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Horse profile

Bye The Best (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer Anthony Mullins · Last owner Mega Racing Syndicate
by Definite Article (GB) out of Psyche (IRE) (Nashamaa)
17 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Aug 2008 — 6,634 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 14th of 15 2 wins · Clonmel (IRE) & Tramore Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Bye The Best (IRE) is 2 from 17. Hasn't won since Sep 2007. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating106↓ 2lb off peak
106 93–108

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 (jumps) 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 28 Jul 2008 Official rating 106 at the last jumps run, 28 Aug 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 63C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wexford, 27 Aug 2005

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 13 figures · best 127C · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7127C122—
Soft5124C94—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10127C118—
2m1f – 2m4f3124A116—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 17 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 · 14 figures from 17 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.50 from 2
Good2,03122411%+0.52 from 9
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.20 from 1
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 5
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.32 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

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

Dam
Psyche (IRE) (Nashamaa)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Requestion (IRE)60——
Aspirator (IRE)120——
All Native (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 2 22% +5.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel (IRE) 1 1 100% +5.50
Tramore 1 1 100% +7.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 2 15% +1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Darcy 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Russell 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Carberry 2 1 50% +4.50
M P Watts 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
J R Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Steven Pateman 1 0 0% −1.00
P A Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P G Murphy 1 1 100% +7.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% +1.50
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 5 1 20% +1.50
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 4 1 25% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 1 7% −8.50
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +7.00

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 · 6 runs
28 Aug 08+25d Bellewstown Murphy Environmental Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 17f · Good · 15 ran 14/15 5 10-4 10692C Tom Doyle 20/1
03 Aug 08+6d Galway Cork International Airport Hotel Handicap Hurdle (88-116) 18f · Good · 19 ran 5/19 1¾ 11-2 106124A Barry Geraghty 20/1
28 Jul 08+11d Galway G.P.T. Dublin Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Good · 20 ran 5/20 nk 11-0 106125A Michael Darcy 20/1
17 Jul 08+25d Killarney (IRE) Dawn Milk Run Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 shd 10-6 106116A Michael Darcy 33/1
22 Jun 08+42d Gowran Park Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle (88-130) 16f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-4 108— J R Barry 14/1
11 May 08+169d Killarney Kelly Brothers Sliabh Luachra Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 20f · Good · 18 ran BD/18 — 11-6 106— Davy Russell 14/1
2007 · 5 runs
24 Nov 07+9d Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 16/20 14 11-6 10894C Paul Carberry 13/2
15 Nov 07+18d Clonmel Betfair Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran F/10 — 11-12 108— Steven Pateman 5/1
28 Oct 07+11d Galway www.galwaynews.ie Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 2½ 10-5 105123C P A Carberry 7/1
17 Oct 07+17d Punchestown Gain Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Good · 22 ran 2/22 shd 11-1 103127C Davy Russell 3/1F
30 Sep 07+333d Clonmel (IRE) John Costigan Memorial Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-5 93122C Paul Carberry 11/2
2006 · 2 runs
01 Nov 06+173d Punchestown Punchestown Event Centre Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 16/22 1 11-7 —88C M P Watts 16/1
12 May 06+148d Wexford Quality Hotels Ireland Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 1½ 11-12 —104C Denis O'Regan 9/4F
2005 · 4 runs
15 Dec 05+18d Gowran Park Christmas Vouchers At Gowran Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 10/20 3½ 11-0 —90C M P Watts 7/1
27 Nov 05+92d Wexford Wexford Block Ltd Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 4 11-5 —124C Denis O'Regan 10/3
27 Aug 05+16d Wexford Tote Account 1850 238669 Maiden 13f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 9-13 —63C Davy Condon 7/1
11 Aug 05 Tramore O'Neills Bar INH Flat Race 16f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-6 —114C Mr P G Murphy 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bye The Best won?
Bye The Best (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 4 times in total (23.5% of starts).
Who trained Bye The Best?
Bye The Best (IRE) was trained by Anthony Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 28 August 2008.
Who is Bye The Best's sire?
Bye The Best (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Psyche (IRE), whose sire is Nashamaa.
What going does Bye The Best prefer?
Bye The Best (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bye The Best's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 28 August 2008. The highest on record is 108.
What is Bye The Best's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Bye The Best's siblings?
Out of Psyche (IRE), Bye The Best (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2005. 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.