Nandita

Her career record reads one win and one place from five races, and that single win came at Kempton Park on 28 May 2025. It's worth noting that Kempton's all-weather track suits a certain type of horse — quick, efficient, not one that needs much of a battle to find its stride — so a decisive win there tells you something about how she moves and what she prefers. Over the short sprint distances of five to six-and-a-half furlongs, she has won 1 of her 3 races at those trips, which is a solid 33%, well above her overall rate. That suggests the trip genuinely suits her, rather than the win being a fluke.

The trickier part of her profile is what happens at the top level. All three of her races at Class 1 — the highest tier of competition in Britain — have ended without a win. That's not a surprise for a three-year-old still finding her feet against more experienced horses, but it does mean she hasn't yet proved she can take that step up. Her recent form — finishing sixth, then seventh, twice in a row — points to a horse that has been competing in tough company and finding it hard going.

She hasn't raced in roughly six months, which is a significant absence. That kind of break can mean a horse has had a minor issue, or simply that the team has been patient and chosen not to run until conditions are right. With a yard as well-resourced as the Gosdens', you'd expect any return to have been carefully planned. The question on comeback day is always whether the break has freshened a horse up or whether it needs a race to get back to its best. Given her form before the break wasn't sparkling, there's genuine curiosity about which version of Nandita turns up next time out.