That win came at Salisbury on 12 September 2025, and it is the foundation everything else is built on. Salisbury is a quirky, undulating track that suits certain horses down to the ground — quite literally — and Bonnita clearly found something she liked there. It was her first career victory, and while it came about 8 months ago now, it proved she has the ability to win races when conditions suit.
Her best performances come over shorter distances — between 5 and 6 and a half furlongs — where she has won 1 from 5 races, a win rate of 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5. That is a meaningful number. It tells you she is twice as effective over a sprint trip as her overall record might suggest, and that getting the distance right matters a great deal with this horse. Most of her racing has been at Class 5, the bread-and-butter level of British racing, which is where horses like Bonnita compete week in, week out — honest races, competitive fields, no hiding place.
She is trained by Patrick Chamings, based in Baughurst in Hampshire, a yard that has sent out 9 winners already this season — a solid return that suggests the operation knows what it is doing. Bonnita raced just yesterday, so she is very much in active campaign mode, and with the right distance and a track that suits, another win is not out of the question. She is not a star, but she is a horse with a defined profile: get her over a short trip, find her the right track, and she can be competitive.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 2 Aug | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 6 May | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 | 1 win | 12 Sep | 100% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 1 Sep | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 30 Oct | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jul | 0% |