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Best Kept (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2015) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner Michael Hill
by Sakhee's Secret (GB) out of Ashlinn (IRE) (Ashkalani)
13 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jun 2015 — 4,133 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2015 · 3rd of 9 2 wins · Nottingham & Kempton (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Best Kept (GB) is 2 from 13, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2015. Last raced off 71, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating71↓ 8lb off peak
71 69–79

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 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 27 Jun 2015 Official rating 71 at the last run, 27 Jun 2015

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 13 figures · best 95A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)595A78—
Good to Firm480A77—
Good377A74—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f587A78—
1m2f – 1m4f578A76—
6f – 7f395A80—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,866 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 772.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm611219.7%+10.9—
Good to Firm783779.8%+11 from 4
Good730456.2%−2.60 from 3
Good to Soft344277.8%−1—
Soft362339.1%+0.30 from 1
Heavy881112.5%+3.7—
Standard (AW)1,4981348.9%+0.11 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7729512.3%+3.5—
6f – 7f1,6781398.3%−0.51 from 3
1m – 1m1f732537.2%−1.61 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f398287%−1.80 from 5
1m5f – 2m188189.6%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f7256.9%−1.9—
2m5f – 3m2015%−3.8—
Over 3m600%−8.8—

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

Dam
Ashlinn (IRE) (Ashkalani)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them China Cherub (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (China Cherub (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
China Cherub (GB)3646fClass 4
Sylas Ings (GB)1811m2fClass 7
Compton Ashdown (GB)316fClass 6
Annabella (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% +21.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −0.75
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 6 2 33% +23.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% +23.00
Sandown 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% −1.75
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +23.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrea Atzeni 5 2 40% +24.25
Pat Dobbs 2 0 0% −2.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% +18.25
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 1 50% +1.25
2014 9 0 0% −9.00
2013 2 1 50% +24.00

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
27 Jun 15+60d Doncaster Quadro Services Precast Concrete & Modular Installation Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 8-10 7180A Graham Lee 7/4F
28 Apr 15+189d Nottingham 32red.com Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-1 6978A Andrea Atzeni 9/4F
21 Oct 14+62d Lingfield (AW) recommendbookies.co.uk UK's Top Betting Site Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 9-5 7078A Jimmy Fortune 10/1
20 Aug 14+15d Lingfield (AW) Terry Stewart Celebration Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 6 9-4 7257A Sean Levey 7/1
05 Aug 14+20d Kempton (AW) Follow BetVictorRacing On Twitter Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 1½ 9-6 7465A Pat Dobbs 5/2F
16 Jul 14+11d Sandown Granby Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 hd 9-3 7673A Andrea Atzeni 12/1
05 Jul 14+22d Sandown Download The Coral App Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 8-13 7776B James Doyle 9/2
13 Jun 14+7d Sandown One Month Free Trial At racinguk.com Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-5 7877A Pat Dobbs 5/1J
06 Jun 14+15d Goodwood Chase & Status Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 2½ 9-5 7874A Seb Sanders 9/4F
22 May 14+16d Goodwood Wright Joinery Company Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1 9-1 7987A Andrea Atzeni 7/2F
06 May 14+209d Kempton (AW) Follow BetVictorRacing On Twitter Handicap (BOBIS Race) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-5 7985A Ryan Moore 9/4F
09 Oct 13+14d Kempton (AW) Commission Free 1st Month At Betdaq Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 —95A Andrea Atzeni 25/1
25 Sep 13 Goodwood British Stallion Studs E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 shd 9-5 —64A Andrea Atzeni 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Best Kept (GB) won?
Best Kept (GB) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Best Kept (GB)?
Best Kept (GB) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 27 June 2015.
Who is Best Kept (GB)'s sire?
Best Kept (GB) is by Sakhee's Secret (GB) out of Ashlinn (IRE), whose sire is Ashkalani.
What going does Best Kept (GB) prefer?
Best Kept (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Best Kept (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 27 June 2015. The highest on record is 79.
What is Best Kept (GB)'s sire's record?
Sakhee's Secret (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,866 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 772.
Who are Best Kept (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ashlinn (IRE), Best Kept (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: China Cherub (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (China Cherub (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.