At the start of the show the Jockey was run by Jez but after she left the pub. current lodger Karen Maguire took over. Jamie Maguire also bought in but in Series 6 sold his half of the pub to Joe Pritchard. Series 7 saw Mimi Maguire running the pub, though with Jamie and Karen still living there. Currently Karen and Jamie are back in control, though until late in Series 8 Karen wasn't considered a licensee as the Maguire's managed to manoeuvre it away from her when she was considered unstable due both to her Bipolar disorder and the temporary break in her relationship with Jamie.