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Horse profile

Best Joking (GER)

5yo mare (at last run, Jun 2010) · Last trainer W Hefter · Last owner Stall Feeling
by Big Shuffle (USA) out of Bergwelt (GER) (Solarstern)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jun 2010 — 5,975 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2010
KTB Profile

Best Joking (GER) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 13 at Deauville (FR) (Aug 2008).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Big Shuffle (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−9.1—
Good to Firm6657.6%−1.5—
Good249239.2%+0.10 from 5
Good to Soft1621811.1%+2—
Soft259218.1%−10 from 2
Heavy1171210.3%+1.2—
Standard (AW)231208.7%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4112.4%−6.70 from 6
6f – 7f340288.2%−0.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f2752910.5%+1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f152159.9%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m172169.3%+0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f9477.4%−1.7—
2m5f – 3m13323.1%+14—
Over 3m100%−9.1—

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

Dam
Bergwelt (GER) (Solarstern)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bellcanto (GER)270——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% —
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% —
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 6 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Johan Victoire 5 0 0% −2.00
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 3 0 0% —
2008 1 0 0% —

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 Jockey SP
2010 · 3 runs
25 Jun 10+40d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Hampton () (3yo+) (Turf) 5f · Good · 12 ran —/12 9-2 Johan Victoire 57/1
16 May 10+44d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Saint-Georges (3yo+) (Turf) 5f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 2 8-10 Ioritz Mendizabal 20/1
02 Apr 10+241d Fontainebleau (FR) Prix Cor De Chasse () (3yo+) (Turf) 5½f · Very Soft · 11 ran 5/11 hd 9-7 Johan Victoire 14/1
2009 · 3 runs
04 Aug 09+46d Deauville (FR) Prix du Cercle () 5f · Good · 12 ran —/12 8-10 Gerald Mosse —
19 Jun 09+57d Chantilly (FR) Prix Hampton () 5f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 nk 9-2 Johan Victoire —
23 Apr 09+257d Chantilly (FR) Prix Servanne () 6f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 10 8-11 Johan Victoire —
2008 · 1 run
09 Aug 08 Deauville (FR) Prix MTPA 'Office de Tourisme de l'Ile Maurice' (Prix du Cercle) () 5f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 shd 8-7 Johan Victoire —

Quick answers

How many races has Best Joking won?
Best Joking (GER) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2008 and 2010. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Best Joking?
Best Joking (GER) was trained by W Hefter on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 25 June 2010.
Who is Best Joking's sire?
Best Joking (GER) is by Big Shuffle (USA) out of Bergwelt (GER), whose sire is Solarstern.
What is Best Joking's sire's record?
Big Shuffle (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Best Joking's siblings?
Out of Bergwelt (GER), Best Joking (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2008. 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.