Life's Challenge (USA)
Life's Challenge (USA) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2009. The win came on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Last raced off 72, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.62Fair A/E n=6 · 1.39 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 34dAvg 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
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
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 8.4% of 1,606 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +9.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 329 | 32 | 9.7% | +1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 347 | 24 | 6.9% | −1.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 159 | 13 | 8.2% | −0.2 | — |
| Soft | 199 | 13 | 6.5% | −1.9 | — |
| Heavy | 57 | 5 | 8.8% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 498 | 45 | 9% | +0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 36 | 4 | 11.1% | +2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 492 | 47 | 9.6% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 460 | 37 | 8% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 404 | 32 | 7.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 160 | 12 | 7.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | −2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fairley | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 10+20d | Kempton (AW) | Book Now For Racing Post Chase Day Handicap | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 74A | Joe Fanning | 7/1 |
| 14 Jan 10+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Handicap | 6/10 | 1 | 9-5 | 75 | 72A | J-P Guillambert | 16/1 |
| 2009 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 09+56d | Kempton (AW) | Kia Motors, Safe Bet Handicap | 7/8 | 2 | 8-13 | 80 | 67A | Greg Fairley | 10/1 |
| 21 Oct 09+40d | Southwell (AW) | Betdaq Asian Handicaps - Betdaq Handicap | 11/13 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 82 | 58C | Greg Fairley | 10/1 |
| 11 Sep 09+26d | Sandown | Pkf Handicap | 3/10 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 82 | 85A | Greg Fairley | 7/2F |
| 16 Aug 09 | Pontefract | Caroline Louise Will You Marry Me Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 1/8 | 8-10 | 82 | 85A | Greg Fairley | 13/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Life's Challenge won?
- Life's Challenge (USA) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Life's Challenge?
- Life's Challenge (USA) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 3 February 2010.
- Who is Life's Challenge's sire?
- Life's Challenge (USA) is by Mr Greeley (USA) out of Danse du Diable (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What is Life's Challenge's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 3 February 2010. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Life's Challenge's sire's record?
- Mr Greeley (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,606 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together.