The recent form tells an interesting story. Over the last six races, Jackandthefox has finished 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd, 7th, and 10th — reading that backwards, you can see a horse that had a decent run of competitive efforts before things started to unravel. That second place is particularly cruel in hindsight: close enough to win, not close enough to matter.
Rory Cleary has been in the saddle for nine of those twenty races and is yet to find the winner's enclosure with this horse — zero wins from nine attempts together. That is a long partnership to maintain without reward, though it speaks to a consistency of approach from trainer Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch, who clearly believes in keeping the same rider on board. Lynch's yard has managed just one winner so far this season, so Jackandthefox is not operating behind a conveyor belt of winners — every run matters, and every near-miss stings a little more.
What makes this horse worth watching is precisely the stubbornness of that winless record. Four places from twenty races means Jackandthefox has been competitive roughly one in five times — good enough to collect prize money, not quite good enough to top the pile. The horse raced just yesterday and is clearly being kept busy, which suggests the team still believes the right opportunity is out there. Whether that opportunity ever arrives is the open question — but after twenty attempts, it would take a brave person to say it never will.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
13 | 1 second, 1 third, 11 other | 15 Aug | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 28 May | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Oct | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 other | 31 Oct | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jul | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Mar | 0% |