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Horse profile

Like A Charm (FR)

4yo filly (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer Gael Barbedette · Last owner Roy Racing Ltd
by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Shendama (FR) (Dr Fong)
12 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2021 — 1,835 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2021 · 1st of 11 Won last time out 2 wins · Saint-Cloud (FR) & Marseille Borely (FR)
KTB Profile

Like A Charm (FR) is 2 from 12. Won last time out at Saint-Cloud (FR).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,809 runs since Jan 2008 (339 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 134. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1616.3%−3.1—
Good to Firm4486715%+5.6—
Good653528%−1.40 from 3
Good to Soft434409.2%−0.21 from 4
Soft500326.4%−31 from 2
Heavy13453.7%−5.70 from 1
Standard (AW)1,6241609.9%+0.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4455813%+3.6—
6f – 7f1,5171338.8%−0.60 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,1201008.9%−0.52 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f520519.8%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m151117.3%−2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f5547.3%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m100%−9.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shendama (FR) (Dr Fong)

8 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cloud Man (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 7½f–1m4½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cloud Man (FR)2811m4½f—
Shehna (FR)917½f—
Shendail (FR)20——
Shenoya (FR)90——
Dahab Safi (FR)20——
Don Falco (FR)70——
Shelzawa (FR)10——
Cloud Man (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −1.50
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 1 50% +9.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Deauville (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 1 50% +9.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Marseille Borely (FR) 1 1 100% +1.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 2 29% +6.50
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stephane Pasquier 6 1 17% +5.00
Maxime Guyon 2 0 0% −2.00
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% −1.00
Gregory Benoist 1 0 0% −1.00
Sylvain Ruis 1 1 100% +1.50
Aurelien Lemaitre 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −6.50
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 1 100% +10.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 6 1 17% +5.00
2020 5 1 20% −2.50
2019 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
12 Oct 21+135d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Bubbles (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 8-10 Stephane Pasquier 10/1
30 May 21+14d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Palais-Royal (3yo+) (New Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 10 9-1 Olivier Peslier 43/1
16 May 21+27d Longchamp (FR) Prix Maurice Zilber - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (New Course) 7f · Very Soft · 6 ran 4/6 nk 8-11 Stephane Pasquier 29/1
19 Apr 21+14d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Ivanjica (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 8f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 ¾ 9-0 Gregory Benoist 44/5
05 Apr 21+45d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Chartreuse (Handicap) (4yo ) (Turf) 8f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1 8-10 Stephane Pasquier 19/1
19 Feb 21+53d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route Bourbon (Conditions) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 9-5 Stephane Pasquier 9/1
28 Dec 20+135d Deauville (FR) Prix de Prail (Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 2½ 8-13 Stephane Pasquier 16/1
15 Aug 20+27d Deauville (FR) Prix de Lieurey (3yo Fillies) (Round Course) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 17 8-13 Maxime Guyon 17/1
19 Jul 20+30d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Bagatelle () (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 8f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 nk 8-13 Maxime Guyon 26/5
19 Jun 20+32d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Sandringham (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2 8-11 Stephane Pasquier 4/1
18 May 20+286d Marseille Borely (FR) Prix de la Plage (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 Sylvain Ruis 6/4F
06 Aug 19 Deauville (FR) Arqana Prix des Marettes (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Fillies) (Round Course) (Turf) 7.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-2 Aurelien Lemaitre 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Like A Charm (FR) won?
Like A Charm (FR) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Like A Charm (FR)?
Like A Charm (FR) was trained by Gael Barbedette on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 12 October 2021.
Who is Like A Charm (FR)'s sire?
Like A Charm (FR) is by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Shendama (FR), whose sire is Dr Fong.
What going does Like A Charm (FR) prefer?
Like A Charm (FR) has the best record on good to soft 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 Like A Charm (FR)'s sire's record?
Charm Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,809 runs since Jan 2008 (339 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 134. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.
Who are Like A Charm (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Shendama (FR), Like A Charm (FR) has 8 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cloud Man (FR) (1). The wins came over 7½f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.