Kitaro Kich

The most striking fact about Kitaro Kich is his partnership with jockey Neil Callan. When they team up, the horse wins about 1 in every 4 races—4 wins from 16 outings together. That is a significant jump from his overall win rate, and suggests Callan has figured out how to get the best out of him. His trainer, George Baker at Epsom Downs, runs a yard that is firing this season with 14 winners to its name already, so the infrastructure is there for improvement.

Kitaro Kich has clear preferences. On normal ground conditions, he wins roughly 3 times in every 10 races, whereas he struggles on the extremes. He also has a sweet spot at distances between 7 furlongs and a mile, winning 3 of 11 races over that range—27 percent. When he steps up in class to the tougher races, however, things get harder: competing at Class 5 level, he has won just 1 of 11 races. His last victory came at Kempton Park on 15 October 2025, so it has been 10 months since he last got his head in front. That recent form in his last six races—8th, 7th, 4th, 6th, 1st, 2nd—shows a horse capable of mixing respectable efforts with the occasional poor run. With Callan in the saddle on normal ground and at the right distance, there is every chance Kitaro Kich could return to the winners' circle.