May It Be (IRE)
May It Be is a filly with three wins from nine runs including a Listed success in the Prix Panacee - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage at Toulouse in Oct 2024. All wins came in Class 2 company over 1m2f – 1m4f or 1m5f – 2m on good to soft or softer. She won last time out at Le Lion-D'Angers in Aug 2026 in the Prix De La Compagnie Equestre Icario on soft ground. The Waldgeist filly has raced exclusively in France.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- +15.50£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 3.27Fair A/E n=9 · 2.54 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 98dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 913 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.3% from 226.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 210 | 18 | 8.6% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 153 | 13 | 8.5% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 164 | 16 | 9.8% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 62 | 8 | 12.9% | +4.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 261 | 19 | 7.3% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 77 | 7 | 9.1% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 226 | 12 | 5.3% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 380 | 42 | 11.1% | +2.3 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 172 | 16 | 9.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 2 | 4.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | +0.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gafara (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gafara (FR) | 3 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Freeness (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.20 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.30 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.30 |
| Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Toulouse (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.20 |
| Vichy (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +17.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 3 | 2 | 67% | +15.20 |
| Marvin Grandin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.30 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 2 | 40% | +16.50 |
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +16.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has May It Be (IRE) won?
- May It Be (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trains May It Be (IRE)?
- May It Be (IRE) is trained by L Gadbin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 August 2026.
- Who is May It Be (IRE)'s sire?
- May It Be (IRE) is by Waldgeist (GB) out of Pearl Of Freedom (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does May It Be (IRE) prefer?
- May It Be (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is May It Be (IRE)'s official rating?
- May It Be (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 95.
- What is May It Be (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Waldgeist (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 913 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.3% from 226.
- Who are May It Be (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pearl Of Freedom (GB), May It Be (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gafara (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.