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Horse profile

Willower (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer E Libaud · Owner Mme Eric Libaud
11 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Chantilly (FR) Ran 12 days ago · 1st of 16
KTB Profile

Willower is a gelding by Reliable Man out of Willow Tree who has one win from 11 starts. He won the Prix Du Bois Laris at Chantilly in Oct 2026 on standard all-weather going over 1m to 1m1f, his sole success from four runs at that trip. All five of his placed efforts have come on turf or all-weather. His last run, at Chantilly in Oct 2026, was a win.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,207 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 104. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−8.4—
Good to Firm58712.1%+3.7—
Good2092210.5%+2.1—
Good to Soft182168.8%+0.40 from 1
Soft246176.9%−1.50 from 5
Heavy10443.8%−4.60 from 1
Standard (AW)406358.6%+0.21 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+16.6—
6f – 7f177137.3%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f258155.8%−2.61 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f384318.1%−0.30 from 5
1m5f – 2m215219.8%+1.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1011312.9%+4.5—
2m5f – 3m59610.2%+1.8—
Over 3m9111.1%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tusker (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +1.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 2 1 50% +3.50
Vichy (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +1.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexis Pouchin 7 1 14% −1.50
Antoine Subias 2 0 0% −2.00
Augustin Madamet 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −0.50
HT 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 1 14% −1.50
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

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 OR Jockey SP
07 Oct 26+28d Chantilly (FR) Prix Du Bois Laris 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-6 — Alexis Pouchin 9/2
09 Sep 26+21d Dieppe (FR) Prix D'armentieres 9f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 hd 9-2 — Alexis Pouchin 6/4F
19 Aug 26+20d Vichy (FR) Prix De Pompadour 10f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 5½ 9-2 — Antoine Subias 17/2
30 Jul 26+77d Vichy (FR) Prix Makalu 9f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 5 9-2 — Antoine Subias 2/1
14 May 26+90d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Chateau de Bagatelle (Claimer) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 5/9 hd 9-1 58 Alexis Pouchin 9/1
13 Feb 26+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route des Princes (Maiden) (All Weather) (Polytrack) 13.5f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 1¾ 9-2 60 Alexis Pouchin 6/4F
22 Jan 26+31d Deauville (FR) Prix de Rabodanges (Maiden) (All Weather) 12.5f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 hd 9-2 60 Augustin Madamet 11/2
22 Dec 25+553d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Maison de l'Artichaut (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 10/16 shd 9-3 — Augustin Madamet 32/5
17 Jun 24+25d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Malidor (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 15f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 9-2 — Alexis Pouchin 41/10
23 May 24+180d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Batignolles (Handicap) (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 1½ 8-10 — Alexis Pouchin 11/1
25 Nov 23 Fontainebleau (FR) Prix Yves Saint-Martin (Prix Du Mont Perreux) (Newcomers) (Turf) 9f · Very Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2½ 9-2 — Alexis Pouchin 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Willower (FR) won?
Willower (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trains Willower (FR)?
Willower (FR) is trained by E Libaud, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
Who is Willower (FR)'s sire?
Willower (FR) is by Reliable Man (GB) out of Willow Tree (FR), whose sire is Orpen.
What going does Willower (FR) prefer?
Willower (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Willower (FR)'s official rating?
Willower (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 60.
What is Willower (FR)'s sire's record?
Reliable Man (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,207 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 104. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.9% from 101.
Who are Willower (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Willow Tree (FR), Willower (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.