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Horse profile

Jungle King (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2005) · Last trainer T J Taaffe · Last owner Seamus Ross
by Desert King (IRE) out of Kernia (IRE) (Raise A Cup)
3 runs · 3 courses · from May 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2005 — 7,807 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2005 · 4th of 15
KTB Profile

Jungle King (FR) is yet to win from 3 starts. Best effort: 4th of 15 at Kilbeggan (Jun 2005).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 3 Jun 2005

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 90C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m288C87—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Desert King (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+110 from 1
Good to Firm122108.2%−0.80 from 1
Good3844010.4%+1.40 from 1
Good to Soft1572113.4%+4.4—
Soft267197.1%−1.9—
Heavy13996.5%−2.5—
Standard (AW)6834.4%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9—
1m – 1m1f4436.8%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7157%−2—
1m5f – 2m3964511.4%+2.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f398358.8%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m192126.3%−2.7—
Over 3m29310.3%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kernia (IRE) (Raise A Cup)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hors La Loi (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T G Freyne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2005 · 3 runs
20 Jun 05+17d Kilbeggan William Glynn Memorial Maiden Hurdle 2m · Firm · 15 ran 4/15 4½ 11-3 86C Robbie Power 13/2
03 Jun 05+22d Tramore Classic Cliche Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 8 11-4 90C Barry Geraghty 4/1
12 May 05 Clonmel Cashel INH Flat Race (Div 2) 2m · Good · 20 ran 5/20 4½ 11-6 88C Mr T G Freyne 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Jungle King won?
Jungle King (FR) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Jungle King?
Jungle King (FR) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 20 June 2005.
Who is Jungle King's sire?
Jungle King (FR) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Kernia (IRE), whose sire is Raise A Cup.
What is Jungle King's sire's record?
Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.
Who are Jungle King's siblings?
Out of Kernia (IRE), Jungle King (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.