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Jacovec Cavern: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Jacovec Cavern is a 7-year-old gelding by Sixties Icon, trained by Paul Hennessy. He has won 4 of 39 starts and placed in 11 more, for £20,538 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 4f, where 1 win from 5 is a 20% strike rate against 9% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:30 at Gowran Park on 3 October. His best performance rating is 134, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 39
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 15
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Prize money £20,538
  • Best rating 134
  • Official rating 116

Where Jacovec Cavern runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:30 Gowran Park Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle —

Jacovec Cavern form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
8 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Poolcourt Engineering Handicap Steeplechase 3m 1f Good 6 52 17/2 Richard Condon 116
17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle 2m 7f Good PU - 7/1 Richard Condon 121
15 Jun 26 Kilbeggan Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle 3m 0.5f Good To Yielding 3 5.25 3/1F Richard Condon 121
25 May 26 Ballinrobe McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle 2m 6.5f Good 2 8 7/1 Richard Condon 120
29 Apr 26 Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle 2m 3.5f Yielding 1 — 33/1 Richard Condon 109
14 Feb 26 Gowran Park Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f Heavy 10 44.75 13/2 Richard Condon 110
25 Jan 26 Naas Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase 2m 4f Heavy 10 47.5 12/1 Richard Condon 118
14 Jan 26 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase 2m 5.5f Yielding 3 14.75 10/1 Richard Condon –
8 Nov 25 Gowran Park Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Chase 2m 4f Heavy 1 — 18/1 Richard Condon –
23 Oct 25 Clonmel Mahon Falls Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f Yielding 6 8 9/1 Richard Condon 113
7 Oct 25 Galway Ryans Cleaning Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m 6.5f Yielding 7 22.25 5/1 Danny Mullins 114
20 Sep 25 Navan Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle 2m 5f Yielding 2 6.5 9/2 Niall Prendergast 114
27 Aug 25 Bellewstown Bective Stud Tea Rooms & Apartments Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle 2m 4.5f Good 3 7.25 8/1 Niall Prendergast 114
30 Jul 25 Galway Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap 2m 0.5f Soft 11 24.75 28/1 Seamie Heffernan 82
26 May 25 Ballinrobe McHale Fusion 4 Range Maiden Hurdle 2m 6.5f Good 6 22 6/1 Danny Mullins 116
10 May 25 Cork Racing Again May 20th Maiden Hurdle 3m 0.5f Good 2 2.25 4/1 Richard Condon 118
28 Mar 25 Wetherby Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 5.5f Good 12 51.25 11/4F Danny Mullins 120
20 Mar 25 Cork Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f Good F - 6/1J Niall Prendergast 114
23 Feb 25 Naas Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 2m 7f Heavy 10 15.5 16/1 Danny Mullins 115
3 Feb 25 Punchestown Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m 3.5f Heavy 5 10 11/1 Danny Mullins 117
27 Dec 24 Leopardstown Spinal Injuries Ireland Handicap Hurdle 2m Yielding 8 10.25 6/1 Conor Clarke 118
17 Nov 24 Cheltenham Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Good 8 14.5 22/1 Donagh Meyler 126
12 Oct 24 Newmarket Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 2m 2f Soft 9 9.25 5/1J Hayley Turner 83
31 Jul 24 Galway Watch Danny's Diary At ToteRacing Handicap (50-80) 2m 0.5f Yielding 2 .75 11/4F Michael O'Sullivan 80
29 Apr 23 Punchestown Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m Good To Yielding 6 18.75 200/1 Richard Deegan 110
17 Mar 23 Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 1f Soft 8 23.75 300/1 Sean Flanagan 110
18 Feb 23 Gowran Park Sea Moon & Jukebox Jury At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 6 31.75 7/1 Danny Mullins –
29 Jan 23 Naas Cheltenham Trials Day At Naas February 11th Maiden Hurdle 1m 7.5f Soft 10 14.75 12/1 Danny Mullins –
16 Jan 23 Punchestown 15% Off Festival Tickets Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 6 11.25 13/2 Niall Prendergast –
21 Oct 22 Newbury Gardner Mechanical Services Handicap Class 3 1m 5.5f Soft 1 — 3/1 Hollie Doyle 76
1 Oct 22 Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 4 1m 6f Good To Soft 4 3 9/2 George Bass 77
17 Sep 22 Newbury Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap Class 4 1m 4f Good 9 5.25 9/1 George Bass 79
3 Sep 22 Haydock Get Daily Rewards With Betfair Handicap Class 2 1m 6f Good To Firm 10 8.25 11/1 George Bass 79
26 Aug 22 Ffos Las Plumbase Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Good 1 — 12/1 George Bass 70
10 Aug 22 Yarmouth Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 3 6 7/1 George Bass 75
29 Jul 22 Southwell (AW) At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Class 4 1m 3f Standard To Slow 3 11.25 25/1 George Bass 76
11 Jul 22 Wolverhampton (AW) At The Races App Market Movers Restricted Novice Stakes Class 6 1m 1.5f Standard To Slow 3 6.5 17/2 George Bass –
5 Jul 22 Pontefract Ben And Mary Hibbert Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 2 .75 22/1 Connor Beasley –
26 Jun 22 Windsor Cazoo Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m Good To Firm 8 16.25 16/1 George Bass –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Poolcourt Engineering Handicap Steeplechase at Wexford (IRE) on 8 August 2026. Settled with the pack early - moved into 3rd by the 7th - slipped back to 5th after the 10th - briefly threatened turning for home before fading - clipped a hurdle two out and lost more ground to finish well behind.

Jacovec Cavern by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 5 1 20% —
16f 4 0 0% —
22.5f 3 0 0% —
16.5f 3 0 0% —
23f 2 0 0% —
24.5f 2 0 0% —
19.5f 2 1 50% —
21.5f 2 0 0% —
14f 2 0 0% —
12f 2 1 50% —
10f 2 0 0% —
25f 1 0 0% —
21f 1 0 0% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
13.5f 1 1 100% —
11f 1 0 0% —
9.5f 1 0 0% —
8f 1 0 0% —

Jacovec Cavern by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 11 1 9% —
Yielding 7 1 14% —
Heavy 6 1 17% —
Soft 5 1 20% —
Good To Firm 4 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 2 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —

Jacovec Cavern by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Punchestown 4 1 25% —
Gowran Park 3 1 33% —
Naas 3 0 0% —
Galway 3 0 0% —
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% —
Cork 2 0 0% —
Cheltenham 2 0 0% —
Newbury 2 1 50% —
Wexford (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% —

Jacovec Cavern breeding

  • Sire Sixties Icon (GB)
  • Dam Siri (GB)
  • Damsire Atlantic Sport (USA)
  • Breeder G Hedley & Mike Channon Bloodstock Ltd
  • Foaled 5 April 2019

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