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Horse profile

Butlers Best (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2008) · Last trainer Mark Hoad · Last owner P J Sharp
by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Evening Charm (IRE) (Bering)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Apr 2008 — 6,790 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2008 · 11th of 11 New yard Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Butlers Best (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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 43C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 23 Nov 2006 Official rating 55 at the last run, 2 Apr 2008

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 5 figures · best 45C · median 42
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)243C34—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f445C42.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Best Of The Bests (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1800%−6.6—
Good to Firm18863.2%−3.4—
Good197147.1%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft11686.9%+0.30 from 1
Soft11654.3%−2.30 from 1
Heavy3712.7%−3.9—
Standard (AW)3073110.1%+3.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7767.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f273238.4%+1.8—
1m – 1m1f14564.1%−2.50 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f193199.8%+3.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m13942.9%−3.7—
2m1f – 2m4f11254.5%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m3925.1%−1.5—
Over 3m100%−6.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Evening Charm (IRE) (Bering)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hello It's Me (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hello It's Me (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hello It's Me (GB)3042m5f–3m1½fClass 4
Rock Charm (GB)1811mClass 6
Jubilee Night (GB)20——
Our Sue (GB)20——
It's Me Again (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Catlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Jerry O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 1 run
02 Apr 08+224d Kempton (AW) Panoramic Bar & Restaurant Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 26 8-11 5525C Jerry O'Dwyer 33/1
2007 · 1 run
22 Aug 07+272d Hamilton Ross Rating Related Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m3f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 8 9-1 5838C Liam Keniry 8/1
2006 · 3 runs
23 Nov 06+41d Wolverhampton (AW) E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 1¾ 9-3 5843C Chris Catlin 50/1
13 Oct 06+20d Warwick Racing UK And Setanta Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Soft · 14 ran 13/14 5 9-3 5842C Chris Catlin 33/1
23 Sep 06 Haydock Casino 36 E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good · 14 ran 10/14 2 9-0 —45C Hayley Turner 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Butlers Best won?
Butlers Best (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2006 and 2008.
Who trained Butlers Best?
Butlers Best (GB) was trained by Mark Hoad on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 2 April 2008.
Who is Butlers Best's sire?
Butlers Best (GB) is by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Evening Charm (IRE), whose sire is Bering.
What is Butlers Best's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 2 April 2008. The highest on record is 58.
What is Butlers Best's sire's record?
Best Of The Bests (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.
Who are Butlers Best's siblings?
Out of Evening Charm (IRE), Butlers Best (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hello It's Me (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hello It's Me (GB)). The wins came over 1m–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2006. 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.