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Horse profile

Can't Beat History (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2025) · Last trainer Henry Oliver · Last owner James Baxter
by Beat Hollow (GB) out of Histologie (FR) (Quart De Vin)
19 runs · 10 courses · from May 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jun 2025 — 514 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 · 6th of 9 6 wins · Warwick, Market Rasen & Hereford Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Can't Beat History won six of 19 starts on turf between May 2022 and Apr 2025. All six wins came in handicaps on good or faster ground, three of them over 3m and three over 2m5f-3m. He was successful at Warwick, Market Rasen and Hereford. The gelding, aged 9 at his last run in Jun 2025, finished 6 of 9 at Perth off a career-high mark of 114.

Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating114At career-high mark
114 83–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Market Rasen, 21 Jun 2024

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 15 figures · best 140C · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good11140C104—
Good to Soft397C86—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7140C93—
Over 3m3130C100—
2m1f – 2m4f3113B99—
1m5f – 2m2104C100.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 9 May 2025 Official rating 114 at the last run, 8 Jun 2025

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 →

Jumps 17 figures · best 128A · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good13128A115—
Good to Soft3113A97—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8128A114—
2m1f – 2m4f4116A108—
Over 3m3121B121—
1m5f – 2m2104C100.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Beat Hollow (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 6,034 runs since Jan 2008 (412 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26311.5%+0.2—
Good to Firm6468813.6%+2.31 from 1
Good1,73720011.5%+0.25 from 14
Good to Soft96410611%−0.30 from 4
Soft1,24113410.8%−0.5—
Heavy4515612.4%+1.1—
Standard (AW)969959.8%−1.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f561017.9%+6.6—
6f – 7f4535411.9%+0.6—
1m – 1m1f704709.9%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,28715011.7%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,67821112.6%+1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,14311710.2%−1.10 from 4
2m5f – 3m597589.7%−1.63 from 10
Over 3m1161210.3%−13 from 3

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
Histologie (FR) (Quart De Vin)

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

The wins came over 2m–3m5f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Organisedconfusion (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Organisedconfusion (IRE)2432m1f–3m5fClass 1
Kilcaragh Boy (IRE)7522m–2m4fClass 5
Avoine (IRE)2012mClass 6
Isaac Butt (IRE)130——
Spice Hill (IRE)190——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 5 36% +14.75
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +4.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 3 33% +7.75
Class 4 7 3 43% +10.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 6 3 50% +12.75
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 2 2 100% +10.50
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 1 100% +2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 3 30% +8.75
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 3 100% +12.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lee Edwards 17 6 35% +17.25
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss M O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 16 6 38% +18.25
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 1 33% +0.00
2024 4 3 75% +19.00
2023 10 2 20% −1.75
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 4 40% +12.75
Hurdle 8 2 25% +3.50
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2025 · 3 runs
08 Jun 25+30d Perth Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m · Good · 9 ran Settled with the pack early - pushed along approaching two out - fading and blundered at the last - finished sixth 6/9 hd 11-10 11487A111A Lee Edwards 4/1
09 May 25+25d Market Rasen Chris Coley BEM Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m · Good · 5 ran Handy on the outside - moved into second four out - close up chasing the front-runner on the home turn - asked for effort three out then shifted right approaching the last without gaining ground - stayed on same gait to finish second 2/5 5 11-3 114140C124B Jonathan Burke 7/4F
14 Apr 25+268d Warwick eventmasters.co.uk 40th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 4 ran tight up in 3rd early - caught heels and lost footing at the 1st - shifted out entering the straight - moved into 2nd approaching 2 out - hit the front at 2 out - opened a gap between the last two before drifting off a true line - held on strongly to the finish 1/4 11-3 105130C121B Lee Edwards 2/1
2024 · 4 runs
20 Jul 24+29d Market Rasen Unibet Proud To Support GoRacingGreen Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-10 10593A127A Lee Edwards 13/2
21 Jun 24+13d Market Rasen ABP Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 97104A128A Lee Edwards 15/2
08 Jun 24+32d Bangor-on-Dee Castle Mews Windows Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-9 105—— Lee Edwards 7/2
07 May 24+203d Hereford Get Free Bets At PlanetSportBet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-1 9781B120B Lee Edwards 6/1
2023 · 10 runs
17 Oct 23+17d Hereford Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Racing Club Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-3 88100A121B Lee Edwards 9/2
30 Sep 23+17d Market Rasen Leader Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 4/9 4 11-4 90107A108A Lee Edwards 10/3
13 Sep 23+25d Uttoxeter Sharon Williams Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 4 ran UR/4 — 11-10 90—— Lee Edwards EvensF
19 Aug 23+18d Market Rasen Shore Winnings Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-1 83—115B Lee Edwards 7/4F
01 Aug 23+73d Worcester Pershore Plum Festival Land O'Plums Novices' Handicap Chase (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 6 11-2 8870A94A Lee Edwards 9/1
20 May 23+22d Uttoxeter 1652 Bar And Restaurant, Weston Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 3¾ 11-4 9099B106B Lee Edwards 11/2
28 Apr 23+65d Southwell At The Races App Form Study Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 2¾ 11-5 9186B113A Lee Edwards 17/2
22 Feb 23+26d Doncaster Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 hd 11-4 88—110A Lee Edwards 5/2F
27 Jan 23+17d Doncaster Sky Bet UKs No.1 Betting App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 shd 11-2 —104C104C Lee Edwards 66/1
10 Jan 23+15d Doncaster Betting Better With Sky Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 23 11-10 —27C96C Lee Edwards 66/1
2022 · 2 runs
26 Dec 22+237d Market Rasen Rand Farm Park Wedding Day Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 8 11-0 —97C97C Lee Edwards 16/1
03 May 22 Ballinrobe Jennings Meats (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 7 11-9 —113B116A Miss M O'Sullivan 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Can't Beat History won?
Can't Beat History (IRE) won 6 of 19 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 31.6%. Placed 9 times in total (47.4% of starts).
Who trained Can't Beat History?
Can't Beat History (IRE) was trained by Henry Oliver on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 8 June 2025.
Who is Can't Beat History's sire?
Can't Beat History (IRE) is by Beat Hollow (GB) out of Histologie (FR), whose sire is Quart De Vin.
What going does Can't Beat History prefer?
Can't Beat History (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 14 starts (35.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Can't Beat History's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 8 June 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Can't Beat History's sire's record?
Beat Hollow (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 6,034 runs since Jan 2008 (412 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Can't Beat History's siblings?
Out of Histologie (FR), Can't Beat History (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Organisedconfusion (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Organisedconfusion (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. 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.