Kajikia

The headline achievement came at Ascot on 2 November 2024, where Kajikia won a Class 2 race — one of the top tier of races in British racing. To put that in perspective, most horses spend years working their way up to that level and never quite get there. Kajikia did it in only its third or fourth outing. That win was also its first career victory, which makes it all the more striking: no gentle warm-up wins at smaller tracks, just straight in and competitive against quality opposition at one of the sport's great venues.

More recently, Kajikia won at Plumpton in September 2025 — around six months ago now — before taking a short break of 77 days. That gap is nothing unusual; trainers often give horses time to recover and reset, especially after a solid campaign. The recent form string of a win, a third, another win, a second, and one disappointing run tells the story of a horse that is largely consistent but not yet entirely predictable.

The ground matters here. On normal conditions, Kajikia has won 2 of 4 races — a 50% win rate that is genuinely exceptional and suggests the horse is at its best when the going is fair. When conditions change, that edge seems to soften. It is the kind of detail that a trainer like Paul Nicholls will know inside out. Nicholls, based at his famous yard in Ditcheat, Somerset, is one of the most decorated trainers in the sport — his team has sent out 95 winners already this season alone, which is a staggering output. Having Kajikia in that stable is a significant advantage.

Most of Kajikia's races have come at Class 4 level, where it has won 1 from 3, but the Ascot result proves it can step up. The next chapter will be interesting: can a horse with this profile, trained by one of the best yards in Britain, build on that top-level win and make it a habit?