Jacob's Ladder (2019) Horse
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Jacob's Ladder is a 7yo gelding trained by G Elliott in Meath. He is by Mount Nelson out of Pocket Call and has won six races. On 3rd Feb 2026 at Leopardstown he achieved his most important victory, taking the $99999.00 Cl1 Hcpch. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 103% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 03-Feb-26 3420m HEAVY R6 CL1 HcpCh $60,000 (of $99,999), SP: 3.00 1st Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 162 ) 2nd Golden Joy ( D Gilligan 149 ) 5.00L 3rd Addragoole ( E Staples 161 , Cd 156 ) 7.25L See full results | J Kennedy 73.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Punchestown 11-Jan-26 3927m SOFT R2 CL1 NvCh $7,300 (of $36,501), SP: 8.00 1st Kappa Jy Pyke ( D Mullins 156 ) 2nd Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 156 ) 3.50L 3rd Predators Gold ( P Townend 156 ) 4.25L See full results | J Kennedy 70.8kg 3.50L | 2 (5) |
| Fairyhouse 13-Dec-25 3270m SOFT R1 Ch $9,000 (of $15,000), SP: 4.33 1st Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Karoline Banbou ( M Walsh 159 ) 4.25L 3rd Mclaurey ( D Meyler 166 ) 7.50L See full results | J Kennedy 75.3kg | 1 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 29-Nov-25 4360m SOFT R1 Ch $1,250 (of $12,501), SP: 4.50 1st Jimmy Du Seuil ( P W Mullins 166 ) 2nd The Big Westerner ( M O'connor 159 ) 4.00L 3rd Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 166 ) 22.00L See full results | J Kennedy 75.3kg 22.00L | 3 (15) |
| Naas 09-Nov-25 3220m SOFT R7 Ch $2,500 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:06.030, SP: 8.00 1st Irish Panther ( K Buckley 166 ) 2nd Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 166 ) 8.00L 3rd Pure Steel ( S Torrens 166 ) 4.25L See full results | J Kennedy 75.3kg 8.00L | 2 (16) |
| Aintree 04-Apr-25 4960m GOOD R6 CL1 NvH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:11.860, SP: 15.00 1st Julius Des Pictons ( G Sheehan 162 ) 2nd Minella Rescue ( S Bowen 162 ) 2.00L 3rd Crest Of Fortune ( S Twiston-davies 162 ) 0.50L UPL Jacob's Ladder ( S Ewing 162 ) 0.00L See full results | S Ewing 73.5kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Naas 24-Feb-25 4020m HEAVY R3 CL1 NvH $18,000 (of $30,000), Winning Time: 08:49.000, SP: 6.00 Held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, niggled along briefly before 3 out, challenged before 2 out, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, disputed last, soon led, asserted run-in, kept on well closing stages 1st Jacob's Ladder ( S Ewing 154 ) 2nd Joystick ( P Townend 154 ) 3.25L 3rd A Tipp For Gold ( S O'keeffe 154 ) 6.00L See full results | S Ewing 69.9kg | 1 (5) |
| Navan 18-Jan-25 4020m SOFT R2 MdH $7,200 (of $11,999), SP: 7.00 Held up behind leaders, ridden to close after 2 out, under pressure in 2nd before last, kept on well to challenge run-in and led close home 1st Jacob's Ladder ( S Ewing 166 ) 2nd Forty Coats ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Smooth Scotch ( S Flanagan 166 ) 4.75L See full results | S Ewing 75.3kg | 1 (4) |
| Leopardstown 26-Dec-24 3220m SOFT R2 MdH $450 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:52.060, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, badly hampered 3 out, pushed along after 2 out and went moderate 5th before last, kept on one pace 1st Workahead ( M O'connor 166 ) 2nd William Munny ( F Maguire 166 ) 7.00L 3rd Springt De La Mare ( A Balfe 166 ) 13.00L 5th Jacob's Ladder ( S Ewing 166 ) 28.25L See full results | S Ewing 75.3kg 28.25L | 5 (17) |
| Punchestown 23-Nov-24 3350m SOFT R8 NHF (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:10.600, SP: 1.53 Tracked winner in clear 2nd, niggled along at halfway, pushed along 4f out, ridden and dropped to moderate 3rd 3f out, weakened 1st Heads Up ( F R Buckley 161 , Cd 154 ) 2nd Shesakindofmagic ( A B O'connor 154 ) 24.00L 3rd Pour One More ( M J Kenneally 161 , Cd 154 ) 27.75L 7th Jacob's Ladder ( J Williamson 168 , Cd 175 ) 61.50L See full results | J Williamson 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 61.5kgL | 7 (8) |
| Down Royal 01-Nov-24 3390m SOFT R7 NHF $7,200 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 04:00.400, SP: 1.53 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, led 3f out, pushed along and kept on well inside final furlong 1st Jacob's Ladder ( H C Swan 161 ) 2nd Jerry From Kerry ( M J O'neill 168 ) 4.00L 3rd Quint Major ( D Doyle 168 ) 4.50L See full results | H C Swan 73kg | 1 (6) |
| Punchestown 04-May-24 3220m SOFT R7 NHF $3,000 (of $7,826), Winning Time: 04:13.300, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, led over 3f out, ridden and quickly went 4 lengths clear over 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed on line 1st Will The Wise ( D G Lavery 168 ) 2nd Jacob's Ladder ( H C Swan 168 ) 0.15L 3rd Minella Post ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 3.25L See full results | H C Swan 76.2kg 0.15L | 2 (14) |
| Oldtown 17-Feb-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $9,470), SP: 7/2 Tr ldr, 1 1/2l 2nd 6out, ld aftr 4out, sl adv 2out when mstk 2out, 2l ld bef last where gd jump, ko flat 1st Jacob's Ladder ( N Mcparlan 170 ) 2nd A Moments Madness ( S Connor 170 ) 2.00L 3rd Snap Fish ( B Lawless 170 ) 0.20L | N Mcparlan 77.1kg | 1 (9) |