Yokohama

The most interesting wrinkle in that record is where Yokohama wins, and where it does not. In races classed at the fourth tier — the everyday, bread-and-butter level of British racing — the horse has run 12 times without a single victory. Zero from twelve. And yet step up to longer distances, between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, and a different horse appears: one win from three attempts at those trips, which works out at 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3 races. That is a remarkable contrast, and it suggests Yokohama is a horse that genuinely needs a test of stamina to show its best.

The two career wins bookend a useful little story. The first came at Newcastle back in September 2023, getting things started. The more recent — and arguably more significant — arrived at Newbury on 15 May 2026, just six weeks ago, which is recent enough to confirm this is a horse still capable of winning rather than one living off past glories. That Newbury win keeps the whole profile alive.

Recent form shows a horse with some consistency around the top end of the field: reading back from yesterday's run, the last six results go 7-3-1-5-10-7. That win and a third place from the last six runs suggest Yokohama is in reasonable nick, even if the overall pattern is one of placing more often than winning. The horse raced just one day ago, so it is clearly being kept busy.

Yokohama is trained by J Butler at Newmarket, one of British racing's great headquarters. The yard has sent out 39 winners already this season, which is a healthy level of output and suggests a team operating in confident form. For a horse that has shown it can win when conditions suit — longer distances, the right day — that kind of environment matters.