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Horse profile

Simply da Best (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2007) · Last trainer J J Lambe · Last owner J J Lambe
by Lake Coniston (IRE) out of Sakala (NZ) (Gold And Ivory)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 May 2007 — 7,112 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2007 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Simply da Best (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Downpatrick (IRE) (May 2007). Last raced off 83, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 16lb off peak
83 83–99

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 76C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 27 Aug 2005 Official rating 83 at the last run, 17 May 2007

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 10 figures · best 88C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good376C71—
Heavy371C65—
Good to Firm286C82.5—
Soft288C73.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m588C79—
2m1f – 2m4f476C71—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 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
Lake Coniston (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 318 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−4.7—
Good to Firm4900%−4.70 from 4
Good6945.8%+1.10 from 4
Good to Soft2926.9%+2.2—
Soft2926.9%+2.20 from 2
Heavy600%−4.70 from 4
Standard (AW)13075.4%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7168.5%+3.8—
6f – 7f9022.2%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f5935.1%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2727.4%+2.7—
1m5f – 2m3600%−4.70 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1900%−4.70 from 7
2m5f – 3m12216.7%+120 from 1
Over 3m400%−4.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sakala (NZ) (Gold And Ivory)

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 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 4 0 0% −4.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Cullen 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Hughes 3 0 0% −3.00
John McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Ken Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
R P McNally 1 0 0% −1.00
P C O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 8 0 0% −8.00
None 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 11 0 0% −11.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2007 · 3 runs
17 May 07+5d Perth Pricewaterhousecoopers Intermediate Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-0 83— R Walsh 20/1
12 May 07+19d Downpatrick (IRE) Frank Magee Memorial Beginners Chase 2m7f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 3 11-12 —45C R P McNally 16/1
23 Apr 07+604d Sedgefield bet365.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-2 83— John Cullen 50/1
2005 · 11 runs
27 Aug 05+22d Cartmel Lakeland Vintners - Laurent Perrier Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 2 11-9 8776C John McNamara 16/1
05 Aug 05+22d Sedgefield John Wade For Equestrian Fibre Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-12 90— John McNamara 12/1
14 Jul 05+15d Cartmel E.B.F. Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 13 10-7 —71C P C O'Neill 15/2
29 Jun 05+24d Perth Famous Grouse Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 18 10-12 —79C Richard Johnson 16/1
05 Jun 05+24d Perth Famous Grouse Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 30 10-12 —45C Ken Whelan 20/1
12 May 05+47d Perth Cornelian Asset Managers Intermediate Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 13 11-0 —86C John Cullen 33/1
26 Mar 05+38d Down Royal Beechlawn Motors Beginners Chase 2m½f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 14 11-12 8688C Ken Whelan 20/1
16 Feb 05+18d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m4f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 30 10-9 8859C Brian Hughes 40/1
29 Jan 05+13d Fairyhouse Easter Tickets On-line Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m1f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran F/10 — 9-8 90— Brian Hughes 20/1
16 Jan 05+7d Fairyhouse Madden Raparees G.F.C. Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 18/20 11 10-12 9771C Brian Hughes 25/1
09 Jan 05 Leopardstown S.M. Morris Handicap Hurdle (Rated 74-109) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 23 ran 21/23 20 11-1 9965C John Cullen 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Simply da Best won?
Simply da Best (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Simply da Best?
Simply da Best (IRE) was trained by J J Lambe on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 17 May 2007.
Who is Simply da Best's sire?
Simply da Best (IRE) is by Lake Coniston (IRE) out of Sakala (NZ), whose sire is Gold And Ivory.
What is Simply da Best's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 17 May 2007. The highest on record is 99.
What is Simply da Best's sire's record?
Lake Coniston (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 318 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.