Horse profile
Beset (GB)
by Expert Eye (GB) out of Beshayer (FR) (Galileo)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Ran 8 days ago · 2nd of 14
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
Beset is 5 from 18 with 11 places, including three Listed wins in our archive. Her biggest win came in the Ardilaun Hotel Irish EBF Oyster Stakes at Galway in Sep 2026. All five wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f, with two on soft ground and one on heavy. Typically held up, she finished second of 14 as beaten favourite at Naas in Oct 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 106.
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 5–18Wins / Runs
- 27.8%Strike rate
- 11 (61.1%)Placed
- +13.75£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 2.11Fair A/E n=18 · 1.71 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 63dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating106At career-high mark
106
69–106
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 148C | 112.5 | 4 · 148 / 112.5 |
| Good | 5 | 110A | 82 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 105A | 89.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 148C | 106 | 6 · 148 / 109.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 91C | 80.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 runs · as at 19 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 9 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (67%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 2,187 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 380 | 34 | 8.9% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 496 | 50 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 223 | 19 | 8.5% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 235 | 24 | 10.2% | +0.2 | 2 from 6 |
| Heavy | 77 | 13 | 16.9% | +6.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 773 | 79 | 10.2% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 133 | 14 | 10.5% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 907 | 75 | 8.3% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 536 | 55 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 402 | 52 | 12.9% | +2.9 | 5 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 18 | 11.5% | +1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +30 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Beshayer (FR) (Galileo)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Plus Point (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Plus Point (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus Point (GB) | 16 | 3 | 1m2f–1m6½f | Class 5 |
| Besides (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 5 | 31% | +15.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan McDonogh | 6 | 4 | 67% | +17.25 |
| Trevor Whelan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Finley Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Nicola Currie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 3 | 30% | +4.75 |
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.75 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +9.50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 26+33d | Naas (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bluebell Stakes (Listed) Racing in the pack - shuffled wide turning in and urged on early in straight - 6th 2f out then 5th over 1f out - stayed on strongly inside final furlong to snatch 2nd near the line | 2/14 | ½ | 9-10 | 106 | 148C | 105A | J M Sheridan | 11/10F |
| 08 Sep 26+127d | Galway (IRE) | Ardilaun Hotel Irish EBF Oyster Stakes (Listed) Sat behind the front group early - fourth turning halfway - moved up and pressed forward 3f out - hit the front 2f out - pushed along before staying on well to the line | 1/16 | 9-12 | 106 | 107C | 106A | Declan McDonogh | 2/1F | |
| 04 May 26+15d | Curragh | Clem Murphy Memorial Irish European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes (Group 2) Sat close to pace in 2nd - pushed along and slipped back to 3rd then 4th inside final 2f - lost touch late to finish 5th | 5/6 | ½ | 9-2 | 106 | 82A | 79B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/2 |
| 19 Apr 26+28d | Curragh | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Alleged Stakes (Group 3) Travelled close up early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - moved to front a furlong out - overtaken close home and held on for second | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 106 | 114A | 102A | Declan McDonogh | 7/2 |
| 22 Mar 26+140d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Devoy Stakes (Listed) Set the pace from the start - roused approaching 3f out and driven when challenged inside the final 2f - stayed on strongly through the finish to score clear | 1/8 | 9-5 | 106 | 111A | 101A | Declan McDonogh | 11/4 | |
| 02 Nov 25+21d | Curragh | Guinness 0.0 Finale Stakes (Listed) Jumped smartly to go on early - dropped in behind the front group after 1f - 4th at halfway - moving fluently to share the lead 2 1/2f out - struck the front inside the 2f marker - pressed on 1 1/2f out - drew away 1f out - stayed on with purpose to win with something in hand | 1/15 | 9-2 | 100 | 108C | 112A | Declan McDonogh | 7/1 | |
| 12 Oct 25+33d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bluebell Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) Tracked the pack early - 7th at halfway - moved into 4th with 3f left - urged forward and narrowed the gap 2f out - challenging up front a furlong out - fought for the lead inside the final 200 yards before being overtaken 150 out - held on well to finish second | 2/16 | 1½ | 9-7 | 88 | 141C | 103A | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| 09 Sep 25+33d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Irish EBF Oyster Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) Held up towards the back - pushed along with little response 2f out - stayed on same gear late to finish 9th | 9/15 | shd | 9-9 | 83 | 111C | 87A | J M Sheridan | 33/1 |
| 07 Aug 25+39d | Chepstow | Racing League 20 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat close to the front pack - pushed along and lost ground inside the final furlong - finished 5th | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-6 | 84 | 63A | 89A | Finley Marsh | 4/1 |
| 29 Jun 25+37d | Curragh | Tulfarris Hotel And Golf Resort Irish European Breeders Fund Ragusa Handicap (Premier Handicap) Went straight to front then lost that spot after a furlong and sat just behind the new pace-setter - third at the midpoint - urged into action and down to sixth with three furlongs left - boxed in two out - found a gap left with a furlong to run and edged forward - finished strongly to take third narrowly beaten | 3/13 | ½ | 8-10 | 82 | 91C | 83A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/3F |
| 23 May 25+19d | Goodwood | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack - pushed along 3f out - progress into last furlong - went second but couldn't close final gap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | 81 | 72A | 81A | William Buick | 4/1 |
| 04 May 25+202d | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Settled midpack - 7th at halfway - moved into contention from 3f out - asked for effort 2f out - boxed in and briefly unbalanced over 1f out - found space inside final 150 yards and swept through to win | 1/12 | 8-13 | 75 | 110A | 86A | Declan McDonogh | 15/2 | |
| 14 Oct 24+33d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Form Study Handicap Sat behind the front group early - shifted right and driven forward 3f out - moved into second inside the final two furlongs - hit the front inside the last and held on strongly | 1/9 | 9-6 | 71 | 105A | 78A | Joe Leavy | 15/2 | |
| 11 Sep 24+26d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The At The Races App Fillies' Handicap Settled close up early - pushed along with 2f left - moved into second inside final furlong but couldn't close on leader - stayed on to finish 2nd beaten 2 1/2 lengths | 2/8 | 2½ | 9-7 | 69 | 88A | 79A | Trevor Whelan | 10/1 |
| 16 Aug 24+46d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Market Movers Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up in rear - driven approaching 2f out - made no impression - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/11 | 6 | 9-2 | 72 | 91C | 51C | Nicola Currie | 100/1 |
| 01 Jul 24+77d | Windsor | Safety Net Strength In Strides Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/9 | 8 | 9-1 | — | 66A | 47A | Trevor Whelan | 15/2 |
| 15 Apr 24+166d | Windsor | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/13 | 1¼ | 8-13 | — | 70C | 75A | Trevor Whelan | 125/1 |
| 01 Nov 23 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/12 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 70A | 62A | Trevor Whelan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Beset (GB) won?
- Beset (GB) won 5 of 18 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 11 times in total (61.1% of starts).
- Who trains Beset (GB)?
- Beset (GB) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
- Who is Beset (GB)'s sire?
- Beset (GB) is by Expert Eye (GB) out of Beshayer (FR), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Beset (GB) prefer?
- Beset (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Beset (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 11 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Beset (GB)'s sire's record?
- Expert Eye (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 2,187 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Beset (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Beshayer (FR), Beset (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Plus Point (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Plus Point (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m6½f. As at Oct 2026.