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Horse profile

Next Best (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer Alan Berry · Last owner William Burns
by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Lone Pine (GB) (Sesaro)
10 runs · 7 courses · from May 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 May 2008 — 6,734 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 12th of 13 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Next Best (GB) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Jun 2007). Last raced off 45, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 8lb off peak
45 45–53

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 17C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 30 Aug 2007 Official rating 45 at the last run, 20 May 2008

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 39C · median 14.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm517C17—
Good to Soft212C3—
Good1———
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Under 6f839C17—
6f – 7f212C9—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Best Of The Bests (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1800%−6.6—
Good to Firm18863.2%−3.40 from 5
Good197147.1%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft11686.9%+0.30 from 2
Soft11654.3%−2.30 from 1
Heavy3712.7%−3.9—
Standard (AW)3073110.1%+3.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7767.8%+1.20 from 8
6f – 7f273238.4%+1.80 from 2
1m – 1m1f14564.1%−2.5—
1m2f – 1m4f193199.8%+3.2—
1m5f – 2m13942.9%−3.7—
2m1f – 2m4f11254.5%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m3925.1%−1.5—
Over 3m100%−6.6—

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

Dam
Lone Pine (GB) (Sesaro)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wee Bizzom (GB)190——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 3 0 0% −3.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 8 0 0% −8.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danielle McCreery 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Franny Norton 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Fessey 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 8 0 0% −8.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
20 May 08+57d Musselburgh Turftv Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 hd 8-9 455C Paul Fessey 40/1
24 Mar 08+207d Redcar Commitments Are Here In August Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 16 8-6 53-6C Danielle McCreery 16/1
2007 · 8 runs
30 Aug 07+16d Musselburgh Bank Of Ireland Business & Corporate Banking Selling Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 1 8-6 5317C Paul Hanagan 11/2
14 Aug 07+22d Musselburgh Mapei UK And Scotmat Carpets Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 1 7-5 4939C Danielle McCreery 50/1
23 Jul 07+12d Beverley William George Pederson 80th Birthday Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 10 8-7 513C Tony Hamilton 14/1
11 Jul 07+22d Catterick Arnie Robinson Lifetime In Racing Selling Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 8-6 —17C Tom Eaves 7/2
19 Jun 07+8d Thirsk 'Squeak' Holden Selling Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 3 8-9 —12C Franny Norton 7/2
11 Jun 07+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet Online at williamhill.co.uk Selling Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 8-9 —29C Franny Norton 25/1
04 Jun 07+29d Thirsk Buck Inn Thornton Watlass Fillies' Selling Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 3½ 8-12 —6C Tony Hamilton 10/1
06 May 07 Hamilton Welcome Back Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 3 8-5 —17C Royston Ffrench 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Next Best won?
Next Best (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Next Best?
Next Best (GB) was trained by Alan Berry on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 20 May 2008.
Who is Next Best's sire?
Next Best (GB) is by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Lone Pine (GB), whose sire is Sesaro.
What is Next Best's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 20 May 2008. The highest on record is 53.
What is Next Best's sire's record?
Best Of The Bests (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.
Who are Next Best's siblings?
Out of Lone Pine (GB), Next Best (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.