Jazz Dreamers
Jazz Dreamers is a hard-working 8-year-old who has spent most of its career just missing out on the big moments. With one win from 34 races, it wins roughly 1 in every 33 starts — a survival record more than a success story. That single victory came at Bellewstown back in August 2023, and the horse has chased that feeling ever since without finding it again. In the 38 months since, Jazz Dreamers has finished in the top 3 six times, which tells you something important: it is reliably competitive at a modest level, but breakthrough wins have become increasingly rare.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Helen Butler Mrs Bernadette Fahey Seamus Fahey
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse runs best over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where it has won 1 of its 7 races — a 14% win rate over that ground, which is genuinely its sweet spot. Recent form has been mixed. Over the last six outings, Jazz Dreamers has notched two top-3 finishes (a 7th and an 8th finished in the top 3, most recent first) but mostly finished outside the frame. It raced just yesterday, which means it is still actively campaigned by trainer Seamus Fahey's yard in County Kildare, a small operation that has managed just one winner all season. Regular jockey Oisin McSweeney has yet to taste victory aboard the horse across five rides together. For a horse eight years old and still racing, Jazz Dreamers represents the kind of journeyman performer that keeps smaller yards ticking over — useful enough to be worth running, but never quite the answer to the trainer's prayers.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 14% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 10 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Gowran Park in 8 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 14 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
10th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 15 runners
28 Sep
13th
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
16 Sep
7th
Clonmel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 14 runners
25 Aug
13th
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
25 Jul
10th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
9 Jul
8th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 25 runners
30 Jan
9th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 15 runners
9 Jan
7th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 15 runners
19 Nov
14th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 16 runners
4 Sep
6th
Laytown
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
10 |
1 third, 9 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
8 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 5 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
25 Aug |
25% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Apr |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 Sep |
0% |