How many races has Carpe Diem won?

Carpe Diem (FR) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).

Who trains Carpe Diem?

Carpe Diem (FR) is trained by David Bridgwater, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 July 2026.

Who is Carpe Diem's sire?

Carpe Diem (FR) is by Walzertakt (GER) out of Chance Bleue (FR), whose sire is Epervier Bleu.

What going does Carpe Diem prefer?

Carpe Diem (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Carpe Diem's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 16 July 2026. The highest on record is 100.

What is Carpe Diem's sire's record?

Walzertakt (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 369 runs since Apr 2021 (54 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 181.

Who are Carpe Diem's siblings?

Out of Chance Bleue (FR), Carpe Diem (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Khayance (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Coupdebol (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Carpe Diem (FR)

8yo gelding · Trainer David Bridgwater · Owner P Corbett

by Walzertakt (GER) out of Chance Bleue (FR) (Epervier Bleu)

16 runs · 10 courses · from Jun 2023

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Won at Huntingdon Last run 16 Jul 2026 · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 89

KTB Profile

Carpe Diem is 1 from 16 on turf, the win coming in a Class 5 handicap chase at Huntingdon in Feb 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground off an official rating of 80. He has raced at Class 5 level throughout and led in three of five analysed runs. His last run, at Worcester in Jul 2026, saw him finish 5 of 8 off an official rating of 89, 11lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Typically prominent Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 11lb off peak

1–16Wins / Runs
6.3%Strike rate
6 (37.5%)Placed
−5.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
0.52Fair A/E n=16 · 0.45 incl. margin
100Highest OR
35dBetween runs (median)longest 402 d

Official rating89↓ 11lb off peak

89 80–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 16 Jul 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 102^A · median 76

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	9	102^A	79	5 runs · 97 / 73
Soft	3	84^C	76	2 runs · 76 / 61.5
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	6	95^B	77.5	3 runs · 79 / 76
2m5f – 3m	4	97^B	64.5	3 runs · 97 / 67
1m5f – 2m	2	102^A	93	—
Over 3m	1	—	—	1 run · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 3 Jun 2026 Official rating 89 at the last run, 16 Jul 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 14 figures · best 118^B · median 105

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	9	107^B	105	5 runs · 107 / 106
Soft	3	118^B	94	2 runs · 118 / 106
Heavy	1	—	—	1 run · —
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	7	118^B	105	4 runs · 118 / 100
2m5f – 3m	4	106^B	99.5	3 runs · 106 / 106
1m5f – 2m	2	105^B	99.5	—
Over 3m	1	—	—	1 run · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 10 analysed runs since Dec 2024

Prominent 6 (60%) · 0 wins
Led 2 (20%) · 1 win
Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Held up 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Walzertakt (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 369 runs since Apr 2021 (54 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 181.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	7	0	0%	−11.1	—
Good	89	9	10.1%	−1	0 from 10
Good to Soft	76	12	15.8%	+4.7	0 from 2
Soft	116	13	11.2%	+0.1	1 from 3
Heavy	69	7	10.1%	−1	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	12	0	0%	−11.1	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−11.1	—
1m – 1m1f	12	0	0%	−11.1	—
1m2f – 1m4f	15	0	0%	−11.1	—
1m5f – 2m	86	9	10.5%	−0.6	0 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	181	27	14.9%	+3.8	1 from 7
2m5f – 3m	60	3	5%	−6.1	0 from 6
Over 3m	14	2	14.3%	+3.2	0 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Chance Bleue (FR) (Epervier Bleu)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Khayance (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Coupdebol (FR)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Khayance (FR)	12	3	2m½f–2m1f	—
Coupdebol (FR)	13	2	2m4f–2m4½f	Class 5
The Highlander (FR)	7	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	10	0	0%	−10.00
Soft	3	1	33%	+8.00
Good to Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	12	1	8%	−1.00
Class 4	4	0	0%	−4.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Worcester	3	0	0%	−3.00
Huntingdon	3	1	33%	+8.00
Warwick	2	0	0%	−2.00
Uttoxeter	2	0	0%	−2.00
Stratford	1	0	0%	−1.00
Plumpton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Leicester	1	0	0%	−1.00
Market Rasen	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ludlow	1	0	0%	−1.00
Fontwell	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m1f – 2m4f	7	1	14%	+4.00
2m5f – 3m	6	0	0%	−6.00
1m5f – 2m	2	0	0%	−2.00
Over 3m	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Brendan Powell	8	1	13%	+3.00
Tom Hutsby	5	0	0%	−5.00
Caoilin Quinn	1	0	0%	−1.00
James Best	1	0	0%	−1.00
Lilly Pinchin	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Visor	7	1	14%	+4.00
None	7	0	0%	−7.00
Cheekpieces	2	0	0%	−2.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	7	1	14%	+4.00
2025	3	0	0%	−3.00
2024	1	0	0%	−1.00
2023	5	0	0%	−5.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Chase	10	1	10%	+1.00
Hurdle	5	0	0%	−5.00
NH Flat	1	0	0%	−1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2026 · 7 runs
16 Jul 26+43d	Worcester	CopyBet Pay First Past The Post Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 8 ran tracked the pace-setters early - up into second after the 3rd - hit the 10th - driven before 4 out - driven again and faded 3 out before a mistake at the last	5/8	½	10-12	89	97^B	86^B	Tom Hutsby	6/1
03 Jun 26+25d	Warwick	Rainier Developments Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 6 ran Settled third early - moved into second before 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - hit front approaching last then overtaken on the run-in - held for second beaten under three lengths	2/6	2¾	10-10	89	62^B	106^B	Tom Hutsby	2/1F
09 May 26+20d	Warwick	SVE Services Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 8 ran Tracked the front rank early - urged into contention after three out and pressed for the lead - kept on gamely under pressure - lacked the speed to get past the winner and finished second	2/8	¾	10-11	87	67^B	106^B	Tom Hutsby	4/1
19 Apr 26+41d	Stratford	Racecourse Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m3½f · Good · 7 ran Made the running and cleared fences fluently - challenged and passed before the last - one-paced up the run-in to finish second	2/7	5½	10-10	87	73^A	107^B	Tom Hutsby	11/2
09 Mar 26+18d	Plumpton	DragonBet The Roar Before BOG At Cheltenham Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 4 ran Sat close to pace early - pushed along after 3 out and slipped back before 2 out - unable to find more from the last home third	3/4	9½	11-3	89	79^C	95^B	Tom Hutsby	4/1
19 Feb 26+14d	Huntingdon	Think Thoroughbred, Think Ireland Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Heavy · 6 ran Settled close to the pace - pressed for effort before 2 out - unable to close on leader up the run-in	2/6	18	11-13	90	—	105^C	Brendan Powell	11/8F
05 Feb 26+39d	Huntingdon	Huntingdon Racecourse 2026 Fixtures On Sale Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 7 ran Set the pace from the off - opened up a healthy advantage before two out and asked for effort approaching the last - allowed to coast home in front	1/7		10-9	80	76^A	118^B	Brendan Powell	10/1
2025 · 3 runs
28 Dec 25+313d	Leicester	Carling The UK's Number One Lager Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 5 ran Settled off the pace early - hit one at the 4th and dropped away after 3 out - well beaten before the last two	4/5	24	11-0	82	47^C	94^C	Brendan Powell	11/2
18 Feb 25+13d	Market Rasen	Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 6 ran Held up towards the back - struggling for fluency and pushed along after the 10th - blundered the following fence and pulled up	PU/6	—	11-2	87	—	—	Caoilin Quinn	28/1
05 Feb 25+47d	Ludlow	Join RacingTV Now Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 11 ran Slightly left-handed at fences early - close up when bumped and almost fell at the 1st - dropped to the back of the pack soon after - pressed for effort by the 13th and dropped away steadily to finish tailed off	8/11	15	11-6	92	44^C	93^C	Brendan Powell	28/1
2024 · 1 run
20 Dec 24+402d	Uttoxeter	APB Andy Edwards Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran Sat up with the front pack early - clipped a fence in third then pressed for effort before 3 out - dropped away before 2 out and finished well held	7/11	9½	11-12	95	84^C	94^C	James Best	22/1
2023 · 5 runs
14 Nov 23+62d	Huntingdon	Rhinobet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran	6/8	9½	12-0	100	53^C	101^C	Brendan Powell	12/1
13 Sep 23+20d	Uttoxeter	Vistry Homes Partridge Walk Stafford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran	5/9	3½	11-4	—	84^B	105^A	Brendan Powell	12/1
24 Aug 23+35d	Fontwell	Richmond Motor Group Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 8 ran	3/8	2½	11-4	—	95^B	105^A	Brendan Powell	12/1
20 Jul 23+22d	Worcester	Keith Bennett Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 10 ran	PU/10	—	11-4	—	—	—	Brendan Powell	22/1
28 Jun 23	Worcester	Richard Newland Racing NH Flat Race (Conditionals & Amateurs) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 6 ran	3/6	5	10-11	—	102^A	105^B	Lilly Pinchin	13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Carpe Diem won?: Carpe Diem (FR) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains Carpe Diem?: Carpe Diem (FR) is trained by David Bridgwater, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 July 2026.
Who is Carpe Diem's sire?: Carpe Diem (FR) is by Walzertakt (GER) out of Chance Bleue (FR), whose sire is Epervier Bleu.
What going does Carpe Diem prefer?: Carpe Diem (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Carpe Diem's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 16 July 2026. The highest on record is 100.
What is Carpe Diem's sire's record?: Walzertakt (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 369 runs since Apr 2021 (54 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 181.
Who are Carpe Diem's siblings?: Out of Chance Bleue (FR), Carpe Diem (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Khayance (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Coupdebol (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 10 analysed runs since Dec 2024

Pedigree intelligence

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