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Horse profile

Best In Show (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2012) · Last trainer Roger Curtis · Last owner R G Spencer
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Alashaan (GB) (Darshaan)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Dec 2012 — 5,077 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2012
KTB Profile

Best In Show (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating50↓ 7lb off peak
50 50–57

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 54A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 20 Sep 2012 Official rating 50 at the last run, 25 Oct 2012

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 64A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)657A48—
Good264A52—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f564A49—
1m – 1m1f254A50.5—
Under 6f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 16,034 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.9—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.5—
Good3,14632810.4%−1.40 from 2
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−1.9—
Soft1,194947.9%−3.90 from 1
Heavy273259.2%−2.6—
Standard (AW)6,66288313.3%+1.50 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86152113.5%+1.70 from 1
6f – 7f8,00995111.9%+0.10 from 5
1m – 1m1f2,75528910.5%−1.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Alashaan (GB) (Darshaan)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Modem (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Modem (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Modem (GB)4671m4f–2m3½fClass 6
Gower (GB)3316fClass 6
Torpedo Run (GB)20——
Ralph Mctell (GB)100——
Burning Light (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seb Sanders 3 0 0% −3.00
Matthew Lawson 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Garner 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Hills 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Hills 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 6 0 0% −6.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 6 runs
09 Dec 12+45d Warwick Betfred 'the Home Of Goals Galore' Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-5 —— Thomas Garner 80/1
25 Oct 12+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Breeders' Cup Live Only On ATR Handicap Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 ¾ 8-10 5049A Matthew Lawson 28/1
18 Oct 12+28d Kempton (AW) 32RedBingo.com Classified Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 8-9 5047A Matthew Lawson 7/1
20 Sep 12+105d Kempton (AW) 32RedBingo Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 2¼ 8-13 5354A Adam Kirby 20/1
07 Jun 12+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 1¾ 9-3 5531C Michael Hills 12/1
14 May 12+296d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Casino Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 7 9-4 5739C Seb Sanders 7/1
2011 · 3 runs
23 Jul 11+17d Salisbury Picador Chevrolet Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 8 9-3 —64A Seb Sanders 28/1
06 Jul 11+25d Lingfield (AW) Got The Feeling Get To Ladbrokes Maiden Auction Stakes (AWT) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 1½ 9-1 —57A Seb Sanders 4/1
11 Jun 11 Bath toteexacta The Better Value Forecast Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 ¾ 8-10 —40A Patrick Hills 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Best In Show won?
Best In Show (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2011 and 2012.
Who trained Best In Show?
Best In Show (GB) was trained by Roger Curtis on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 9 December 2012.
Who is Best In Show's sire?
Best In Show (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Alashaan (GB), whose sire is Darshaan.
What is Best In Show's official rating?
Best In Show (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 57.
What is Best In Show's sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 16,034 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Best In Show's siblings?
Out of Alashaan (GB), Best In Show (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Modem (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Modem (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.