Jack's A Legend

That one win came at Southwell in November 2023, and it remains the solitary moment of glory in what has been a long career. Twenty-nine months is a significant wait between victories, and at his age, every race feels like it carries a little more weight. Recent form gives some genuine cause for optimism, though — two third-place finishes in his last two completed runs, sandwiched around a win that sits at the heart of the sequence. He raced just yesterday, which means he is very much in the thick of things right now, not winding down.

The step up to Class 3 has found him out so far — no wins from three attempts at that level — which suggests he's most comfortable just below that grade. Tim Vaughan's yard in Aberthin in the Vale of Glamorgan has been in decent form this season with eleven winners, so Jack's A Legend is operating in a stable that knows how to get horses fit and ready. The question is whether the yard can find the right spot to get that second win on the board before time runs out on what has been a quietly stubborn and persistent career.