How many races has Willow Caught (IRE) won?

Willow Caught (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2024.

Who trained Willow Caught (IRE)?

Willow Caught (IRE) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 29 October 2024.

Who is Willow Caught (IRE)'s sire?

Willow Caught (IRE) is by Sandmason (GB) out of Afar Story (IRE), whose sire is Desert Story.

What is Willow Caught (IRE)'s sire's record?

Sandmason (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 492 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 130.

Who are Willow Caught (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Afar Story (IRE), Willow Caught (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Black Op (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Black Op (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Willow Caught (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner W A Bromley

by Sandmason (GB) out of Afar Story (IRE) (Desert Story)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2024

As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 29 Oct 2024 — 723 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Oct 2024 · 12th of 12

KTB Profile

Willow Caught is a lightly raced gelding with no wins or places from two starts between Apr 2024 and Oct 2024, both on soft turf over 1m5f – 2m. His sire Sandmason has a record of 56 wins from 492 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest trip of 1m5f – 2m where his progeny have won 20 of 130 starts. The dam has produced two winners from three runners to date including Black Op with four wins. He finished 12 of 12 at Chepstow in Oct 2024.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
192dAvg between runs

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 65^C · median 25

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Soft	2	65^C	25	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	65^C	25	—

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 100^C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Chepstow, 29 Oct 2024

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 2 figures · best 100^C · median 95

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Soft	2	100^C	95	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	100^C	95	—

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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Sandmason (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 492 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 130.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	5	0	0%	−11.4	—
Good	185	16	8.6%	−2.8	—
Good to Soft	82	11	13.4%	+2	—
Soft	148	18	12.2%	+0.8	0 from 2
Heavy	71	11	15.5%	+4.1	—
Standard (AW)	1	0	0%	−11.4	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m5f – 2m	130	20	15.4%	+4	0 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	170	17	10%	−1.4	—
2m5f – 3m	135	12	8.9%	−2.5	—
Over 3m	57	7	12.3%	+0.9	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Afar Story (IRE) (Desert Story)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Black Op (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Black Op (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Black Op (IRE)	24	4	2m½f–2m5f	Grade 1
April's Moon (IRE)	19	1	2m7f	—
Wee Tony (IRE)	5	0	—	—

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

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
29 Oct 24+192d	Chepstow	ColourFence Newport For Gates And Sheds Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Sat close to front pack early - urged on and fading with 5f left - dropped right out to finish well beaten	12/12	39	10-8	-15^C	100^C	Ben Bromley	80/1
20 Apr 24	Bangor-on-Dee	Nightingale House Hospice 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran	8/12	nk	10-9	65^C	90^A	Ben Bromley	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Willow Caught (IRE) won?: Willow Caught (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2024.
Who trained Willow Caught (IRE)?: Willow Caught (IRE) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 29 October 2024.
Who is Willow Caught (IRE)'s sire?: Willow Caught (IRE) is by Sandmason (GB) out of Afar Story (IRE), whose sire is Desert Story.
What is Willow Caught (IRE)'s sire's record?: Sandmason (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 492 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 130.
Who are Willow Caught (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Afar Story (IRE), Willow Caught (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Black Op (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Black Op (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.