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Life Less Ordinary (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2016) · Last trainer Jamie Osborne · Last owner Michael Buckley Mrs Karima Burman
by Thewayyouare (USA) out of Dont Cross Tina (IRE) (Cape Cross)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Sep 2016 — 3,687 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2016 · 1st of 12 Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Life Less Ordinary (IRE) is 4 from 16. Won last time out at Ascot (Class 3).

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating87↓ 1lb off peak
87 72–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Ascot, 30 Sep 2016

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 30 Sep 2016 Official rating 87 at the last run, 30 Sep 2016

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 16 figures · best 94A · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm688B85—
Good494A86.5—
Standard (AW)490A85—
Good to Soft277A71—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1094A84.5—
1m5f – 2m490A83.5—
1m – 1m1f287A78.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 8.3% of 2,152 runs since Jul 2013 (166 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+6—
Good to Firm247239.3%+12 from 6
Good489347%−1.31 from 4
Good to Soft249176.8%−1.50 from 2
Soft362246.6%−1.7—
Heavy15395.9%−2.4—
Standard (AW)6457111%+2.71 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3825.3%−3—
6f – 7f364298%−0.3—
1m – 1m1f489449%+0.71 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f5285410.2%+1.91 from 10
1m5f – 2m440327.3%−12 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f181105.5%−2.8—
2m5f – 3m9377.5%−0.8—
Over 3m1915.3%−3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Black Ice (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Black Ice (IRE)4622m–2m2f—
Somme Soldier (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 2 33% +9.50
Good 4 1 25% +1.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 1 13% −3.50
Class 5 4 2 50% +14.00
Class 3 3 1 33% +2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 1 50% +2.50
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% +5.00
Ascot 1 1 100% +4.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +10.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 10 1 10% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +5.50
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Spencer 11 3 27% +9.50
Timmy Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
William Carson 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 1 100% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 9 2 22% +0.50
2015 5 1 20% +6.00
2014 2 1 50% +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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 9 runs
30 Sep 16+21d Ascot Iron Stand Gordon Carter Handicap Class 3 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-9 8778B90A Jamie Spencer 4/1
09 Sep 16+23d Chester Emirates Handicap Class 3 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 4/7 nse 9-12 88—83A Timmy Murphy 4/1
17 Aug 16+28d York Fine Equinity Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 8-12 88—80A Jamie Spencer 10/1
20 Jul 16+28d Sandown Raynes Park Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-6 84—84B Jamie Spencer 7/2
22 Jun 16+18d Kempton (AW) 32Red On The App Store Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 1¼ 9-5 83—90A Jamie Spencer 5/1
04 Jun 16+24d Doncaster Ladbrokes Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1¾ 9-4 82—86A William Carson 2/1F
11 May 16+15d York Constant Security Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good · 20 ran 2/20 1½ 9-1 79—94A Jamie Spencer 14/1
26 Apr 16+19d Bath Dribuild Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1 9-7 79—78A Jamie Spencer 2/1F
07 Apr 16+230d Chelmsford City (AW) Toteexacta Pick The 1st And 2nd Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 hd 9-0 78—83B Jamie Spencer 3/1
2015 · 5 runs
21 Aug 15+21d Sandown YAS TV Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 2¼ 9-7 79—65A Pat Cosgrave 10/1
31 Jul 15+37d Bath Bulmers Live Colourful Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 1¼ 9-7 79—88B Timmy Murphy 11/2
24 Jun 15+33d Salisbury Ashbrittle Stud Bibury Cup Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 3¾ 8-11 80—56A Jamie Spencer 7/1
22 May 15+11d Haydock PHS Group Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 2¼ 9-10 72—77A Jamie Spencer 5/4F
11 May 15+199d Windsor Bet Now On The Ladbrokes App Handicap Class 5 · 1m3½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-4 72—87A Jamie Spencer 10/1
2014 · 2 runs
24 Oct 14+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Monsterbet British Stallion Studs EBF Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m1½f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 ——87A Tom Queally 6/1
03 Oct 14 Wolverhampton (AW) Free Bets Galore At Bookies.com Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 nk 8-9 ——70A Jamie Spencer 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Life Less Ordinary won?
Life Less Ordinary (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
Who trained Life Less Ordinary?
Life Less Ordinary (IRE) was trained by Jamie Osborne on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 30 September 2016.
Who is Life Less Ordinary's sire?
Life Less Ordinary (IRE) is by Thewayyouare (USA) out of Dont Cross Tina (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What going does Life Less Ordinary prefer?
Life Less Ordinary (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Life Less Ordinary's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 30 September 2016. The highest on record is 88.
What is Life Less Ordinary's sire's record?
Thewayyouare (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,152 runs since Jul 2013 (166 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Life Less Ordinary's siblings?
Out of Dont Cross Tina (IRE), Life Less Ordinary (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Black Ice (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. 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.