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Horse profile

Be True (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2011) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Jon Glews
by Strategic Choice (USA) out of Miss Perky (IRE) (Creative Plan I)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Dec 2011 — 5,432 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2011 · 14th of 17 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Be True (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 4th of 15 at Chepstow (Jan 2011). Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 8 Jan 2011 Official rating 100 at the last run, 13 Dec 2011

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 118A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft2118A106.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2118A106.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Strategic Choice (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 331 runs since Jan 2008 (28 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+7.6—
Good to Firm3239.4%−3—
Good9177.7%−4.70 from 1
Good to Soft3339.1%−3.30 from 2
Soft1001010%−2.40 from 3
Heavy681725%+12.60 from 2
Standard (AW)200%−12.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f400%−12.4—
1m5f – 2m931617.2%+4.80 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1151412.2%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m104109.6%−2.80 from 2
Over 3m1516.7%−5.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Perky (IRE) (Creative Plan I)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Snowy Morning (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Snowy Morning (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Snowy Morning (IRE)3292m–3mGrade 2
Wotsthecatch (IRE)30——
Tias (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Kington 4 0 0% −4.00
Adrian Lane 3 0 0% −3.00
Nick Slatter 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 6 runs
13 Dec 11+13d Catterick Wensley Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 17 ran 14/17 60 11-5 10095C Nick Slatter 25/1
30 Nov 11+39d Uttoxeter Oddschecker.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-9 100— John Kington 14/1
22 Oct 11+7d Chepstow toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 33 10-11 —99C John Kington 22/1
15 Oct 11+231d Kelso Edinburgh City F.C. 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-0 —— Adrian Lane 11/1
26 Feb 11+49d Newcastle Bet On Live Football At Totesport.com Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 22f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-12 —— Adrian Lane 10/1
08 Jan 11+23d Chepstow Watch UK & Irish Racing At coral.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1¼ 10-11 —118A John Kington 50/1
2010 · 2 runs
16 Dec 10+33d Towcester Tipzone At gg.com 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran BD/16 — 10-12 —— Adrian Lane 8/1
13 Nov 10 Uttoxeter Numark Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 5 10-11 —98A John Kington 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Be True won?
Be True (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained Be True?
Be True (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 13 December 2011.
Who is Be True's sire?
Be True (IRE) is by Strategic Choice (USA) out of Miss Perky (IRE), whose sire is Creative Plan I.
What is Be True's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 13 December 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Be True's sire's record?
Strategic Choice (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 331 runs since Jan 2008 (28 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Be True's siblings?
Out of Miss Perky (IRE), Be True (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Snowy Morning (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Snowy Morning (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. 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.