Kinbara Firstdraft

Across 22 career races, Kinbara Firstdraft has won twice and placed four times. That's a win rate of roughly 1 in 11 races, which is modest overall, but the Class 4 record shows this is a horse with ability when circumstances align. The last win came at Ayr on 13 November 2024—nearly two years ago. Since then, nothing. The recent form line reads 6-4-5-4-7-5 across the last six races, a mixture of minor places and one disappointing seventh. Just yesterday the horse raced again and finished sixth, which suggests the yard is still hunting for the right conditions to get the horse back in the winner's circle.

Jockey J J Slevin has had the most rides aboard Kinbara Firstdraft, nine races in total, with one win between them. That's an 11% win rate together, slightly below the horse's overall average, but the small sample size makes it hard to draw firm conclusions. For now, Kinbara Firstdraft remains a horse in search of a soft landing: a Class 4 race, normal ground, and a long enough drought that the odds might be generous. The foundation is there. The timing simply hasn't cooperated in a very long time.