Johnjay

Those two wins tell a neat little story. The first came at Bath back in April 2023, and the second arrived at Brighton in May 2025 — two of the quirkier tracks in the south of England, both with distinctive undulating layouts that not every horse takes to. Whether that's a coincidence or a genuine preference is hard to say with just two wins to go on, but it's worth noting. His best performances have come over seven furlongs to a mile, where he's won 1 from 4 races — a 25% win rate, which is comfortably his strongest distance range and suggests he's a horse who appreciates a proper test of stamina rather than a short sprint.

He's trained by Keiran Burke at Whitcombe in Dorset, a yard that has sent out 13 winners already this season, so there's plenty of ability in the stable. Johnjay himself, though, has been in a lean spell — no win in his last six races, with finishes of 6th, 6th, 8th, 5th, 6th, and 9th. That's a run of results that will frustrate the yard, but he raced just one day ago, so he's clearly a horse being kept busy and the team haven't given up on finding the right opportunity. Sometimes a horse like this just needs one race to fall perfectly — the right distance, the right track, the right field. Whether that's coming soon is the question.