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As Good As Can Be (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Claire Dyson · Owner Miss C Dyson
by Milan (GB) out of Miss Bobs Worth (IRE) (Bob Back)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 13 Dec 2025 Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

As Good As Can Be is a Milan gelding out of a Bob Back mare who is yet to win from eight starts on turf. He has raced seven times at different courses, with three starts over 2m1f to 2m4f and four over 1m5f to 2m, all without success on good to soft or good ground. His highest official rating reached 71 and he last ran off 68 at Lingfield in Dec 2025 in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle where he raced mid division. He is usually held up.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026

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 4 figures · best 87C · median 52.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good287C75.5—
Good to Soft241C40—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m364C41—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 22 Nov 2024 Official rating 68 at the last run, 13 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 4 figures · best 90C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good280C72—
Good to Soft290C89—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m390C88—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 8 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 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Mid-division 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,866 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5536611.9%+0.6—
Good5,17465012.6%+1.30 from 3
Good to Soft3,29838611.7%+0.40 from 4
Soft5,03450210%−1.3—
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85840210.4%−0.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f5,48059910.9%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,80870012.1%+0.80 from 1
Over 3m1,65020512.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Bobs Worth (IRE) (Bob Back)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Avada Kedavra (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 3m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Avada Kedavra (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Avada Kedavra (IRE)1223m–3m1fClass 5
Shillingsworth (IRE)120——
Grove Cottage (IRE)30——
Worth Presenting (IRE)110——
Worth The Walk (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Noonan 3 0 0% −3.00
Alice Stevens 2 0 0% −2.00
Lee Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Toby Wynne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 4 runs
13 Dec 25+18d Lingfield Download The At The Races App Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in midfield early - slipped to rear after 3rd and drifted left at the 4th - driven on soon after - well beaten before 2 out - eased and pulled up PU/8 — 10-3 68—— Alice Stevens 80/1
25 Nov 25+239d Southwell Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up in the pack on the rail - clumsy at the 9th and pushed along - dropped away after 3 out and eased out of contention before the last two fences PU/8 — 10-2 68—— Alice Stevens 66/1
31 Mar 25+23d Wincanton You Can't Catch Me Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran Held up rear of field early - urged along after 4th - dropped away after 3 out and finished well beaten 8/8 26 10-5 7087C64C David Noonan 100/1
08 Mar 25+81d Hereford DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran Handy early - began fading from the 7th - well adrift and eased before the final fence PU/11 — 10-5 71—— Lee Edwards 40/1
2024 · 4 runs
17 Dec 24+16d Wincanton TrustATrader Fully Vetted Tradespeople Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran In front early before dropping away at the 3rd - dropped back through the field and sat off the pace - faded 4 out to finish well held 7/10 6 11-4 —41C88C James Best 250/1
01 Dec 24+9d Leicester 1st Airborne Division Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 7 ran Settled in the pack early - urged into contention in 5th before three out - dropped away and pulled up before two out PU/7 — 11-0 ——— David Noonan 250/1
22 Nov 24+149d Chepstow Chris Boutcher Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up at the back - blunder at the 3rd - lost touch and finished well beaten 9/11 24 11-0 —39C90C David Noonan 150/1
26 Jun 24 Worcester Pollys 80th Birthday Celebration NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 9/10 27 10-8 —64C80C Toby Wynne 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has As Good As Can Be won?
As Good As Can Be (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trains As Good As Can Be?
As Good As Can Be (IRE) is trained by Claire Dyson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 December 2025.
Who is As Good As Can Be's sire?
As Good As Can Be (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Miss Bobs Worth (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What is As Good As Can Be's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 13 December 2025. The highest on record is 71.
What is As Good As Can Be's sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,866 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are As Good As Can Be's siblings?
Out of Miss Bobs Worth (IRE), As Good As Can Be (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Avada Kedavra (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Avada Kedavra (IRE)). The wins came over 3m–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.