Jungle Ruler
Jungle Ruler is a 3-year-old still searching for a way back to the winner's circle after a long dry spell. The horse won twice in its first few outings—first at Dundalk in October 2025, then at Southwell in January 2026—but has now gone 10 months without another success. In that time, it has finished outside the top three in five of its last six races, with only a second-place finish at an unnamed track offering any real encouragement. Over 12 races, Jungle Ruler has won just 2 (roughly 1 in every 6 attempts) and finished in the top three only 4 times in total, a modest record that suggests the horse has yet to find the right conditions or distance to excel.Based on TrackLab's analysis
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📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What stands out is Jungle Ruler's preference for normal ground and shorter distances. On a standard track, the horse has won 2 of 6 races—a 33% win rate that is significantly better than its overall form. Over 5 furlongs to 6½ furlongs, it has also managed 1 win from 3 races, another encouraging sign that the shorter trip may suit better than the longer races it has contested. Trained by Michael Appleby's Oakham yard, which has already sent out 71 winners this season, Jungle Ruler remains active and raced just a day ago, so the trainer is still campaigning the horse in search of another win. Finding a race on a normal surface at the right distance may be the key to getting this young runner back to success.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
11th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
27 Sep
6th
Epsom Downs
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 9 runners
5 Sep
7th
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 12 runners
29 Jul
2nd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
4 Jul
3rd
Sandown Park
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
13 Jun
4th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
4 May
5th
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
3 Apr
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
13 Mar
4th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
17 Jan
4th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
15 Oct |
33.3% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 Oct |
100% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Apr |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |