Best Suggestion (IRE)
Best Suggestion is 1 from 10 with the win at Dundalk over 6f-7f on standard going in Sep 2025. He has never won on turf from seven starts. The gelding, by Invincible Army out of a Raven's Pass mare, last ran at Dundalk in Nov 2025 when he finished 14 of 14 off an official rating of 67. His highest ever mark is 74.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.95Fair A/E n=10 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 24dBetween runs (median)
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 92
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 107C | 77 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 92B | 90 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 72A | 67.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 107C | 68.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 92B | 83.5 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 10 analysed runs since May 2025
- Mid-division 4 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,664 runs since Mar 2023 (163 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14.6% from 151. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.7% from 408. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7% from 258.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +40 | — |
| Good to Firm | 221 | 24 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 452 | 39 | 8.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 151 | 22 | 14.6% | +4.6 | — |
| Soft | 216 | 20 | 9.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 73 | 9 | 12.3% | +2.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 549 | 51 | 9.3% | −0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 408 | 56 | 13.7% | +3.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 883 | 85 | 9.6% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 258 | 18 | 7% | −3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 7 | 7.8% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2023 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Giselles Thunder (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giselles Thunder (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Imply (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 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 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Nov 25+37d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along entering the straight and dropped away - allowed to finish in own time late | 14/14 | 4¾ | 9-11 | 67 | 54C | 43C | Chris Hayes | 28/1 |
| 22 Oct 25+26d | Navan | Final Fence Marquee Hospitality Package 15th & 16th November On Sale Now Handicap Held up at the back - pushed along but made no headway inside final furlong - kept on same pace to finish 11th | 11/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 68 | 63A | 47A | Ben Coen | 40/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Claiming Maiden Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - improved into the straight and up to 3rd inside the final furlong - hit the front near the line and stayed on strongly to win | 1/13 | 8-13 | 68 | 92B | 90A | Ben Coen | EvensF | |
| 19 Sep 25+24d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Handicap Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway and asked for effort soon after - driven with 2f left and stayed on at one gear inside the final furlong - finished 6th | 6/14 | shd | 9-10 | 69 | 90B | 77A | Ben Coen | 18/1 |
| 26 Aug 25+18d | Bellewstown | Dolly's Bar & Pantry Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to find extra and finished eighth | 8/9 | ¾ | 9-5 | 73 | 99A | 64A | Chris Hayes | 20/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+26d | Tipperary | Junction Gastro Bar & Guesthouse Handicap Held up towards the back - asked to go on with over a furlong left - made no headway - dropped away late to finish well beaten | 14/15 | ½ | 10-1 | 74 | 107C | 63A | Ben Coen | 10/1 |
| 13 Jul 25+15d | Navan | Newgrange Hotel Handicap Settled off the pace early - pushed along and made headway near the stands rail with a furlong and a half left - stayed on strongly to challenge and finish a whisker behind the winner | 2/10 | hd | 9-11 | 72 | 65A | 91A | Ben Coen | 6/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+32d | Curragh | Keadeen Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Settled in the pack - roused with over two furlongs left - driven with a furlong to run but unable to close - finished eighth beaten eight lengths | 8/17 | nk | 9-8 | — | 77C | 76A | Gary Carroll | 22/1 |
| 27 May 25+10d | Tipperary | It's A Long Way To Being 50 Shane Anderson Maiden Tracked pace-setter down the near rail - driven and lost touch with the front pair over 2f out - dropped away in the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/11 | 2½ | 9-8 | — | 72A | 60A | Ben Coen | 2/1F |
| 17 May 25 | Navan | Navan Racecourse Maiden Settled off the pace on the inner - pushed along with a furlong left - found extra late to edge up second for a moment - caught again and finished third | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | — | 50A | 81A | Chris Hayes | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Best Suggestion won?
- Best Suggestion (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Best Suggestion?
- Best Suggestion (IRE) is trained by John C McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 November 2025.
- Who is Best Suggestion's sire?
- Best Suggestion (IRE) is by Invincible Army (IRE) out of Suggest (IRE), whose sire is Raven's Pass.
- What going does Best Suggestion prefer?
- Best Suggestion (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Suggestion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 28 November 2025. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Best Suggestion's sire's record?
- Invincible Army (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,664 runs since Mar 2023 (163 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.6% from 151. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.7% from 408. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7% from 258.
- Who are Best Suggestion's siblings?
- Out of Suggest (IRE), Best Suggestion (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Giselles Thunder (IRE) (1). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.