Kings Jet
Kings Jet is a 6-year-old with a modest but persistent record: one win and three places from nine races, which means it wins roughly once every nine attempts. The horse broke through at Down Royal on 5 May 2025 — its sole victory to date — but has not tasted the winner's enclosure since, a gap now stretching back 17 months. That long drought does not tell the whole story, though. In its last six races, Kings Jet has picked up two second-place finishes and a third, suggesting it remains competitive at the right level, even if victory has become elusive.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by C W J Farrell at Bunclody in County Wexford, Kings Jet is part of a yard that has sent out six winners this season, a solid foundation for a small operation. The horse is currently active — it raced just a day ago — which points to a trainer keeping it in work and looking for the right opportunity. At six years old, Kings Jet is experienced enough to know what it is doing but not so old that the game has left it behind entirely. For a horse that wins only occasionally, the key is finding the right race at the right track. Down Royal proved that such moments exist; the question now is whether Farrell can find another one.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Sep
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
20 Aug
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
8 Aug
2nd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
2 Aug
11th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
3 Jul
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
13 Mar
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 24 runners
21 Nov
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
30 May
DNF
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
5 May
🏆 Won
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
5 May |
100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 second |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Mar |
0% |