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Killybegs Jet Lady

Nine years old and still finding her best form — Killybegs Jet Lady took until May 2026 to get her first career win, but the timing couldn't have been better. That victory came at Kelso on 24 May, and with a second place to her name in the same recent run of races, she's suddenly looking like a horse whose penny has finally dropped. For a nine-year-old to be improving and actively racing — she ran just yesterday — there's something quietly compelling about what's happening right now.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Jet Away
Mother
Little Twinkle
Owner
Old Gold Racing 18
Rating
96

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
17
Career races
1
Wins
5.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
47.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The overall record tells a cautious story: 1 win and 8 places from 17 races, a win rate of around 1 in every 17 outings. That's not the profile of a horse who dominates, but those eight placed finishes show she turns up and competes. She's been trying for a long time. What makes the recent form genuinely interesting is the cluster of activity — a win, a second, another second in her last six races — after a spell of blanks. Something has clicked.

Most of those 17 races have come at a level where you'd expect her to be competitive, yet her win rate at that grade sits at zero from nine attempts before Kelso changed the story. That's the kind of statistic that would have frustrated anyone watching her over the years. Her regular partner Alan Doyle has been aboard for 12 of those races and has now broken through with her, winning 1 from 12 together — a modest 8% win rate, but that one win is recent, and momentum counts for something.

She's trained at Milnathort in Perth and Kinross by Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore, one of the most productive yards in the sport right now — they've sent out 49 winners already this season, which is a serious operation. When a stable is firing like that, even a horse who has taken her time to find the winner's enclosure can benefit from the confidence and good management around her. Killybegs Jet Lady might never be a headline act, but a nine-year-old with a win three weeks ago and a race just yesterday? She's a horse very much in the middle of her story, not the end of it.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 9 starts (11%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at Hexham in 7 attempts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Jun
DNF
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
24 May
🏆 Won
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
2 May
2nd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
25 Mar
DNF
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
3 Oct
DNF
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
27 Aug
2nd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
16 Jul
5th
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
27 Jun
3rd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
6 Jun
3rd
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
3 May
2nd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Alan Doyle Current Jockey
8.3%
Win rate
1/12
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Hexham
Undulating
7 3 seconds, 4 other 13 Jun 0%
Kelso
Undulating
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 24 May 33.3%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
2 2 other 16 Jul 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 31 Mar 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 other 26 Oct 0%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
1 1 third 6 Jun 0%
Cartmel
Tight
1 1 third 27 Jun 0%