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Dance A Jig

Dance A Jig broke through on debut when winning at Haydock Park on August 7th, a performance that suggested the two-year-old had something to offer right from the start. The win came in the horse's first race, a clean strike that marked a promising beginning. Trained by Ralph Beckett's Kimpton yard — one of the season's most prolific operations with 107 winners already — Dance A Jig has shown enough since to suggest that debut success was no fluke, even if the record tells a story of early inconsistency.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
2 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Bay
Mother
Strictly Dancing
Trainer
R M Beckett
Owner
J C Smith

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
5
Career races
1
Wins
20%
Win rate
avg ~10%
60%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🏁 Next Race

Thu 10 Sep
Doncaster
About 6 furlongs · Unknown · 74 runners

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Since that breakthrough, the horse has returned to Haydock Park and won again, showing that the track suits it. Over five races so far, Dance A Jig has managed just the one additional victory to go with three placed finishes, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races. The recent form reads 9-1-23-2-2, which shows a nine-length defeat most recently followed by that second placing the race before — the kind of mixed results you'd expect from a young horse still finding its feet. What stands out is that Dance A Jig keeps turning up to compete and has already shown it knows how to win. For a two-year-old early in its career, having two victories and three placings from five starts is a solid foundation. The fact that it was back in action just a day ago tells you this is an active, hard-working horse, and the Beckett yard will be looking to build on those wins as the season continues.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
9th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
7 Aug
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
17 Jun
23th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 25 runners
1 May
2nd
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
28 Mar
2nd
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Ascot
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 17 Jun 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 win 7 Aug 100%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 second 28 Mar 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Aug 0%