Best Excuse (GB)
Best Excuse (GB) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 5 at Bangor-on-Dee (Feb 2013). Last raced off 79, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–10Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (10%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=10 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 81dAvg 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 5.3% of 283 runs since Jan 2008 (25 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −5.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 56 | 1 | 1.8% | −3.5 | — |
| Good | 46 | 1 | 2.2% | −3.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 33 | 0 | 0% | −5.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 89 | 11 | 12.4% | +7.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 73 | 7 | 9.6% | +4.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | +1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 46 | 1 | 2.2% | −3.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −5.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −5.3 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan O'Keeffe | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ryan Hatch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Huxley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Challoner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 Excuse won?
- Best Excuse (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2011 and 2013. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
- Who trained Best Excuse?
- Best Excuse (GB) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 24 August 2013.
- Who is Best Excuse's sire?
- Best Excuse (GB) is by Lucky Owners (NZ) out of Zambia (IRE), whose sire is Zafonic.
- What is Best Excuse's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 24 August 2013. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Best Excuse's sire's record?
- Lucky Owners (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.3% of 283 runs since Jan 2008 (25 horses), Flat and jumps together.