The career started at Wolverhampton in April 2025, and Pina Sonata has not looked back since. That sequence of recent results — 1st, 1st, 1st, then a sixth, then back to 1st — tells you something about the horse's character. The blip in the middle has not derailed anything; if anything, the return to winning ways at Kempton this week suggests the team has this horse exactly where they want it.
Behind the scenes is James Fanshawe, one of the steadier and more respected names training out of Newmarket in Suffolk. His yard has sent out 44 winners already this season, which is a serious output and a sign of a well-run operation that knows how to place its horses in races they can win. Getting a horse to this kind of form and keeping it sharp enough to win three from five takes real skill, and Fanshawe's numbers suggest this is no accident.
What makes Pina Sonata genuinely interesting at this stage is how compressed the story is. Five races is a short career, and already there are three wins on the board, a clear pattern of improvement, and a winner this week. For a horse still only four years old, there is every reason to think the best is still ahead.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 28 Mar | 100% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 29 Apr | 100% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 27 May | 100% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Oct | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Sep | 0% |