Jeepydoff Meel

The recent form tells a familiar story. In the last six races, Jeepydoff Meel has finished outside the first three each time, with a 9th-place, two 8ths, a 10th, and two 4th-place finishes dotting the record. That 4th place is the glimmer of hope, but it hardly suggests a horse about to rediscover its winning ways. When the horse steps up to race in the top class races it typically competes in, the record is grim: zero wins from seven attempts. This is a horse that belongs further down the ladder, yet keeps being asked to prove itself at that level.

Ridden predominantly by Joe Williamson — who has partnered the horse 13 times with just one win — Jeepydoff Meel is trained by Lisa Harrison. The yard has had a reasonable season with five winners sent out already, but Jeepydoff Meel is not among them. Still, the horse remains active, having raced just a day ago, which suggests the trainer and the yard believe there is still something left in the tank. For a horse of limited talent but consistent effort, sometimes that belief is all there is to go on.