I Could Do Better (IRE)
I Could Do Better (IRE) is 3 from 6, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2019. Each win came on a first visit to the course. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f.
- 3–6Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +30.91£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.08Fair A/E n=6 · 1.78 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 64dAvg between runs
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 103
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 108A | 99.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 108A | 94 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 55 | 8.9% | −0.9 | 2 from 4 |
| Good | 1,152 | 134 | 11.6% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 605 | 51 | 8.4% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 759 | 67 | 8.8% | −1 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 263 | 18 | 6.8% | −3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,674 | 170 | 10.2% | +0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 406 | 40 | 9.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 162 | 10.6% | +0.8 | 3 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,078 | 93 | 8.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 909 | 80 | 8.8% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 78 | 11.2% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 367 | 35 | 9.5% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 8 | 8.3% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them String Theory (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (String Theory (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| String Theory (IRE) | 5 | 3 | 1m–1m1½f | Class 2 |
| Uncle Henry (IRE) | 33 | 2 | 1m4f–2m½f | — |
| Starborn Legend (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | — |
| I'm Improving (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m1f | Class 5 |
| Only For Me (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| Positive Polly (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.09 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +33.91 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.08 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Redcar | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 3 | 60% | +31.91 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.08 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 3 | 75% | +32.91 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −2.09 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 19+27d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes (Listed) (Str) | 4/8 | nk | 8-13 | 94 | 94A | 95A | Andrea Atzeni | 14/1 |
| 24 Aug 19+22d | Newmarket | Price Bailey Chartered Accountants Hopeful Stakes (Listed) | 9/10 | 3¾ | 8-12 | 95 | 87A | 67A | David Probert | 22/1 |
| 02 Aug 19+32d | Goodwood | Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) | 6/9 | 3 | 9-1 | 95 | 103A | 88A | Silvestre De Sousa | 12/1 |
| 01 Jul 19+42d | Catterick | Trial Racing TV For Free Now Novice Stakes | 1/6 | 9-13 | 95 | 108A | 93B | Daniel Tudhope | 1/12F | |
| 20 May 19+195d | Carlisle | Durdar Novice Stakes | 1/7 | 9-9 | — | 96A | 102A | Joe Fanning | 5/6F | |
| 06 Nov 18 | Redcar | British Stallions Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Div 1) | 1/15 | 9-2 | — | 91C | 100A | Graham Lee | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has I Could Do Better (IRE) won?
- I Could Do Better (IRE) won 3 of 6 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained I Could Do Better (IRE)?
- I Could Do Better (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 20 September 2019.
- Who is I Could Do Better (IRE)'s sire?
- I Could Do Better (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Shebelia (GER), whose sire is Black Sam Bellamy.
- What going does I Could Do Better (IRE) prefer?
- I Could Do Better (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is I Could Do Better (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 20 September 2019. The highest on record is 95.
- What is I Could Do Better (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
- Who are I Could Do Better (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Shebelia (GER), I Could Do Better (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: String Theory (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (String Theory (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.