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Horse profile

Lush Life (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Michael Buckley
by Indian Danehill (IRE) out of Karmisymixa (FR) (Linamix)
9 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2011 — 5,711 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 142
KTB Profile

Lush Life (IRE) is 4 from 9. Hasn't won since Dec 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 142.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating142At career-high mark
142 137–142

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 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 10 Dec 2010 Official rating 142 at the last run, 17 Mar 2011

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 8 figures · best 148A · median 132.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5148A134—
Good to Soft2144A134.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4148A142—
2m5f – 3m3134A125—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 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
Indian Danehill (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,742 runs since Jan 2008 (216 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 11.9% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm21314.3%+5.7—
Good to Firm271259.2%+0.6—
Good843789.3%+0.73 from 6
Good to Soft402348.5%−0.11 from 2
Soft619406.5%−2.10 from 1
Heavy3013010%+1.4—
Standard (AW)285258.8%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7679.2%+0.6—
6f – 7f185126.5%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f259166.2%−2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f169169.5%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m641497.6%−13 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f729679.2%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m540519.4%+0.81 from 4
Over 3m1431711.9%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Karmisymixa (FR) (Linamix)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Silverhand (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Silverhand (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Silverhand (IRE)3281m4f–2m6fListed
Theatre Festival (IRE)812m4f—
Whitekar (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 3 50% +6.44
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +2.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 2 67% +3.03
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +7.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +0.91

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 3 1 33% +6.00
Ascot 3 1 33% +1.50
Sandown 2 1 50% −0.47
Kempton 1 1 100% +0.91

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +5.00
1m5f – 2m 4 3 75% +3.94
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 5 3 60% +7.44
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 1 100% +3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 5 3 60% +10.03
2009 2 1 50% −0.09

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 3 43% +8.03
NH Flat 2 1 50% −0.09

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
2011 · 2 runs
17 Mar 11+40d Cheltenham Pertemps Final (Listed Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 3m · Good · 23 ran PU/23 — 10-12 142— Barry Geraghty 10/1
05 Feb 11+57d Sandown totescoop6 Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m6f · Good · 20 ran 11/20 11 11-3 142118C David Bass 8/1
2010 · 5 runs
10 Dec 10+26d Cheltenham Citipost Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 3m · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-2 137134A Barry Geraghty 8/1
14 Nov 10+247d Cheltenham Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 9/17 9 11-12 139125C Barry Geraghty 15/2
12 Mar 10+20d Sandown Charles Stanley 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-6 139148A Barry Geraghty 8/15F
20 Feb 10+28d Ascot Lomax 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 —144A R Walsh 7/2
23 Jan 10+63d Ascot E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 3 11-2 —131A A P McCoy 7/4F
2009 · 2 runs
21 Nov 09+215d Ascot Colin Parfitt 42 Years At Ascot Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 ½ 11-7 —140A A P McCoy 6/4F
20 Apr 09 Kempton More Sports, More Action at williamhill.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 2m · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-13 —130A Barry Geraghty 10/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Lush Life won?
Lush Life (IRE) won 4 of 9 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Lush Life?
Lush Life (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 17 March 2011.
Who is Lush Life's sire?
Lush Life (IRE) is by Indian Danehill (IRE) out of Karmisymixa (FR), whose sire is Linamix.
What going does Lush Life prefer?
Lush Life (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lush Life's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 17 March 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Lush Life's sire's record?
Indian Danehill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,742 runs since Jan 2008 (216 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 11.9% from 143.
Who are Lush Life's siblings?
Out of Karmisymixa (FR), Lush Life (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Silverhand (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (Silverhand (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2009. 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.