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Gwennie May Star (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Christian Williams · Owner Ms Gwendoline M Clarke
by Masterstroke (USA) out of Grande Symphonie (FR) (Poliglote)
19 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Warwick, Bangor-on-Dee & Newcastle Last run 25 May 2026 · 7th of 9 Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Gwennie May Star is a gelding who has won four of 19 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He gained two of those wins at Warwick over 3m, on good to soft and on soft, and the other two came at Bangor-on-Dee and Newcastle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good and good to soft. He usually races held up. His last run, at Cartmel in May 2026, was off a mark of 115, when he finished seventh of nine.

Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating115At career-high mark
115 94–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 147 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 23 Jan 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 16 figures · best 156B · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good8134A1003 runs · 112 / 93
Good to Soft7147A1022 runs · 147 / 131.5
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5134A102—
1m5f – 2m5113B76—
Over 3m4156B129.54 runs · 156 / 129.5
2m5f – 3m2116A103.52 runs · 116 / 103.5

Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 24 Apr 2026 Official rating 115 at the last run, 25 May 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 16 figures · best 131A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good8131A1113 runs · 130 / 119
Good to Soft7123A1092 runs · 123 / 116
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5131A110—
1m5f – 2m5122A97—
Over 3m4130A1184 runs · 130 / 118
2m5f – 3m2119B1142 runs · 119 / 114

Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 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 17 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 9 (53%) · 2 wins
  • Prominent 5 (29%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 3 (18%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 844 runs since Aug 2017 (138 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6% from 200.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+6.9—
Good1511912.6%+2.81 from 9
Good to Soft1361611.8%+22 from 8
Soft2783211.5%+1.71 from 2
Heavy200126%−3.8—
Standard (AW)7334.1%−5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1100%−9.8—
1m – 1m1f31516.1%+6.3—
1m2f – 1m4f861011.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m197178.6%−1.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f381359.2%−0.62 from 6
2m5f – 3m124129.7%−0.10 from 3
Over 3m14428.6%+18.82 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2017 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grande Symphonie (FR) (Poliglote)

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

The wins came over 2m1f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Opera Light (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Opera Light (FR)522m1f–2m3½fListed
Luwdvig (FR)1112m3½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% −1.00
Good to Soft 8 2 25% +9.33
Soft 2 1 50% +2.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 3 30% +6.66
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +11.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 5 1 20% +3.00
Warwick 3 2 67% +5.66
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +12.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% +15.00
Over 3m 5 2 40% +3.66
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 6 1 17% +7.00
Tristan Durrell 4 1 25% +4.00
Sean Bowen 2 1 50% +2.33
Lewis Saunders 2 1 50% +2.33
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Tudor 1 0 0% −1.00
Toby McCain-Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Todd 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 2 17% +5.33
Cheekpieces 6 2 33% +6.33
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% −0.67
2025 8 3 38% +17.33
2024 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 4 27% +14.66
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
25 May 26+31d Cartmel RF Miller & Co Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m1½f · Good · 9 ran Handy early - shown the whip after 9th and still close to pace 2 out - dropped away before last 7/9 15 11-0 11593C105C David Noonan 25/1
24 Apr 26+34d Perth Perth Racecourse Racing & Events Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m2½f · Good · 12 ran Held a middle position early - jumped awkwardly and remained handy into the closing stages - stayed on well to move into fourth up the run-in 4/12 ½ 11-0 115112A130A Jack Tudor 22/1
21 Mar 26+35d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 6 ran Settled at the back early - pushed along before 3 out and met that one flat-footed - unbalanced 2 out - improved into third approaching last but couldn't quicken with the front pair 3/6 5½ 11-2 11591A119B Toby McCain-Mitchell 11/2
14 Feb 26+22d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Held up at the rear - lost touch in third from last - fell away and was pulled up after the 7th PU/13 — 10-3 115—— Sean Bowen 11/2
23 Jan 26+34d Warwick Betano Boosted Odds Every UK Race Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled mid-pack - urged forward before the second-last then closing in nearing the final flight - hit the front and stayed on strongly to score 1/9 11-3 109147A123A Sean Bowen 10/3
2025 · 8 runs
20 Dec 25+31d Haydock Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 9th - urged into contention 10th - lost touch with leading group before 3 out - stayed on at one gear finishing 4th 4/9 3 10-2 109116A109A Lewis Saunders 4/1
19 Nov 25+75d Warwick Denis O'Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Soft · 9 ran Settled at back early - pushed along before 9th - made progress before 2 out but hit that one awkwardly - finished strongly to snatch it right on the line 1/9 10-13 107156B113A Lewis Saunders 10/3
05 Sep 25+107d Bangor-on-Dee Breeze Capital Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 5 ran Held a spot among the leading group early - fenced untidily with mistakes all through - urged on and dropped away at the 10th - under pressure from the 11th and toiling from 3 out - fell well behind after the last 5/5 4¼ 11-1 10797C97B Charlie Todd 11/2
21 May 25+30d Warwick Logicor Saumur Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 4 ran Up with the pace - moved to the front after the 7th - blundered and relinquished the advantage at the 9th - pecked on touching down at the 12th and slipped back to 3rd - fell away to the rear 5 out - recovered to 3rd before the following fence - struggled for toe rounding into the straight - no hope between the final two and allowed to coast home 3/4 11 12-0 10854C110B Harry Skelton 3/1
21 Apr 25+9d Plumpton Cappagh Browne Utilities Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to pace on rail - driven to keep tempo before quickly losing ground 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/8 — 10-10 108—— Tristan Durrell 5/2F
12 Apr 25+52d Bangor-on-Dee Pentraeth Subaru Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 10 ran Up with the front group - moved to the front before 2 out with plenty in hand - pressed after 2 out and pulled well ahead - struck the last but kept on under hands and heels to extend the advantage 1/10 11-2 101134A131A Tristan Durrell 7/1
19 Feb 25+34d Doncaster LiveScore Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 8 ran Settled towards the back - jumped awkwardly 6th and driven approaching 3 out - unable to make headway thereafter finishing 5th 5/8 2½ 11-7 102103B107A Harry Skelton 3/1
16 Jan 25+26d Newcastle Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled towards the back and wide - made progress before the 6th - lost ground into the last turn - fought back from 3 out - hit the front on the run-in - drifted left but kept finding under pressure 1/11 11-3 94102A122A Harry Skelton 12/1
2024 · 6 runs
21 Dec 24+38d Hereford Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 15 ran Settled in the pack early - dropped away and urged on 4 out - soon well off the leaders - finished last of the field 11/15 ½ 11-10 9745C94C Tristan Durrell 22/1
13 Nov 24+20d Bangor-on-Dee Field & Falcon Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up rear of field - hampered when another runner came down two out - promoted into 6th - moved up again into 5th at the last - held on for a distant 5th 5/10 31 11-0 —58C97C Harry Skelton 40/1
24 Oct 24+27d Ludlow Gary Slater Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well held at the finish 8/12 nse 10-12 —76A97A Tristan Durrell 16/1
27 Sep 24+111d Worcester Caremark Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran Jumping errors near the back - dropping out of contention in 7th - eased and pulled up before 3 out PU/10 — 11-1 ——— Harry Skelton 9/2
08 Jun 24+77d Bangor-on-Dee Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 5½ 10-11 —112C112A Harry Skelton EvensF
23 Mar 24 Newbury Goffs UK Spring Sale Bumper (Open NH Flat Race) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 9/20 1 10-10 —113B122A Fergus Gillard 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gwennie May Star won?
Gwennie May Star (FR) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
Who trains Gwennie May Star?
Gwennie May Star (FR) is trained by Christian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 May 2026.
Who is Gwennie May Star's sire?
Gwennie May Star (FR) is by Masterstroke (USA) out of Grande Symphonie (FR), whose sire is Poliglote.
What going does Gwennie May Star prefer?
Gwennie May Star (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gwennie May Star's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 25 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Gwennie May Star's sire's record?
Masterstroke (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 844 runs since Aug 2017 (138 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6% from 200.
Who are Gwennie May Star's siblings?
Out of Grande Symphonie (FR), Gwennie May Star (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Opera Light (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Opera Light (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2024. 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.