Best Night (FR)
Best Night is a mare who has won two of 16 starts on turf, both in handicap and novice hurdles. She won a Class 5 handicap at Huntingdon over 1m5f – 2m on good in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 99 and a Class 4 mares novices hurdle at Newton Abbot over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Sep 2025. She has also placed eight times. Aged 5 at her last run in Aug 2026 she finished 5 of 9 at Fontwell in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 98.
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 8 (50%)Placed
- +11.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=15 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 48dAvg between runs
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 109
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 101A | 89 | 8 runs · 101 / 90.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 92B | 81 | 2 runs · 92 / 81 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 109B | 87 | 7 runs · 109 / 87 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 101A | 90.5 | 5 runs · 101 / 92 |
Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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 15 analysed runs since Sep 2025
- Prominent 6 (40%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 5 (33%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (13%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 234 runs since Jan 2008 (36 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 69 | 10 | 14.5% | +4.7 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | +3.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 73 | 7 | 9.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 54 | 2 | 3.7% | −6.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 61 | 7 | 11.5% | +1.7 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 129 | 12 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 37 | 3 | 8.1% | −1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 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 Somptueux (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somptueux (FR) | 24 | 4 | 2m–2m5f | — |
| Bestaline (FR) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Best Win (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Best Dance (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +19.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Taunton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +16.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tudor | 7 | 2 | 29% | +20.50 |
| Rian Corcoran | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fabrice Veron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +19.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 2 | 14% | +13.50 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Aug 26+29d | Fontwell | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - driven approaching 3 out - kept going without threatening the front | 5/9 | 2¾ | 11-8 | 98 | 101A | 107A | Rian Corcoran | 9/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+20d | Nottingham | Oddschecker Free Bets Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the advantage over 3f out then slipped to the back - faded from 2f out to finish well held | 4/4 | 7 | 9-11 | 65 | 77C | 56B | Clifford Lee | 13/2 |
| 10 Jul 26+11d | Worcester | Amodil Group Mares' Handicap Hurdle sat behind the pace - roused before 3 out then blundered 2 out - soon lost touch | 4/8 | 16 | 11-9 | 99 | 94A | 91B | Rian Corcoran | 2/1F |
| 29 Jun 26+26d | Stratford | Racing Again Tomorrow Evening Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race close to the pace - challenged the front-runner three out and looked a threat approaching the last - lost momentum in the closing 110yds to finish third | 3/14 | 4½ | 11-8 | 99 | 109B | 113A | Rian Corcoran | 3/1F |
| 03 Jun 26+28d | Warwick | Stockton House Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace early - moved into third three out - pushed along to take second before two out - stayed on into the finish but never troubling the winner | 2/6 | 8 | 11-8 | 99 | 98B | 124B | Rian Corcoran | 13/2 |
| 06 May 26+14d | Newton Abbot | Par Inn Celebrating 50 Next Year Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - sat in the pack through the middle stages - pressed for effort and lost ground before 2 out - finished well held in 5th | 5/8 | 11 | 11-11 | 101 | 73B | 98B | Harry Cobden | 7/1 |
| 22 Apr 26+28d | Taunton | Ron Hatton Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - pushed along before 2 out - unable to close approaching the last - held on for 6th | 6/9 | 5 | 11-6 | 102 | 96B | 105A | Jack Tudor | 11/1 |
| 25 Mar 26+14d | Hereford | Sunshine Radio Novices' Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - driven approaching final two furlongs and lost front spot - unable to close on winner up the straight - held on for second | 2/7 | 15 | 11-12 | 103 | 87B | 112B | Jack Tudor | 15/8F |
| 11 Mar 26+53d | Huntingdon | CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Handy early - drifted right two out - closed on pace-setter approaching last - stayed on strongly to hit front near line | 1/9 | 11-13 | 99 | 87A | 125A | Jack Tudor | 7/2J | |
| 17 Jan 26+9d | Taunton | 3 February Sporting Clubs Raceday Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield position early - improved into contention before four out - third and driven out two out - stayed on same gear to finish fourth | 4/13 | ¾ | 11-6 | 99 | 92B | 121A | Rian Corcoran | 12/1 |
| 08 Jan 26+34d | Taunton | 9 March DragonBet Festival Fever Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled at back early - made progress from 4 out and up with front group by 3 out - moved into second 2 out - lost momentum to winner before last - stayed on to finish clear second | 2/7 | 7½ | 11-7 | 100 | 63A | 111B | Rian Corcoran | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 25+12d | Exeter | JCB Hydradig Novices' Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - lost touch by 2 out - well held at the finish | 10/14 | 2 | 11-12 | 103 | 47C | 99C | Jack Tudor | 40/1 |
| 23 Nov 25+55d | Exeter | Marley Comms Full Signal Sprint 'Four Years Old' Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace - hit the third-last then needed urging - dropped away from two out finishing 5th | 5/7 | 15 | 11-2 | 103 | 70B | 96A | Jack Tudor | 18/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+10d | Newton Abbot | Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Walking Holidays Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in 4th early - improved into 3rd approaching the third-last - unable to challenge the front two - finished third well beaten | 3/12 | 21 | 10-12 | — | 89B | 110A | Jack Tudor | 14/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+378d | Newton Abbot | First Office Print And IT Solutions Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled midpack in 4th early - travelling smoothly into 3rd around the home turn - moved up wide to challenge 2 out then edged ahead before the last - kept finding under pressure to score | 1/7 | 10-12 | — | — | 105B | Jack Tudor | 22/1 | |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 06 Sep 24 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Pleben (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) | 3/8 | 1 | 8-13 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 46/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Best Night won?
- Best Night (FR) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Best Night?
- Best Night (FR) is trained by David Pipe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 August 2026.
- Who is Best Night's sire?
- Best Night (FR) is by Night Wish (GER) out of Best Day (FR), whose sire is Arvico.
- What going does Best Night prefer?
- Best Night (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Best Night's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 28 August 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Best Night's sire's record?
- Night Wish (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 234 runs since Jan 2008 (36 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Best Night's siblings?
- Out of Best Day (FR), Best Night (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Somptueux (FR) (4). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.