Jojo Rabbit

Ruth Carr trains him out of her yard in Stillington, North Yorkshire, a stable that has sent out 63 winners already this season — so this is no backwater operation. Carr knows exactly what she has: a horse who is "well able" off his current mark and who "did it nicely" when winning at Pontefract in April. That win came on fast, dry ground, which suits him — he has won 2 of his 10 races in those conditions, a 20% win rate that stands well above his overall average. When the ground dries out, Jojo Rabbit becomes a different proposition.

James Sullivan has been the man in the saddle for most of his career, riding him in 33 of his 53 races and winning 5 of them together — that's roughly 1 in every 7 rides, a solid partnership built on familiarity. Hollie Doyle has also partnered him recently, and after one run at Wolverhampton she noted that getting a lead — rather than being out in front where he could get hassled — seemed to bring out the best in him. Small tactical details like that matter for a horse at this level, and it's clear the team understands how to place him.

Most of his racing has come at Class 5, the bread-and-butter level of British racing, where he has won 4 of his 26 starts — roughly 1 in every 6 races at that grade. That's where he belongs and where he does his best work. He first won at Nottingham back in June 2022, and nearly four years on he is still showing up and still winning. For the syndicate who owns him, a horse who "gets out and about plenty" and keeps finding the winner's enclosure is exactly what the sport is about. With an entry already being considered and the yard in good form, there is no reason to think Jojo Rabbit is done just yet.