Kitaro Kich

Kitaro Kich is trained by George Baker at Epsom Downs in Surrey, a yard that has sent out 14 winners already this season — a productive operation with horses clearly arriving in good form. The horse got its first career win at Wolverhampton in January 2025, and its most recent came at Kempton Park in October 2025. That last win was nine months ago now, which might give casual observers pause, but recent form suggests the horse is far from finished — a win and a second place in the last four runs points to a horse finding its feet again.

The conditions matter here. Kitaro Kich genuinely thrives on normal ground, winning 3 of 10 races in those conditions — 30%, or almost 1 in every 3. On a dry, firm surface those numbers drop off sharply. Similarly, the sweet spot in terms of distance is 7 furlongs to a mile, where again the horse has won 3 from 10. That combination of normal ground and that specific trip is essentially the recipe: get both right and you have a serious chance.

Most of Kitaro Kich's racing has come at Class 5 level — the everyday, bread-and-butter tier of British racing — and the win rate there is a modest 9%, just 1 win from 11 races. That might sound underwhelming, but the horse has clearly been competitive enough to keep placing, finishing in the frame 11 times across its career. It raced just yesterday, which means it is as fit and active as it has ever been. For a horse that has found a reliable jockey, a patient trainer and the conditions it prefers, the next win may be closer than nine months suggests.