Best Years Yet (GB)
Best Years Yet is a gelding who has won two of ten starts on turf. He won the Prix le Parisien - Prix Ex Voto at Auteuil over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in May 2023 and the Prix Kantar at Saint-Cloud over 1m2f – 1m4f on heavy ground in Nov 2021. He has not won since May 2023 and finished 15 of 17 at Naas in Mar 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 129, 14lb below his highest ever mark.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 4 (40%)Placed
- +5.30£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.91Fair A/E n=10 · 1.59 incl. margin
- 143Highest OR
- 129dBetween runs (median)longest 569 d
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 —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 81C | 64 | 2 runs · 81 / 64 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 81C | 64 | 2 runs · 81 / 64 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 81C | 66.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,636 runs since Apr 2013 (842 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,345 | 156 | 11.6% | +1 | — |
| Good | 2,974 | 345 | 11.6% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,532 | 166 | 10.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,969 | 182 | 9.2% | −1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 660 | 70 | 10.6% | 0 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,132 | 310 | 9.9% | −0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,384 | 119 | 8.6% | −2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,334 | 217 | 9.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,816 | 438 | 11.5% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,587 | 285 | 11% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,087 | 114 | 10.5% | −0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 326 | 44 | 13.5% | +2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +8.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
11 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Marmelo (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Marmelo (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmelo (GB) | 19 | 7 | 1m4f–1m7f | Group 2 |
| Vent De Force (GB) | 27 | 4 | 1m6f–2m | Group 3 |
| Jedhi (GB) | 21 | 4 | 1m4f–1m6f | Class 2 |
| Caprelo (GB) | 20 | 3 | 1m3f–2m | Class 4 |
| Atalan (GB) | 14 | 3 | 1m5½f–2m | Class 5 |
| Halling's Quest (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Valerius Maximus (GB) | 22 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Spargrove (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m6f | Class 6 |
| Baba Ganoush (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stavraetos (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mercators View (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.80 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.80 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.80 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaetan Masure | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| J J Slevin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.80 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| None | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.80 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.80 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.50 |
| Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.80 |
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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Mar 26+15d | Naas | BAR 1 Betting 'Proud Sponsor Of Irish Racing' Handicap Hurdle Settled around midfield - pressed for effort 3 out and lost touch quickly - allowed to drop away from 2 out | 15/17 | 20 | 11-11 | 129 | 47C | 117C | J J Slevin | 28/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+421d | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle Held up early - crept into contention through the pack after the first - still towards the back after 4th - fair 5th at halfway and 6th four out - lost touch before 2 out | 5/8 | 21 | 11-12 | 134 | 81C | 122C | J J Slevin | 125/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+17d | Leopardstown | Spinal Injuries Ireland Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back from the start - unable to make progress through the race - well beaten at the finish | 18/19 | 4¼ | 11-12 | 141 | 52C | 119C | Ricky Doyle | 80/1 |
| 10 Dec 24+569d | Punchestown | Members Club 2025 Hurdle Held up at the back - improved into midfield with headway before four out - up to third briefly - dropped away before two out - faded into the straight and finished well held in 7th | 7/8 | 4¾ | 11-12 | 143 | 81C | 114C | Ricky Doyle | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 21 May 23+198d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix le Parisien - Prix Ex Voto (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) | 1/17 | 10-12 | — | — | — | Gaetan Masure | 13/2 | |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 22+36d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Robert de Lipowski (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 2/7 | 12 | 10-8 | — | — | — | Gaetan Masure | 56/10 |
| 29 Sep 22+194d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Pride Of Kildare (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Unraced Over Obstacles) (Turf) | 3/12 | 9 | 10-10 | — | — | — | Gaetan Masure | 9/5F |
| 19 Mar 22+129d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Francois Mathet () (3yo) (Turf) | 3/6 | 5 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 19/5 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Nov 21+24d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Kantar (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 1/9 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 68/10 | |
| 17 Oct 21 | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Belleville (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) | 8/13 | 2 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 47/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Best Years Yet won?
- Best Years Yet (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trains Best Years Yet?
- Best Years Yet (GB) is trained by Martin Brassil, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 March 2026.
- Who is Best Years Yet's sire?
- Best Years Yet (GB) is by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Capriolla (GB), whose sire is In The Wings.
- What going does Best Years Yet prefer?
- Best Years Yet (GB) has the best record on heavy 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 Years Yet's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 8 March 2026. The highest on record is 143.
- What is Best Years Yet's sire's record?
- Mastercraftsman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,636 runs since Apr 2013 (842 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Best Years Yet's siblings?
- Out of Capriolla (GB), Best Years Yet (GB) has 11 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Marmelo (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Marmelo (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Nov 2026.