Kansas Du Berlais

The seven-year-old has a career record of 2 wins and 9 places from 17 races — so it has finished in the top three almost two thirds of the time, which tells you this is a horse that competes honestly and consistently. Its best level is Class 4, one of the middle tiers of British racing, where it wins roughly 1 in every 5 races (22%, or 2 from 9 at that level). That is a perfectly respectable record for its grade.

The partnership with jockey Jamie Moore is worth highlighting. In five races together, they have won twice — that is a 40% win rate, which in racing terms is exceptional. Winning 2 in every 5 races together suggests these two have a genuine understanding, and it is no coincidence that both of Kansas Du Berlais's career wins came with Moore in the saddle.

The honest caveat is that the horse has not won in its last six races, and its most recent win at Fontwell Park was 36 months ago — April 2023. Its recent form reads third, fourth, third, fourth, third, which tells a familiar story: it keeps showing up, keeps finishing close, but the winning feeling has been elusive. Whether that is a matter of finding the right conditions, the right race, or simply the right day is the question hanging over its next run.

Kansas Du Berlais raced just one day ago, so it is very much active and in training. The record suggests that if the yard — sorry, if the team — can get it back to Fontwell with Jamie Moore in the saddle, that long wait for a third win might not last forever.