Kotmask

The standout result on Kotmask's record is a Class 2 win at Ascot in December 2024 — one of the top races in Britain, at one of the sport's most prestigious venues. That sort of performance marks a horse out as genuine quality, and it came on wet, muddy ground, which matters. In those conditions, Kotmask transforms: 3 wins from just 8 races on soft or heavy ground works out to 38%, meaning it wins well over 1 in every 3 times the rain has been falling. On a dry track, the picture is considerably less rosy. If you're ever watching Kotmask run, check the forecast first.

The horse also has a particular fondness for Plumpton, a tight, undulating track in East Sussex not far from home. Two wins from 4 races there — winning half the time — is the kind of record that makes a racecourse feel like a second home. That local knowledge, combined with the wet-ground edge, gives Kotmask a very specific set of conditions in which it becomes a serious proposition.

The regular partner in the saddle is jockey Caoilin Quinn, who has ridden Kotmask in 15 of its races, winning 2 of them — roughly 1 in every 7 rides together. The Moore yard has had a productive season, sending out 94 winners, so Kotmask is part of a genuinely busy, successful operation. That said, the last 6 races have brought no wins, and it is now 15 months since that Ascot success. Recent form shows a third-place finish as the best result in that stretch, with a couple of unfinished races in the mix too. Whether Kotmask can rediscover that peak-day form is the question — but with the right conditions underfoot, it would be unwise to write it off entirely.