Jackie Jump Up

Recent form tells a mixed story. A fourth-place finish came just a day ago, bookended by a tenth-place run earlier in the sequence, with a third place and another fourth sandwiched between. That third-place finish is the best result in the last six races, which means Jackie Jump Up is running in the placings but not quite getting there when it counts. For a young horse still learning the game, however, there is encouragement in the fact that places keep coming — it means the horse is competitive at its current level and not completely out of its depth.

Trainer J. P. Murtagh runs a yard at Coolaghknock Glebe in County Kildare that has already sent out 53 winners this season, so Jackie Jump Up is in a professional operation with genuine form. With racing constantly, the horse is getting plenty of racecourse experience, which often matters more than the results themselves at this stage. That breakthrough first win may not be far away.