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Horse profile

Sundae Best (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2011) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner J Howard Johnson
by Oscar (IRE) out of Celestial Dance (GB) (Scottish Reel II)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jun 2011 — 5,628 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2011 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Sundae Best (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Newcastle (Jan 2011). Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating100At career-high mark
100 95–100

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 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 5 Feb 2011 Official rating 100 at the last run, 1 Jun 2011

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 132A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good391C88—
Soft3132A95—
Good to Soft2116A100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f395A88—
1m5f – 2m3132A116—
2m5f – 3m291C90—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5858.6%−2.3—
Good to Firm760648.4%−2.5—
Good4,65847910.3%−0.60 from 3
Good to Soft2,80435812.8%+1.90 from 2
Soft5,00654010.8%−0.10 from 3
Heavy3,15234510.9%0—
Standard (AW)1051918.1%+7.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.8—
1m – 1m1f7228.6%+17.7—
1m2f – 1m4f9088.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m4,43951411.6%+0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f5,91263010.7%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m4,99653710.7%−0.20 from 2
Over 3m1,09311810.8%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Celestial Dance (GB) (Scottish Reel II)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Master Oscar (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Master Oscar (IRE)1122m–2m4f—
Native Stag (IRE)1212m1f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00
James O'Farrell 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Gallagher 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 4 runs
01 Jun 11+10d Cartmel English Lakes Ice Cream Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 33 11-0 10091C Wilson Renwick 14/1
22 May 11+106d Kelso Peter K. Dale Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 7 10-8 10088A Paul Gallagher 8/1
05 Feb 11+17d Wetherby Bet On Today's Totescoop6 At Totesport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 6 11-12 100116A Brian Hughes 3/1F
19 Jan 11+56d Newcastle LA Taxis Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 nk 11-12 95132A Brian Hughes 12/1
2010 · 1 run
24 Nov 10+603d Wetherby Hold Your Christmas Party Here Conditional Jockeys' Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 19 11-5 9589C James O'Farrell 14/1
2009 · 2 runs
31 Mar 09+23d Wetherby Bramham Hall For Conferences & Banquets Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1½ 11-1 —85C Denis O'Regan 4/1
08 Mar 09+156d Kelso Peter & Gillian Allan 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 11 11-1 —95A Denis O'Regan 20/1
2008 · 1 run
03 Oct 08 Hexham SIS Intermediate NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateur) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 10/15 12 11-1 —85C James O'Farrell 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sundae Best won?
Sundae Best (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2008 and 2011. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Sundae Best?
Sundae Best (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 1 June 2011.
Who is Sundae Best's sire?
Sundae Best (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Celestial Dance (GB), whose sire is Scottish Reel II.
What is Sundae Best's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 1 June 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sundae Best's sire's record?
Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Sundae Best's siblings?
Out of Celestial Dance (GB), Sundae Best (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Master Oscar (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.