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Best Prospect (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2011) · Last trainer Michael Dods · Last owner D Neale
by Orpen (USA) out of Bright Prospect (USA) (Miswaki)
67 runs · 24 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Nov 2011 — 5,473 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2011 · 12th of 13 10 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Best Prospect (IRE) is 10 from 67. Hasn't won since Mar 2011. Last raced off 68, 63lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 67 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 63lb off peak
Official rating68↓ 63lb off peak
68 68–131

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 (flat) 64C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 26 Aug 2011 Official rating 68 at the last flat run, 2 Nov 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 150A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 26 Feb 2011 Official rating 130 at the last jumps run, 19 Mar 2011

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 56 figures · best 100A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good1489C70—
Soft13100A75—
Good to Soft1188C75—
Good to Firm1085B72.5—
Heavy691A77—
Standard (AW)264B59—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f48100A75.5—
1m – 1m1f778C67—
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 10 figures · best 150A · median 135.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft3141B137—
Heavy3150A139—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10150A135.5—

Of 67 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 66 figures from 67 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
Orpen (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,037 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3912.6%−6.4—
Good to Firm438409.1%+0.11 from 11
Good891758.4%−0.61 from 15
Good to Soft501367.2%−1.81 from 13
Soft7197410.3%+1.34 from 16
Heavy285289.8%+0.83 from 9
Standard (AW)1,1601099.4%+0.40 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2422711.2%+2.2—
6f – 7f1,31313510.3%+1.3—
1m – 1m1f1,013939.2%+0.20 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f543356.4%−2.67 from 48
1m5f – 2m511499.6%+0.63 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f286196.6%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m11354.4%−4.6—
Over 3m1616.3%−2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bright Prospect (USA) (Miswaki)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 16 4 25% −0.42
Good 15 1 7% +2.00
Good to Soft 13 1 8% −10.00
Good to Firm 11 1 9% +0.00
Heavy 9 3 33% +11.50
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 22 4 18% −3.80
Class 2 20 0 0% −20.00
Class 3 19 4 21% +9.88
Class 5 5 1 20% −2.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +16.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 10 4 40% +17.88
Ayr 9 1 11% −3.50
York 8 0 0% −8.00
Doncaster 5 1 20% +0.50
Pontefract 5 0 0% −5.00
Nottingham 4 0 0% −4.00
Haydock 3 1 33% −0.80
Beverley 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 1 50% +8.00
Newmarket 2 1 50% +9.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 1 100% +4.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 48 7 15% +8.20
1m5f – 2m 12 3 25% −1.12
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Makin 29 3 10% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 11 4 36% +17.20
Richie McGrath 6 1 17% −3.00
Barry Keniry 4 2 50% +3.88
Dale Gibson 3 0 0% −3.00
Paul Hanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Culhane 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Frederik Tylicki 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00
David Allan 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 29 5 17% −1.30
None 25 3 12% +6.00
Tongue tie + visor 8 1 13% −2.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 1 20% −2.12

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 7 1 14% −4.12
2010 9 1 11% −3.50
2009 10 1 10% −5.00
2008 12 3 25% +1.50
2007 10 1 10% −7.80
2006 11 2 18% +10.00
2005 8 1 13% +9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 56 7 13% +0.20
Hurdle 10 3 30% +0.88
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 7 runs
02 Nov 11+59d Nottingham B&M Installations Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 5 9-3 6860C Phillip Makin 22/1
04 Sep 11+9d York Future Select Recruitment Claiming Stakes Class 4 · 10.5f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 15 8-11 7154C Phillip Makin 33/1
26 Aug 11+62d Newcastle 'Have A Heart' Trophy Handicap Class 4 · 12.5f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 24 9-4 7564C Tony Hamilton 8/1
25 Jun 11+43d Newcastle Try Totequickpick On All Totepool Bets Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 ¾ 9-8 7764A Phillip Makin 16/1
13 May 11+55d Newcastle Chin Up Charity Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 ¾ 9-4 7762A Frederik Tylicki 15/2
19 Mar 11+21d Newcastle Bet On totescoop6 At totesport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-12 130141B Barry Keniry 15/8F
26 Feb 11+60d Newcastle Bet On Totescoop6 At Totesport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 nk 11-7 125150A Barry Keniry 16/1
2010 · 9 runs
28 Dec 10+37d Southwell (AW) toteexacta 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 8/14 1¾ 11-0 77115A Denis O'Regan 16/1
21 Nov 10+22d Kelso Three Diamonds Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 1¾ 11-4 122135A Richie McGrath 4/1
30 Oct 10+8d Ayr John Smith's Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 9-1 7091A Phillip Makin 9/2J
22 Oct 10+10d Ayr Daily Record Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 2½ 8-11 7275A Phillip Makin 11/1
12 Oct 10+24d Leicester Stewards Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 1¾ 9-7 7283A Phillip Makin 9/1
18 Sep 10+58d Ayr Ashleigh Construction Handicap Class 3 · 13f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 7 9-2 7359A Phillip Makin 20/1
22 Jul 10+41d Doncaster Stratstone Land Rover Doncaster Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 2¼ 10-0 7585B Phillip Makin 7/1
11 Jun 10+76d York sportingbet.com World Cup Betting Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Good · 19 ran 13/19 shd 9-6 7774A Phillip Makin 18/1
27 Mar 10+213d Doncaster williamhill.com - Play Bingo Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 9 8-12 7967C Phillip Makin 14/1
2009 · 10 runs
26 Aug 09+27d Ayr Tennent's Lager Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 1 9-10 8085A Phillip Makin 12/1
30 Jul 09+14d Nottingham Manny Bernstein Early Prices Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 6 9-12 8176B Shane Kelly 10/3
16 Jul 09+19d Doncaster Moss Properties Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 9-4 8269C Jamie Spencer 7/1
27 Jun 09+14d Newcastle Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2¾ 10-0 8387A Phillip Makin 5/1
13 Jun 09+31d York Ladbrokes.com Handicap Class 2 · 9f · Good · 20 ran 13/20 2 9-1 8567A Dale Gibson 50/1
13 May 09+15d York Blue Square Casino Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 1¼ 8-10 8767A Phillip Makin 66/1
28 Apr 09+66d Nottingham Get Turftv In Your Betting Shop Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 12/13 5 9-1 8765C Phillip Makin 28/1
21 Feb 09+6d Newcastle Totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 120136A Barry Keniry 4/1
15 Feb 09+36d Southwell (AW) Dine In The Pantry Handicap Class 2 · 11f · Standard · 4 ran 4/4 shd 8-8 8864B Tom Eaves 9/1
10 Jan 09+65d Ayr Blue Square Mobile Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 ½ 11-5 118137A Richie McGrath 8/1
2008 · 12 runs
06 Nov 08+9d Haydock Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 1¼ 11-1 119100A Barry Keniry 12/1
28 Oct 08+22d Yarmouth NWES Beacon Innovation Centre Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-9 8587B Jamie Spencer 4/1
06 Oct 08+18d Warwick Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Class 3 · 11f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 1 9-2 8776A Paul Hanagan 10/1
18 Sep 08+9d Ayr McEwan's Ales Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 3¾ 9-8 9178A Paul Hanagan 16/1
09 Sep 08+114d Beverley Bay, Filey, Premier Coastal Village Handicap Class 3 · 8.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 2¾ 9-7 9166C Paul Mulrennan 14/1
18 May 08+25d Ripon Ripon, Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 9 9-0 9352C Phillip Makin 10/1
23 Apr 08+25d Nottingham intercasino.co.uk Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 6 9-3 9370C Jamie Spencer 11/1
29 Mar 08+14d Doncaster doncaster-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 15 ran 1/15 9-4 85100A Phillip Makin 9/2
15 Mar 08+32d Uttoxeter Shearstud Shear Connector Supplier Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 4 10-8 120101C Richie McGrath 8/1
12 Feb 08+18d Newcastle Saltwell Signs Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-3 120129A Richie McGrath 2/1
25 Jan 08+14d Doncaster skyvegas.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran F/18 — 10-12 —— Richie McGrath 6/4F
11 Jan 08+76d Kelso Middlemiss Embroidery, Jedburgh Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 1¾ 11-5 131139A Richie McGrath 9/1
2007 · 10 runs
27 Oct 07+14d Newbury David Wilson Homes Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 hd 8-12 8672C Phillip Makin 10/1
13 Oct 07+15d York Parsonage Country House Hotel Handicap Class 3 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2 9-0 8688C Phillip Makin 6/1
28 Sep 07+8d Haydock Vale UK Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-11 8284C Jamie Spencer 6/5F
20 Sep 07+35d Ayr Knight Frank Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 8-8 8286C Phillip Makin 13/2
16 Aug 07+34d Beverley sporthull.co.uk Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 7 9-13 8763C Phillip Makin 6/1
13 Jul 07+15d Newmarket Egerton House Stables Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11/14 ½ 10-0 8967C Jamie Spencer 14/1
28 Jun 07+43d Newcastle GNER Seaton Delaval Trophy Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 2 9-0 9265C Phillip Makin 15/2
16 May 07+12d York Sixty Years Of Timeform Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good · 17 ran 13/17 shd 9-1 9468C Jamie Spencer 11/1
04 May 07+24d Lingfield (AW) betdirectpoker.com Get Involved Hcp Class 2 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 8 8-12 9554C Jamie Spencer 8/1
10 Apr 07+157d Pontefract High-Rise Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 10-0 9576C Jamie Spencer 11/2F
2006 · 11 runs
04 Nov 06+14d Windsor Tote Text Betting 60021 Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 4/18 ½ 9-2 9683C Richard Hughes 12/1
21 Oct 06+15d Newbury racingpost.co.Uk Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 8-11 8584C Jamie Spencer 9/1
06 Oct 06+22d York Garbutt & Elliott Handicap Class 3 · 10.5f · Soft · 17 ran 7/17 2 8-13 8761C Phillip Makin 12/1
14 Sep 06+7d Ayr Saga 105.2FM Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 shd 9-1 8471C Phillip Makin 10/1
07 Sep 06+16d Haydock In Your Face Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 4 9-12 8466C Darryll Holland 10/3
22 Aug 06+13d York Sportsman Racing Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 7/19 1 9-2 8481C Jamie Spencer 25/1
09 Aug 06+26d Pontefract Polar Castleford Connect Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 2 9-12 8579C Phillip Makin 6/1
14 Jul 06+16d Newmarket Egerton House Stables Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-9 8181C Jamie Spencer 10/1
28 Jun 06+12d Salisbury Kings Salisbury Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 1¼ 8-9 8156C Tony Culhane 8/1
16 Jun 06+18d Sandown Bank Of Ireland Global Markets Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 nk 9-3 8176C Phillip Makin 8/1
29 May 06+238d Redcar Totesport Zetland Gold Cup Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 17 ran 11/17 1¼ 8-5 8259C Dale Gibson 12/1
2005 · 8 runs
03 Oct 05+18d Pontefract Blanchisseuse Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 8-7 8372C Phillip Makin 15/2
15 Sep 05+26d Ayr totesport.com Handicap Class 2 · 9f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 ¾ 8-5 8378C David Allan 6/1
20 Aug 05+23d Beverley Totescoop6 Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1 8-4 8477C Dale Gibson 10/1
28 Jul 05+20d Goodwood Ladbrokes.com Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3 7-9 8475C Frankie McDonald 20/1
08 Jul 05+32d Chester Ethel Austin Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1 8-12 8169C Phillip Makin 6/1
06 Jun 05+18d Pontefract Pontefract Borough Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 9-2 8078C Tony Culhane 10/1
19 May 05+22d Newcastle Q Platinum Fish & Chips Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 8-11 —89C Phillip Makin 16/1
27 Apr 05 Pontefract Stanleybet.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 5 8-8 —78C Phillip Makin 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Best Prospect won?
Best Prospect (IRE) won 10 of 67 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.9%. Placed 24 times in total (35.8% of starts).
Who trained Best Prospect?
Best Prospect (IRE) was trained by Michael Dods on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 2 November 2011.
Who is Best Prospect's sire?
Best Prospect (IRE) is by Orpen (USA) out of Bright Prospect (USA), whose sire is Miswaki.
What going does Best Prospect prefer?
Best Prospect (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 9 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 Prospect's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 2 November 2011. The highest on record is 131.
What is Best Prospect's sire's record?
Orpen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,037 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.