Sophie's Best (IRE)
Sophie's Best (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 18 at Thurles (Mar 2019).
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 87Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 106C | 97 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 88C | 73.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 3,032 | 343 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,449 | 161 | 11.1% | +1 | — |
| Soft | 2,230 | 204 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 937 | 64 | 6.8% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,792 | 169 | 9.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,856 | 295 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,528 | 265 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 670 | 72 | 10.7% | +0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shabby Hill (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–2m6½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shabby Hill (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 2m3½f–2m6½f | — |
| Matthews Hill (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Finnellatimes (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Mar 19+27d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/18 | ½ | 11-3 | 87 | — | 113A | Brian Hayes | 14/1 |
| 24 Feb 19+14d | Naas | Naas Rugby Club Maiden Hurdle | 16/23 | ¾ | 11-4 | — | 106C | 93C | Brian Hayes | 100/1 |
| 10 Feb 19+22d | Punchestown | Punchestown Festival Ticket Deal Discount Maiden Hurdle | 12/20 | 4½ | 11-3 | — | 88C | 96C | Brian Hayes | 100/1 |
| 19 Jan 19 | Navan | www.navanracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 19/29 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 59C | 90C | Brian Hayes | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sophie's Best won?
- Sophie's Best (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2019. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Sophie's Best?
- Sophie's Best (IRE) was trained by P Meany on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 23 March 2019.
- Who is Sophie's Best's sire?
- Sophie's Best (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Incas Article (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What is Sophie's Best's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 23 March 2019. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sophie's Best's sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
- Who are Sophie's Best's siblings?
- Out of Incas Article (IRE), Sophie's Best (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shabby Hill (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m6½f. As at Nov 2026.