Best To Better (IRE)
Best To Better (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Oct 2012).
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 62Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,709 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 4,410 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,952 | 214 | 11% | +1 | — |
| Soft | 2,134 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 563 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,581 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,759 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,509 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,511 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,211 | 106 | 8.8% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 482 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 195 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willitellyouwhat (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Kirby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 12+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red Casino Nursery | 3/10 | 3½ | 9-4 | 62 | 69A | Adam Kirby | 7/2 |
| 26 Sep 12+23d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq Mobile Apps Maiden Stakes | 4/11 | 3¼ | 8-12 | — | 60A | Andrea Atzeni | 8/1 |
| 03 Sep 12+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Like Us On Facebook Wolverhampton Racecourse Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 4/12 | 4 | 9-0 | — | 67A | Adam Kirby | 20/1 |
| 02 Aug 12 | Nottingham | Irish Stallion Farms E.b.f. Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 5/11 | 3¼ | 9-0 | — | 63A | Seb Sanders | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Best To Better won?
- Best To Better (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2012. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Best To Better?
- Best To Better (IRE) was trained by Marco Botti on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 19 October 2012.
- Who is Best To Better's sire?
- Best To Better (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Searching Blaze (IRE), whose sire is Desert Prince.
- What is Best To Better's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 19 October 2012. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Best To Better's sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,709 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
- Who are Best To Better's siblings?
- Out of Searching Blaze (IRE), Best To Better (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.