Java Point

The Ludlow story began on 10 January 2022, and Java Point has returned to that track repeatedly ever since, most recently winning there as recently as 15 January 2026 — just three months ago. For a horse racing at Class 2 level, where the standard is high and winners are hard to come by, those Ludlow numbers are genuinely remarkable. To put it simply: at most tracks, Java Point is competitive. At Ludlow, Java Point is a problem for every other runner in the field.

The biggest moment of this horse's career came at Sandown Park on 3 February 2024, winning a Class 2 race — one of the better races in the British calendar. That result told you this is not a horse content to coast at a comfortable level. It can step up and deliver when the competition stiffens. A career earning £74,000 in prize money reflects exactly that — a horse operating near the top end of the sport, not one padding its record against weak fields.

Jonathan Burke is the man most often in the saddle, and the partnership works: four wins from 13 races together, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 3 rides. That is a strong ratio and suggests the two have built a real understanding. The yard behind the horse is trained by Lemos De Souza out of Newmarket — a stable in fine form this season, having sent out 17 winners already.

Recent form shows a dip — a blank, then two second places, before that Ludlow win in January. Java Point raced just yesterday, so fitness is not a question. At 11 years old, this horse has been around long enough to know what it is doing. And what it does best, it does at Ludlow.