Diamont Katie

Her two career wins have both come at distances between 5 and 6½ furlongs, and that's where the numbers sharpen up considerably. At those shorter trips she has won 2 from 8 races — a win rate of 25%, or 1 in every 4. Compare that to her overall record and it's clear she's a sprinter at heart. Keep her to a sharp distance and she's a different proposition entirely.

She's trained by K R Burke at Coverham in North Yorkshire, and the yard is having a serious season — 140 winners so far, which speaks to an operation that knows how to keep horses in form and find the right races for them. Burke placed her to win at Chelmsford in January 2025 for her first career victory, then found another opportunity that suited her at Pontefract just days ago. That kind of placement is not accidental. Most of her races have come at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — where she has won 1 from 8 (12%), but the Pontefract win suggests she's operating comfortably in that grade and capable of taking her chance when conditions line up.

With a race just 24 hours ago, she's clearly fit and active. Diamont Katie is not a horse with a long list of big occasions behind her, but she's a consistent, honest competitor who runs well at sprint distances and runs for a yard in fine form. Right now, she's on the up.