Pocket Jacks
Pocket Jacks hasn't won yet, but at three years old and with only five races under its belt, there's still plenty of story left to write. So far the record reads zero wins and two placed finishes from those five outings — not a horse setting the world on fire, but not one without promise either. Two top-three finishes from five races means it has shown up on roughly 40% of its attempts, even if the winner's enclosure has stayed out of reach.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Shambles Spies Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Tomorrow
Gowran Park
About 7 furlongs · Soft, giving ground · 14 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's more encouraging is the direction of travel. Cast your eye over the last five results in order and you'll see a horse that was well beaten early on — finishing ninth, then seventh, then sixth — before suddenly clicking into gear with a third place and then a second. That's a horse finding its feet, improving run by run, and arriving at its most recent race in the best form of its life. It raced just yesterday, so the yard will be watching closely to see whether that momentum carries forward.
The trainer is A Oliver, operating out of Caledon in County Tyrone, and the yard has sent out 18 winners already this season — a healthy return that suggests Pocket Jacks is in capable hands. A stable that wins regularly knows how to place a horse to give it the best chance, and a young horse on an upward curve in a yard like that is worth keeping an eye on. The win might not be far away.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Jun
2nd
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 13 runners
3 Jun
3rd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
16 May
6th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
19 Dec
7th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 15 runners
26 Nov
9th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 16 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Dec |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
12 Jun |
0% |