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Personal Best (GB)

4yo filly · Trainer Jonathan Portman · Owner Hot To Trot 1 Mrs R Pease
by Time Test (GB) out of Spring Run (GB) (Nathaniel)
16 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Sandown, Ffos Las & Leicester Last run 14 Oct 2026 · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Personal Best is a filly with three wins from 16 starts, all at Class 4 level. She won the British EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies Stakes at Leicester on heavy ground over 1m – 1m1f in Oct 2024, a handicap at Ffos Las over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground in Jun 2025, and another handicap at Sandown over 1m5f – 2m on good to firm ground in Jul 2026. She has raced prominently in all 16 starts analysed. Her last run, at Nottingham in Oct 2026, was fourth of 10 in the Colwick Cup Handicap Stakes off an official rating of 82.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating82At career-high mark
82 74–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 138 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Goodwood, 30 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 →

Flat 16 figures · best 150A · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5135A933 runs · 135 / 104
Good to Soft3121A1191 run · —
Soft3150A1382 runs · 138 / 112.5
Good to Firm2111B110.52 runs · 111 / 110.5
Standard (AW)272A58.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m13150A1108 runs · 138 / 110.5
1m2f – 1m4f272A58.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 22 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 23 Sep 2026 Official rating 82 at the last run, 14 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 88A · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good588A793 runs · 88 / 80
Good to Soft384A801 run · —
Soft382A772 runs · 82 / 79.5
Good to Firm287A85.52 runs · 87 / 85.5
Standard (AW)279B72—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1388A808 runs · 88 / 83
1m2f – 1m4f279B72—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 22 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 from 16 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 8 (50%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 4 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (13%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Time Test (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 3,125 runs since Jan 2008 (337 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6.7% from 330. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.6% from 316.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16318.8%+7.9—
Good to Firm4746012.7%+1.81 from 2
Good7238611.9%+10 from 5
Good to Soft312319.9%−10 from 3
Soft330226.7%−4.21 from 3
Heavy881314.8%+3.91 from 1
Standard (AW)1,18212510.6%−0.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f931010.8%−0.1—
6f – 7f1,0581029.6%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f909849.2%−1.71 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6618613%+2.10 from 2
1m5f – 2m3164614.6%+3.72 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f811113.6%+2.7—
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+5.8—
Over 3m100%−10.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spring Run (GB) (Nathaniel)

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.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 1 33% +4.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% −0.09
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +25.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 3 33% +25.91
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 4 1 25% −2.09
Nottingham 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +6.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +25.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 2 15% −4.09
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +25.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rob Hornby 14 2 14% +19.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 1 100% +0.91

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 3 20% +19.91
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 1 14% −5.09
2025 8 1 13% −1.00
2024 1 1 100% +25.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 7 runs
14 Oct 26+21d Nottingham Colwick Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran sat just off the front group - under pressure over 2f out - plodded on inside the final furlong to finish 4th 4/10 nk 9-13 82121A84A Rob Hornby 4/1
23 Sep 26+24d Goodwood Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Fillies' Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Class 3 · 14f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - made ground on the front group with 2f left - hit the front a furlong out - shaken up but overtaken close home - lost momentum through the line 3/8 2 10-2 82104A88A Rossa Ryan 2/1F
30 Aug 26+37d Goodwood City Of Chichester Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran Held up in the pack - nudged into third spot 2f out - kept on late but never a factor for the win 3/9 1¼ 9-8 82138A82A Rob Hornby 9/2
24 Jul 26+41d Sandown Close Brothers Premium Finance Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 14f · Good To Firm · 6 ran In front for the opening furlong - settled in third - improved into second 7f out - hit the front again 3f out - driven along and found more to prevail in the final furlong 1/6 9-9 79110B84B Jason Watson 10/11F
13 Jun 26+12d Sandown Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 14f · Good · 9 ran Sat close up behind pace - pushed along 2f out - went in front with a furlong left - stayed on strongly before being caught close to the line 2/9 ¾ 9-2 7893A80A Rob Hornby 3/1
01 Jun 26+18d Newbury South Downs Water Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - moved through nicely with two furlongs left - pushed along a furlong out but drifted left into the rail entering the final furlong - bumped there and dropped a place - unable to find more late finishing third 3/8 ½ 9-9 78111B87A Rob Hornby 5/1
14 May 26+197d Salisbury Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai 'City Bowl' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 14f · Good · 9 ran Settled close up in second early - asked for effort 2f out - driven approaching the final furlong - lost ground close home to finish fourth 4/9 4 9-0 79135A76A Rob Hornby 9/4J
2025 · 8 runs
29 Oct 25+21d Nottingham pricedup.bet Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 14f · Soft · 6 ran Up with the front runner - moved to the front over 2f out - pressed hard over 1f out and surrendered the advantage - kept on at one tempo to finish second 2/6 1¾ 9-0 7887A77B Rob Hornby 7/2
08 Oct 25+14d Nottingham PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 14f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort 3f out - drifted left with 2f remaining - moved into second inside the final furlong - kept on but unable to reel in the leader 2/9 1½ 9-2 77109A80A Rob Hornby 3/1
24 Sep 25+56d Goodwood LiveScoreBet Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 14f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled towards the rear early - moved up behind the front group two out - asked for effort and drifted right - kept going late but lacked the speed to get closer finishing fourth 4/11 ¾ 8-12 78119A79A Rob Hornby 9/1
30 Jul 25+31d Sandown Chasemore Farm Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 14f · Good · 6 ran Held up close to the pace early - dropped down the field with over a furlong and a half to run - gave ground inside the last - finished fifth 5/6 1¼ 9-7 7893B71B Rob Hornby 6/1
29 Jun 25+16d Ffos Las dragonbet.co.uk Born From The Betting Ring Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 14f · Soft · 8 ran Tracked the front group early - pressed on with two out and edged in front approaching the final furlong - kept up the effort to the line for victory 1/8 8-10 74150A72A Rob Hornby 6/1
13 Jun 25+16d Sandown Texas At Sandown Park 7th August Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good · 10 ran Up with the pace early - pressed the front group - pushed along from 2f out - finishing on under pressure but squeezed for room near the line to finish 4th 4/10 ½ 9-8 7488A79A Rob Hornby 33/1
28 May 25+51d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Sluggish start - covered extra ground wide - moved up behind the front group around 10f out - took second spot with 9f left - asked for effort inside final 2f - held effort through the closing stages but eased back into fourth near the line 4/12 ½ 8-9 7472A65A Rob Hornby 20/1
07 Apr 25+181d Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safer Gambling/EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out - put under pressure and yielded the lead with a furlong left - edged out of second close home to finish third 3/5 ½ 8-13 —45C79B Rob Hornby 14/1
2024 · 1 run
08 Oct 24 Leicester British EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Heavy · 10 ran Settled behind the pace - moved into second with 3f left - pushed along 2f out then hit the front inside the final furlong - held on all the way to the line 1/10 9-0 —39A80A Rob Hornby 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Personal Best won?
Personal Best (GB) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
Who trains Personal Best?
Personal Best (GB) is trained by Jonathan Portman, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
Who is Personal Best's sire?
Personal Best (GB) is by Time Test (GB) out of Spring Run (GB), whose sire is Nathaniel.
What going does Personal Best prefer?
Personal Best (GB) has the best record on soft 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 Personal Best's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 14 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Personal Best's sire's record?
Time Test (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 3,125 runs since Jan 2008 (337 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.7% from 330. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.6% from 316.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.