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Don Jefe

Don Jefe has won just once in five races, but that victory came at Fairyhouse back in February and the horse has shown enough consistency to suggest there is more to come. Now five years old and still active, he has picked up two places alongside that single win, giving him a record that speaks to a horse capable of running well on his day even if results have been thin on the ground.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Jack Hobbs
Mother
Serpentine River
Owner
Double O Racing
Rating
112

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
5
Career races
1
Wins
20%
Win rate
avg ~10%
40%
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
Auto-Generated

The real concern is the time since that last win. Seven months is a long drought, and looking at his recent form tells you why—fourth, fourth again, first (that February victory), fifth, and thirteenth. A string of mid-field efforts broken by that one success is the profile of a horse searching for his level. But Gerard O'Leary's yard in Kildare has been sending winners out regularly this season, and that kind of support matters. Don Jefe will need to rediscover the form that brought him home at Fairyhouse if he is to justify another trip to the track, but at five years old with racing experience under his belt, there is still time for improvement.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Aug
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
5 Apr
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 22 runners
3 Feb
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 14 runners
3 Jan
5th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
8 Nov
13th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 18 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Michael Kenneally
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 5 Apr 50%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 8 Nov 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 3 Jan 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 other 20 Aug 0%