Jacob's Ladder (IRE)
Jacob's Ladder is 6 from 15 on turf with all wins between 1m5f and 2m4f, including the Grade 3 Flyingbolt Novice Chase at Navan in Feb 2026 and the Barberstown Castle Handicap Chase at Leopardstown the same month. He has two wins at Navan in our archive and has won on both soft and heavy ground. Typically held up, he finished third of five when prominent at Punchestown in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 150.
- 6–15Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 10 (66.7%)Placed
- +8.48£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.87Fair A/E n=15 · 1.59 incl. margin
- 151Highest OR
- 52dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 91
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 120C | 85 | 6 runs · 120 / 88 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 94B | 82 | 3 runs · 94 / 91 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 174C | 120 | 2 runs · 120 / 102 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 14 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 13 (93%) · 5 wins
- Mid-division 1 (7%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,261 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 643 | 73 | 11.4% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 1,670 | 150 | 9% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,040 | 109 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,253 | 124 | 9.9% | 0 | 3 from 11 |
| Heavy | 450 | 51 | 11.3% | +1.4 | 2 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,175 | 113 | 9.6% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 864 | 85 | 9.8% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 678 | 49 | 7.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,222 | 148 | 12.1% | +2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,593 | 154 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,196 | 118 | 9.9% | 0 | 4 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 530 | 52 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 80 | 8 | 10% | +0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Daring Plan (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 3m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Daring Plan (IRE)).
Family form: Daring Plan (IRE) finished 2nd of 8 at Fontwell, 21 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daring Plan (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 3m–3m2f | Class 5 |
| Onecallaway (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sin Sceal Eile (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 3 | 27% | +3.33 |
| Heavy | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.62 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Navan | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.62 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.05 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 4 | 67% | +11.53 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 8 | 3 | 38% | +0.95 |
| Sam Ewing | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.47 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 3 | 33% | +5.53 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 3 | 50% | +2.95 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.38 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +11.33 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.47 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 7 | 3 | 43% | +1.95 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.47 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Apr 26+25d | Punchestown | Barberstown Castle Novice Chase (Grade 1) Sat handy in 4th early - dropped to the back and needed urging from the 7th - promoted to 3rd two out but well behind the front pair - unable to challenge - came home a distant 3rd | 3/5 | 30 | 11-12 | 150 | 44C | 118C | Jack Kennedy | 18/1 |
| 05 Apr 26+36d | Fairyhouse | WillowWarm Gold Cup (Grade 1) Sat behind the pace - third at halfway - moved into the front approaching two out - pushed along and overtaken close home with nothing left to give | 4/8 | 4 | 11-10 | 151 | — | 65C | Jack Kennedy | 8/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+26d | Navan | Flyingbolt Novice Chase (Grade 3) Settled just behind the front-runner - edged onto its heels before four out - shared the lead three out - went in front approaching the second-last - pushed along after that fence - drew clear before the final obstacle - margin narrowed on the run to the line but stayed on to win | 1/5 | 11-1 | 151 | — | 151B | Jack Kennedy | 8/13F | |
| 02 Feb 26+22d | Leopardstown | Barberstown Castle Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) Sat just behind the front group early - up to 3rd turning in and edged ahead before the last - driven out to hold on and win | 1/14 | 11-8 | 143 | 84B | 149A | Jack Kennedy | 2/1F | |
| 11 Jan 26+29d | Punchestown | Sky Bet Super Sub Novice Chase (Grade 3) Sat just off the front pack in 3rd - pushed along three out - still tight on the pace approaching the last - moved up to 2nd inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish 2nd | 2/5 | 3½ | 11-2 | 138 | 120C | 144B | Jack Kennedy | 7/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 25+14d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Handy in the pack early - shared front spot from 4 out then went clear after 2 out - stayed on strongly to win | 1/13 | 11-12 | — | 91B | 152A | Jack Kennedy | 10/3 | |
| 29 Nov 25+20d | Fairyhouse | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase Settled up with the pace early - 4th after the 8th - scrambled over 2 out - held in 3rd unable to challenge before the last and one-dimensional to the line | 3/15 | 18 | 11-12 | — | 85B | 132A | Jack Kennedy | 7/2 |
| 09 Nov 25+219d | Naas | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Beginners Chase Handy early - held mid-pack in 5th before 4th - pushed into 3rd approaching 2 out - up to 2nd before the last - held on well without troubling the winner | 2/16 | 8 | 11-12 | — | 94B | 150A | Jack Kennedy | 7/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+40d | Aintree | Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Sat close behind the front pack early - dropped away after the 4th from home - faded badly and was eased out of contention before the 3rd out | PU/13 | — | 11-8 | 138 | — | — | Sam Ewing | 15/2 |
| 23 Feb 25+36d | Naas | Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Settled in behind the pace - fourth at halfway - pressed for effort approaching three out - moved through to dispute matters before two out - driven into second - level at the last - hit the front soon after - drove clear up the run-in and stayed on strongly to win | 1/5 | 11-0 | 122 | 174C | 145B | Sam Ewing | 5/1 | |
| 18 Jan 25+23d | Navan | NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle Settled off the pace early - pushed along to reach second after the second-last then driven approaching the final fence - stayed on strongly to get up in the closing stages | 1/4 | 11-12 | — | 87C | 133B | Sam Ewing | 6/1 | |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+33d | Leopardstown | Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group - 7th at halfway - severely checked 3 out - plugged on at one tempo from 2 out to finish 5th | 5/17 | 2¾ | 11-12 | — | 82B | 118A | Sam Ewing | 14/1 |
| 23 Nov 24+22d | Punchestown | Mervyn Gray Construction (Pro/Am) Flat Race Sat in second early - urged forward around halfway - pressed for effort with 4f left - slipped back to third with 3f to run and faded from there | 7/8 | 1½ | 11-7 | — | — | 65C | Mr J H Williamson | 8/15F |
| 01 Nov 24+181d | Down Royal | Ladbrokes Flat Race Settled just behind the front pair - disputed second at halfway before hitting the front 3f out - driven out to assert in the closing stages | 1/6 | 11-4 | — | 138A | 126B | Mr H C Swan | 8/15F | |
| 04 May 24 | Punchestown | Lawlor's Of Naas (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/14 | shd | 11-9 | — | 73B | 134A | Mr H C Swan | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Jacob's Ladder won?
- Jacob's Ladder (IRE) won 6 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 10 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Jacob's Ladder?
- Jacob's Ladder (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 April 2026.
- Who is Jacob's Ladder's sire?
- Jacob's Ladder (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Pocket Call (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does Jacob's Ladder prefer?
- Jacob's Ladder (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Jacob's Ladder's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 150, from the run on 30 April 2026. The highest on record is 151.
- What is Jacob's Ladder's sire's record?
- Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,261 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Jacob's Ladder's siblings?
- Out of Pocket Call (IRE), Jacob's Ladder (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Daring Plan (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Daring Plan (IRE)). The wins came over 3m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.