Jungle Ruler
Jungle Ruler is a three-year-old with real potential on the right day, but recent form suggests the horse needs something to click back into place. It has won twice from nine races — a respectable 22% win rate — but has gone seven months without a win, and the last six runs show a frustrating pattern of near-misses: second, third, fourth, fifth, fourth, fourth. That consistency in finishing close without winning tells you the horse has ability, just not quite enough to get across the line lately.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
The Horse Watchers 4
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
44.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Tomorrow
Haydock
About 1 mile · Soft, spongy ground · 12 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The standout clue to Jungle Ruler's best chance lies in ground conditions. On normal, standard ground, it wins 2 from 5 races — that is a 40% win rate, double its overall record. Soft or heavy ground, or firm conditions, seem to dull its edge. The horse also runs better at shorter distances between 5 and 6½ furlongs, where it has won once in three attempts. Michael Appleby's Oakham yard has sent out 71 winners this season, so the trainer has the firepower to get Jungle Ruler back to winning ways if it returns to its preferred setup: normal ground, sharp track, shorter trip. Right now it is in a drying spell, but the pieces are there. A race on good ground over the right distance could breathe life back into its record.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Jul
2nd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
4 Jul
3rd
Sandown Park
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
13 Jun
4th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
4 May
5th
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
3 Apr
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
13 Mar
4th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
17 Jan
4th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
3 Jan
🏆 Won
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
10 Oct
🏆 Won
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
13 Mar |
50% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 Oct |
100% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Apr |
0% |