Izzari

The most interesting part of Izzari's story is what happens when it gets to Newcastle. In six races there, it has won twice — a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3 — which is a dramatically better return than anywhere else. Some horses just click with a particular track: the shape of the bends, the surface, something in the way the race tends to play out. Whatever it is, Newcastle suits Izzari, and its most recent win came there on 8 September 2025, giving it something to build on heading into the autumn.

That win at Newcastle was the second chapter in what trainer Iain Jardine had mapped out as a season with a plan. Izzari started the year by winning in the Sunday Series — a racing bonus competition — and the team targeted the series bonuses that come with multiple wins in those races. It's a tough game to crack, but having regained winning form at Newcastle, Jardine is now eyeing a race at Ayr's Western meeting as the next step up.

Jockey Mohammed Tabti has been the regular partner, riding Izzari in 8 of its 20 races and winning twice together — a 25% win rate, or 1 in every 4 rides. That's a genuinely strong relationship by racing standards, and it's no coincidence that both of Izzari's Newcastle wins have come as part of that partnership building over time. At Class 5 — the grassroots level of British racing — Izzari has won 3 from 9, a 33% win rate that marks it out as a consistent performer at that level.

Jardine's yard at Carrutherstown has been in fine form this season with 57 winners, and Izzari's Newcastle victory was a timely contribution. Recent form of 10-8-4-6-4-1 shows the win arriving after a run of moderate finishes, which makes it feel earned rather than fortunate. A horse that finds form when it matters, at a track it clearly loves — Izzari is one worth keeping an eye on.