Al Kalila

That single win came at Ayr on 2nd January 2025, and it remains the defining moment of the career so far. Sixteen months have passed since then, and Al Kalila has not been able to repeat it, going winless across the last six races. What the recent form does show, though, is a horse still very much in the mix: a second place and two thirds in the last six runs suggests the sharpness has not gone, even if the win has been slow to come back.

At the level where Al Kalila tends to compete — Class 4, which is mid-tier racing — the record reads 1 win from 5 races, a win rate of 20%, or roughly 1 in 5. That is actually a healthy return at that grade, and it hints that when the right race comes along, Al Kalila is capable of delivering. The challenge is finding that right race at the right moment.

The yard behind the horse is S R B Crawford, based in Larne, Co Antrim, and they have had a productive season with 12 winners sent out so far. A trainer posting those kinds of numbers knows what they are doing, and the fact that Al Kalila raced just one day ago tells you this is a horse being actively campaigned and kept busy. Crawford clearly believes there is another win in this horse — and given what the recent form suggests, that belief may not be misplaced for long.