Jolly Roger

The Crisford yard, based at Newmarket and among the more prolific stables in Britain with 78 winners already this season, continues to race Jolly Roger actively — it was out just yesterday. That speaks to some confidence in the horse, though the training partnership may be looking for patterns or conditions that unlock another win. Distance-wise, the horse has shown a modest edge between 7 furlongs and a mile: winning 1 of 7 races at that trip compared to managing nothing beyond that range. More striking is how it performs in Class 4 company, where it has won 1 of 4 races (25%), suggesting the horse competes better when the bar is lowered slightly. At higher levels, Jolly Roger struggles to find the line. Recent form tells the familiar story — a second-place finish three races back, a couple of placed efforts, but no winning blow. For a horse now into its fifth year of racing, the window for a second career win is narrowing, and every race run without victory makes that December 2024 breakthrough feel further away.