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Special Day (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2011) · Last trainer Lucy Wadham · Last owner Mr And Mrs A E Pakenham
by Daylami (IRE) out of Plissetskaia (FR) (Caerleon)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Feb 2011 — 5,739 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2011 · 14th of 14 3 wins · Newbury & Saint-Cloud (FR) Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Special Day (FR) is 3 from 13. Hasn't won since Mar 2008. 3 of 8 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 5 on quicker. Last raced off 107, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating107↓ 13lb off peak
107 91–120

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

Best recent KTB Rating 111B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 2 May 2008 Official rating 107 at the last run, 10 Feb 2011

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 123A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3111B98—
Good to Soft2104C103—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4123A107.5—
1m5f – 2m295C88—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Daylami (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,508 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 109.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3200%−10.6—
Good to Firm5587112.7%+2.1—
Good1,02312011.7%+1.10 from 5
Good to Soft515489.3%−1.30 from 2
Soft653619.3%−1.32 from 3
Heavy309289.1%−1.51 from 3
Standard (AW)4184510.8%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−10.6—
6f – 7f10976.4%−4.2—
1m – 1m1f2172511.5%+0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f7327510.2%−0.42 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,14813311.6%+10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f7658611.2%+0.61 from 5
2m5f – 3m451419.1%−1.50 from 1
Over 3m7568%−2.6—

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
Plissetskaia (FR) (Caerleon)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Indianski (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m5f; the highest grade won is Listed (Indianski (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Indianski (IRE)711mListed
Landskia (FR)511m5f—
Falabala (GB)511m2f—
Planeur (GER)30——
Musculaire (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 1 33% −2.00
Soft 3 2 67% +5.30
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +4.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 2 100% +1.30
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +5.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% −0.70
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominic Elsworth 5 1 20% +1.00
Olivier Peslier 3 1 33% −0.70
Leighton Aspell 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Bradburne 1 0 0% −1.00
Aurelien Malenfant 1 0 0% —
Davy Bonilla 1 1 100% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 3 30% −0.70
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 6 1 17% +0.00
2007 4 1 25% −0.70
2006 1 1 100% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −2.00
Flat 5 2 40% −0.70

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
10 Feb 11+88d Huntingdon TurfTV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 14/14 9 11-4 107102C Leighton Aspell 16/1
2010 · 1 run
14 Nov 10+926d Fontwell Tikram Handicap Hurdle (for The Salmon Spray Challenge Trophy) Class 3 · 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-9 110— Leighton Aspell 6/1
2008 · 6 runs
02 May 08+13d Fontwell Onlyproperty.co.uk Four Years Old Only Intermediate Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 11-5 110111B Dominic Elsworth 13/8
19 Apr 08+21d Ayr Ballochmyle By Ardgowan Homes Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 2 10-7 11498C Dominic Elsworth 9/2
29 Mar 08+15d Newbury Stan James Greatwood Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-6 91123A Dominic Elsworth 5/1
14 Mar 08+20d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 12/14 17 11-0 91104C Dominic Elsworth 100/1
23 Feb 08+23d Kempton Racing Post Adonis Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Grade 2 Class 1 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 9 10-12 —95C Mark Bradburne 50/1
31 Jan 08+86d Towcester gg.Com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 5 10-7 12081A Dominic Elsworth 9/1
2007 · 4 runs
06 Nov 07+46d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Saint-Arnoult En Yvelines (Claimer) (Colts & Geldings) 10.5f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 9-2 —— Olivier Peslier 13/10F
21 Sep 07+136d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Mer de Sable (Apprentices) 10.5f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 1½ 9-2 —— Aurelien Malenfant —
08 May 07+23d Longchamp (FR) Prix Hocquart Mitsubishi Motors (Colts & Fillies) 11f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 6 9-2 —— Olivier Peslier 12/1
15 Apr 07+131d Longchamp (FR) Prix La Force 10f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 2½ 9-2 —— Olivier Peslier 13/1
2006 · 1 run
05 Dec 06 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Mieuxce (Colts & Geldings) 10f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 8-11 —— Davy Bonilla —

Quick answers

How many races has Special Day won?
Special Day (FR) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2006 and 2011, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Special Day?
Special Day (FR) was trained by Lucy Wadham on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 10 February 2011.
Who is Special Day's sire?
Special Day (FR) is by Daylami (IRE) out of Plissetskaia (FR), whose sire is Caerleon.
What going does Special Day prefer?
Special Day (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Special Day's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 10 February 2011. The highest on record is 120.
What is Special Day's sire's record?
Daylami (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,508 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 109.
Who are Special Day's siblings?
Out of Plissetskaia (FR), Special Day (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Indianski (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Listed (Indianski (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2006. 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.