Jacko Star
Jacko Star has yet to break the ice after five races without a win or a place, a tough start for a five-year-old that suggests the horse is still finding its feet. The recent form reads 4-4-4-13-4, a sequence of near-misses and one well-beaten effort that paints a picture of a runner struggling to convert opportunity into success. A 53-day break should have left the horse refreshed, though that absence also hints at the yard taking time to reassess the situation.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
Trainer J P Dempsey, based at Carbury in Co Kildare, has had a decent season with 16 winners sent out already, so the yard knows how to get horses over the line. Whether Jacko Star belongs in that winning group remains to be seen. The pattern of fourth-place finishes—three of them in the last five races—suggests the horse has some ability but is not quite sharp enough yet to trouble the front runners when it counts. Without a breakthrough win to build on, progress will depend on finding the right opportunity and the horse clicking into gear.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
4 Feb
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 7 runners
26 Dec
13th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
8 Nov
4th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners
29 Sep
4th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
1 Mar
4th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 12 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 |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Feb |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Nov |
0% |