Dance A Jig
Dance A Jig is a two-year-old with the kind of recent form that suggests genuine improvement is on the way. The horse has won once from seven races so far — a win at Haydock Park eight weeks ago — and has picked up four places alongside that, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in 7. What matters more than those raw numbers is the pattern of recent runs: a fifth place last time out, then a third, then a ninth, then a win, then a second-place finish two races before that. There's inconsistency there, but that second and third in the last six outings show the horse can get competitive against its rivals.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Ralph Beckett at Kimpton in Hampshire, Dance A Jig is part of a yard in excellent form this season — Beckett has sent out 107 winners already, which speaks to the quality of horses and horsemanship in that stable. The horse is currently active, having raced just a day ago, and that recent run should provide useful information about where it stands. Haydock Park clearly suits it: that was the track where Dance A Jig recorded its sole victory, and horses often return to places where they have won. At two years old, this horse is still very much learning its trade, and there is genuine potential here if the form can click into something more consistent.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
5th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Soft · 6 runners
18 Sep
3rd
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
22 Aug
9th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
7 Aug
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
17 Jun
23th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 25 runners
1 May
2nd
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
28 Mar
2nd
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
7 Aug |
100% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Mar |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |