Jackson Street

The numbers hint at where Jackson Street's strengths might lie, even if they have not translated into wins recently. On normal ground conditions, the horse has won 2 of its last 23 races — a 9 percent win rate that suggests it handles standard going far better than softer or faster tracks. Over its preferred distances of five to six and a half furlongs, it has managed 1 win from 8 races (12 percent), which is the closest thing to a pattern the form reveals. The concern is that Jackson Street has not won in its last six races, with results of second, seventh, sixth, fourth, fourth, and third, suggesting form has drifted since that Lingfield success.

Trainer Michael Attwater's Epsom yard has had a productive season with 27 winners, but Jackson Street has not been among them. More troubling is the partnership with regular jockey Paddy Bradley: across seven rides together, Bradley has yet to steer the horse to victory. Recent form shows the horse remains active — it raced just yesterday — but without finding its way back to the winner's enclosure, Jackson Street is settling into a life as a perennial contender, reliable enough for a place but rarely good enough for more.