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Willshebe Court (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Nick Gifford · Owner Nick Gifford Racing Club
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Willoughby Sue (IRE) (Dabali)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 27 Mar 2026
KTB Profile

Willshebe Court is a Court Cave mare who has shown nothing in four runs over hurdles on turf. She has been held in a Class 4 novices hurdle at Fontwell in Mar 2026 on her latest start. The mare has contested races from 1m5f to 3m on good to soft, soft and good ground without placing. She has raced twice at Plumpton.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Worcester, 12 Jun 2025

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 105A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2105A92.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Plumpton, 15 Dec 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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 86C · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft286C83.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 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 · 2 figures from 4 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 Jun 2025

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,961 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,03534411.3%+1.20 from 1
Good to Soft1,45316111.1%+10 from 2
Soft2,2302049.1%−10 from 1
Heavy937646.8%−3.3—
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7941699.4%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,85829510.3%+0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,53126610.5%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Willoughby Sue (IRE) (Dabali)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Willoughby Court (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Willoughby Court (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Willoughby Court (IRE)1171m7½f–2m5fGrade 1
Markov (IRE)1832m1½f–2m5½fClass 3
Will It Be You (IRE)2012m6½f—
Cavernous (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 3 0 0% −3.00
Benjamin Macey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
27 Mar 26+60d Fontwell Bet 30 Get 5 Weekly betstgeorge.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 3 ran Held up at rear - short of jumping fluency 3rd and lost touch soon after - well behind by 8th - eased out of contention approaching three out PU/3 — 10-12 —— James Davies 40/1
26 Jan 26+42d Plumpton Howden Insurance Brokers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 8 ran Held up at the rear - lost touch with the field 9th - eased and withdrawn from contention before 3 out PU/8 — 10-13 —— James Davies 100/1
2025 · 2 runs
15 Dec 25+186d Plumpton Staddon Send-Off Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m2f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled midpack early - pushed for effort with over 3f left - slipped towards the back and off the pace with 2f to run - well held at the finish 10/12 1 11-2 80C86C James Davies 50/1
12 Jun 25 Worcester JenningsBet Headington Mares' NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up towards rear - niggled for effort out wide with 3f left - unable to threaten leaders - well held at finish 6/10 4¼ 10-11 105A81A Benjamin Macey 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Willshebe Court won?
Willshebe Court (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Willshebe Court?
Willshebe Court (IRE) is trained by Nick Gifford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 March 2026.
Who is Willshebe Court's sire?
Willshebe Court (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Willoughby Sue (IRE), whose sire is Dabali.
What is Willshebe Court's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,961 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Willshebe Court's siblings?
Out of Willoughby Sue (IRE), Willshebe Court (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Willoughby Court (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Willoughby Court (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.