Jimli's Cave

The Downpatrick win is the defining moment of the career, and it was recent enough — 19 months ago — to feel relevant rather than ancient history. Whether the track or the conditions that day suited Jimli's Cave in a way that has simply not been replicated since is hard to say, but the horse has not come close to winning in the six races since, with the most recent form figures of a couple of mid-field finishes and a pair of unplaced runs suggesting the level is fairly modest right now.

Donagh Meyler is the regular partner in the saddle, and together they have that 1 win from 6 races — so roughly 1 in 6 when they team up, which is actually a more encouraging ratio than the overall career record suggests. The horse raced just one day ago, so whatever happened most recently is the freshest data point of all. At eight years old, Jimli's Cave is not a young horse still finding its feet — this is a seasoned campaigner whose profile is now fairly well established. The challenge for the team around this horse is finding the right opportunity to coax out another performance like that October day at Downpatrick.