Dont Tell Jack
There are horses who make you wait, and Dont Tell Jack made the yard — the team — wait a long time. Eleven races into a career, the six-year-old finally got off the mark at Tramore on 19 April 2026, landing that breakthrough win just days ago. It had been a patient road: one win and three places from eleven races gives a win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 outings, which tells you this is a horse that competes honestly without always finding that extra gear when it matters most.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
What makes the recent form interesting is the sharp upturn in fortunes. After back-to-back disappointing efforts — finishing eleventh twice — and a run that didn't result in a placing at all, Dont Tell Jack has rattled off a third and then that winning run at Tramore. That kind of bounce-back, from the depths of an eleventh-place finish to a winner's enclosure, suggests something clicked, whether that's confidence, conditions, or simply finding the right opportunity.
The yard behind the horse is E Bolger, based in Bruree, Co Limerick, and it has been a productive season — 13 winners sent out already. A trainer firing at that kind of rate tends to know when a horse is ready, and Tramore proved to be the right call. Whether Dont Tell Jack can back it up now and turn into a consistent winner rather than an occasional one is the question worth watching.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Apr
🏆 Won
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
21 Mar
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
31 Dec
7th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
6 Dec
11th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 runners
22 Nov
11th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
13 Nov
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
22 Apr
9th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
9 Mar
6th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
3 Feb
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 23 runners
26 Dec
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
31 Dec |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
19 Apr |
100% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Mar |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |