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Horse profile

Life Isfor Living (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2021) · Last trainer Oliver McKiernan · Last owner Keep The Faith Syndicate
by Dansant (GB) out of Tastytimes (IRE) (Oscar)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Dec 2021 — 1,784 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 Won at Limerick Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Life Isfor Living won one of 13 starts on turf between Dec 2017 and Dec 2021. The sole success came in the Cube Printing Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in Dec 2019 over 2m5f – 3m on heavy ground off a mark of 105. He raced off an official rating of 102 at his last run, in the Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Handicap Chase at Naas in Dec 2021. The gelding, by Dansant out of an Oscar mare, reached a highest ever mark of 109.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating102↓ 7lb off peak
102 102–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 28 Dec 2019

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 110B · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy7110B73—
Soft374B60—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f496C65.5—
2m5f – 3m3110B68—
1m5f – 2m374B73—

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 28 Dec 2019 Official rating 102 at the last jumps run, 16 Dec 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 10 Dec 2017

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 11 figures · best 130A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy8130A102—
Soft3114A107—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4105A102.5—
2m5f – 3m4130A114—
1m5f – 2m3114A95—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 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 7.9% of 545 runs since Aug 2014 (64 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 11.8% from 110.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+8.8—
Good148138.8%+0.9—
Good to Soft8222.4%−5.5—
Soft191147.3%−0.60 from 4
Heavy1101311.8%+3.91 from 9
Standard (AW)800%−7.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.9—
6f – 7f500%−7.9—
1m – 1m1f1200%−7.9—
1m2f – 1m4f800%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m13885.8%−2.10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2142310.7%+2.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m157127.6%−0.31 from 4
Over 3m1000%−7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tastytimes (IRE) (Oscar)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Danse Away (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Just Aidan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Danse Away (IRE)2442m2½f–2m4f—
Just Aidan (IRE)1931m7f–2m1½fClass 5
Mangrove River (IRE)30——
Fitz In (IRE)40——
Our Getaway Girl (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 9 1 11% +0.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 3 1 33% +6.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Browne 12 1 8% −3.00
Mr J W Reilly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 1 50% +7.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 5 1 20% +4.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 1 11% +0.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2021 · 2 runs
16 Dec 21+206d Naas Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m · Yielding · 17 ran PU/17 — 12-0 102—— Barry Browne 16/1
24 May 21+513d Ballinrobe Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m2f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 5½ 11-11 10983A105A Barry Browne 25/1
2019 · 5 runs
28 Dec 19+29d Limerick Cube Printing Handicap Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 10-9 105110B130A Barry Browne 8/1
29 Nov 19+6d Limerick Follow Limerick Races On Facebook Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 3m · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 11-1 10268B121A Barry Browne 12/1
23 Nov 19+11d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m4f · Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 16 11-7 —48C105C Barry Browne 66/1
12 Nov 19+248d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Membership 2020 Beginners Chase 2m5f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 5½ 11-7 ——99A Barry Browne 40/1
09 Mar 19+71d Gowran Park Xenon Security Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 2) 2m4f · Soft · 19 ran 12/19 1½ 11-2 10433C100C Barry Browne 11/1
2018 · 4 runs
28 Dec 18+241d Limerick Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 11-3 10460A107A Barry Browne 4/1
01 May 18+38d Ballinrobe Mayo Day Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 10-13 —96C89C Barry Browne 6/1
24 Mar 18+58d Thurles Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 15 ran 11/15 2½ 11-0 —51C88C Barry Browne 6/1
25 Jan 18+30d Gowran Park Langton House Hotel Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 20 ran 9/20 nk 11-5 —73C95C Barry Browne 33/1
2017 · 2 runs
26 Dec 17+16d Leopardstown Horse & Jockey Hotel Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 24 ran 10/24 nk 11-2 —74B114A Barry Browne 50/1
10 Dec 17 Punchestown Old House, Kill (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 24 11-2 ——69C Mr J W Reilly 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Life Isfor Living won?
Life Isfor Living (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Life Isfor Living?
Life Isfor Living (IRE) was trained by Oliver McKiernan on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 16 December 2021.
Who is Life Isfor Living's sire?
Life Isfor Living (IRE) is by Dansant (GB) out of Tastytimes (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does Life Isfor Living prefer?
Life Isfor Living (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Life Isfor Living's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 16 December 2021. The highest on record is 109.
What is Life Isfor Living's sire's record?
Dansant (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 545 runs since Aug 2014 (64 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.8% from 110.
Who are Life Isfor Living's siblings?
Out of Tastytimes (IRE), Life Isfor Living (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Danse Away (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Just Aidan (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2017. 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.