Rather Be (IRE)
Rather Be (IRE) is 6 from 18, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle at Aintree (Apr 2017). Hasn't won since Feb 2018. 4 of 7 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 2 from 11 on quicker. Last raced off 140, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–18Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 9 (50%)Placed
- +1.52£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=18 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 149Highest OR
- 85dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 92
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 118B | 91 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 110C | 90.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 112A | 107 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 118B | 102 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 110C | 99 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 90A | 78 | — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 760 | 64 | 8.4% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 4,658 | 479 | 10.3% | −0.6 | 2 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,803 | 358 | 12.8% | +1.9 | 2 from 2 |
| Soft | 5,006 | 540 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 2 from 3 |
| Heavy | 3,152 | 345 | 10.9% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | +7.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +17.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,439 | 514 | 11.6% | +0.7 | 4 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,912 | 630 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,995 | 537 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sign Of A Victory (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–3m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Sign Of A Victory (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Of A Victory (IRE) | 17 | 6 | 1m4f–2m½f | Listed |
| Art Of Security (IRE) | 29 | 4 | 1m5f–2m4f | — |
| Sign Of War (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 2m7½f–3m3f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.79 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.23 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.98 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.29 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Aintree | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 4 | 50% | −0.98 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah McGrath | 10 | 3 | 30% | +3.79 |
| Andrew Tinkler | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.00 |
| Nico de Boinville | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ned Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 5 | 33% | +2.02 |
| Hood | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.71 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.73 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.00 |
| Chase | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.98 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Rather Be (IRE) won?
- Rather Be (IRE) won 6 of 18 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 9 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Rather Be (IRE)?
- Rather Be (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 17 April 2019.
- Who is Rather Be (IRE)'s sire?
- Rather Be (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Irish Wedding (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
- What going does Rather Be (IRE) prefer?
- Rather Be (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rather Be (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 17 April 2019. The highest on record is 149.
- What is Rather Be (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
- Who are Rather Be (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Irish Wedding (IRE), Rather Be (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sign Of A Victory (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Sign Of A Victory (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m3f. As at Oct 2026.