Kanishka
Kanishka is a 3-year-old still hunting for a second career victory. The horse has raced 14 times and won just once — back in June 2025 at Newcastle — along with four placed finishes. That's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 14 races, which tells you this is a horse operating at the lower rungs of competitive racing. It has now gone 14 months without another win, and in its last six outings has finished outside the places, suggesting form has dipped since that initial breakthrough.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What's worth noting is that Kanishka clearly has a distance window that suits it. Over 7 furlongs to a mile, the horse has won 1 of its 6 races — a 17% win rate — which is significantly better than its overall record. At Class 5 level, the lowest grade of racing, it has won 1 of 3 races, a 33% win rate that hints at genuine competitiveness when conditions align. The problem is finding those conditions consistently enough.
Ben Robinson, the horse's most frequent rider, has never got Kanishka into the winner's circle across five rides together, so a change of jockey might be worth monitoring. The horse is trained by Ian Williams at his Portway yard in Worcestershire, which has been among the day's profitable operations this season — the stable has sent out 96 winners already. With Kanishka currently racing actively, it remains a work in progress: capable of winning at the right level and distance, but still a long way from establishing itself as a reliable scorer.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Aug
11th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
29 Jul
16th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 28 runners
26 Jun
6th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
30 May
3rd
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
4 Apr
4th
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
28 Mar
4th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
11 Mar
3rd
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 7 runners
4 Oct
7th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
21 Aug
11th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 19 runners
26 Jun
🏆 Won
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
26 Jun |
50% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
28 Mar |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
30 May |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
21 May |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Mar |
0% |