Jackstell

The peak of that form came in autumn 2025, when Jackstell reeled off three wins in a row, finishing the hat-trick at Plumpton in November. Snowden, whose yard has sent out 82 winners this season alone — a number that tells you this is a serious operation — was clearly delighted, noting afterward that Jackstell had done it in style and that the horse looked like he could handle longer distances, suggesting there might be more to come. When a trainer says a horse "gets further," it usually means they think the best is still ahead. That's worth paying attention to.

His record in the saddle with jockey Gavin Sheehan is equally striking. The pair have raced together 8 times and won 3 of them — a win rate of 38%, or roughly 2 in every 5 outings. In racing, where even elite jockey-horse partnerships rarely hit those numbers consistently, that's a combination worth tracking. Sheehan clearly understands this horse, and the horse responds.

Jackstell had his first career win at Tipperary back in May 2024, so he came to this purple patch with experience behind him. He's not a young horse finding his feet — he's a seven-year-old who has figured out exactly what he's good at and started doing it with regularity. His most recent race was just yesterday, which means he's fit, busy, and very much in the picture. The last three results in his form line read 1-1-1. For a horse at this level, that's as good as it gets.