Rajeko

The last win came on 19 December 2024 at Chelmsford, which means Rajeko went through all of 2025 without breaking the tape again. That is a worrying dry spell for any horse. The earlier victory arrived at Windsor on 3 June 2024, so the pattern here is clear: Rajeko has tasted success at lower levels of competition, but when stepped up to Class 1 or 2 races—the top tier of British racing—the horse has managed zero wins from three attempts. That gap between what Rajeko can do in ordinary races and what it cannot do against the best is the defining feature of its career.

Michael Bell's Newmarket yard has sent out 44 winners this season, a solid operation, but Rajeko remains one of those horses that generates more questions than answers. With form like this—unbeaten for months, prone to double-digit placings, and out of its depth in top-class company—the horse is at a crossroads. It is not finished, not by a long way, but it needs a race at the right level and the right conditions to prove there is still something left in the tank.