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Horse profile

Catch The Best (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer J Clais · Last owner Jean Francois Clais
by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Amazonian (CAN) (Geiger Counter)
1 run · 1 course · from Sep 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Sep 2012 — 5,158 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 10th of 11
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Sep 2012 as a 3yo gelding. Finished 10 of 11 at Longchamp (FR) last time. By Catcher In The Rye (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 27 Oct 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1600%−8.9—
Good to Firm298248.1%−0.8—
Good644649.9%+1—
Good to Soft298279.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft544468.5%−0.4—
Heavy320226.9%−2—
Standard (AW)4494510%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4449.1%+0.2—
6f – 7f303237.6%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f300186%−2.9—
1m2f – 1m4f415348.2%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m665649.6%+0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5635710.1%+1.2—
2m5f – 3m2512610.4%+1.5—
Over 3m2926.9%−2—

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
Amazonian (CAN) (Geiger Counter)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lisselan Amazon (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lisselan Amazon (IRE)1211m1f—
Lisselan Galaxy (IRE)1111m1f—
Amazing Charlie (IRE)30——
Mountain Call (IRE)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
12 Sep 12 Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Luxembourg (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 15f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 20 8-11 David Breux 59/1

Quick answers

How many races has Catch The Best won?
Catch The Best (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2012.
Who trained Catch The Best?
Catch The Best (IRE) was trained by J Clais on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 12 September 2012.
Who is Catch The Best's sire?
Catch The Best (IRE) is by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Amazonian (CAN), whose sire is Geiger Counter.
What is Catch The Best's sire's record?
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Catch The Best's siblings?
Out of Amazonian (CAN), Catch The Best (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lisselan Amazon (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2012. 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.