Pocket Jacks (IRE)
Pocket Jacks is a maiden who has two places from five runs. She finished second of 12 in a handicap at Gowran Park in Jun 2026 when last seen, her best effort to date. The filly, by Starspangledbanner out of a New Approach mare, raced off her career-high official rating of 53 that day. All her runs have come over trips from under 6f to 7f.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 53Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 84
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 75A | 69 | 2 · 75 / 69 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 84B | 75 | 2 · 84 / 75 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 94C | 79.5 | 4 · 94 / 79.5 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,735 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 770 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,062 | 120 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,213 | 237 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,186 | 172 | 14.5% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,553 | 394 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,379 | 135 | 9.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 83 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them How Impressive (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (How Impressive (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How Impressive (IRE) | 60 | 8 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Aurora Dawn (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Evoluir (IRE) | 35 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 6 |
| Ambarella (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Crosse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 26+9d | Gowran Park | Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Settled just behind front group - 6th at halfway - pushed along and made progress inside final two furlongs - into second early in last furlong and stayed on to finish 2nd | 2/12 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 53 | 75A | 68A | Nathan Crosse | 11/2 |
| 03 Jun 26+18d | Curragh | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Held up in the near flank pack - made progress inside the final furlong and stuck on well to grab 3rd late on | 3/18 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 53 | 94C | 74A | Nathan Crosse | 12/1 |
| 16 May 26+148d | Navan | Cusack Hotel Group Family Day July 11th Maiden Clumsy exit and jostled early - settled in midfield then urged into contention around halfway in 6th - up to 5th a furlong out - held on for minimal gain late finishing sixth | 6/13 | hd | 9-3 | — | 63C | 52A | Ronan Whelan | 28/1 |
| 19 Dec 25+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Maiden (Div 2) Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't go on and faded | 7/14 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 66B | 54A | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 26 Nov 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden Held towards midfield out wide - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away late | 9/14 | 1½ | 8-10 | — | 84B | 63A | Nathan Crosse | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pocket Jacks (IRE) won?
- Pocket Jacks (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trains Pocket Jacks (IRE)?
- Pocket Jacks (IRE) is trained by A Oliver, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 June 2026.
- Who is Pocket Jacks (IRE)'s sire?
- Pocket Jacks (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Bright New Day (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
- What is Pocket Jacks (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 12 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Pocket Jacks (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
- Who are Pocket Jacks (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bright New Day (IRE), Pocket Jacks (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: How Impressive (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (How Impressive (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.