Jasko des Dames

The real concern is the clock. Jasko des Dames last won at Punchestown on 15 November 2024, and that win now sits nearly two years in the past. In the last six races, the most recent just yesterday, the horse has not tasted victory once—a sequence of two seconds, two fifths, a fourth, and a twelfth that reads like slow decline. The second-place finishes suggest competitive moments, flashes where victory seemed possible, but those moments have not translated into wins.

There is one bright spot in this otherwise modest record: when ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe, Jasko des Dames has won 2 of 12 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 outings—notably better than the overall picture. That partnership has delivered both of the horse's career wins, which suggests the jockey either suits the horse's temperament or has found a way to ride it that plays to its strengths. Henry de Bromhead's Knockeen yard has been prolific this season with 110 winners sent out, so the training operation is clearly sharp. Whether Jasko des Dames can find its way back to the winner's circle, or whether its best days are now long behind it, will become clearer over the coming months. For now, it is a horse full of effort but short on results.