Jakana

What makes Jakana's record worth a closer look is what those two wins tell us. Both came at Class 4 level, which is the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — competitive enough, but not the highest stage. At that level, Jakana has actually been reasonably sharp, winning 2 from 10 races (a 20% win rate, or roughly 1 in 5), which is a genuinely solid return. The problem is that outside those Class 4 races, the horse has found things considerably tougher, managing nothing from the remaining eight outings.

Recent form is difficult to spin positively. The last six runs show a fourth place and a fifth as the high points, with three blank runs in between and a ninth just six races back. That kind of sequence — a smattering of near-misses buried inside a long losing streak — is the sort of form that tests a trainer's patience. There are no obvious signs of a horse building toward something; it looks more like one that turns up, competes honestly, and falls just short.

Still, Jakana raced just one day ago, which means it remains active and in the mix. At its best, specifically on its preferred level of competition, it has shown it can win — and that Class 4 record of 2 from 10 is something to hold onto. A horse that wins 1 in every 5 races at its right level is not one to dismiss entirely, even if the wait since January 2025 has grown long enough to test everyone's patience. Whether the yard feels there is another win in Jakana remains to be seen, but the horse is still out there competing, and that counts for something.