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Best Mate Dave (GB)

9yo gelding · Trainer Martin Keighley · Owner M B Bent
by Passing Glance (GB) out of Dillay Brook (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
17 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Worcester New yard Last run 11 Jun 2026 Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Best Mate Dave is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 5 level in a handicap hurdle at Worcester over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Jun 2023. Typically held up, he was ridden with patience on his last run at Worcester in Jun 2026, which was his first for Martin Keighley. He last raced off an official rating of 91, one below his highest ever mark of 92. All his turf runs have been on turf.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating91↓ 1lb off peak
91 81–92

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 11 Sep 2024

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 118A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good8118A87.51 run · —
Soft381C71—
Good to Soft2117A108—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7117A792 runs · 76 / 67
2m1f – 2m4f4118A92—
1m5f – 2m293C83—
Over 3m1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 14 Oct 2024 Official rating 91 at the last run, 11 Jun 2026

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 121A · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good8110B103.51 run · —
Soft3105C101—
Good to Soft2121A113—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7121A1032 runs · 105 / 104
2m1f – 2m4f4110B106.5—
1m5f – 2m2104B97.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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 from 7 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Passing Glance (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 3,554 runs since May 2008 (293 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.8% from 222. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.2% from 290. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 110. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13323.1%+10.7—
Good to Firm238208.4%−4—
Good1,32418614%+1.61 from 11
Good to Soft8239411.4%−10 from 2
Soft6448212.7%+0.30 from 3
Heavy2223515.8%+3.40 from 1
Standard (AW)290217.2%−5.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2314.3%−8.1—
6f – 7f171158.8%−3.6—
1m – 1m1f2192310.5%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2482510.1%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m1,34616612.3%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f90612113.4%+11 from 6
2m5f – 3m5317313.7%+1.30 from 7
Over 3m1101715.5%+3.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dillay Brook (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Miss Spec (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 1 9% +0.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 1 9% +0.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 8 1 13% +3.00
Hereford 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kielan Woods 7 0 0% −7.00
Tom Bellamy 3 0 0% −3.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 1 50% +9.00
Harry Atkins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Charlie Case 1 0 0% −1.00
Ciaran Gethings 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Deutsch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 1 8% −2.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 4 1 25% +7.00
2022 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 1 11% +2.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
11 Jun 26+33d Worcester CopyBet And Worcester Here All Year Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back - urged into effort by the 6th and fading by the 9th - taken out of contention ahead of four out PU/10 — 11-6 91—— Harry Atkins 5/1
09 May 26+86d Warwick Jockey Club 0-110 Rated Series Final Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 4 ran Shared front spot early - sat close up before clipping a fence 6th - dropped towards back but not far off 8th - clipped another 14th and driven up - lost ground soon after - found second wind 2 out - closed on front pair up the straight - unable to quicken final 110yds 4/4 1 11-7 8858C103B Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow 9/4
12 Feb 26+457d Leicester Pointing Pointers Dick And Pam Saunders Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m6½f · Heavy · 5 ran Settled towards the back early - serious blunder at the 13th - pressed the front pair from 3 out - found renewed energy after 2 out and kept going to the line without the speed to get on terms 3/5 7 11-11 8476C105C Mr Charlie Case 16/1
2024 · 6 runs
12 Nov 24+29d Hereford Silky Sykes Living The Retirement Dream Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Good · 8 ran Tucked in behind the pace early - slipped back through the field by the 6th - pushed along and adrift after the 8th - error at the 9th then fluffed the 10th and pulled up PU/8 — 11-1 87—— Ciaran Gethings 13/2
14 Oct 24+33d Hereford C P Civil Engineering Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 10 ran Tracked leaders early - dropped away 3rd - drifted left over 11th - rallied 4 out but erred 3 out - unable to threaten leader at last - finished fifth 5/10 1 11-4 8879A109A Kielan Woods 16/1
11 Sep 24+10d Worcester Get Best Odds Guaranteed At PlanetSportBet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 13 ran Held up towards the back - shaped up late but limited progress - well held at the finish 6/13 3½ 11-3 9190B92A Kielan Woods 5/1
01 Sep 24+62d Worcester Neu-Servo Supports Rees Foundation Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran Held up in the back markers - driven on entering the home bend - baulked by a fallen rival 3 out - responded to hold on and moved into 3rd approaching the last - continued to the line without further improvement in 3rd 3/11 4 11-10 9185A108A Kielan Woods 8/1
01 Jul 24+30d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-5 91—— Sam Twiston-Davies 10/3F
01 Jun 24+233d Worcester Give Us A Cheer Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 10-10 92107A103A Kielan Woods 9/2
2023 · 4 runs
12 Oct 23+44d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 10-10 9299A105A Tom Bellamy 3/1F
29 Aug 23+69d Worcester Richard Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nk 10-13 88117A121A Kielan Woods 9/2
21 Jun 23+166d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-9 81118A110B Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
06 Jan 23+16d Ludlow Luke Watson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 3¼ 11-8 —71C101C Tom Bellamy 250/1
2022 · 4 runs
21 Dec 22+31d Hereford Hereford Racehorse Ownership Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m1½f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 44 11-0 —47C96C Charlie Deutsch 200/1
20 Nov 22+213d Uttoxeter Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 1¾ 11-4 —81C105C Tom Bellamy 250/1
21 Apr 22+26d Warwick racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 5 ran 5/5 3¼ 11-2 —93C104B Kielan Woods 22/1
26 Mar 22 Stratford Cotswold Larder Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 6½ 11-2 —73B91A Kielan Woods 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Best Mate Dave won?
Best Mate Dave (GB) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trains Best Mate Dave?
Best Mate Dave (GB) is trained by Martin Keighley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 June 2026.
Who is Best Mate Dave's sire?
Best Mate Dave (GB) is by Passing Glance (GB) out of Dillay Brook (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What going does Best Mate Dave prefer?
Best Mate Dave (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Best Mate Dave's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 11 June 2026. The highest on record is 92.
What is Best Mate Dave's sire's record?
Passing Glance (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 3,554 runs since May 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.8% from 222. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.2% from 290. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 110. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.
Who are Best Mate Dave's siblings?
Out of Dillay Brook (IRE), Best Mate Dave (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2022. 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.