The career started promisingly at Fairyhouse in November 2023, and the follow-up win came at Leopardstown in February 2024 — one of Irish racing's most prestigious venues, which tells you this horse has already competed and won at a decent level. Those two victories came back-to-back, suggesting a horse that hit form hard and fast in its early career. Since that Leopardstown win, though, some 30 months have passed without a return to the winner's enclosure, and the recent form figures of 3-4-8 reflect a horse that has been competitive without quite getting back to its best.
That said, Jeroboam Machin raced just yesterday, which means it's very much in active training and clearly being kept busy by Mullins's yard. That yard is in strong shape right now — 31 winners sent out this season is a serious number, indicating a team firing on all cylinders. When a trainer is in that kind of form, it's worth paying attention to everything they run, because confidence flows from the top down.
The question everyone watching Jeroboam Machin will be asking is whether the horse can rediscover the spark that produced those two sharp wins in the winter of 2023 and early 2024. The raw ability is clearly there — you don't win at Leopardstown without it. Whether it translates back into a third career win is the story still being written.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 6 Apr | 50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 3 Feb | 100% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 10 Jul | 0% |