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Horse profile

Best Stroke (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2019) · Last trainer Gabriel Leenders · Last owner Daniel Josset
by Masterstroke (USA) out of Shawnee's Best (FR) (King's Best)
8 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2019 — 2,686 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2019
KTB Profile

Best Stroke (FR) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Compiegne (FR) (Sep 2018).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 9.8% of 837 runs since Jan 2008 (138 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6% from 200.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+6.9—
Good1481812.2%+2.4—
Good to Soft1321612.1%+2.3—
Soft2773211.6%+1.80 from 5
Heavy200126%−3.80 from 3
Standard (AW)7334.1%−5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1100%−9.8—
1m – 1m1f31516.1%+6.3—
1m2f – 1m4f861011.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m195178.7%−1.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f376349%−0.80 from 7
2m5f – 3m124129.7%−0.1—
Over 3m14428.6%+18.8—

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
Shawnee's Best (FR) (King's Best)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Best Step (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Best Step (FR)1311m—
Best Path (FR)20——
Best Tidings (FR)10——
Best Summer (FR)20——
My Best Vow (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Compiegne (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Clement Lefebvre 3 0 0% −3.00
Ludovic Philipperon 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilian Dubourg 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Beaurain 1 0 0% −1.00
Alain De Chitray 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 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 Jockey SP
2019 · 4 runs
20 Jun 19+23d Auteuil (FR) Prix Katko (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 8 ran F/8 — 10-12 Clement Lefebvre 32/5
28 May 19+33d Auteuil (FR) Prix Samour (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 7/9 6 10-12 Kilian Dubourg 26/5
25 Apr 19+29d Compiegne (FR) Prix Hopper (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 6 ran 4/6 8 10-6 Ludovic Philipperon 10/1
27 Mar 19+146d Compiegne (FR) Prix du Commandant Bossut (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17f · Very Soft · 7 ran 3/7 ¾ 11-5 Ludovic Philipperon 47/10
2018 · 4 runs
01 Nov 18+18d Compiegne (FR) Prix Al Capone II - Bernard Secly (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 7 10-12 Clement Lefebvre 47/10
14 Oct 18+32d Auteuil (FR) Prix Noiro (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-6 Thomas Beaurain 25/1
12 Sep 18+178d Compiegne (FR) Prix Maurice d'Okhuysen (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17f · Very Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2 10-6 Alain De Chitray 61/10
18 Mar 18 Auteuil (FR) Prix Rush (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings unraced over hurdles & fences) (Turf) 15f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 5 10-6 Clement Lefebvre 17/1

Quick answers

How many races has Best Stroke won?
Best Stroke (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2019. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Best Stroke?
Best Stroke (FR) was trained by Gabriel Leenders on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 20 June 2019.
Who is Best Stroke's sire?
Best Stroke (FR) is by Masterstroke (USA) out of Shawnee's Best (FR), whose sire is King's Best.
What is Best Stroke's sire's record?
Masterstroke (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 837 runs since Jan 2008 (138 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6% from 200.
Who are Best Stroke's siblings?
Out of Shawnee's Best (FR), Best Stroke (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Best Step (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2018. 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.