Orion Best (FR)
Orion Best (FR) is 1 from 5. Won last time out at Chantilly (FR).
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Orion Best (FR) has 5 produce in the archive, 3 winners — most wins Best Shalaa (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Best Shalaa (FR)).
Family form: Best Women (IRE) finished 2nd of 7 at Worcester, 12 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Shalaa (FR) | 18 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Best Women (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 2m5f | Class 4 |
| Best Bowl (FR) | 10 | 1 | 2m3½f | — |
| La Norma (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Best Rockman (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- +0.70£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.13Fair A/E n=5 · 1.78 incl. margin
- 119dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
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 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 70 | 14 | 20% | +10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,154 | 101 | 8.8% | −1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,889 | 167 | 8.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 952 | 116 | 12.2% | +2.3 | — |
| Soft | 1,216 | 128 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 427 | 39 | 9.1% | −0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,053 | 201 | 9.8% | −0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 156 | 14 | 9% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,605 | 148 | 9.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,702 | 179 | 10.5% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,901 | 196 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,378 | 129 | 9.4% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 718 | 78 | 10.9% | +1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 249 | 17 | 6.8% | −3.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Orion Star (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1½f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Orion Star (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Star (FR) | 11 | 1 | 1m2½f | Listed |
| Orion Girl (GER) | 5 | 1 | 1m3½f | Listed |
| Orion Queen (FR) | 5 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Orion Moon (FR) | 4 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Orion Love (GB) | 12 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Oublies Ca (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Oktant (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Orion Rose (GER) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orion Van Winkle (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.70 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.70 |
| Lyon Parilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrice Veron | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.70 |
| Antoine Werle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.70 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 15+395d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de Rivecourt (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 1/11 | 9-3 | Maxime Guyon | 47/10 | |
| 30 May 14+30d | Lyon Parilly (FR) | Prix Alfred Audry (Maiden) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) | 8/12 | 1¾ | 9-2 | Antoine Werle | 44/5 |
| 30 Apr 14+27d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix De Reuilly (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) | 8/9 | 6 | 8-13 | Fabrice Veron | 78/10 |
| 03 Apr 14+23d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Nobiliary (Maiden) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) | 3/17 | 1¼ | 9-0 | Fabrice Veron | 183/10 |
| 11 Mar 14 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Dushka (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Fillies) (Turf) | 7/10 | hd | 9-0 | Fabrice Veron | 74/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Orion Best (FR) won?
- Orion Best (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Orion Best (FR)?
- Orion Best (FR) was trained by Mme Pia Brandt on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 29 June 2015.
- Who is Orion Best (FR)'s sire?
- Orion Best (FR) is by King's Best (USA) out of Okocha (GER), whose sire is Platini.
- What going does Orion Best (FR) prefer?
- Orion Best (FR) has the best record on good 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 Orion Best (FR)'s sire's record?
- King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
- Who are Orion Best (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Okocha (GER), Orion Best (FR) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Orion Star (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Listed (Orion Star (FR)). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Orion Best (FR) produced winners?
- As a dam, Orion Best (FR) has 5 produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Best Shalaa (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Best Shalaa (FR)). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.