Bagheera Ginge

The place is Stratford-on-Avon, and the record there tells its own story: 2 wins from just 4 visits. That means Bagheera Ginge wins half its races at Stratford, compared to winning roughly 1 in every 5 races overall (20% across the full career). For context, most horses race at the same track repeatedly without ever figuring it out. This one turns up at Stratford and consistently performs. The most recent example came just this week — a win on 17 May 2026, which is as current as form gets.

That win is the latest chapter in a decent run of recent form. Over the last six races, Bagheera Ginge has won twice, finished second once, and third once. Only one of those six runs was genuinely poor. For a horse competing mainly in Class 4 races — solid, competitive mid-level races that make up the backbone of the sport — that kind of consistency matters. At that level, winning 3 from 20 (15%) over a career represents a horse that belongs in the company it keeps.

The partnership with jockey Sam Twiston-Davies is a long-running one — 19 races together — though it has produced just 2 wins at an 11% rate, or roughly 1 in every 9 rides. That's modest compared to the overall win rate, which suggests the horse has occasionally clicked with others in the saddle, but Sam Twiston-Davies remains the go-to choice. He is, of course, part of the family behind the training operation: Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies run the yard at Naunton in Gloucestershire, and it has been a productive season — 61 winners sent out, which is the kind of output that speaks to a well-organised, confident stable.

Bagheera Ginge first won at Stratford back in August 2022 and has now returned to win there again nearly four years later. At eight years old, still racing and still winning, this is a horse that knows exactly where it runs best — and the team clearly knows it too.