The partnership with Mr M J O'Neill is a curious one. The pair have been sent out together five times without ever getting their noses in front — not a single win from five attempts. That is not necessarily a crisis, but it does suggest the combination has yet to click in any meaningful way. Whether that changes soon is one of the small, ongoing questions that keeps racing interesting for those who follow a horse over time.
Paul John Gilligan trains Jerry From Kerry out of Athenry in County Galway, and his yard has found five winners already this season, so it is not as though form has dried up entirely at that end. Recent runs for Jerry From Kerry show finishes of fourth, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth — respectable enough to suggest the horse is not struggling badly, but not the kind of numbers that suggest a win is just around the corner either. The horse raced just yesterday, which means it is right in the thick of its season.
Ballinrobe remains the one place where everything came together. One win from one course is a thin thread to hang hopes on, but it at least shows the horse can get to the line first under the right circumstances. The question now is whether those circumstances ever align again.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 23 Nov | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 13 Sep | 100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Dec | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Dec | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 6 Aug | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Mar | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 5 Feb | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 1 Nov | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 9 May | 0% |