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Willywell (FR)

10yo horse (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer J-P Gauvin · Last owner Henri Gauvin
by Jimble (FR) out of Basilissa (FR) (Gay Minstrel)
44 runs · 14 courses · from Jun 2006
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Oct 2012 — 5,103 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 1st of 16 Won last time out 7 wins · 4 courses
KTB Profile

Willywell (FR) is 7 from 44 in our archive, including 3 Listed wins. The biggest win we hold: the Le Vase d'Argent -2e Etape du Defi du Galop at Toulouse (FR) (Apr 2009). Won last time out at Deauville (FR).

Based on 44 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Willywell (FR)’s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 144 runs since Jan 2008 (30 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm100%−9.7
Good1400%−9.7
Good to Soft2813.6%−6.1
Soft46715.2%+5.5
Heavy28517.9%+8.2
Standard (AW)2713.7%−6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
6f – 7f500%−9.7
1m – 1m1f1700%−9.7
1m2f – 1m4f3113.2%−6.5
1m5f – 2m42614.3%+4.6
2m1f – 2m4f46715.2%+5.5
2m5f – 3m300%−9.7

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

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
Jimble (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 625 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm59711.9%+3.3—
Good239229.2%+0.62 from 8
Good to Soft9277.6%−11 from 10
Soft14296.3%−2.31 from 11
Heavy60610%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)3239.4%+0.83 from 13
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3133.3%+24.7—
6f – 7f3133.3%+24.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f10110%+1.44 from 13
1m2f – 1m4f47510.6%+23 from 30
1m5f – 2m227177.5%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f202157.4%−1.2—
2m5f – 3m118119.3%+0.7—
Over 3m15320%+11.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 15 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Basilissa (FR) (Gay Minstrel)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Aquaturbo (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 13 3 23% +25.90
Soft 11 1 9% −6.00
Good to Soft 10 1 10% −6.00
Good 8 2 25% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 14 3 21% +24.90
Longchamp (FR) 10 2 20% −7.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 3 1 33% −2.00
Vichy (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Marseille Borely (FR) 2 0 0% —
Compiegne (FR) 2 0 0% —
Toulouse (FR) 2 1 50% —
Lyon Parilly 1 0 0% —
Nancy 1 0 0% —
Strasbourg (FR) 1 0 0% —
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) 1 0 0% —
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 0 0% —
Lyon Parilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 30 3 10% +12.00
1m – 1m1f 13 4 31% −2.10
6f – 7f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Franck Blondel 11 1 9% −3.00
Ioritz Mendizabal 11 2 18% −6.00
Pierre-Charles Boudot 7 1 14% +24.00
Christophe Soumillon 5 2 40% −1.00
Mlle Helene Corcoral 2 0 0% −2.00
Yannick Fournand 2 0 0% —
Celine Launay 1 0 0% −1.00
Antoine Hamelin 1 0 0% −1.00
Theo Bachelot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sylvain Ruis 1 0 0% —
Mathias Sautjeau 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Jean-Philippe Boisgontier 1 1 100% +1.90

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 42 7 17% +10.90
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 7 1 14% +24.00
2011 6 0 0% −4.00
2010 5 1 20% −2.10
2009 6 1 17% −2.00
2008 7 0 0% −1.00
2007 9 1 11% −5.00
2006 4 3 75% —

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 Jockey SP
24 Oct 12+32d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Pole International Du Cheval (Handicap) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 12f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 8-11 Pierre-Charles Boudot 30/1
22 Sep 12+51d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Sauvegarde des Terres de Nonant-le-Pin (Prix de la Table) (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 18 ran —/18 8-11 Pierre-Charles Boudot 20/1
02 Aug 12+29d Deauville (FR) Prix de Pont L'Eveque (Handicap) (5yo+) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 8/16 nk 9-1 Pierre-Charles Boudot 15/1
04 Jul 12+17d Deauville (FR) Prix De Hastings (Conditions) (4yo+) (Lady Riders) (Fibresand) 12f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 9-0 Celine Launay 68/10
17 Jun 12+49d Chantilly (FR) Grand Handicap - Longines (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 14/18 1 8-8 Antoine Hamelin 26/1
29 Apr 12+24d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Pavillon Royal (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 16 ran —/16 9-6 Pierre-Charles Boudot 22/1
05 Apr 12+101d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Des Ecuries Du Chateau (Handicap) (Div I) (5yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6/17 hd 9-4 Pierre-Charles Boudot 31/1
26 Dec 11+60d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Pays D'Ouche (Handicap) (3yo+) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 hd 9-3 Pierre-Charles Boudot 83/10
27 Oct 11+40d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Sassafras (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 2 8-6 Theo Bachelot 12/1
17 Sep 11+137d Longchamp (FR) Prix De La Table (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 hd 9-4 Pierre-Charles Boudot 29/1
03 May 11+24d Lyon Parilly Grand Prix de lHippodrome Lyon-La-Soie 9f · Standard · 4 ran 2/4 1 9-2 Sylvain Ruis —
09 Apr 11+30d Nancy Prix de la Communaute Urbaine du Grand Nancy (Turf) 12f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 ½ 9-8 Franck Blondel —
10 Mar 11+92d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Pre Au Roi (Conditions) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 12f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 nse 8-9 Franck Blondel 6/1
08 Dec 10+49d Deauville (FR) Prix Lyphard () (3yo+) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 18 ran —/18 8-13 Mathias Sautjeau 22/1
20 Oct 10+51d Deauville (FR) Prix De La Vespiere (Conditions) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 12f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 hd 8-13 Franck Blondel 17/2
30 Aug 10+78d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Vaudreuil (Conditions) (4yo+) (Amateur riders) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 10-1 Mr Jean-Philippe Boisgontier 19/10F
13 Jun 10+17d Chantilly (FR) Prix Vicomte A. Paris - Palm Beach (Prix De La Reine Marie-Amelie) (Conditions) (4yo+) (Lady Riders) 10f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 9-11 Mlle Helene Corcoral 9/5J
27 May 10+168d Longchamp (FR) Prix Des Amazones (Conditions) (4yo+) (Lady Riders) (Turf) 10f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 9-4 Mlle Helene Corcoral 7/2
10 Dec 09+26d Deauville (FR) Prix Lyphard () (All-Weather) 9.5f · Standard · 18 ran 5/18 1½ 9-2 Yannick Fournand —
14 Nov 09+115d Marseille Borely (FR) Grand Prix De Marseille () 10f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-2 Yannick Fournand —
22 Jul 09+22d Vichy (FR) Grand Prix de Vichy-Auvergne 10f · Very Soft · 9 ran 8/9 10 9-2 Ioritz Mendizabal 12/1
30 Jun 09+12d Compiegne (FR) Grand Prix de Compiegne () 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2 9-2 Ioritz Mendizabal —
18 Jun 09+55d Longchamp (FR) La Coupe 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 8-11 Ioritz Mendizabal 68/10
24 Apr 09+134d Toulouse (FR) Le Vase d'Argent -2e Etape du Defi du Galop () 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-11 Ioritz Mendizabal —
11 Dec 08+7d Deauville (FR) Prix Lyphard () (All-Weather) 9.5f · Standard · 18 ran 6/18 ¾ 8-12 Franck Blondel —
04 Dec 08+67d Deauville (FR) Prix Luthier () (All-Weather) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran —/16 8-11 Franck Blondel —
28 Sep 08+67d Strasbourg (FR) Grand Prix de la Region Alsace () 10.5f · 11 ran 9/11 hd 9-1 Franck Blondel —
23 Jul 08+22d Vichy (FR) Grand Prix de Vichy-Auvergne 10f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 dht 9-2 Franck Blondel 31/1
01 Jul 08+38d Compiegne (FR) Grand Prix de Compiegne () 10f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 1 9-2 Franck Blondel —
24 May 08+29d Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) 86eme Grand Prix de Bordeaux - 3e Etape du Defi du Galop () 9.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 9-1 Franck Blondel —
25 Apr 08+135d Toulouse (FR) Le Vase d'Argent () 10f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-1 Franck Blondel —
12 Dec 07+25d Deauville (FR) Prix Lyphard () (All-Weather) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 1/15 9-2 Franck Blondel —
17 Nov 07+18d Marseille Borely (FR) Gramd Prix de Marseille () 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 9-5 Ioritz Mendizabal —
30 Oct 07+21d Fontainebleau (FR) Prix Tantieme 10f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1 9-4 Ioritz Mendizabal —
09 Oct 07+55d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix Andre Baboin (Grand Prix des Provinces) 10f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 ¾ 9-1 Ioritz Mendizabal 36/5
15 Aug 07+28d Deauville (FR) Prix Gontaut-Biron - Beachcomber Hotels Royal Palm 10f · Good · 13 ran —/13 8-11 Ioritz Mendizabal 32/1
18 Jul 07+34d Vichy (FR) Grand Prix de Vichy - Auvergne 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 dht 9-2 Ioritz Mendizabal 83/10
14 Jun 07+25d Longchamp (FR) La Coupe 10f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 8-12 Ioritz Mendizabal 89/10
20 May 07+24d Longchamp (FR) Prix d'Ispahan 9f · Very Soft · 5 ran 4/5 3 9-2 Christophe Soumillon 20/1
26 Apr 07+201d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Montretout () 8f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1 9-2 Christophe Soumillon —
07 Oct 06+27d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix du Ranelagh () (Straight Course) 8f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 hd 9-0 Christophe Soumillon —
10 Sep 06+35d Longchamp (FR) Prix Lucien Barriere Hotels et Casinos (Handicap) 9f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 9-3 Christophe Soumillon —
06 Aug 06+59d Deauville (FR) Prix des Collectivites Locales (Prix du Havre) (Handicap) 10f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 ¾ 9-5 Christophe Soumillon —
08 Jun 06 Longchamp (FR) Prix de Compiegne (Handicap) 10f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 8-10 Ioritz Mendizabal —

Quick answers

How many races has Willywell (FR) won?
Willywell (FR) won 7 of 44 archived starts between 2006 and 2012, a strike rate of 15.9%. Placed 14 times in total (31.8% of starts).
Who trained Willywell (FR)?
Willywell (FR) was trained by J-P Gauvin on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 24 October 2012.
Who is Willywell (FR)'s sire?
Willywell (FR) is by Jimble (FR) out of Basilissa (FR), whose sire is Gay Minstrel.
What going does Willywell (FR) prefer?
Willywell (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 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 Willywell (FR)'s sire's record?
Jimble (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 625 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Willywell (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Basilissa (FR), Willywell (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
Has Willywell (FR) sired winners?
As a sire, Willywell (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 144 runs since Jan 2008 (30 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2006. 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.