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Horse profile

On The Fly (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Jim & Suzi Best · Owner Affiliate Racing Ltd
by Free Eagle (IRE) out of Placere (IRE) (Noverre)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 20 Sep 2026 · 6th of 6
KTB Profile

On The Fly is a gelding by Free Eagle out of the Noverre mare Placere. He has been unplaced in all three starts on turf, two of them over 1m5f – 2m and one over 2m1f – 2m4f, with his last run at Plumpton in Sep 2026 when he finished 6 of 6 in a Class 5 bumper on good ground. He had previously been unplaced at Stratford and Uttoxeter.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Jul 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 25 Aug 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 3 figures · best 87B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good285A702 runs · 85 / 70
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m287B712 runs · 87 / 71
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 20 Sep 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 3 figures · best 85B · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good285B81.52 runs · 85 / 81.5
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m280B792 runs · 80 / 79
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,408 runs since Apr 2019 (190 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.1% from 131.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+7.6—
Good to Firm2032713.3%+2.70 from 1
Good680669.7%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft271248.9%−1.7—
Soft443398.8%−1.8—
Heavy13186.1%−4.5—
Standard (AW)6699013.5%+2.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2700%−10.6—
6f – 7f3373410.1%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f5146512.6%+2—
1m2f – 1m4f6937210.4%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m5255710.9%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f247228.9%−1.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m5958.5%−2.1—
Over 3m6116.7%+6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Placere (IRE) (Noverre)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fair Damsel (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fair Damsel (IRE)2721m4f–2m1f—
God Knows (IRE)2821m–1m2½f—
Wing Glider (IRE)80——
On The Fly (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Cannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Rian Corcoran 1 0 0% −1.00
Caoilin Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
20 Sep 26+26d Plumpton Bob George Powered By Mansell Mctaggart Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m2f · Good · 6 ran Pulling hard early - settled mid-pack before dropping away under pressure with over 5f left - well beaten from 2f out 6/6 12 11-0 85A85B Tom Cannon 33/1
25 Aug 26+41d Stratford Hollow Bottom National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Handy early behind the front group - urged forward soon after halfway - lost ground under pressure from 2f out and dropped away to finish sixth 6/8 6½ 10-8 87B80B Rian Corcoran 40/1
15 Jul 26 Uttoxeter QuinnBet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 11 ran Set a modest tempo in front - lost the advantage after 2 furlongs but continued to race close up - driven and lost touch with 4f to run to finish ninth 9/11 6½ 10-12 55C78C Caoilin Quinn 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has On The Fly won?
On The Fly (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains On The Fly?
On The Fly (IRE) is trained by Jim & Suzi Best, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 September 2026.
Who is On The Fly's sire?
On The Fly (IRE) is by Free Eagle (IRE) out of Placere (IRE), whose sire is Noverre.
What is On The Fly's sire's record?
Free Eagle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,408 runs since Apr 2019 (190 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.1% from 131.
Who are On The Fly's siblings?
Out of Placere (IRE), On The Fly (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fair Damsel (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.