Kamikaz Du Plessis

Both of the horse's wins came in a remarkable nine-day burst in the summer of 2025 — first at Wexford on the 4th of July, then at Downpatrick on the 15th. Back-to-back victories like that suggest a horse that had found its rhythm and its confidence at exactly the right moment. The ground was normal conditions for both, and that matters: on normal ground, Kamikaz Du Plessis has won 2 of 5 races, a 40% win rate that is genuinely eye-catching. That is not a coincidence — it is a horse that moves best when the surface beneath it is neither too wet nor too dry, and the yard — the team — would be wise to keep that in mind when picking races.

The problem is what has happened since. Six races, six blanks, with finishing positions of third, third, sixth, third, fourth, and a blank — consistent enough to show the horse is not disgracing itself, but without that winning punch. Jack Kennedy, who rides Kamikaz Du Plessis most often, has won just once from five races together, though a 20% win rate with a single jockey is not a bad partnership — it mirrors the career average almost exactly. The horse raced just one day ago, so it is clearly being kept busy and the team have not given up on finding another winning opportunity.

The shape of the recent form — lots of placings, no wins — is the story of a horse that is showing up but not quite delivering. Whether it rediscovers that July 2025 magic likely depends on getting conditions right, particularly that normal ground that seems to unlock the best version of this horse.