Akabusi

Across 17 races in total, Akabusi has won 3 and placed a further 9 times — that's a podium finish of some kind in over two thirds of its career races, which is a genuinely impressive level of reliability. The win rate sits at around 1 in every 6 races (18%), but the placing record tells you this horse is almost never out of the picture. It first got its head in front at Nottingham in July 2025, and has now added Newmarket to its CV — a track that carries real prestige and tends to find out horses that aren't up to the job.

The ground matters here. On normal conditions, Akabusi has won 2 of its 5 races — that's 40%, or very nearly 1 in every 2 starts, which is a remarkable conversion rate for any horse. When conditions suit, it becomes a much more serious proposition. Most of its racing has come at Class 5 level, one of the more competitive mid-tier grades, where it has won 2 of 10 races — a 20% win rate, or 1 in every 5 at that level.

The horse is trained by Mike Murphy, operating out of a yard in Westoning, Bedfordshire. Murphy's team has sent out 14 winners already this season, so this is a stable in good nick. That kind of momentum matters — horses tend to run their best when the whole operation around them is working well, and right now, Murphy's yard clearly is.