The recent form makes for more interesting reading than the overall record. Looking at the last six races in reverse, the sequence reads 8-3-2-1-4-9 — which means a fairly rough start, a win in the middle, and since then a run of solid efforts with a second and a third in the mix. That is a horse in decent nick right now, not one that has gone backwards after finally breaking its duck.
Bryan Smart's yard at Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire has been in good shape this season, sending out 19 winners, so Jamaican Storm is operating in a stable that clearly knows how to get horses ready to win. Paul Mulrennan has been the regular partner, riding 11 of the 19 races together, and while their combined win rate of 9% — roughly 1 win in every 11 rides — is modest, the familiarity between horse and jockey can count for a lot at this level.
The most telling detail is probably the distance. Over a mile and one to a mile and two furlongs, Jamaican Storm has won 1 from 6 — about 1 in 6 races, which is genuinely its best window. That 17% win rate at that trip dwarfs its overall 5% across all distances, which amounts to just 1 win from 19. The class picture is slightly puzzling, though: most of its races have come at Class 5, the bread-and-butter level, where it has yet to win in 8 attempts. The sole victory came in a different grade entirely, which suggests the yard may still be figuring out exactly where this horse belongs.
Raced just yesterday and still active, Jamaican Storm is a horse in the middle of its story rather than at the end of it.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
8 | 1 win, 3 thirds, 4 other | 27 Mar | 12.5% |
| Southwell Galloping |
6 | 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 2 other | 7 May | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 10 Apr | 0% |
| York Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 11 Jul | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Nov | 0% |