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Horse profile

May Day (FR)

2yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2020) · Last trainer Gavin Hernon · Last owner Gavin Hernon Joseph Hernon Mme Meta Cantillon
by Dariyan (FR) out of Summer Wave (IRE) (King's Best)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Aug 2020 — 2,242 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2020 · 3rd of 8
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jul 2020 and Aug 2020, the last of them as a 2yo gelding. Finished 3 of 8 at Saint-Cloud (FR) last time. By Dariyan (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 6% of 1,112 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 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 6% of 1,112 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2100%−6—
Good14596.2%+0.2—
Good to Soft176105.7%−0.30 from 1
Soft225135.8%−0.20 from 1
Heavy11476.1%+0.1—
Standard (AW)431286.5%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f15213.3%+7.3—
6f – 7f227177.5%+1.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f396184.5%−1.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f347246.9%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m7945.1%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f4025%−1—
2m5f – 3m600%−6—
Over 3m200%−6—

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
Summer Wave (IRE) (King's Best)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Aviator (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Aviator (FR)3411m—
Incitator (FR)911m1f—
Sinnderelle (FR)40——
Strudel (FR)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
31 Aug 20+47d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix d'Orgeval (Claimer) (2yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 hd 8-11 Tony Piccone 32/1
15 Jul 20 Argentan (FR) Prix de Nonant-le-Pin (Maiden) (2yo) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 9 ran 9/9 5½ 8-11 Hugo Journiac 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has May Day (FR) won?
May Day (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2020. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained May Day (FR)?
May Day (FR) was trained by Gavin Hernon on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 31 August 2020.
Who is May Day (FR)'s sire?
May Day (FR) is by Dariyan (FR) out of Summer Wave (IRE), whose sire is King's Best.
What is May Day (FR)'s sire's record?
Dariyan (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 6% of 1,112 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are May Day (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Summer Wave (IRE), May Day (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Aviator (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2020. 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.