dropped away 2 out to finish third | 3/4 | 6 | 11-10 | 115 | 55C | 116B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/2 |
| 23 Apr 25+51d | Ludlow | Rees Jones,1619 Open Hunters' Chase Settled in 4th early - slipped towards back of field - regrouped to challenge 4 out - moved into 2nd on the run-in but no match for winner | 2/6 | 4 | 11-5 | 110 | 58B | 118B | Mr Archie Jones | 11/1 |
| 03 Mar 25+26d | Southwell | Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Open Hunters' Chase Settled towards the back of the field - dropped further away 10th - made no impression - finished sixth | 6/7 | 13 | 11-5 | 113 | — | 99A | Mr Archie Jones | 14/1 |
| 05 Feb 25+81d | Ludlow | Pointing Pointers Chase Meredith Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Tracked the front group early - scrambled over the second - lost partnership after a bad mistake at the fifth | UR/5 | — | 11-5 | 113 | — | — | Mr Archie Jones | 15/2 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Nov 24+22d | Cheltenham | Steel Plate & Sections Ltd Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Midfield early - awkward at the 3rd - mistake at the 13th - dropped back at the 16th - driven after 3 out and beaten off by 2 out | 7/11 | 5 | 10-0 | 113 | 64A | 90A | Mr Archie Jones | 6/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+31d | Cheltenham | Glenfarclas Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Handy behind the front pack - drifted left approaching final two furlongs - moved into second at the last - kept on to the line but unable to challenge for the win | 2/18 | 1½ | 10-6 | 110 | 66B | 121A | Mr Archie Jones | 33/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+231d | Warwick | Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Chase Sat close to the front pack early - stumbled around 7th or 8th and dropped back - blundered at the 16th under pressure - fell away 2 out to finish 7th | 7/7 | 2½ | 10-5 | 114 | 54A | 100A | Alice Stevens | 16/1 |
| 06 Feb 24+48d | Market Rasen | trustatrader.com Handicap Chase | PU/9 | — | 11-9 | 120 | — | — | Alice Stevens | 18/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+28d | Ludlow | Tanners Claret Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 2½ | 10-7 | 123 | 90A | 107A | Alice Stevens | 17/2 |
| 22 Nov 23+24d | Warwick | John Sumner Memorial Veterans' Handicap Chase | 5/6 | 7½ | 10-0 | 127 | 17C | 92C | Alice Stevens | 6/1 |
| 29 Oct 23+193d | Aintree | Jewson Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans' Handicap Chase | UR/11 | — | 10-5 | 127 | — | — | Alice Stevens | 9/2 |
| 19 Apr 23+67d | Cheltenham | Weatherite Air Conditioning Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/11 | — | 10-3 | 127 | — | — | Alice Stevens | 13/2 |
| 11 Feb 23+43d | Uttoxeter | deliveringyournetzero.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 7/12 | 2½ | 10-10 | 127 | 95A | 113A | Micheal Nolan | 15/2 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 22+48d | Haydock | Betfred Last Fling Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/12 | 5½ | 10-2 | 125 | 65A | 122B | Alice Stevens | 8/1 |
| 12 Nov 22+22d | Cheltenham | Celotex Thermaclass Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 4/10 | 1 | 10-7 | 122 | 87B | 127A | Alice Stevens | 9/2J |
| 21 Oct 22+191d | Cheltenham | Andrew Malam Lifetime In Racing Award Winner Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 1/20 | 11-0 | 115 | 66B | 130A | Alice Stevens | 11/1 | |
| 13 Apr 22+49d | Kempton | Join Vbet Handicap Chase | 2/3 | 1¼ | 10-11 | 115 | 88C | 120C | Tom O'Brien | 11/8F |
| 23 Feb 22+44d | Ludlow | His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 6 | 10-6 | 115 | 91B | 120A | Alice Stevens | 9/2 |
| 10 Jan 22+60d | Ludlow | Behind Bars Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/7 | shd | 11-8 | 118 | 47A | 108A | Richard Patrick | 7/2 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 21+64d | Market Rasen | Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 3½ | 11-6 | 120 | 126C | 119B | Richard Patrick | 11/2 |
| 08 Sep 21+45d | Uttoxeter | K J Conroy and Co Solicitors Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 13 | 11-12 | 120 | 93C | 113B | Tom O'Brien | 5/6F |
| 25 Jul 21+39d | Uttoxeter | National Racehorse Week 12th-19th September Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-5 | 111 | 102A | 124B | Tom O'Brien | 6/4F | |
| 16 Jun 21+316d | Uttoxeter | MansionBet Betstival Fallers Insurance Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-12 | 106 | 122A | 118A | Tom O'Brien | 5/1 | |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Aug 20+28d | Southwell | Final Furlong Podcast Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/12 | 2¾ | 11-0 | — | 103A | 110A | Richard Johnson | 11/8 |
| 07 Jul 20+458d | Newton Abbot | Ogwell Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 8 | 11-0 | — | 106A | 115A | Richard Johnson | 15/8 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Apr 19+29d | Chepstow | Bet On Course At Sid Hooper Novices' Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 10-13 | — | — | — | Andrew Tinkler | 9/4 |
| 08 Mar 19+79d | Sandown | Spectra Group 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | F/10 | — | 11-1 | — | — | — | Andrew Tinkler | 7/2 |
| 2018 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 18+50d | Ludlow | Tanners Claret Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1/9 | 11-0 | — | 117A | 122A | Andrew Tinkler | 10/11F | |
| 30 Oct 18 | Bangor-on-Dee | starsports.bet Standard Open NH Flat Race | 2/11 | 1½ | 11-0 | — | 115B | 135A | Andrew Tinkler | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Jimmy The Digger won?
- Jimmy The Digger (GB) won 4 of 31 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.9%. Placed 11 times in total (35.5% of starts).
- Who trained Jimmy The Digger?
- Jimmy The Digger (GB) was trained by Henry Daly on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 11 September 2025.
- Who is Jimmy The Digger's sire?
- Jimmy The Digger (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of The Lyme Volunteer (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
- What going does Jimmy The Digger prefer?
- Jimmy The Digger (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 16 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Jimmy The Digger's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 11 September 2025. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Jimmy The Digger's sire's record?
- Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,686 runs since Mar 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
- Who are Jimmy The Digger's siblings?
- Out of The Lyme Volunteer (IRE), Jimmy The Digger (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Crucial Role (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Crucial Role (GB)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.