Best Dating (IRE)
Best Dating (IRE) is 3 from 11, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Du Pin at Longchamp (FR) (Sep 2011). Hasn't won since Sep 2011. 3 of 6 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 5 on quicker.
- 3–11Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 8 (72.7%)Placed
- +33.30£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 2.92Fair A/E n=10 · 2.11 incl. margin
- 53dAvg 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.
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 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 70 | 14 | 20% | +10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,154 | 101 | 8.8% | −1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,889 | 167 | 8.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 952 | 116 | 12.2% | +2.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,216 | 128 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 427 | 39 | 9.1% | −0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,053 | 201 | 9.8% | −0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 156 | 14 | 9% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,605 | 148 | 9.2% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,702 | 179 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,901 | 196 | 10.3% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,378 | 129 | 9.4% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 718 | 78 | 10.9% | +1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 249 | 17 | 6.8% | −3.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Al Qeddaaf (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Al Qeddaaf (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Qeddaaf (IRE) | 24 | 5 | 1m–2m1½f | Class 3 |
| Handsome Stranger (IRE) | 34 | 4 | 1m–1m3f | Class 5 |
| Jalingo (IRE) | 37 | 3 | 7f–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Spesialta (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Cades Reef (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| National Generaux (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Special Terms (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Calexico (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +34.80 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.80 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +33.00 |
| Lyon Parilly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +29.80 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Benoist | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Olivier Peslier | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.80 |
| Theo Bachelot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brigitte Renk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thierry Thulliez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alexis Badel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Raphael Marchelli | 1 | 1 | 100% | +34.00 |
| Jerome Cabre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.30 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +30.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Best Dating won?
- Best Dating (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 8 times in total (72.7% of starts).
- Who trained Best Dating?
- Best Dating (IRE) was trained by S Wattel on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 1 October 2011.
- Who is Best Dating's sire?
- Best Dating (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Just Special (GB), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
- What going does Best Dating prefer?
- Best Dating (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Best Dating's sire's record?
- King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
- Who are Best Dating's siblings?
- Out of Just Special (GB), Best Dating (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Al Qeddaaf (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Al Qeddaaf (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.