Good To Be Alive (IRE)
Good To Be Alive (IRE) is 2 from 9. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 133.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=9 · 1.20 incl. margin
- 133Highest OR
- 37dBetween runs (median)longest 229 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 120
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 113A | 102.5 | 2 runs · 113 / 102.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 120A | 117.5 | 2 runs · 120 / 117.5 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 120A | 115 | 2 runs · 120 / 117.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 92A | 78.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: no race clock stored (1) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 11 Nov 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 from 9 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 2 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9,202 runs since Apr 2010 (927 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.4 | — |
| Good | 2,751 | 316 | 11.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,822 | 219 | 12% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,474 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,031 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,706 | 285 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,699 | 316 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,675 | 223 | 13.3% | +2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 407 | 45 | 11.1% | 0 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 11 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cedar Row (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cedar Row (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Row (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m5f | Class 4 |
| Lazy Bones (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Hutsby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 26+214d | Bangor-on-Dee | Festive Meeting Saturday 28th November Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Raced keenly then settled in the pack - pushed along and faded before 2 out - finished 4th | 4/4 | 2 | 12-0 | 133 | — | 136B | Sean Bowen | 15/2 |
| 11 Apr 26+42d | Aintree | William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled off the pace in the pack early - improved into contention approaching three out - lost momentum and was eased to a halt before the last | PU/22 | — | 11-0 | 133 | — | — | Jack Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+33d | Kelso | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - clumsy at the 4th - shaken up and switched wide to gain ground after two out - edged into contention approaching the last - lost the advantage on the run-in - stayed on for second | 2/8 | 1¼ | 11-11 | 130 | 113A | 150A | Sean Bowen | 5/2F |
| 26 Jan 26+37d | Plumpton | Southern Cranes Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - asked for effort after 3 out - made progress 2 out - closed on the front-runner up the run-in - swept clear final 110yds to score | 1/7 | 11-13 | 126 | 115A | 135A | Sean Bowen | 2/1F | |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 25+28d | Hereford | bettingsites.co.uk New Betting Sites Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back but not far off pace - moved into contention approaching 2 out then pressed for effort before last - fought back late to claim second close home | 2/8 | 2½ | 11-5 | 124 | 120A | 146A | Robert Dunne | 8/1 |
| 22 Nov 25+229d | Huntingdon | PricedUp The Jumps Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - strong headway from two out to lead into second at the last - pressed the winner up the run-in but unable to get past | 2/8 | ½ | 11-6 | 122 | 92A | 136A | Tom Hutsby | 7/1 |
| 07 Apr 25+43d | Kelso | Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Went straight to the front early - dropped to second and stayed in touch with the winner until before two out - couldn't find more before the last - well held in 5th | 5/9 | 8 | 11-4 | — | 97A | 107A | Sean Bowen | 10/3 |
| 23 Feb 25+18d | Naas | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3) Settled in off the pace - still towards the back at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 4 out - stumbled there - up to 2nd before the following fence - pushed along entering the straight - couldn't quicken from 2 out and stayed on same gear into 4th before the last | 4/5 | 11 | 11-0 | — | 65C | 104B | Sam Ewing | 5/2 |
| 05 Feb 25 | Fairyhouse | Book Your Fairyhouse Hospitality Maiden Hurdle Settled just behind the front group - mid-pack at halfway then up to 3rd approaching three out - made ground but scrambled over the following fence - asked for effort to hit the front at the last - stayed on strongly to score | 1/13 | 11-7 | — | — | 139A | Sam Ewing | 9/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Good To Be Alive won?
- Good To Be Alive (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trains Good To Be Alive?
- Good To Be Alive (IRE) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 November 2026.
- Who is Good To Be Alive's sire?
- Good To Be Alive (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Because Of You (IRE), whose sire is Oscar (IRE).
- What is Good To Be Alive's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 11 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Good To Be Alive's sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9,202 runs since Apr 2010 (927 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are Good To Be Alive's siblings?
- Out of Because Of You (IRE), Good To Be Alive (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cedar Row (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cedar Row (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f. As at Nov 2026.