Just Before (USA)
Just Before won two of 12 starts, both over 6f – 7f, one on soft at Leopardstown in Oct 2024 and the other in a handicap at Dundalk (AW) in Jul 2025. The filly, by Justify out of a Sadler's Wells mare, gained her second success when winning last time out at Dundalk (AW) in Jul 2025, having worn first-time headgear. She raced off an official rating of 75 that day, nine below her highest ever mark.
- 2–12Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 6 (50%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.84Fair A/E n=12 · 1.51 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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 86
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 | 5 | 107A | 78 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 73A | 66 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 86A | 80.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 93C | 88.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 107A | 82 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 77C | 76 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 84C | 75 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 from 12 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 6 (50%) · 2 wins
- Held up 3 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 17.8% of 523 runs since Jan 2008 (98 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 23.5% from 149. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 13.8% from 160.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −17.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 75 | 15 | 20% | +2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 167 | 30 | 18% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 57 | 9 | 15.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 71 | 16 | 22.5% | +4.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | −6.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 20 | 15.9% | −1.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | +48.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 149 | 35 | 23.5% | +5.7 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 160 | 22 | 13.8% | −4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 173 | 25 | 14.5% | −3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 34 | 8 | 23.5% | +5.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.2 | — |
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
9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Ancient Rome (USA) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Ancient Rome (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Rome (USA) | 28 | 5 | 7½f–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Most Gifted (USA) | 10 | 2 | 6f–7f | — |
| Etoile (USA) | 2 | 1 | 6f | Group 3 |
| Pour Deux (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Etched (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m | — |
| The Black Tiger (USA) | 8 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Galateia (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Drive On There (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeux (USA) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.00 |
| Adam Browne-Souza | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 25+10d | Dundalk (AW) | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Handicap Settled handy early - shared the front spot after 2f moving smoothly - eased two lengths in front entering the straight - opened up a big advantage inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score | 1/12 | 9-9 | 75 | 86A | 86A | Adam Browne-Souza | 7/2F | |
| 02 Jul 25+11d | Tipperary | Racing Again Tomorrow Fillies Handicap Went straight to front early - pushed along with 2f left - challenged hard inside the final furlong and gave up the advantage close home to finish third | 3/13 | ¾ | 10-0 | 74 | 47C | 86A | Seamie Heffernan | 11/2 |
| 21 Jun 25+15d | Limerick | CBE Concannon Group Handicap Sat just off the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - improved into 3rd approaching the furlong - edged up into 2nd but outpaced by winner then dropped back to 3rd at the line | 3/8 | hd | 8-13 | 75 | 70A | 74A | Adam Browne-Souza | 4/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+14d | Fairyhouse | Fairy Nights Handicap Slow to break - dropped towards the back - 10th at halfway - found some late headway inside the final furlong - stayed on for 5th but not a threat to the front | 5/10 | 1½ | 9-1 | 77 | 78A | 71A | Seamie Heffernan | 13/2 |
| 23 May 25+47d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap Held up at the back - urged into contention around 9th with 2f left - improved to 6th approaching the final furlong - stayed on late to finish 3rd but no real impression on the front pair | 3/13 | 1 | 8-13 | 77 | 89C | 83A | Seamie Heffernan | 25/1 |
| 06 Apr 25+7d | Cork | Dine In Our Panoramic Restaurant Handicap Sat close to the pace early - asked for effort with a furlong and a half left then dropped away inside the final furlong - faded to finish seventh | 7/11 | ½ | 9-13 | 81 | 107A | 80A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 |
| 30 Mar 25+37d | Leopardstown | 1888 Restaurant Handicap Settled in the middle of the field on the rail - eager early - 9th and checked 2f out - baulked for space inside the final furlong - unable to get back into contention and finished 13th | 13/16 | 2 | 9-8 | 84 | 77C | 69A | Seamie Heffernan | 16/1 |
| 21 Feb 25+125d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race Sat just behind the front group in 3rd - asked for effort entering the straight - slipped back 2f out - unable to find more late and finished 4th | 4/4 | ¾ | 9-6 | 84 | 75C | 80B | Seamie Heffernan | 15/2 |
| 19 Oct 24+18d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Sat behind pace - second at halfway - driven into contention 2f out - hit front inside final furlong and a half - stayed on strongly - hauled back close home - held on by a whisker | 1/13 | 9-2 | 74 | 93C | 85A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 | |
| 01 Oct 24+20d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Sat close to the front early travelling keenly - into 2nd by halfway - pushed along 3f out - unable to find more in 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on same effort to finish third | 3/15 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 84C | 80A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 |
| 11 Sep 24+32d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms Irish EBF (Fillies) Maiden Settled in the pack early - upped pace to sit close up after 2f and 6th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - finished well to close inside final furlong for 5th | 5/16 | nk | 9-2 | — | 66C | 82A | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 10 Aug 24 | Curragh | ARC American Racing Channel Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Juvenile Race Slowly away - dropped to the back and well adrift entering the final 2f - no threat throughout and finished 10th | 10/10 | 1½ | 8-6 | — | 73A | 55A | James Ryan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Just Before (USA) won?
- Just Before (USA) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Just Before (USA)?
- Just Before (USA) was trained by W P Browne on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 12 July 2025.
- Who is Just Before (USA)'s sire?
- Just Before (USA) is by Justify (USA) out of Gagnoa (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What is Just Before (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 12 July 2025. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Just Before (USA)'s sire's record?
- Justify (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 17.8% of 523 runs since Jan 2008 (98 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 23.5% from 149. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 13.8% from 160.
- Who are Just Before (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Gagnoa (IRE), Just Before (USA) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Ancient Rome (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Ancient Rome (USA)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.