Kolkata Knight

The career arc tells an interesting story. Looking at the last six results in order — a win, then a loss, then 4th, 5th, 15th, and another win before that — you can see a horse that has had its wobbles. That 15th-place finish suggests at least one tough day at the office. But what matters is the bookends: this horse has a habit of winning when it counts, and its most recent completed race, at Haydock Park on 26 September 2025, ended in victory. A win six months ago followed by a race just yesterday means the team is keeping Kolkata Knight busy and clearly believe there is more to come.

The partnership with jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin is one of the more compelling details here. In five races together, they have won twice — a 40% win rate, or 2 from every 5 rides. For context, most jockey-horse combinations never win at all. When those two line up together, it tends to end well, and that kind of familiarity between horse and rider can make a real difference in a close finish.

Behind the scenes, trainer Tom Dascombe runs a yard in Upper Lambourn that has sent out 22 winners already this season — a productive operation that knows how to place a horse in the right race at the right time. Kolkata Knight's first win came at Hamilton Park in May 2025, and the Haydock victory followed in September, suggesting Dascombe has been patient and strategic in how he has campaigned this horse. With Kolkata Knight having raced just yesterday, it is clearly fit and in the thick of its season — and on these numbers, it would be no surprise to see that win tally climb before the year is out.