Kit Gabriel

The Wolverhampton record is genuinely striking. Two wins from 11 races at that track might not sound like dominance on paper, but in context it tells you everything. Kit Gabriel has won just once everywhere else in its entire career, which means roughly two-thirds of its victories have come at one specific venue. Something about Wolverhampton suits this horse in a way that other tracks simply do not replicate. The first win there came on 23 September 2023, and those visits to the track remain the clearest argument for optimism from Simon Pearce's Newmarket yard.

The class puzzle is harder to explain away. Kit Gabriel has run 22 times at Class 4 level — a solid mid-tier, competitive but far from the top races in Britain — and has not won once. That is 0 from 22, a record that suggests the horse sits in an awkward place: good enough to keep finishing in the frame, not quite sharp enough to get to the front when the competition tightens. The best distance appears to be somewhere between a mile and a mile and a quarter, where it has won 1 from 6 races, a 17% win rate that translates to roughly one win every six outings — notably better than its overall record of 1 in every 14 races.

The most recent win came at Kempton Park on 1 October 2025, now nine months ago, and the last six runs have read 6-11-2-3-3-3 — respectable without being thrilling. Regular jockey Tyler Heard has not yet managed a win from their eight races together, though the horse remains active, having raced just yesterday. Pearce's yard has sent out five winners this season, so the operation is ticking along. Whether Kit Gabriel adds to that tally may depend heavily on where the team points it next.