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Horse profile

Born To Be Alive (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer K R Burke · Last owner Tim Dykes Mrs E Burke
by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Yaria (IRE) (Danehill)
13 runs · 10 courses · from May 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Mar 2021 — 2,062 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 · 1st of 13 Won last time out 3 wins · Wolverhampton (AW), Kempton (AW) & Ayr Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Born To Be Alive (IRE) is 3 from 13. Won last time out at Wolverhampton (AW) (Class 2). All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating102↓ 2lb off peak
102 90–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 3 Feb 2021

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 127A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)5127A94—
Soft3123A91—
Good2112A112—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f9127A94—
1m2f – 1m4f3112A90—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 13 Mar 2021 Official rating 102 at the last run, 13 Mar 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 12 figures · best 102B · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)5100A96—
Soft3102B102—
Good293A91—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f9102B96—
1m2f – 1m4f389A89—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,287 runs since Apr 2016 (311 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 970. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 867. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 725.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%0—
Good to Firm378349%−0.10 from 1
Good1,1111089.7%+0.61 from 3
Good to Soft5735910.3%+1.20 from 1
Soft97011712.1%+30 from 3
Heavy366318.5%−0.6—
Standard (AW)867384.4%−4.72 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f190136.8%−2.3—
6f – 7f725425.8%−3.3—
1m – 1m1f633436.8%−2.33 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f8859010.2%+1.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m99411011.1%+2—
2m1f – 2m4f6537411.3%+2.2—
2m5f – 3m168148.3%−0.8—
Over 3m3937.7%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Yaria (IRE) (Danehill)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Hurricane Lady (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hurricane Lady (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hurricane Lady (IRE)2031mClass 5
Hard Walnut (IRE)1226fClass 5
Father Frost (IRE)717f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 2 40% +20.50
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 1 33% −1.50
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 2 29% +18.50
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% −0.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% +3.50
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +18.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Clairefontaine (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +0.50
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 10 3 30% +17.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Clifford Lee 11 3 27% +16.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Piccone 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 2 67% +22.50
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 6 1 17% −4.50

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
2021 · 3 runs
13 Mar 21+38d Wolverhampton (AW) Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Lincoln Trial Handicap Class 2 · 1m½f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-8 10294B100A Clifford Lee 11/2
03 Feb 21+22d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Class 2 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 1/10 8-13 97127A100A Clifford Lee 18/1
12 Jan 21+17d Newcastle (AW) Bombardier Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) Class 2 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 5 ran 3/5 6 9-3 97102C88B Clifford Lee 20/1
2020 · 1 run
26 Dec 20+896d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 2 · 1m1½f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 9-2 9772A89B Clifford Lee 14/1
2018 · 3 runs
14 Jul 18+84d York 59th John Smith's Cup Handicap Class 2 · 1m2½f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 11/19 nk 9-4 10390C89A Clifford Lee 25/1
21 Apr 18+28d Newbury Elite Racing Club Supporting Greatwood Spring Cup Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Soft · 22 ran 9/22 ¾ 9-7 10485C90A Clifford Lee 16/1
24 Mar 18+88d Doncaster Unibet Doncaster Mile Stakes (Listed) (Str) Class 1 · 1m · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 9-0 104123A102B Clifford Lee 8/1
2017 · 6 runs
26 Dec 17+90d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 2 · 1m1½f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-5 10483A96A Clifford Lee 6/1
27 Sep 17+40d Goodwood EBF Stallions Foundation Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m2f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 6 8-11 10483A88A Jim Crowley 11/4F
18 Aug 17+13d Clairefontaine (FR) Prix Pelleas () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m1f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 9-0 ——— Tony Piccone 54/10
05 Aug 17+61d Goodwood Qatar Apprentice Handicap Class 3 · 1m1f · Soft · 17 ran 2/17 ½ 9-5 9091C102A Clifford Lee 5/2F
05 Jun 17+21d Ayr Bet With Paddock Bookmakers On Course Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good · 7 ran 1/7 8-12 —112A93A Clifford Lee 1/2F
15 May 17 Wetherby Yorkshire Post Ladies Day - Tuesday 6th June Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 hd 9-0 —112A89A Clifford Lee 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Born To Be Alive won?
Born To Be Alive (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 9 times in total (69.2% of starts).
Who trained Born To Be Alive?
Born To Be Alive (IRE) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 13 March 2021.
Who is Born To Be Alive's sire?
Born To Be Alive (IRE) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Yaria (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Born To Be Alive prefer?
Born To Be Alive (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Born To Be Alive's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 13 March 2021. The highest on record is 104.
What is Born To Be Alive's sire's record?
Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,287 runs since Apr 2016 (311 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 970. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 867. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 725.
Who are Born To Be Alive's siblings?
Out of Yaria (IRE), Born To Be Alive (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Hurricane Lady (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hurricane Lady (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.