Best Away (IRE)
Best Away (IRE) is 1 from 7. Hasn't won since Feb 2005.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- +6.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.35Fair A/E n=7 · 1.44 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 10dBetween runs (median)
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | −6.3 | — |
| Good | 130 | 11 | 8.5% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −0.2 | — |
| Soft | 75 | 10 | 13.3% | +5.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 68 | 6 | 8.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 106 | 5 | 4.7% | −3.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 121 | 12 | 9.9% | +1.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 76 | 7 | 9.2% | +1.2 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw The Line (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Candyshop (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Power | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Davy Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| K Hadnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| None | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 05+7d | Thurles | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-109) | F/18 | — | 10-11 | 93 | — | Eddie Power | 7/1 |
| 17 Mar 05+19d | Wexford | Pinnacle Handicap Hurdle (74-109) | 5/16 | ½ | 10-1 | 94 | 87C | Eddie Power | 9/1 |
| 26 Feb 05+12d | Thurles | Archerstown Novice Handicap Hurdle (70-102) (Div 1) | 1/15 | 10-7 | 86 | 110C | Eddie Power | 12/1 | |
| 14 Feb 05+8d | Navan | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (70-102) | 8/26 | 1½ | 10-10 | 88 | 82C | Eddie Power | 14/1 |
| 06 Feb 05+21d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 9/16 | ¾ | 9-10 | 89 | 51C | Davy Condon | 16/1 |
| 16 Jan 05+10d | Fairyhouse | Madden Raparees G.F.C. Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 6/20 | 8 | 10-4 | 90 | 69C | Eddie Power | 14/1 |
| 06 Jan 05 | Thurles | Cashel Maiden Hurdle | 5/18 | 2 | 11-7 | — | 103C | K Hadnett | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Best Away won?
- Best Away (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Best Away?
- Best Away (IRE) was trained by T Hogan on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 24 March 2005.
- Who is Best Away's sire?
- Best Away (IRE) is by Un Desperado (FR) out of Line Up (IRE), whose sire is Accordion.
- What going does Best Away prefer?
- Best Away (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 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 Best Away's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 24 March 2005. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Best Away's sire's record?
- Un Desperado (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
- Who are Best Away's siblings?
- Out of Line Up (IRE), Best Away (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.