Jp's Express
JP's Express is still hunting for consistency at three years old, with just one win from nine career races so far. That victory came last week at Galway, a breakthrough moment that showed what the horse is capable of when everything clicks into place. Trained by
Michael Mulvany at Kells in County Meath, JP's Express has also picked up a couple of placed finishes alongside that single success, giving the yard two winners this season with signs that there might be more to come.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Terence Bellew Mcmanus
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The real picture emerges when you look at where this horse runs best. Over middle distances—specifically the 1m1f to 1m2f range—JP's Express has won once from five attempts, a 20% win rate that's double his overall numbers. That suggests the horse has found a distance window where it genuinely competes, and the yard will likely be plotting races in that sweet spot going forward. Recent form shows flashes of promise mixed with harder days: a placed finish five runs ago, but also a couple of well-beaten efforts further back in the sequence. The horse raced just yesterday, which means it's clearly in active work and still being campaigned regularly by the yard. At three years old with a win under its belt and a defined distance preference, JP's Express remains a work in progress—the kind of horse that occasionally reminds you it belongs in the conversation, even if it hasn't quite figured out how to do it consistently yet.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Aug
6th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
2 Aug
5th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 13 runners
31 Jul
🏆 Won
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
1 Jul
3rd
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
4 Jun
11th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
9 May
13th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
22 Apr
6th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 7 runners
12 Nov
6th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
27 Oct
5th
Galway
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
| Galway Tight |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
2 Aug |
33.3% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Nov |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jun |
0% |