Jaminska

Jane Williams trains her from a yard in George Nympton, Devon, and it has been a productive season for the team — 21 winners sent out so far, which is a healthy return. Jaminska's most regular partner in the saddle is David Noonan, and the two of them have built a decent working relationship across 12 races together, winning 2 of them — that's roughly 1 in every 6 rides, which nudges slightly above Jaminska's overall career average of around 1 in every 7 races.

The ground matters to her. On normal conditions, she has won 2 from 7 races — that's a 29% win rate, nearly 1 in 3, which is a genuinely striking number. Get her on wet or firm ground and the results thin out noticeably. Williams has also spoken about Jaminska's exceptional toughness and her love of a stamina test, which is a useful quality in a horse racing through the winter months when courses get heavy and races get gruelling. At her best, she is a genuine stayer who improves as others are tiring.

She has spent most of her career competing at Class 4 level — not the top tier, but solid, competitive racing — and has won 3 of her 13 races at that level, or roughly 1 in 4. Williams did take a swing at higher-profile company in early 2024, running her in a Listed race at Taunton over Christmas, where Jaminska finished third. Williams was candid that the two miles was sharper than ideal for a horse who wants further, but the placing gave Jaminska what the racing world calls "black type" — a mark on her record that adds to her value beyond the track.

Her most recent win came at Newton Abbot in September 2025, and with her last race just yesterday, she is very much a live and active runner. The recent form shows a dip — two mid-pack finishes in her last two outings — but two thirds before that suggest she is not far away.