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Horse profile

Be My Better Half (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2007) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Be My Native (USA) out of The Mrs (GB) (Mandalus)
14 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Feb 2007 — 7,214 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2007 · 7th of 12 Won at Carlisle Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Be My Better Half (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 2 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2006. Last raced off 115, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 2 OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 12lb off peak
115 115–127

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

Best recent KTB Rating 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 2 Feb 2007 Official rating 115 at the last run, 2 Feb 2007

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 10 figures · best 133C · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4129C99—
Good to Soft3133C100—
Heavy2121C113.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5133C121—
2m5f – 3m5107C100—

Of 14 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 · 10 figures from 14 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
Be My Native (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 190 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.4—
Good to Firm2114.8%−2.6—
Good5447.4%00 from 2
Good to Soft36411.1%+3.70 from 4
Soft3638.3%+0.90 from 6
Heavy4224.8%−2.61 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m20210%+2.6—
2m1f – 2m4f45511.1%+3.71 from 6
2m5f – 3m7456.8%−0.60 from 8
Over 3m5123.9%−3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Mrs (GB) (Mandalus)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wishwillow Lord (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Wishwillow Lord (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wishwillow Lord (IRE)3042m–2m1fClass 1

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +10.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 2 5 1 20% +7.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 4 0 0% −4.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +11.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 5 0 0% −5.00
Noel Fehily 3 1 33% +9.00
Johnny Farrelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Tizzard 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 1 8% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 8 1 13% +4.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
02 Feb 07+55d Chepstow betdirectuk.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 11-5 11591C Johnny Farrelly 14/1
2006 · 8 runs
09 Dec 06+20d Market Rasen Gala Casino Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 13 11-7 12091C Dominic Elsworth 12/1
19 Nov 06+11d Aintree totepool Grand Sefton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 20 ran 14/20 1 11-5 12391C A P McCoy 16/1
08 Nov 06+200d Bangor-on-Dee Anne Duchess Of Westminster Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 9 11-3 126100C A P McCoy 12/1
22 Apr 06+15d Bangor-on-Dee Brooke Hospital Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 16 11-9 127107C Noel Fehily 11/1
07 Apr 06+48d Aintree John Smith's & Spar Topham Handicap Chase (Nat Course) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good · 29 ran F/29 — 10-8 127— A P McCoy 16/1
18 Feb 06+28d Uttoxeter Singer & Friedlander Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m6½f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 6 10-13 127106C A P McCoy 7/2F
21 Jan 06+7d Lingfield Intercasino.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 6 10-13 127129C A P McCoy 4/1
14 Jan 06+19d Carlisle Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m4f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 10-9 122121C Noel Fehily 11/1
2005 · 5 runs
26 Dec 05+36d Wetherby 'You're Either Vegas Or You're Not' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 13 ran BD/13 — 11-10 123— Noel Fehily 9/1
20 Nov 05+15d Aintree Totepool Grand Sefton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 23 ran F/23 — 11-5 123— Brian Harding 16/1
05 Nov 05+211d Sandown Jonno Spence Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 ¾ 11-2 124133C Joe Tizzard 6/1
08 Apr 05+41d Aintree Topham Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 30 ran 20/30 30 10-7 12676C Conor O'Dwyer 25/1
26 Feb 05 Kempton Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-0 126— D J Casey 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Be My Better Half won?
Be My Better Half (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Be My Better Half?
Be My Better Half (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 2 February 2007.
Who is Be My Better Half's sire?
Be My Better Half (IRE) is by Be My Native (USA) out of The Mrs (GB), whose sire is Mandalus.
What is Be My Better Half's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 2 February 2007. The highest on record is 127.
What is Be My Better Half's sire's record?
Be My Native (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 190 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Be My Better Half's siblings?
Out of The Mrs (GB), Be My Better Half (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wishwillow Lord (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Wishwillow Lord (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.