Katate Dori

The overall numbers tell a more complicated story. Across 19 races, Katate Dori has won 4 times — roughly 1 in every 5 outings — and placed in 10 more, meaning the horse has given its team something to cheer about more than half the time. That is a consistently competitive record, even if the wins have not come in a flood. The horse started winning back in March 2023 at Market Rasen and has been quietly building a career ever since. Its most comfortable level has been Class 4 racing, where it has won 2 from 7 — winning nearly 1 in 3, which is a genuinely strong ratio at that level.

The yard behind Katate Dori is trained by Sam Thomas, based in Lisvane in South Glamorgan, and it has been a productive season for them — 23 winners sent out already, which suggests a stable in good form and worth following. Regular jockey Dylan Johnston has ridden the horse 9 times and won once together, an 11% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 9 rides. That is modest, but the Kempton victory shows the partnership can deliver when the occasion demands it.

Recent form is patchy — finishing eighth, then second, then sixth and seventh in the runs either side of that Kempton highlight. The horse last raced 36 days ago, so it returns here after a short freshening-up break. Horses often benefit from a brief rest, and Sam Thomas's yard clearly knows when to press and when to pause. The big question is whether Katate Dori can recapture whatever clicked on that February evening at Kempton, or whether that top-level win will remain the unlikely peak of a solid but unremarkable career. Either way, it is worth watching.