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Horse profile

Lucky Bere (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer Kayley Woollacott · Owner B Marsh
by Seahenge (USA) out of Niska (USA) (Smart Strike)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wincanton Last run 24 Oct 2026 · 7th of 19 Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Lucky Bere is 1 from 12, the win coming in a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Wincanton in Jan 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground off a mark of 108. He has raced prominently in nine of his starts and has six places from 12 runs on turf. His last run, at Cheltenham in Oct 2026, was off his career-high mark of 117 when he finished 7 of 19 in a Class 2 handicap hurdle.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 3 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating117At career-high mark
117 108–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 11 Feb 2026

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 9 figures · best 122A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
Soft3108A822 runs · 108 / 90.5
Good to Soft380A61—
Good2121B1131 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6105B76.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2122A1152 runs · 122 / 115
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 11 Feb 2026 Official rating 117 at the last run, 24 Oct 2026

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 9 figures · best 138B · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
Soft3135A1162 runs · 135 / 121.5
Good to Soft3119A114—
Good2133A129.51 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6133A1151 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2138B136.52 runs · 138 / 136.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 1 Nov 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 9 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 4 (44%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 559 runs since May 2022 (93 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1715.9%−1.6—
Good6369.5%+20 from 2
Good to Soft9444.3%−3.20 from 4
Soft1401410%+2.51 from 3
Heavy5635.4%−2.10 from 3
Standard (AW)189147.4%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f800%−7.5—
6f – 7f10787.5%0—
1m – 1m1f202125.9%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f123108.1%+0.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m60711.7%+4.20 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f5347.5%01 from 3
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+9.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Niska (USA) (Smart Strike)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Blushing Bere (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blushing Bere (FR)1221m1½f–1m2f—
Illustre Bere (FR)3821m1½f—
Cisca Bere (FR)611m1f—
Mesonera (FR)1416f—
Giaco Bere (FR)412m1f—
Flatter Bere (FR)80——
Evrest Bere (FR)50——
Dis Tu M'Aimes (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 1 33% +5.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 1 25% +4.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +7.50
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +5.50
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 4 1 25% +4.50
Mr Joshua Newman 3 0 0% −3.00
Cristian Demuro 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Tudor 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Pritchard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −2.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +4.50
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 1 10% −1.50
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2026 · 4 runs
24 Oct 26+238d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m · Good · 19 ran raced midfield wide - improved to chase leader - held second spot for a spell 3 out - dropped to fifth and error at the last - faded run-in to finish 7th 7/19 1 10-2 117121B126A Sean Bowen 18/1
28 Feb 26+17d Newbury Simple Racing Specials Daily At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held a central spot early - pressed for effort 3 out then lost touch with the front group - eased and pulled up after 2 out PU/9 — 10-13 117—— Mr Joshua Newman 10/1
11 Feb 26+27d Hereford Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 7 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot 3rd - close up again turning for home after 2 out - drifted right and clipped rival before last - fought back on run-in but flattened out close home to finish second by a short head 2/7 hd 11-10 115122A138B Harry Cobden 11/4F
15 Jan 26+62d Wincanton Bet Smarter With Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran Handy in the pack early - closing on the front-runners 3 out and went clear before 2 out on the far flank - hit last fence and drifted when asked for effort - dug in gamely to win 1/12 11-2 108108A135A Harry Cobden 15/2
2025 · 4 runs
14 Nov 25+23d Cheltenham Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 15 ran Settled in the pack - close to the front group two out - then pushed along and lost ground - eventually well held in 8th 8/15 6½ 10-13 10973B108A Jack Tudor 18/1
22 Oct 25+228d Worcester Vellacotts & Smiths Go Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 14 ran Held mid-pack early - crept forward on the outside before 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and hit the last in stride - late gain to snatch 3rd close home - unable to get to the leading two 3/14 1 11-13 108105B133A Harry Cobden 10/1
08 Mar 25+28d Sandown Betfair Racing Podcasts Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sat close to pace early - hit front before 2nd and held it until before 3 out - driven out and dropped back approaching last two then eased back to finish 3rd 3/7 6½ 10-11 11048A114A Mr Joshua Newman 9/2
08 Feb 25+43d Warwick Join Racing TV Now Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran Chased pace early - hit front after 3rd - lost advantage nearing 2 out - urged before last - stayed on to finish third 3/7 nk 10-11 11182A116B Callum Pritchard 11/4F
2024 · 3 runs
27 Dec 24+32d Kempton Ladbrokes Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing 'Introductory' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran Set the pace early - driven when caught approaching 2 out and lost front spot before the last - stayed on but unable to reel in winner up the run-in for second 2/7 1½ 11-0 —61B119A Mr Joshua Newman 17/2
25 Nov 24+258d Kempton Racing TV Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Sat behind the pace on the outside - clipped a fence early holding second - moved up to challenge before the 5th - made progress approaching three out - clipped another two out - dropped to third nearing the last - fought back to second on the run-in and finished strongly 2/8 7 11-0 —80A113B Harry Cobden 5/1
12 Mar 24+109d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix d'Estimauville (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 8 8-8 ——— Cristian Demuro 9/1
2023 · 1 run
24 Nov 23 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Fontaine (Handicap) (2yo) (Turf) 1m2f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 hd 8-5 ——— Cristian Demuro 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lucky Bere won?
Lucky Bere (FR) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Lucky Bere?
Lucky Bere (FR) is trained by Kayley Woollacott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2026.
Who is Lucky Bere's sire?
Lucky Bere (FR) is by Seahenge (USA) out of Niska (USA), whose sire is Smart Strike.
What going does Lucky Bere prefer?
Lucky Bere (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Lucky Bere's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 24 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Lucky Bere's sire's record?
Seahenge (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 559 runs since May 2022 (93 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Lucky Bere's siblings?
Out of Niska (USA), Lucky Bere (FR) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Blushing Bere (FR) (2). The wins came over 6f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.