Horse profile
La Sylphe (GB)
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Naayla (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
24 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Nov 2013 — 4,718 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2013 · 5th of 8
4 wins · Beverley, Wolverhampton (AW) & Southwell (AW)
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
La Sylphe (GB) is 4 from 24. Hasn't won since Apr 2013. All 4 wins have come over trips under 6f. Last raced off 47, 31lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 24 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 31lb off peak
- 4–24Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 7 (29.2%)Placed
- −11.62£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=24 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 25dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating47↓ 31lb off peak
47
47–78
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
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
Refuse To Bend (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | −2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 952 | 89 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,094 | 109 | 10% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 555 | 56 | 10.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 715 | 70 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 245 | 20 | 8.2% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,249 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.5 | 3 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 290 | 31 | 10.7% | +0.9 | 4 from 19 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 143 | 9.4% | −0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,041 | 106 | 10.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 944 | 87 | 9.2% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 671 | 61 | 9.1% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 297 | 34 | 11.4% | +1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 15 | 16.7% | +6.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Naayla (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Audio (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Audio (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio (GB) | 12 | 2 | 5f–5½f | Class 4 |
| Mr Mccall (GB) | 10 | 1 | 1m3f | Class 6 |
| Secret Spirit (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Watching Spirits (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Manchester Stanley (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Frugal (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 3 | 23% | −4.62 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.00 |
| Class 6 | 10 | 3 | 30% | −0.62 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.62 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 19 | 4 | 21% | −6.62 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam McLean | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Franny Norton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Rosie Jessop | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| L McNiff | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lee Newman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 4 | 17% | −10.62 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.62 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · 14 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 13+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) | 5/8 | 2¾ | 8-9 | 47 | 44A | Adam McLean | 25/1 |
| 15 Nov 13+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 10/10 | 2½ | 8-12 | 52 | 10C | Adam McLean | 33/1 |
| 04 Nov 13+31d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds At bookmakers.co.uk Selling Stakes | 7/7 | 5 | 9-1 | 52 | 27C | Rosie Jessop | 40/1 |
| 04 Oct 13+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betfred 'The Home Of Goals Galore' Handicap | 8/9 | 3½ | 9-5 | 55 | 35C | Dane O'Neill | 16/1 |
| 21 Sep 13+104d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tony Shrive Memorial Handicap (Div 2) | 8/9 | 22 | 8-2 | 58 | 29C | Rosie Jessop | 40/1 |
| 09 Jun 13+11d | Nottingham | Ian Poles Taxi To Retirement Handicap | 9/13 | 3½ | 9-3 | 60 | 47A | Franny Norton | 8/1 |
| 29 May 13+34d | Nottingham | toteexacta On All Races At totepool.com Handicap | 5/6 | 8 | 8-8 | 62 | 29B | Martin Dwyer | 16/1 |
| 25 Apr 13+20d | Beverley | Beverley Minster Claiming Stakes | 1/5 | 8-4 | 62 | 76B | Franny Norton | 3/1 | |
| 05 Apr 13+8d | Leicester | Burton Overy Selling Stakes | 2/5 | 3¾ | 9-0 | 65 | 60B | Martin Dwyer | 9/2 |
| 28 Mar 13+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32 Bonus At 32Red.com Selling Stakes | 1/4 | 8-13 | 65 | 62B | Martin Dwyer | 11/8 | |
| 16 Mar 13+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Football Odds With bookmakers.co.uk Claiming Stakes | 4/5 | 1 | 8-7 | 70 | 48B | Franny Norton | 12/1 |
| 28 Feb 13+15d | Southwell (AW) | Coral.co.uk Handicap | 4/7 | shd | 9-0 | 71 | 57A | Adam McLean | 4/1 |
| 13 Feb 13+7d | Southwell (AW) | Download Coral.co.uk Mobile App Claiming Stakes | 2/3 | ½ | 7-13 | 75 | 53C | Adam McLean | 5/2 |
| 06 Feb 13+110d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq Mobile Apps Handicap | 6/7 | 3 | 9-0 | 75 | 44A | Adam McLean | 6/1 |
| 2012 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 12+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red.com Nursery | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-1 | 78 | 57A | L McNiff | 14/1 |
| 04 Oct 12+17d | Southwell (AW) | 32Red Casino Nursery | 1/6 | 8-13 | 72 | 71B | L McNiff | 2/1J | |
| 17 Sep 12+24d | Musselburgh | William Hill Nursery | 6/6 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 73 | 48B | Graham Gibbons | 4/1 |
| 24 Aug 12+7d | Newcastle | Katherine Jenkins At Close House Supporting C.H.U.F. Nursery | 2/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 71 | 81A | Graham Gibbons | 5/2F |
| 17 Aug 12+10d | Catterick | Suzanne Gill Millinery Nursery | 3/6 | nk | 9-3 | 69 | 69B | Andrew Mullen | 4/1 |
| 07 Aug 12+28d | Ripon | Constant Security Services Nursery | 2/6 | nk | 9-2 | 69 | 75B | Graham Gibbons | 13/2 |
| 10 Jul 12+46d | Southwell (AW) | Bet Toteplacepot At Totepool.com Nursery | 1/5 | 9-5 | 63 | 78B | Graham Gibbons | 2/1 | |
| 25 May 12+14d | Catterick | British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.b.f. Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 6/12 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 44A | Graham Gibbons | 7/2 |
| 11 May 12+13d | Nottingham | Calverts Carpets York Ltd Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 5/9 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 63A | William Carson | 10/1 |
| 28 Apr 12 | Ripon | Stowe Family Law Llp Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes | 4/9 | 1 | 8-4 | — | 69A | Lee Newman | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has La Sylphe won?
- La Sylphe (GB) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 7 times in total (29.2% of starts).
- Who trained La Sylphe?
- La Sylphe (GB) was trained by Derek Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 26 November 2013.
- Who is La Sylphe's sire?
- La Sylphe (GB) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Naayla (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does La Sylphe prefer?
- La Sylphe (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 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 La Sylphe's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 26 November 2013. The highest on record is 78.
- What is La Sylphe's sire's record?
- Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are La Sylphe's siblings?
- Out of Naayla (IRE), La Sylphe (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Audio (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Audio (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.