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Horse profile

He Knows Better (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Warren Greatrex · Owner Mrs Isobel Webb Mrs Julie Fowler
by Jet Away (GB) out of She Knows Best (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
14 runs · 13 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Southwell & Fontwell Beaten favourite LTO Last run 24 Apr 2026 · 2nd of 5 Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

He Knows Better is 2 from 14 with both wins at Class 4 level. He won the maiden hurdle at Fontwell over 2m5f – 3m on good in May 2024 and the handicap chase at Southwell over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft in Feb 2026, each on his first visit to the course. The gelding led when finishing second of five at Perth in Apr 2026 on his first start for Warren Greatrex, beaten favourite last time out off an official rating of 117.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating117At career-high mark
117 108–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Huntingdon, 22 Dec 2025

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 10 figures · best 141A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5107A1023 runs · 107 / 102
Soft3141A971 run · —
Good2137A105.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4137A104.53 runs · 107 / 102
2m1f – 2m4f3102C971 run · —
1m5f – 2m2141A120.5—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 14 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 · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 18 Feb 2026 Official rating 117 at the last run, 24 Apr 2026

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 12 figures · best 141A · median 124.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5134A1263 runs · 132 / 126
Soft4141A1241 run · —
Good2128B1251 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5132A1233 runs · 132 / 123
2m1f – 2m4f4134A124.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m2141A131—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 14 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 · 12 figures from 14 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 from 6 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Jet Away (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,530 runs since Nov 2018 (272 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27829.6%+18.4—
Good89910912.1%+0.91 from 2
Good to Soft6347111.2%00 from 7
Soft661639.5%−1.71 from 4
Heavy2743010.9%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)3538.6%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−11.2—
1m – 1m1f1000%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f4037.5%−3.7—
1m5f – 2m7998110.1%−1.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,01211911.8%+0.61 from 5
2m5f – 3m5726811.9%+0.71 from 6
Over 3m951313.7%+2.50 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2018 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
She Knows Best (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The First Turn (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The First Turn (IRE)611m7½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 4 1 25% −1.90
Good 2 1 50% +0.20
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 2 20% −5.70
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +1.10
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +1.20
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% −3.80
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −2.90
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Bowen 8 1 13% −5.80
Sean Bowen 2 1 50% +0.10
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −7.90
Tongue tie 4 1 25% −1.80

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% −1.90
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 4 1 25% −1.80
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 1 17% −3.90
Hurdle 5 1 20% −2.80
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
24 Apr 26+35d Perth Join Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m · Good · 5 ran Set the pace early - stumbled at the 6th but stayed handy - back in front by the 7th then faltered again - errors at 4 out and 2 out - pushed forward to chase the front pair approaching 3 out - dropped to third near the last - fought back to reclaim second on the run-in 2/5 10 11-13 11774C122B James Bowen 10/11F
20 Mar 26+30d Newbury Focus Ltd Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Brown Chamberlin Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Jumped a little untidily early - settled in the pack - still within range 4 out - moved up to press the pacesetter - pushed along before 3 out - dropped a place before the last and weakened on the run-in 3/5 4½ 11-6 117102C123B Sean Bowen 5/2F
18 Feb 26+26d Southwell Book The Bistro In Sherwood Restaurant Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 7 ran Settled handy early - moved into second after 9th - hit the front approaching three out - challenged and put back in front before two out - lost place nearing last and a bit untidy there - fought back on the run-in - got up close home to win 1/7 11-6 11297B130B Sean Bowen 11/10F
23 Jan 26+32d Warwick Bet 10 Get 30 At Betano Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - still handy 12th - hit a flat spot 3 out - moved through to challenge for the front before 2 out - pushed along and stayed on approaching the last - overtaken and lost momentum close home to finish 2nd 2/8 3 12-1 11183A126B James Bowen 11/4
2025 · 2 runs
22 Dec 25+19d Huntingdon PricedUp The Jumps Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - improved into contention 10th - closed on the front-runner 12th - pressed for effort after two out and holding a shout at the last - stayed on same gait to finish second 2/12 4¾ 12-1 111107A132A James Bowen 7/2J
03 Dec 25+574d Haydock BOG Today For Tomorrow With CopyBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - moved up to third by the 11th and jumped awkwardly 4 out - travelling well without pressure and reeling in the front pair when brought down 2 out F/9 — 11-10 108—— James Bowen 11/2
2024 · 4 runs
08 May 24+16d Fontwell Download The Star Sports App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-4 111137A128B James Bowen 6/5F
22 Apr 24+82d Ffos Las DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 8 11-8 111102C134A James Bowen 17/2
31 Jan 24+26d Exeter Kennford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-10 111—— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 14/1
05 Jan 24+48d Ludlow Luke Watson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 8½ 11-8 ——118A James Bowen 6/1
2023 · 2 runs
18 Nov 23+223d Uttoxeter Hobgoblin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 5 11-4 ——119A James Bowen 5/2F
09 Apr 23+110d Ffos Las Cazoo Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 4¾ 11-4 —141A141A Gavin Sheehan 9/1
2022 · 2 runs
20 Dec 22+48d Plumpton Buy The Plumpton History Book Now! Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1½f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 6½ 11-0 —92C114A Jack Quinlan 9/1
02 Nov 22 Chepstow Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 4¾ 11-2 —100B121A Daryl Jacob 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has He Knows Better won?
He Knows Better (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 9 times in total (64.3% of starts).
Who trains He Knows Better?
He Knows Better (IRE) is trained by Warren Greatrex, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
Who is He Knows Better's sire?
He Knows Better (IRE) is by Jet Away (GB) out of She Knows Best (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What going does He Knows Better prefer?
He Knows Better (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is He Knows Better's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 24 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is He Knows Better's sire's record?
Jet Away (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,530 runs since Nov 2018 (272 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are He Knows Better's siblings?
Out of She Knows Best (IRE), He Knows Better (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The First Turn (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 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.