Jupiter Du Gite

Those two wins tell their own story. The first came at Newbury on New Year's Eve 2022, and the second — most recently — at Uttoxeter in March 2024, now 28 months ago. Since then, Jupiter Du Gite has gone six races without a win, though the current form figures of 2-6-4-11-3 show a horse that was finishing second and third not so long ago. Second is not nothing. But in racing, it pays precisely nothing either.

The partnership with jockey Niall Houlihan stands out as the most interesting thread in this horse's story. Together they have won 2 from 7 races — that is a win rate of 29%, or just under 1 in every 3 rides. That is a strikingly high figure and suggests something clicks between horse and rider that does not always click otherwise. When Houlihan is in the saddle, Jupiter Du Gite becomes a genuinely different proposition.

The tougher question is what the class record reveals. In the better-quality Class 3 races, Jupiter Du Gite has drawn a blank across six attempts — zero wins from six. That is the ceiling showing itself. This is a horse that wins when the competition allows it, not one that rises to a stiffer challenge. The Hogan yard has had one winner this season, so it is a modest operation, and Jupiter Du Gite fits that picture: a genuine, honest competitor operating at a level where its limitations are real but its effort rarely is. Having raced just yesterday, the horse is clearly still very much in training and in active campaign — the next opportunity to end that 28-month drought is not far away.