Best Life (IRE)
Best Life is a maiden who has yet to win from eight starts on turf, with three places. He reached his highest official rating of 104 and ran to form when second of eight in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee in Mar 2025 off a mark of 100. All his runs came over 2m1f to 3m, mostly on soft ground. By Leading Light out of a Supreme Leader mare, he showed his best effort at Bangor-on-Dee in Mar 2025.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 38dBetween runs (median)longest 238 d
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
Best recent Speed 133
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 133B | 87 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 133B | 103 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 87B | 87 | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,209 runs since Sep 2018 (225 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 23 | 8 | 34.8% | +26.6 | — |
| Good | 769 | 80 | 10.4% | +2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 527 | 38 | 7.2% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 636 | 44 | 6.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 241 | 11 | 4.6% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 613 | 37 | 6% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 842 | 74 | 8.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 586 | 56 | 9.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 141 | 14 | 9.9% | +1.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Reigning Supreme (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m4½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Reigning Supreme (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reigning Supreme (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 2m4½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Coral Lad (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Whatlington (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clock In (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Deutsch | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nico de Boinville | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Mar 25+57d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-On-Dee Novices' Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - blundered 7th and hampered when another horse retired - improved into contention before moving up to third after four out - driven up to lead two out - erred at the last after being asked for effort - unable to find more and overhauled near the finish - beaten a half length into second | 2/8 | ½ | 12-0 | 100 | 103A | 120B | Sean Quinlan | 13/2 |
| 24 Jan 25+35d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Struggled to keep pace from the off - never in contention - trailed home well adrift in 14th | 14/17 | 41 | 11-4 | 102 | — | 95C | Charlie Deutsch | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+27d | Uttoxeter | Pat And Helen Tandy Handicap Hurdle Held around midpack early - drifted right at the opening fence and scratchy over the fifth - moved into 4th three out - unable to threaten leaders - dropped away two out to finish 4th | 4/13 | 24 | 11-13 | 104 | 71B | 104B | Charlie Deutsch | 6/1 |
| 23 Nov 24+238d | Ascot | CopyBet Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up wide in third early - lost touch three out - dropped away and pulled up before the following fence | PU/9 | — | 11-3 | 104 | — | — | Nico de Boinville | 7/1 |
| 30 Mar 24+38d | Haydock | Mick Sziler Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/10 | 8 | 11-4 | 100 | 133B | 121A | Tom Cannon | 17/2 |
| 21 Feb 24+47d | Doncaster | SBK EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/15 | 18 | 11-9 | — | 87B | 110A | Sean Quinlan | 150/1 |
| 05 Jan 24+29d | Ludlow | Luke Watson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 9/16 | 12 | 11-8 | — | — | 101C | Charlie Deutsch | 66/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 23 | Market Rasen | Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/5 | 12 | 11-0 | — | 87C | 107C | Alex Edwards | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Best Life won?
- Best Life (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Best Life?
- Best Life (IRE) was trained by Mel Rowley on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 22 March 2025.
- Who is Best Life's sire?
- Best Life (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Gli Gli (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What is Best Life's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 22 March 2025. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Best Life's sire's record?
- Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,209 runs since Sep 2018 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
- Who are Best Life's siblings?
- Out of Gli Gli (IRE), Best Life (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Reigning Supreme (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Reigning Supreme (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.