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Horse profile

Better Built (GB)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer Declan Gillespie · Last owner Oh Five Syndicate
by Xaar (GB) out of Quiz Show (GB) (Primo Dominie)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2007 — 6,946 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 5th of 11 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Better Built (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 11 at Leopardstown (Aug 2007).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 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

Best recent KTB Rating 73C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas (IRE), 14 Oct 2007 Official rating 84 at the last run, 14 Oct 2007

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 76C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good273C65—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f476C71—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Xaar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3013.3%−2.8—
Good to Firm525387.2%+1.10 from 1
Good577305.2%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft262135%−1.1—
Soft303155%−1.10 from 1
Heavy1221310.7%+4.6—
Standard (AW)610386.2%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14896.1%0—
6f – 7f740496.6%+0.50 from 4
1m – 1m1f504377.3%+1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f347195.5%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m373164.3%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f234125.1%−1—
2m5f – 3m7068.6%+2.5—
Over 3m1300%−6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Quiz Show (GB) (Primo Dominie)

8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Excellent Show (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Excellent Show (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Excellent Show (GB)2135f–6fClass 4
Bold Bidder (GB)1625fClass 4
Twenty Questions (GB)115f—
Right Answer (GB)100——
Trinder (GB)60——
Chase The Ace (GB)100——
Angelou (GB)20——
Fontana Del Moro (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fran Berry 3 0 0% −3.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
14 Oct 07+30d Naas (IRE) Tifrums European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 6f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 1 9-0 8473C Pat Smullen 14/1
14 Sep 07+12d Curragh Parknasilla Hotel Goffs (c & G) Million 7f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 11/19 1¼ 9-0 —69C Fran Berry 66/1
02 Sep 07+14d Curragh Mencap EBF Maiden 6f · Good · 24 ran 12/24 nk 9-3 —57C Fran Berry 6/1
19 Aug 07 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C&G) Maiden 7f · Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 nk 9-0 —76C Fran Berry 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Better Built (GB) won?
Better Built (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2007.
Who trained Better Built (GB)?
Better Built (GB) was trained by Declan Gillespie on the most recent run on record, at Naas (IRE) on 14 October 2007.
Who is Better Built (GB)'s sire?
Better Built (GB) is by Xaar (GB) out of Quiz Show (GB), whose sire is Primo Dominie.
What is Better Built (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 14 October 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Better Built (GB)'s sire's record?
Xaar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
Who are Better Built (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Quiz Show (GB), Better Built (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Excellent Show (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Excellent Show (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2007. 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.