How many races has The Best Way won?

The Best Way (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).

Who trains The Best Way?

The Best Way (FR) is trained by Nicky Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 July 2026.

Who is The Best Way's sire?

The Best Way (FR) is by Thewayyouare (USA) out of Valentine (FR), whose sire is Double Bed.

What is The Best Way's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 2 July 2026. The highest on record is 92.

Who are The Best Way's siblings?

Out of Valentine (FR), The Best Way (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sir Valentino (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Sir Valentino (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

The Best Way (FR)

8yo gelding · Trainer Nicky Richards · Owner Multiple Sclerosis Borders Racing Club

by Thewayyouare (USA) out of Valentine (FR) (Double Bed)

9 runs · 7 courses · from May 2022

As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Won at Newcastle Last run 2 Jul 2026 · 7th of 10 Last raced off OR 90

KTB Profile

The Best Way won a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Newcastle in Feb 2025 on good to soft going over 2m1f – 2m4f. The gelding has one win and two places from nine turf starts and last ran off an official rating of 90. His last run, at Perth in Jul 2026, was his first for Nicky Richards and he finished 7 of 10 in the AEJ Facilities Management Handicap Hurdle.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

1–9Wins / Runs
11.1%Strike rate
2 (22.2%)Placed
+2.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
1.24Fair A/E n=9 · 1.04 incl. margin
92Highest OR
31dBetween runs (median)longest 643 d

Official rating90↓ 2lb off peak

90 90–92

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 22 Feb 2025

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 144^A · median 90.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Good	3	144^A	93	2 runs · 93 / 90.5
Soft	3	93^A	69	1 run · —
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	4	144^A	69	1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f	3	112^A	93	1 run · —
2m5f – 3m	1	—	—	1 run · —

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 4 Jun 2026 Official rating 90 at the last run, 2 Jul 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 — 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 8 figures · best 119^A · median 101

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Good	3	107^A	103	2 runs · 107 / 100
Soft	3	100^A	99	1 run · —
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	4	103^A	101	1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f	3	119^A	107	1 run · —
2m5f – 3m	1	—	—	1 run · —

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 from 4 analysed runs since Feb 2025

Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Held up 2 (50%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Thewayyouare (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,152 runs since Jul 2013 (166 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	7	1	14.3%	+6	—
Good to Firm	247	23	9.3%	+1	—
Good	489	34	7%	−1.3	0 from 3
Good to Soft	249	17	6.8%	−1.5	1 from 2
Soft	362	24	6.6%	−1.7	0 from 3
Heavy	153	9	5.9%	−2.4	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	645	71	11%	+2.7	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	38	2	5.3%	−3	—
6f – 7f	364	29	8%	−0.3	—
1m – 1m1f	489	44	9%	+0.7	—
1m2f – 1m4f	528	54	10.2%	+1.9	—
1m5f – 2m	440	32	7.3%	−1	0 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f	181	10	5.5%	−2.8	1 from 4
2m5f – 3m	93	7	7.5%	−0.8	0 from 1
Over 3m	19	1	5.3%	−3	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Valentine (FR) (Double Bed)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sir Valentino (FR) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Sir Valentino (FR)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Sir Valentino (FR)	34	8	1m7½f–2m3f	Grade 2

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	3	0	0%	−3.00
Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00
Good to Soft	2	1	50%	+9.00
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	6	1	17%	+5.00
Class 4	3	0	0%	−3.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Perth	2	0	0%	−2.00
Ayr	2	0	0%	−2.00
Uttoxeter	1	0	0%	−1.00
Hexham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newcastle	1	1	100%	+10.00
Wetherby	1	0	0%	−1.00
Carlisle	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m1f – 2m4f	4	1	25%	+7.00
1m5f – 2m	4	0	0%	−4.00
2m5f – 3m	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Danny McMenamin	6	0	0%	−6.00
Conor Rabbitt	3	1	33%	+8.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	3	0	0%	−3.00
2025	1	1	100%	+10.00
2024	4	0	0%	−4.00
2022	1	0	0%	−1.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	8	1	13%	+3.00
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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2026 · 3 runs
02 Jul 26+28d	Perth	AEJ Facilities Management Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 10 ran Settled mid-pack early - pushed along and holding position 2 out - dropped away before final obstacle - finished well beaten in 7th	7/10	nk	11-6	90	88^B	93^A	Danny McMenamin	13/2
04 Jun 26+26d	Uttoxeter	Litholexal Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack - stumbled at the 2nd - pressed for effort before 3 out - closed on the front group 2 out but couldn't find extra approaching the last	3/7	4¾	11-5	91	93^A	107^A	Danny McMenamin	7/2
09 May 26+441d	Hexham	Jenni's Justatenner 50th Celebrations Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran Held up early - progress from 2 out - pushed out after last to claim third	3/8	7½	11-7	92	69^C	93^C	Danny McMenamin	11/2
2025 · 1 run
22 Feb 25+283d	Newcastle	Costello's Cleaning Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled towards back of field - swift progress into contention approaching final two furlongs - driven out late to get up right at the finish	1/11		11-1	90	112^A	119^A	Conor Rabbitt	10/1
2024 · 4 runs
15 May 24+48d	Perth	Murrayshall Meetings And Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran	PU/15	—	11-3	92	—	—	Conor Rabbitt	8/1
28 Mar 24+31d	Wetherby	Wearahatday Supporting Brain Tumour Awareness Month Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran	8/15	3	11-6	—	64^B	100^A	Danny McMenamin	22/1
26 Feb 24+21d	Ayr	Coral 'We're Here For It' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 6 ran	4/6	11	11-7	—	69^A	102^B	Danny McMenamin	11/1
05 Feb 24+643d	Carlisle	Download The Rhino.Bet App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 12 ran	8/12	8½	11-0	—	93^A	99^A	Conor Rabbitt	22/1
2022 · 1 run
03 May 22	Ayr	Book Scottish Sun Ladies Night Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 10 ran	4/10	6	10-8	—	144^A	103^A	Danny McMenamin	12/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Best Way won?: The Best Way (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains The Best Way?: The Best Way (FR) is trained by Nicky Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 July 2026.
Who is The Best Way's sire?: The Best Way (FR) is by Thewayyouare (USA) out of Valentine (FR), whose sire is Double Bed.
What is The Best Way's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 2 July 2026. The highest on record is 92.
What is The Best Way's sire's record?: Thewayyouare (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,152 runs since Jul 2013 (166 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Best Way's siblings?: Out of Valentine (FR), The Best Way (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sir Valentino (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Sir Valentino (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 4 analysed runs since Feb 2025

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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