Em Jay Kay

That level is Class 5, which sits towards the lower end of British racing's six-tier system. It is where the sport's workhorses operate, and Em Jay Kay has made a reasonable fist of it, winning 3 of 29 races at that grade — roughly 1 in every 10, which is about what you would expect from a solid, reliable performer rather than a star. The overall career record of 6 wins from 55 races (an 11% win rate, or just over 1 in every 9) tells a similar story: not flashy, but dependable enough to keep getting entries. The fact that there have been 29 placed finishes — meaning Em Jay Kay has finished in the top three nearly half the time — suggests a horse that competes honestly and rarely has a bad day.

The partnership with Grace McEntee is worth noting. She has ridden Em Jay Kay in 22 of those 55 races and produced 3 of the 6 career wins — a win rate of 14%, or roughly 1 in 7, which is meaningfully better than the horse's overall average. That kind of familiarity between horse and rider can matter, and it is no coincidence that the yard — trained by Phil McEntee at Newmarket, Grace's father — has been in decent form this season, sending out 17 winners. A family operation that clearly knows this horse well.

The most recent win came at Lingfield Park in January 2026, and the last six runs — reading 8-11-9-8-1-3 from most recent back — show a horse that found the winner's enclosure five runs ago before dipping back into mid-field finishes. Having raced just one day ago, Em Jay Kay is very much still active and still competing. At seven years old and with a trainer who keeps finding winners, there is no obvious reason the next win cannot come soon — it is just a matter of when the right race comes along.