Nakaaha

What makes Nakaaha worth watching, though, is his form in Class 5 races, where he has won 2 of 6 starts—a 33 per cent win rate that suggests he knows exactly what level suits him. His last victory came at Bath on 1 July, just over two months ago, and that win underlines that he remains a capable competitor when conditions and opposition align. His recent form has been patchy—his last six runs show a 16th place, a second, a 12th, a win, a sixth, and a fifth—the sort of erratic sequence that's familiar to followers of horses in this tier, where one day they click and the next they don't.

Harris's yard has been prolific this season with 31 winners, and while Nakaaha may not be one of its flagships, he represents the kind of solid, bread-and-butter earner that makes racing yards function day to day. He broke his duck at Newbury back in July 2025, suggesting he took a little time to get on the board, but once he understood the job, he has managed to piece together a respectable tally. For a horse that started life without a win, three victories and seven places from 19 races amounts to a useful career at a realistic level of the sport.