Never Ben Better (USA)
Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Mar 2010 as a 3yo gelding. Finished 7 of 19 at Curragh last time. By Johannesburg (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
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 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | −4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 557 | 52 | 9.3% | −0.5 | — |
| Good | 560 | 70 | 12.5% | +2.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 248 | 18 | 7.3% | −2.5 | — |
| Soft | 295 | 26 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 88 | 8 | 9.1% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 773 | 76 | 9.8% | 0 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 244 | 39 | 16% | +6.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 826 | 95 | 11.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 604 | 41 | 6.8% | −3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 452 | 42 | 9.3% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 320 | 31 | 9.7% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 104 | 4 | 3.8% | −6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 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.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 1 run | ||||||||
| 21 Mar 10 | Curragh | Join 'go Racing In Kildare' Maiden | 7/19 | 2 | 9-0 | 75A | Ben Curtis | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Ben Better won?
- Never Ben Better (USA) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2010.
- Who trained Never Ben Better?
- Never Ben Better (USA) was trained by A Kinsella on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 21 March 2010.
- Who is Never Ben Better's sire?
- Never Ben Better (USA) is by Johannesburg (USA) out of Lojo (USA), whose sire is Rubiano.
- What is Never Ben Better's sire's record?
- Johannesburg (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.