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Horse profile

Twilight Gleaming (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer Wesley A Ward · Last owner Stonestreet Stables Llc
by National Defense (GB) out of Thames Pageant (GB) (Dansili)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2023 — 1,234 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 · 16th of 17 Won at Deauville (FR) Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Twilight Gleaming won the Listed Prix de la Vallee d'Auge at Deauville over under 6f on soft ground in Aug 2021. The filly recorded one win and two places from three starts on turf all under 6f. She finished 16 of 17 in the King's Stand Stakes at Ascot in Jun 2023 when last seen.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 102C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f2102C87—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Ascot, 16 Jun 2021 Official rating 105 at the last run, 20 Jun 2023

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 111A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f2111A90.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
National Defense (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 583 runs since May 2021 (50 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+12.5—
Good to Firm811113.6%+6.10 from 1
Good152106.6%−0.90 from 1
Good to Soft6957.2%−0.3—
Soft7845.1%−2.41 from 1
Heavy2613.8%−3.7—
Standard (AW)172127%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f19210.5%+31 from 3
6f – 7f188126.4%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f1992010.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f8467.1%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m4612.2%−5.3—
2m1f – 2m4f3925.1%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m8112.5%+5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Thames Pageant (GB) (Dansili)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Spartan Arrow (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Spartan Arrow (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Spartan Arrow (IRE)2565f–5½fGroup 3
Flight Of Thunder (IRE)911m—
Approach The Dawn (IRE)10——
Armada De Lope (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +0.70
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 1 1 100% +0.70

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John R Velazquez 2 0 0% −2.00
Frankie Dettori 1 1 100% +0.70

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 2 1 50% −0.30
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 2 1 50% −0.30

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
20 Jun 23+682d Ascot King's Stand Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 17 ran 16/17 1¼ 9-4 10572C70A John R Velazquez 14/1
2021 · 2 runs
07 Aug 21+52d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Vallee d'Auge () (2yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 5f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 ——— Frankie Dettori 7/10F
16 Jun 21 Ascot Queen Mary Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 21 ran 2/21 1¼ 9-0 —102C111A John R Velazquez 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Twilight Gleaming won?
Twilight Gleaming (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Twilight Gleaming?
Twilight Gleaming (IRE) was trained by Wesley A Ward on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 20 June 2023.
Who is Twilight Gleaming's sire?
Twilight Gleaming (IRE) is by National Defense (GB) out of Thames Pageant (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
What is Twilight Gleaming's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 20 June 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Twilight Gleaming's sire's record?
National Defense (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 583 runs since May 2021 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Twilight Gleaming's siblings?
Out of Thames Pageant (GB), Twilight Gleaming (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Spartan Arrow (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Spartan Arrow (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.