Dojin

Dojin's form reads 1-1-–-3-1-3 over its last six races, and what jumps out straight away is how consistent the winning has been. Three wins in six races, with two third-place finishes mixed in, tells you this horse is rarely out of the picture. The most recent win came at Kempton Park just this week — on 4 May 2026 — which means Dojin is racing in form right now, not coasting on memories of a good run months ago.

The trip tells an interesting story too. Over distances of 1 mile 3 furlongs to 1 mile 4 furlongs — a genuine middle-distance test, asking for stamina as well as speed — Dojin has won 3 of 4 races, a 75% win rate. That is three wins from four attempts at the distance it appears to prefer. Trainers spend careers trying to identify exactly where a horse is happiest; at four years old, Dojin already has that answer in black and white.

One puzzle worth noting: Dojin has yet to win at Class 4 level — 0 wins from 3 races at that grade — despite winning half its races overall. That suggests the wins have come at a different level of competition, and stepping up to Class 4 has so far been a stiffer ask. Whether that changes as this campaign develops is one of the more interesting questions around the horse right now.

The yard behind Dojin is S Woods, based in Newmarket — the heartland of British flat racing, where the competition among trainers to place horses well is as fierce as anywhere in the country. Woods has sent out 24 winners already this season, which is a stable in strong form. A horse winning at Kempton this week, trained from Newmarket, competing at distances it has mastered — the pieces are in place for Dojin to add more to what is already a striking record for a horse so early in its career.