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Horse profile

Willow May (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Jan 2019) · Last trainer Jane Williams · Last owner Mrs Jane Williams
by Sakhee (USA) out of Cerise Bleue (FR) (Port Lyautey)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jan 2019 — 2,838 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2019 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Willow May (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Taunton (Apr 2018). Last raced off a career-high mark of 79.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 15 May 2018

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 5 figures · best 123B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good3123B87—
Heavy2109A89.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f387C74—
1m5f – 2m2123B116—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 20 Dec 2018 Official rating 79 at the last run, 14 Jan 2019

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 5 figures · best 94A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good394A88—
Heavy292C91.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f392C88—
1m5f – 2m294A92.5—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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
Sakhee (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+0.7—
Good to Firm6018113.5%+2.4—
Good98612813%+1.90 from 4
Good to Soft4795611.7%+0.6—
Soft611487.9%−3.20 from 1
Heavy197178.6%−2.50 from 2
Standard (AW)1,0731069.9%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f731115.1%+4—
6f – 7f5656912.2%+1.1—
1m – 1m1f7117710.8%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0681039.6%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m1,00111411.4%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4115513.4%+2.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m139107.2%−3.90 from 1
Over 3m1317.7%−3.4—

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
Cerise Bleue (FR) (Port Lyautey)

8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Knight In Purple (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Knight In Purple (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Knight In Purple (GB)5082m–2m1fClass 3
River Purple (GB)5362m–2m5fClass 3
Tickity Bleue (GB)522m½f–2m5fClass 4
Justtheoneforyou (GB)180——
Tres Francais (GB)50——
Tout Or Et Bleue (GB)30——
Ballalough (GB)40——
Tre A Peni (GB)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chester Williams 5 0 0% −5.00
Lizzie Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
14 Jan 19+25d Ffos Las Tim Vaughan Racing Supporting Ffos Las Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-2 79—— Lizzie Kelly 8/1
20 Dec 18+31d Exeter starsports.bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 6 10-10 —70C92C Chester Williams 25/1
19 Nov 18+37d Hereford Cotswold Mini Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 10-2 ——— Chester Williams 14/1
13 Oct 18+12d Chepstow EBF/Danco Marquees, Tents & Pavilions danco.co.uk Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 10 10-5 —87C88C Chester Williams 100/1
01 Oct 18+139d Newton Abbot St Austell Brewery Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 2¼ 10-3 —74B71B Chester Williams 40/1
15 May 18+33d Wincanton Smarkets Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 hd 10-1 —123B94A Chester Williams 9/1
12 Apr 18 Taunton Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 12 10-8 —109A91B Nick Scholfield 11/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Willow May (GB) won?
Willow May (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2018 and 2019. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Willow May (GB)?
Willow May (GB) was trained by Jane Williams on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 14 January 2019.
Who is Willow May (GB)'s sire?
Willow May (GB) is by Sakhee (USA) out of Cerise Bleue (FR), whose sire is Port Lyautey.
What is Willow May (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 14 January 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Willow May (GB)'s sire's record?
Sakhee (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.
Who are Willow May (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Cerise Bleue (FR), Willow May (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Knight In Purple (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Knight In Purple (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2018. 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.