Better Self (GB)
Better Self (GB) is 4 from 21. Hasn't won since Mar 2011. All 4 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf. Last raced off 60, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–21Wins / Runs
- 19%Strike rate
- 8 (38.1%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=20 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 16dAvg between runs
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
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 10.1% of 545 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 125.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 75 | 8 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 116 | 12 | 10.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 54 | 3 | 5.6% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 84 | 12 | 14.3% | +4.2 | — |
| Heavy | 37 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 169 | 19 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 4 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 125 | 8 | 6.4% | −3.7 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 97 | 13 | 13.4% | +3.3 | 3 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 99 | 18 | 18.2% | +8.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 68 | 4 | 5.9% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 56 | 3 | 5.4% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +1.4 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilean Fizz (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 4 | 27% | +2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 15 | 3 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 7 | 3 | 43% | +8.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R P Walsh | 5 | 3 | 60% | +6.50 |
| Matt Cosham | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richard Evans | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Baker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephen Craine | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 3 | 23% | −1.50 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −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
Quick answers
- How many races has Better Self won?
- Better Self (GB) won 4 of 21 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 19%. Placed 8 times in total (38.1% of starts).
- Who trained Better Self?
- Better Self (GB) was trained by David Evans on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 24 May 2011.
- Who is Better Self's sire?
- Better Self (GB) is by With Approval (CAN) out of Alter Ego (GB), whose sire is Alzao.
- What going does Better Self prefer?
- Better Self (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 15 starts (26.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Better Self's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 24 May 2011. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Better Self's sire's record?
- With Approval (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 545 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 125.
- Who are Better Self's siblings?
- Out of Alter Ego (GB), Better Self (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.