Zoffandia

What makes those Kempton wins even more interesting is the ground. Both of Zoffandia's career victories have come in wet or muddy conditions, and across all its races on that kind of surface it has won 2 from 8 — again, 1 in every 4. Some horses tolerate soft ground; this one genuinely thrives on it. When the rain comes and the going gets heavy at Kempton, Zoffandia becomes a different animal entirely.

The partnership with jockey Josephine Gordon is the steady thread running through this horse's career. Gordon has been in the saddle for 10 of Zoffandia's 16 races, winning once together — a 10% win rate, which sits slightly below the horse's overall level. That said, their most recent victory at Kempton in February 2026 suggests the combination is still very much alive.

Recent form reads 7-2-7-–-1-3, and while those two sevens might look discouraging, the key number in that sequence is the 1 — a win four months ago that keeps this horse's profile interesting. Burke's yard has been in decent shape this season, sending out 12 winners, so Zoffandia is operating within a functioning stable rather than a struggling one.

One nagging question mark hangs over this horse: it has never won at Class 4 level, going 0 from 6 at that tier. Both wins have come elsewhere in the conditions Zoffandia specifically likes. That tells you the horse is competitive but particular — it needs everything to line up. Get it back to Kempton, give it a wet track, and suddenly a horse that wins roughly 1 in every 8 races overall starts looking like something much more dangerous.