Kitsilano

On wet, muddy ground, Kitsilano is transformed. Two wins from 5 races in those conditions works out to a 40% win rate — wins 2 in every 5 races when the mud is flying. That is a dramatic contrast to its overall record, and it tells you everything you need to know about where this horse belongs. Plenty of horses tolerate soft ground; Kitsilano actively thrives on it in a way that very few do.

Trained by David Bridgwater out of Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire — a yard that has sent out 5 winners already this season — Kitsilano tends to compete at Class 5 level, which is the bread-and-butter end of British racing. At that level it has won 1 from 5, a 20% win rate, suggesting the team have found a realistic home for it. Its first career win came at Clonmel in December 2023, and its most recent came at Leicester in February 2026 — just two months ago — so there is no question of this being a horse living off past glories. Kitsilano raced just one day ago and is very much a current, active competitor.

The recent form reads 1-3 over its last two completed efforts, which is quietly encouraging for a horse that has spent much of its career making up the numbers. At nine years old, Kitsilano is not going to reinvent itself, but it does not need to. Find it a muddy track on the right day and Bridgwater's team have a horse that can genuinely trouble a field. That is a specific and useful thing to know.