Jane Of The Jungle

At three years old, she is still a young horse learning the game, and that counts for something. Her recent run of form reads 6-2-–-10-8-6, which is mixed at best — that blank in the middle suggests a race where things simply did not go to plan — but the second place shows she can compete when conditions suit. She tends to race at Class 5 level, the entry-level tier of British racing, where she has yet to win from three attempts. That is not unusual for a horse still finding her rhythm, and at her age there is no reason to write off her chances of breaking through.

She is trained by Scott Dixon at his yard in Rolleston, Nottinghamshire, and the operation is clearly in good form — 34 winners on the board already this season is a healthy tally that tells you Dixon knows how to place his horses and get them to perform. A horse trained by a yard firing on all cylinders, still only three years old, and as recently as yesterday out on the track — Jane Of The Jungle feels like a horse whose story is still very much being written.