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Horse profile

Cottingley Fairy (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer E Libaud · Last owner John Fairley
by Golden Snake (USA) out of Laylee (GB) (Deploy)
8 runs · 3 courses · from May 2010
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Oct 2011 — 5,498 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011
KTB Profile

Cottingley Fairy (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Clairefontaine (Jul 2011).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Golden Snake (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 547 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6116.7%+8.7—
Good to Firm9677.3%−0.7—
Good12075.8%−2.20 from 5
Good to Soft81911.1%+3.1—
Soft9977.1%−0.90 from 2
Heavy5247.7%−0.3—
Standard (AW)9399.7%+1.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−8—
6f – 7f65812.3%+4.3—
1m – 1m1f6546.2%−1.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f143117.7%−0.30 from 6
1m5f – 2m135128.9%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f8233.7%−4.3—
2m5f – 3m4449.1%+1.1—
Over 3m10220%+12—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Laylee (GB) (Deploy)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Unawatuna (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Unawatuna (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Unawatuna (GB)1822mClass 5
Tunguska (GB)421m7f—
Tasman Tiger (GB)80——
Cof Up The Cash (GB)30——
Komodo Dragon (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Clairefontaine 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christophe Soumillon 2 0 0% −2.00
Fabien Lefebvre 1 0 0% −1.00
Gregory Benoist 1 0 0% −1.00
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% −1.00
Herve Paimblanc 1 0 0% −1.00
Thierry Thulliez 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2011 · 5 runs
16 Oct 11+29d Longchamp (FR) Prix Europe 1 (Handicap) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 17 ran —/17 9-0 Fabien Lefebvre 33/1
17 Sep 11+51d Longchamp (FR) Prix De La Table (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m2f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 shd 8-10 Christophe Soumillon 16/1
28 Jul 11+54d Clairefontaine Prix du Stade de Malherbe de Caen (Prix Magic Night) (Handicap) 1m3f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 ¾ 9-2 Gregory Benoist 22/1
04 Jun 11+51d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Palais Bourbon (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m3f · Good · 16 ran —/16 9-6 Maxime Guyon 14/1
14 Apr 11+228d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Palais Des Glaces (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 1½ 9-4 Christophe Soumillon 7/1
2010 · 3 runs
29 Aug 10+94d Deauville (FR) Prix Casino Barriere Deauville (Prix Des Monceaux) (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Fibresand) 1m1½f · Standard · 18 ran 3/18 ¾ 9-4 Olivier Peslier 11/1
27 May 10+11d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Puteaux (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2f · Soft · 20 ran 2/20 hd 8-11 Herve Paimblanc 5/1
16 May 10 Longchamp (FR) Prix Andre Carrus (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m½f · Good · 18 ran —/18 9-2 Thierry Thulliez 13/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cottingley Fairy won?
Cottingley Fairy (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2010 and 2011. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Cottingley Fairy?
Cottingley Fairy (GB) was trained by E Libaud on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 16 October 2011.
Who is Cottingley Fairy's sire?
Cottingley Fairy (GB) is by Golden Snake (USA) out of Laylee (GB), whose sire is Deploy.
What is Cottingley Fairy's sire's record?
Golden Snake (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 547 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Cottingley Fairy's siblings?
Out of Laylee (GB), Cottingley Fairy (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Unawatuna (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Unawatuna (GB)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.