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Horse profile

Lesson In Life (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Jan 2015) · Last trainer David O'Meara · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Lxxvi Partner
by Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) out of Vanity (IRE) (Thatching)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jan 2015 — 4,318 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2015 · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Lesson In Life (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 6 at Southwell (AW) (Jan 2015).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Lesson In Life (GB) has 5 produce in the archive, 3 winners — most wins Pasley (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–1m6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pasley (IRE)1911m6f—
Samuel Colt (IRE)1016f—
Montego Bay (IRE)717f—
Monkstown (IRE)40——
No Nay Always (IRE)10——

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

Best recent KTB Rating 51B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 8 Jan 2015 Official rating 56 at the last run, 8 Jan 2015

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 63A · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)458B51—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f463A51—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,539 runs since Apr 2012 (307 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17211.8%+1.3—
Good to Firm4895811.9%+1.4—
Good825728.7%−1.8—
Good to Soft3713910.5%00 from 1
Soft6226410.3%−0.2—
Heavy217219.7%−0.8—
Standard (AW)99611611.6%+1.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f37410.8%+0.3—
6f – 7f604508.3%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f721659%−1.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,05511811.2%+0.70 from 4
1m5f – 2m7219312.9%+2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f242249.9%−0.6—
2m5f – 3m1221411.5%+1—
Over 3m37513.5%+3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vanity (IRE) (Thatching)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Lesson In Humility (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Lesson In Humility (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lesson In Humility (IRE)1665f–6fGroup 3
High Opinion (GB)4055fClass 5
Boastful (IRE)1935f–1mListed
Poet's Vanity (GB)1336f–7fGroup 3
Gilded Reflection (GB)1011m2½f—
Sensasse (IRE)416f—
City Ballerina (GB)170——
Vanity's Girl (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Tudhope 4 0 0% −4.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 2 runs
08 Jan 15+6d Southwell (AW) Coral.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 2¾ 9-0 5651B Daniel Tudhope 6/1
02 Jan 15+22d Southwell (AW) 32red Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 10 9-0 5845C Daniel Tudhope 16/1
2014 · 3 runs
11 Dec 14+6d Kempton (AW) Get Svens Inside Track At BetVictor Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 6 9-0 —51B Daniel Tudhope 3/1
05 Dec 14+52d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At Coral Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m1½f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 2¾ 9-0 —58B Sam James 12/1
14 Oct 14 Newcastle Graspan Frankton Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m4½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-0 —63A Daniel Tudhope 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lesson In Life won?
Lesson In Life (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2014 and 2015.
Who trained Lesson In Life?
Lesson In Life (GB) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 8 January 2015.
Who is Lesson In Life's sire?
Lesson In Life (GB) is by Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) out of Vanity (IRE), whose sire is Thatching.
What is Lesson In Life's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 8 January 2015. The highest on record is 58.
What is Lesson In Life's sire's record?
Duke Of Marmalade (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,539 runs since Apr 2012 (307 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Lesson In Life's siblings?
Out of Vanity (IRE), Lesson In Life (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Lesson In Humility (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Lesson In Humility (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Lesson In Life produced winners?
As a dam, Lesson In Life (GB) has 5 produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Pasley (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f–1m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. 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.