Jack Spriggins
Jack Spriggins has now been away from racing for nearly nineteen months — a long absence that suggests the horse may have had injury problems or needed time to mature. The three-year-old's record is modest: two places from six races across the track, but never a win. Most recently, he finished second and third in consecutive runs before things fell away, with efforts of seventh and fourth before that disappearance from the racecourse.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Ballygallon Stud (Ireland) Limited
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Tomorrow
Kilbeggan
About 2 miles · Ideal conditions · 14 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The partnership with jockey Ben Coen has been consistent but unrewarding. They have ridden together five times without breaking through to victory, which is worth noting given how much a change of rider can sometimes help. Trainer J P Murtagh, based at Coolaghknock Glebe in County Kildare, runs a yard in good form — fifty-six winners this season — which suggests Jack Spriggins receives care and attention from an operation that knows how to get horses to the winner's circle. Whether his time away has freshened him up, or whether his return will reignite his career, remains to be seen. For now, he is a horse searching for that breakthrough win.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 590-day absence
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Aug
DNF
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
22 Jul
2nd
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 11 runners
12 Jul
3rd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 runners
13 May
7th
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 7 runners
27 Apr
4th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
19 Aug
8th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Apr |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
12 Jul |
0% |