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Horse profile

Bestofthebrownies (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2009) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner Andrea Graham Wylie
by Bob Back (USA) out of Just A Brownie (IRE) (Orchestra)
23 runs · 13 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Feb 2009 — 6,454 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2009 2 wins · Sedgefield First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Bestofthebrownies (IRE) is 2 from 23, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2007. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer).

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4
Official rating115↓ 3lb off peak
115 109–118

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 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 14 May 2008 Official rating 115 at the last run, 24 Feb 2009

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 →

Jumps 19 figures · best 119C · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7115B99—
Good to Firm6119C114.5—
Soft3112C98—
Heavy2113C102.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9119C107—
1m5f – 2m9118C112—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 23 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
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+4.9—
Good to Firm2683713.8%+22 from 7
Good97610010.2%−1.60 from 8
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 1
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 4
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 3
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.90 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.82 from 10
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 2
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

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
Just A Brownie (IRE) (Orchestra)

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
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Firm 7 2 29% +0.75
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 2 20% −2.25
Class 3 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 5 2 40% +2.75
Wetherby 4 0 0% −4.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 0 0% −11.00
2m1f – 2m4f 10 2 20% −2.25
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 8 1 13% −2.50
Paddy Brennan 6 1 17% −3.75
Mr A M O'Brien 5 0 0% −5.00
James O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Dobbin 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 2 9% −14.25
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 7 2 29% +0.75
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 2 13% −8.25
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2009 · 2 runs
24 Feb 09+23d Catterick Book Tickets On-line At catterickbridge.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-9 115— James O'Farrell 20/1
01 Feb 09+70d Musselburgh Daily Record/Garry Owen Claiming Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 12 10-11 11590C Denis O'Regan 7/2
2008 · 4 runs
23 Nov 08+32d Aintree totesuper7 Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 13 ran UR/13 — 10-0 117— Paddy Aspell 40/1
22 Oct 08+161d Southwell Golf & Racing At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 10-13 117115B Denis O'Regan 11/4
14 May 08+5d Perth Scotbet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 10 11-11 118117A Denis O'Regan 4/1J
09 May 08+135d Aintree Cleanevent Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 8 11-0 11899A Denis O'Regan 11/1
2007 · 7 runs
26 Dec 07+28d Wetherby Turftv Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 11-7 118110C Denis O'Regan 8/1
28 Nov 07+38d Wetherby Neville Crump Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2 11-12 117115C Denis O'Regan 3/1
21 Oct 07+19d Kempton WBX Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 9 10-9 11787C Denis O'Regan 9/2J
02 Oct 07+146d Sedgefield WBX.COM 25 Bet For New Accounts Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 110119C Denis O'Regan 9/2
09 May 07+30d Kelso UBS Wealth Management Novices' Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 10 11-4 109102C Paddy Brennan 11/4
09 Apr 07+13d Sedgefield totecourse To Course Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 109103C Paddy Brennan 5/4F
27 Mar 07+91d Sedgefield Join WBX.com For 150 Pounds Free Bets Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1 11-4 109118C Paddy Brennan 8/1
2006 · 6 runs
26 Dec 06+20d Wetherby Guy Salmon Landrover Leeds Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 2½ 11-4 10998C Paddy Brennan 7/2
06 Dec 06+29d Hexham Colin Parkinson Memorial Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-4 —— Paddy Brennan 7/2
07 Nov 06+180d Sedgefield Weatherbys Bank Maiden Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 11-6 —107C Tony Dobbin 2/1J
11 May 06+24d Wetherby Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 11-0 —112C Paddy Brennan 6/1
17 Apr 06+93d Sedgefield Toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-0 —— Graham Lee 10/3
14 Jan 06+77d Punchestown Punchestown (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 2 11-3 —113C Mr A M O'Brien 5/1
2005 · 4 runs
29 Oct 05+13d Naas Paddypowerpoker (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 16f · Soft · 22 ran 3/22 3½ 10-7 —112C Mr A M O'Brien 7/1
16 Oct 05+248d Naas PDM Fencing INH Flat Race 19f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 2½ 10-9 —88C Mr A M O'Brien 12/1
10 Feb 05+11d Thurles Martinstown INH Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 11/17 ¾ 10-7 —82C Mr A M O'Brien 6/1
30 Jan 05 Punchestown Rockview (Q.R.) INH Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 shd 11-0 —92C Mr A M O'Brien 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Bestofthebrownies won?
Bestofthebrownies (IRE) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 10 times in total (43.5% of starts).
Who trained Bestofthebrownies?
Bestofthebrownies (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 24 February 2009.
Who is Bestofthebrownies's sire?
Bestofthebrownies (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Just A Brownie (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What going does Bestofthebrownies prefer?
Bestofthebrownies (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bestofthebrownies's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 24 February 2009. The highest on record is 118.
What is Bestofthebrownies's sire's record?
Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 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.