Karate Kid
Karate Kid is a 6-year-old with the kind of form that suggests something finally clicked late in his career. After three races without a win, he broke through at Leopardstown on 27 December 2024 — his first and only victory so far. That's a significant moment for any horse, especially one who was nearly four years old before tasting success. Over four races total, he has won one and finished in the top 3 twice more, giving him a 25 percent win rate and a respectable record of finding the frame in half his starts.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Jim And Claire Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Today
Sedgefield
About 2.1 miles · Good ground · 8 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The concerning part is the timing. That win at Leopardstown came 15 months ago, and Karate Kid has raced three times since without returning to the winners' circle. His most recent four runs read 6-14-1-2, suggesting a horse still in the mix but struggling to repeat that breakthrough form. He is currently active — last out 15 days ago — so the yard are clearly not giving up on him, but the gap between that December victory and now is telling. He has shown enough to stay competitive, with a top-3 finish as recently as his third-most recent outing, but the consistency needed for a genuine racehorse just isn't there yet.
Karate Kid races for Warren Greatrex's yard at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire. Greatrex has been prolific this season with 52 winners, so he knows how to get horses to the track in winning form. Whether that form can return for this 6-year-old remains the question. At his current level, he is a horse worth watching if he ever strings together a run like the end of 2024 again.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Mar
6th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
19 Dec
14th
Ascot
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 15 runners
27 Dec
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
7 Oct
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
27 Dec |
100% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 |
1 other |
14 Mar |
0% |