Paranjape

The highlight so far came at Wolverhampton on 24 November 2025, which remains the only win on the board. Wolverhampton is an all-weather track that runs through the winter when most grass courses are shut, and winning there at that time of year tells you this is a horse that keeps working when others are being rested. That win came five months ago now, and the recent form figures — 7, 2, 5, 1, 3, 5, reading from most recent backwards — show a mixed picture. A second place and a third are in there, which means the ability is still showing up, but so are a couple of runs where Paranjape simply did not fire.

The horse competes mainly at Class 5 level, which is the everyday bread-and-butter tier of British racing, and has won 1 from 4 races at that grade — a 25% win rate, or one in every four. That is actually a solid return at that level and suggests Paranjape is competitive among similar horses, even if the overall six-race record looks modest. The fact the horse raced just one day ago and is still active is worth noting — this is not a horse being wrapped in cotton wool.

Trained by S Woods out of Newmarket in Suffolk, Paranjape is in capable hands. Newmarket is the headquarters of British flat racing, and the Woods yard has sent out 23 winners already this season, which signals a stable in decent form. Getting a 3-year-old to its first win is always an achievement, and with a competitive record at its level and an active racing schedule, there is every reason to think this horse's story is still being written.