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Horse profile

Willow Baby (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Jason Ward · Last owner R J Ward
by Camacho (GB) out of Va Pensiero (IRE) (High Chaparral)
17 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Apr 2025 — 567 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 6th of 10 Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile

Willow Baby is a maiden who has never won in 17 starts and has placed four times. Her best effort came when second of eight at Newcastle in Nov 2023. She raced on turf and all-weather, with most runs at 6f-7f, and last ran when sixth of 10 at Ripon in Apr 2025. She contested that Class 5 race off an official rating of 42, 18lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating42↓ 18lb off peak
42 42–60

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Pontefract, 28 Jul 2024

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 17 figures · best 113A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)9113A81—
Soft3109A103—
Good277A57.5—
Good to Soft299A95.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f15113A83—
Under 6f275B20.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 72A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 17 Apr 2025 Official rating 42 at the last run, 17 Apr 2025

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 17 figures · best 78A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)978A57—
Soft378A73—
Good272A56.5—
Good to Soft269A65.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1578A69—
Under 6f273A47—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Camacho (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 9,325 runs since Mar 2009 (596 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5323.8%−4.3—
Good to Firm1,5741338.4%+0.30 from 1
Good1,9521507.7%−0.40 from 2
Good to Soft913748.1%00 from 2
Soft1,102948.5%+0.40 from 3
Heavy356267.3%−0.8—
Standard (AW)3,3752808.3%+0.20 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,2792229.7%+1.60 from 2
6f – 7f4,2503568.4%+0.30 from 15
1m – 1m1f1,578996.3%−1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f700446.3%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m370236.2%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f11797.7%−0.4—
2m5f – 3m27518.5%+10.4—
Over 3m4125%+16.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Va Pensiero (IRE) (High Chaparral)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Chaos Control (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Stylish Performer (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Chaos Control (IRE)3551m–2m½fClass 4
Stylish Performer (IRE)1047fClass 2
Cahir Bay (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 9 0 0% −9.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Thirsk 3 0 0% −3.00
Ripon 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 15 0 0% −15.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gianluca Sanna 5 0 0% −5.00
J F Egan 3 0 0% −3.00
Silvestre De Sousa 2 0 0% −2.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Rhys Clutterbuck 1 0 0% −1.00
Brandon Wilkie 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Gray 1 0 0% −1.00
Dale Swift 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Sanderson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 0 0% −15.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 9 0 0% −9.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 3 runs
17 Apr 25+26d Ripon Download The At The Races App Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran Slow to break - urged forward to hit the front early - driven for the advantage until just over a furlong out - overtaken there and faded quickly to finish sixth 6/10 2 9-10 4277A72A J F Egan 100/1
22 Mar 25+42d Newcastle (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Settled midfield - lost touch with the pace over 3f out - dropped away steadily to the line - finished 12th 12/12 3¾ 9-9 4551C39C Billy Loughnane 12/1
08 Feb 25+174d Newcastle (AW) Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Classified Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Held up at the back - no impression made - finished well beaten in 12th 12/12 24 9-9 47-34C21C Rhys Clutterbuck 10/1
2024 · 9 runs
18 Aug 24+21d Southwell (AW) Coopers Marquees Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Sluggish start - settled midpack but out wide - lost touch approaching 3f out - never threatened and allowed to finish quietly late 10/11 5 9-3 4963A33A J F Egan 4/1
28 Jul 24+25d Pontefract Roy Winstanley Memorial - Raising Encephalitis Awareness Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 nk 9-8 5180A67A J F Egan 5/1
03 Jul 24+14d Thirsk Great Prices On bresbet.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 9-2 5399A69A Brandon Wilkie 9/2
19 Jun 24+44d Ripon We're Back For Ladies Day Tomorrow Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-9 5575B73A Shane Gray 4/1
06 May 24+9d Beverley Brian Dixon Memorial Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 8-10 5692C62A Silvestre De Sousa 6/1
27 Apr 24+77d Doncaster Daniel Thwaites Derby Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 8-10 57103A78A Silvestre De Sousa 9/2
10 Feb 24+16d Newcastle (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 5/5 hd 8-11 5783C57B Gianluca Sanna 13/2
25 Jan 24+21d Newcastle (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 shd 9-3 56105A76A Gianluca Sanna 10/1
04 Jan 24+20d Newcastle (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 4/12 3½ 8-13 58113A75A Gianluca Sanna 4/1J
2023 · 5 runs
15 Dec 23+31d Southwell (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 3¼ 9-9 6041A55A Dale Swift 12/1
14 Nov 23+46d Newcastle (AW) Set Deposit Limits At BetUK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 2 8-11 5698A75A Gianluca Sanna 9/1
29 Sep 23+11d Newcastle (AW) Best Prices Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 4 9-2 —81A78A Connor Beasley 18/1
18 Sep 23+38d Thirsk Vickers.Bet Best Odds Guaranteed EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 3½ 8-11 —109A70B Gianluca Sanna 80/1
11 Aug 23 Thirsk Robert (Bob) Vickery Memorial Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 1¾ 8-10 —38C41C Ben Sanderson 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Willow Baby won?
Willow Baby (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 4 times in total (23.5% of starts).
Who trained Willow Baby?
Willow Baby (IRE) was trained by Jason Ward on the most recent run on record, at Ripon on 17 April 2025.
Who is Willow Baby's sire?
Willow Baby (IRE) is by Camacho (GB) out of Va Pensiero (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
What is Willow Baby's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 17 April 2025. The highest on record is 60.
What is Willow Baby's sire's record?
Camacho (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 9,325 runs since Mar 2009 (596 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Willow Baby's siblings?
Out of Va Pensiero (IRE), Willow Baby (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Chaos Control (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Stylish Performer (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2023. 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.