Best Effort (GB)
Best Effort (GB) is 3 from 11. Hasn't won since Aug 2014. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 86.
- 3–11Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 5 (45.5%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.89Fair A/E n=10 · 1.70 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 141 | 22 | 15.6% | +2.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Firm | 2,367 | 353 | 14.9% | +1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 2,866 | 382 | 13.3% | 0 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,378 | 135 | 9.8% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,618 | 172 | 10.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Heavy | 477 | 40 | 8.4% | −4.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,905 | 588 | 15.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,817 | 357 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,292 | 455 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,812 | 544 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,699 | 224 | 13.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 629 | 61 | 9.7% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −5.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Misty Grey (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Misty Grey (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misty Grey (IRE) | 47 | 8 | 6f–7f | Class 2 |
| The Trader (IRE) | 45 | 5 | 7f–2m | Class 2 |
| Zinc White (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 1m6f–2m2½f | Class 2 |
| China Trade (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| The Plough (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dakota Brave (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.75 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Chris Catlin | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.25 |
| Rosie Jessop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 3 | 38% | +5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.00 |
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 Effort (GB) won?
- Best Effort (GB) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2013 and 2014, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
- Who trained Best Effort (GB)?
- Best Effort (GB) was trained by Sir Mark Prescott Bt on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 3 October 2014.
- Who is Best Effort (GB)'s sire?
- Best Effort (GB) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Chinese White (IRE), whose sire is Dalakhani.
- What going does Best Effort (GB) prefer?
- Best Effort (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 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 Best Effort (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 3 October 2014. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Best Effort (GB)'s sire's record?
- Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
- Who are Best Effort (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Chinese White (IRE), Best Effort (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Misty Grey (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Misty Grey (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.