Jetoile

Start with Chepstow. Jetoile has won 3 of its 5 races there, which is a quite extraordinary record at a single track. To win 3 from 5 anywhere is the kind of ratio trainers dream about, and it suggests there is something about the Welsh circuit — perhaps the undulating layout, perhaps the way the ground drains — that simply suits this horse. That debut win there came on 19 November 2021, and in some ways Chepstow has never stopped being home turf.

Then there is the ground. On wet or muddy ground, Jetoile has won 2 of just 4 races — that is a 50% win rate, which is extraordinary at any level of the sport. On slightly soft ground the record drops a little to 3 wins from 10, but that is still 30%, or roughly 1 in every 3 races. The picture is clear: when conditions are testing and the ground is soft, this horse becomes a different animal.

The peak of its career came at Aintree on 29 October 2023 — a Class 1 victory, which means one of the very top races in Britain. That is a genuine mark of quality, and it is a result that sets Jetoile apart from the majority of horses that spend their careers in the lower tiers. Jockey Daryl Jacob has been the regular partner, riding in 10 of those races and winning 5 — meaning the pair win half the time they line up together, a partnership that clearly works.

That said, Jetoile has not won in its last 6 races, and the last victory was 31 months ago. The horse is now 11, and it has struggled to convert at Class 2 level, where it has run 8 times without winning. But with a race just yesterday, it is clearly still active and still being targeted at the right opportunities. Get the ground wet, head to Chepstow, and put Daryl Jacob in the saddle — and Jetoile is still a horse worth watching.