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Better Off Alone (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Martin Keighley · Owner David Maughan
by Ocovango (GB) out of Tina's Truffles (IRE) (Milan)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Uttoxeter Last run 23 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 11 Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Better Off Alone is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level in the Quinnbet Handicap Steeple Chase over 2m5f – 3m on good going at Uttoxeter in Oct 2026. The gelding, by Ocovango out of a Milan mare, has raced on turf in all starts and is usually prominent. He finished 2 of 11 at Cheltenham in Oct 2026, last raced off OR 104 which was 9lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 9lb off peak
104 98–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 4 Sep 2026

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 117B · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3103A942 runs · 103 / 98.5
Heavy297C86.52 runs · 97 / 86.5
Soft2117B105.5—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3117B1032 runs · 103 / 98.5
2m1f – 2m4f397C941 run · —
Over 3m1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 runs · as at 28 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 23 Oct 2026 Official rating 104 at the last run, 23 Oct 2026

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 8 figures · best 124A · median 107.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3118B1072 runs · 118 / 112.5
Heavy2108B104.52 runs · 108 / 104.5
Soft2124B114—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3124B1182 runs · 118 / 112.5
2m1f – 2m4f3106C1041 run · —
Over 3m1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 runs · as at 28 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 11 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Prominent 5 (45%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 4 (36%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (18%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,995 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm28828.6%+19.2—
Good937939.9%+0.51 from 4
Good to Soft7037010%+0.60 from 1
Soft915758.2%−1.20 from 4
Heavy396379.3%−0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m788648.1%−1.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,096988.9%−0.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m9009410.4%+11 from 5
Over 3m1942713.9%+4.50 from 2

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
Tina's Truffles (IRE) (Milan)

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 4 1 25% −1.12
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.88
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +0.88
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −2.12
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 4 0 0% −4.00
Freddie Keighley 3 1 33% −0.12
Sean Bowen 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Sean O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 2 1 50% +0.88
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% −2.12
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% −5.12
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
23 Oct 26+19d Cheltenham Chapel Down Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Up with the pace early - in front from the 2nd - jumping sloppily at the 9th - challenged 2 out - overtaken on the run-in - drifted right and outpaced near the line to finish 2nd 2/11 1½ 10-4 10496A124A Mr Sean O'Connor 7/2
04 Oct 26+30d Uttoxeter Quinnbet Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 7 ran Led from the start - blundered at the 2nd - pulled clear after 4 out - kept going well - untidy jump at the last - won comfortably 1/7 11-9 9894A118B Freddie Keighley 15/8F
04 Sep 26+173d Worcester Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 6 ran Held up early - made progress before 9th - stumbled and lost momentum 11th - pushed along 3 out - up into third at the last but unable to quicken 3/6 2½ 10-9 100103A107B Freddie Keighley 7/1
15 Mar 26+29d Chepstow Celebrating Tricia And Pauls Wedding Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 11 ran Handy early - shared second spot behind the front-runner after the 7th - dropped away and asked for effort before the 14th - blundered 4 out and eased quickly to a halt PU/11 — 11-8 102—— James Best 14/1
14 Feb 26+57d Wincanton BetMGM Who Wants A Nine-Darter Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 7 ran Sat behind the pack early - moved into second at the 8th - hit the front approaching 4 out - lost momentum after an untidy jump 3 out and dropped away before 2 out 4/7 ¾ 11-9 10576A108B James Best 8/1
2025 · 4 runs
19 Dec 25+52d Uttoxeter Drywall Contracts Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 5 ran Handy near front - shared advantage 10th before a mistake next - fluffed again 3 out and dropped from top spot - pushed along soon after - slipped to fourth 2 out - weakened before the last 3/5 8 10-6 10597C101C Freddie Keighley 9/4
28 Oct 25+53d Ffos Las Rees Richards & Partners, Land Agents Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 13 ran Went clear early on - pressed for effort before four out and lost the advantage - dropped away and pulled up after three out PU/13 — 11-2 108—— James Best 22/1
05 Sep 25+217d Worcester Kevin And Bernies Silver Wedding Anniversary Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 7 ran Tracked front group early - dropped away 10th and needed encouragement before 4 out - pulled up still behind 2 out PU/7 — 11-3 113—— Sean Bowen 8/1
31 Jan 25+98d Lingfield Download The At The Races App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 7 ran Tracked the pace - pushed to the front nearing 2 out before losing that spot before the last - stayed on to finish 2nd 2/7 4½ 11-4 —117B124B James Best 125/1
2024 · 2 runs
25 Oct 24+28d Cheltenham Alastair Down Press Room Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Held up rear of field early - dropped away approaching 4 out - well beaten at the finish 7/8 60 11-0 —50C106C Sean Bowen 50/1
27 Sep 24 Worcester Caremark Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran Sat behind the pack early - dropping away from the 7th marker - beaten a long way out by 3 out - clipped the second last then trailed home a distant 4th 4/10 7½ 11-4 —94C104C Sean Bowen 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Better Off Alone won?
Better Off Alone (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains Better Off Alone?
Better Off Alone (IRE) is trained by Martin Keighley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
Who is Better Off Alone's sire?
Better Off Alone (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Tina's Truffles (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
What going does Better Off Alone prefer?
Better Off Alone (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Better Off Alone's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 23 October 2026. The highest on record is 113.
What is Better Off Alone's sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,995 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.

Record shown from September 2024. 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.