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Neil Hocking Trainer

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Neil Hocking Profile

Neil Hocking is a horse trainer based in Deagon. Neil Hocking has a win strike rate of 6% and a career ROI of -20.

Neil Hocking Last 12 Months Racing Form

Neil Hocking last 12 months's career form is 81 Starts, 2 wins, 3 seconds, 7 thirds.

Neil Hocking has average win odds of 38 and an ROI of -7% over the last 12 months.

Neil Hocking Current Season Racing Form

Neil Hocking current season form is 71 Starts, 1 wins, 2 seconds, 6 thirds.

Neil Hocking has average win odds of 14.00 and an ROI of -80% over the current season.

Neil Hocking's overall Stats: Trainer Racing History

	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	Win %	Place %	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Last 12 Months	81	2	3	7	2%	15%	37.50	-7
Current Season	71	1	2	6	1%	13%	14.00	-80

Neil Hocking's Results: Trainer Racing History

Here is a list of tracks where Neil Hocking has raced in the past 12 months and the current season. The list shows performance by Neil Hocking across all tracks.

Past 12 months

Track	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Beaudesert	2	-	-	-	-	-	$11.00	-100%
Bell	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Bundaberg	2	-	1	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Casino	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chinchilla	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Dalby	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Doomben	4	-	-	-	-	-	$26.00	-100%
Eagle Farm	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Gatton	4	-	1	-	-	25%	$10.00	-100%
Gold Coast	6	1	-	-	17%	17%	$61.00	917%
Gold Coast Poly	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Gympie	1	-	-	-	-	-	$10.00	-100%
Ipswich	12	-	-	2	-	17%	$11.00	-100%
Kilcoy	13	-	-	2	-	15%	$7.00	-100%
Nanango	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Rockhampton	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Sale	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sunshine Coast	22	1	1	-	5%	9%	$14.00	-36%
Sunshine Coast Poly	1	-	-	-	-	-	$18.00	-100%
Toowoomba	10	-	1	2	-	30%	$8.50	-100%
Warwick	1	-	-	-	-	-	$2.50	-100%

This season

Track	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Beaudesert	1	-	-	-	-	-	$11.00	-100%
Bell	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Casino	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chinchilla	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Doomben	4	-	-	-	-	-	$26.00	-100%
Eagle Farm	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Gatton	4	-	1	-	-	25%	$10.00	-100%
Gold Coast	5	-	-	-	-	-	$61.00	-100%
Gold Coast Poly	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Ipswich	10	-	-	1	-	10%	$11.00	-100%
Kilcoy	11	-	-	2	-	18%	$7.00	-100%
Nanango	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Rockhampton	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Sale	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sunshine Coast	19	1	-	-	5%	5%	$14.00	-26%
Toowoomba	9	-	1	2	-	33%	$8.50	-100%

Here is a list of the top jockeys who have ridden for Neil Hocking along with their stats over the last 12 months and the current season.

Past 12 months

Jockey	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Adam Spinks	1	-	-	-	-	-	$15.00	-100%
A Spinks	1	-	-	-	-	-	$6.00	-100%
A E Denby	1	-	-	-	-	-	$2.10	-100%
M Hellyer	3	-	-	-	-	-	$11.00	-100%
C Dell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Bogenhuber	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
R Plumb	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Galloway	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
V D Johnston	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Michael Murphy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Hodge	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Joshua Oliver	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J L Taylor	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M F Crawford	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Adam Sewell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Corey Bayliss	1	-	-	1	-	100%	$18.00	-100%
Matthew Mc Gillivray	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
K Yoshida	4	-	-	1	-	25%	$8.50	-100%
Nicholas Keal	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Beau Appo	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
W D'Avila	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Wiggins	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Lacy	1	-	-	-	-	-	$26.00	-100%
Taylor Williams	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Goltz	2	-	-	-	-	-	$5.50	-100%
Mikiko Nakao	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C Whiteley	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms R Ride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Evans	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms C Eaton	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Dale Smith	19	-	1	-	-	5%	-	-100%
N Day	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
A Chau	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Adin Thompson	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
T K Allan	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sheriden Tomlinson	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Luke Tarrant	1	-	-	-	-	-	$2.50	-100%
Minonette Kennedy	4	-	1	-	-	25%	$26.00	-100%
N Thomas	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Gray	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Shimodaira	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Alannah Fancourt	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ben Allen	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Fazackerley	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R M Goldsbury	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J P Morris	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Girish Goomany	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mr Ben Thompson	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Rebecca Wilson	2	-	-	1	-	50%	$4.00	-100%
Alex Patis	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
L R Dittman	1	-	-	-	-	-	$17.00	-100%
Emily Atkinson	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Byrne	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Thornton	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ty Wheeler	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Montanna Savva	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Tomizawa	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Vishan Venkaya	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Melea Castle	1	-	-	-	-	-	$10.00	-100%
Travis Wolfgram	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms T Harrison	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wendy Peel	1	-	-	-	-	-	$3.70	-100%
K H Zechner	10	1	-	-	10%	10%	$61.00	510%
Boris Thornton	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M A Butler	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chris Meehan	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Justin P Stanley	5	-	-	-	-	-	$9.00	-100%
Tiffani Brooker	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jackson Murphy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Josh Adams	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
G Geran	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S T Collett	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Justin Huxtable	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M R Du Plessis	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jake Molloy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Taylor Marshall	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Leslie Tilley	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Corey Sutherland	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms G Cartwright	4	-	-	-	-	-	$18.00	-100%
Tahlia Fenlon	1	-	-	-	-	-	$13.00	-100%
W G Satherley	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Julie Busuttin	6	-	-	3	-	50%	-	-100%
Dan Mc Gillivray	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Willis	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Perrie Carter	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
S Cormack	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Rob Thorburn	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Francis	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Liv O'Donnell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Angela Jones	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Baker	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Colleen Krahnen	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
S Callow	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Cobi Vitler	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Chloe Wells	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms K Lenton	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
S Rutledge	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
D Moor	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Dolan	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Jasper Franklin	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Bella Youngberry	3	1	-	-	33%	33%	$14.00	367%
Olivia Webb	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Rodd	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Sheargold	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%

This season

Jockey	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Adam Spinks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
A Spinks	1	-	-	-	-	-	$6.00	-100%
A E Denby	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2.10	-30%
M Hellyer	1	-	-	-	-	-	$11.00	-100%
C Dell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Bogenhuber	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Plumb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Galloway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
V D Johnston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Michael Murphy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Hodge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joshua Oliver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J L Taylor	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M F Crawford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Adam Sewell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Corey Bayliss	1	-	-	1	-	100%	$19.50	-100%
Matthew Mc Gillivray	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
K Yoshida	3	-	-	1	-	33%	$8.50	-100%
Nicholas Keal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Beau Appo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
W D'Avila	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Wiggins	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Lacy	-	-	-	-	-	-	$26.00	-100%
Taylor Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Goltz	-	-	-	-	-	-	$5.50	38%
Mikiko Nakao	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C Whiteley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms R Ride	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Evans	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms C Eaton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Dale Smith	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Day	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
A Chau	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Adin Thompson	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
T K Allan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sheriden Tomlinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Luke Tarrant	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2.50	-100%
Minonette Kennedy	4	-	1	-	-	25%	$9.21	-100%
N Thomas	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Gray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Shimodaira	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Alannah Fancourt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ben Allen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Fazackerley	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R M Goldsbury	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J P Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Girish Goomany	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mr Ben Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Rebecca Wilson	2	-	-	1	-	50%	$4.00	-100%
Alex Patis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
L R Dittman	-	-	-	-	-	-	$17.00	467%
Emily Atkinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Byrne	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Thornton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ty Wheeler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Montanna Savva	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Tomizawa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Vishan Venkaya	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Melea Castle	-	-	-	-	-	-	$10.00	-100%
Travis Wolfgram	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms T Harrison	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wendy Peel	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3.70	-100%
K H Zechner	8	-	-	-	-	-	$61.00	-100%
Boris Thornton	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M A Butler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chris Meehan	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Justin P Stanley	5	-	-	-	-	-	$10.00	-100%
Tiffani Brooker	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jackson Murphy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Josh Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
G Geran	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S T Collett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Justin Huxtable	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M R Du Plessis	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jake Molloy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Taylor Marshall	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Leslie Tilley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Corey Sutherland	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms G Cartwright	3	-	-	-	-	-	$18.00	-100%
Tahlia Fenlon	-	-	-	-	-	-	$13.00	-100%
W G Satherley	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Julie Busuttin	6	-	-	3	-	50%	-	-100%
Dan Mc Gillivray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Willis	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Perrie Carter	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
S Cormack	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Rob Thorburn	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Francis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Liv O'Donnell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Angela Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Baker	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Colleen Krahnen	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Callow	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Cobi Vitler	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chloe Wells	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms K Lenton	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
S Rutledge	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
D Moor	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Dolan	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Jasper Franklin	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Bella Youngberry	3	1	-	-	33%	33%	$14.00	367%
Olivia Webb	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Rodd	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Sheargold	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%

Here is a list of the next races and the most recent results for Neil Hocking

Upcoming Race

Planned Encounter Next Race: 26 June 2026, Beaudesert R8
5yoaF (Bay or Brown) Tivaci x Date Night

CAREER 25 2-0-1

EARNING $60,310

WIN 8

PLACE 12

June 2026

Demes Girl Last Race: 21 June 2026, Sunshine Coast Poly R2
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Fighting Idol Last Race: 21 June 2026, Sunshine Coast R2
6yoaG (Chestnut) Fighting Sun x Rock Idol

CAREER 36 6-6-2

EARNING $148,690

WIN 17

PLACE 39
Fighting Idol Last Race: 20 June 2026, Kilcoy R7
6yoaG (Chestnut) Fighting Sun x Rock Idol

CAREER 36 6-6-2

EARNING $148,690

WIN 17

PLACE 39
Another Dazzler Last Race: 20 June 2026, Kilcoy R4
6yoaG (Bay) Red Dazzler x Rose Queen

CAREER 65 2-2-7

EARNING $84,290

WIN 3

PLACE 17
Demes Girl Last Race: 20 June 2026, Kilcoy R2
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Demes Girl Last Race: 07 June 2026, Sunshine Coast R1
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15

May 2026

Demes Girl Last Race: 30 May 2026, Toowoomba R7
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Demes Girl Last Race: 24 May 2026, Sunshine Coast R3
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Demes Girl Last Race: 23 May 2026, Toowoomba R8
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Fighting Idol Last Race: 23 May 2026, Toowoomba R2
6yoaG (Chestnut) Fighting Sun x Rock Idol

CAREER 36 6-6-2

EARNING $148,690

WIN 17

PLACE 39
Demes Girl Last Race: 22 May 2026, Kilcoy R2
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Demes Girl Last Race: 17 May 2026, Sunshine Coast Poly R3
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Demes Girl Last Race: 17 May 2026, Sunshine Coast R1
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Demes Girl Last Race: 16 May 2026, Gold Coast R3
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Fighting Idol Last Race: 10 May 2026, Sunshine Coast R6
6yoaG (Chestnut) Fighting Sun x Rock Idol

CAREER 36 6-6-2

EARNING $148,690

WIN 17

PLACE 39
Demes Girl Last Race: 10 May 2026, Sunshine Coast R6
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Fighting Idol Last Race: 10 May 2026, Sunshine Coast R5
6yoaG (Chestnut) Fighting Sun x Rock Idol

CAREER 36 6-6-2

EARNING $148,690

WIN 17

PLACE 39
Demes Girl Last Race: 09 May 2026, Toowoomba R6
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15
Demes Girl Last Race: 02 May 2026, Gold Coast Poly R3
5yoaM (Bay) Headwater x Demeanour

CAREER 26 0-2-2

EARNING $28,650

WIN 0

PLACE 15

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A week at the races: Monday 4 November to Sunday 10 November 2024

There were 71 race meetings held across Australia last week with 4,512 horses competing in 499 races for a total prize money purse of $46,607,500 .

WHAT IS THE BEST TYPE OF BET

Bookmakers offer Punters a huge array of bet types, in differnt betting markets across so the different codes in sports betting and horse racing. Any new punters have the right to be confused. ...

TRYING AGAIN! ... Horses to Follow

Last time I pondered whether to run another “Horses to Follow” segment after the small loss achieved with my group of hopefuls in the autumn. However, I was reading a column from British writer Rob...

First shock of the winter...Stewards claim 'illegal substance' in Ortensia swab

Oh, oh...The first big shock of the winter and it's Melbourne trainer Tony Noonan caught up in the controversy with his top mare Ortensia. Latest reports say Racing NSW stewards are keeping secret ...

Look out punters...Racing Victoria's Big Brothers are after you...

Get ready to be called into the stewards' room...Believe it or not, racing authorities are now claiming they have the powers to coerce ordinary punters into revealing details of their betting activ...

Derby winner Polanski finds stud 'home' at Roycevale

Last year’s Victoria Derby winner Polanski will stand at stud in Victoria this season, reports Racing Network. After suffering a career-ending and life-threatening tendon injury after running i...

Prebble moves to one win behind Whyte in Hong Kong premiership

The Hong Kong battle goes on...Aussie star Brett Prebble is back within a win of the premiership lead held by Douglas Whyte after riding a winning double on Victory Style for trainer Manfred Man Ka...

Damien Oliver wins appeal against ban

Damien Oliver was a relieved man after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board upheld his appeal against the severity of a one-month suspension, varying the penalty to a severe reprimand.The cham...

Form with a Prayer (Part 3)

A decade or more ago, a 'new' formguide was launched in Melbourne and I was among those who felt it would struggle to establish itself in a crowded marketplace. I'm happy enough to admit I was wro...