West Is Best (IRE)
West Is Best won two of 28 starts, both in heavy going over 2m5f – 3m in handicaps. He took a handicap hurdle at Limerick in Mar 2019 off 89 and the Rosegreen Handicap Chase at Clonmel in Mar 2021 off 92. The gelding last ran at Kilbeggan in Jun 2023 off 82, 17lb below his highest ever mark of 99. He raced nine times at Clonmel and four times at Limerick.
- 2–28Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 3 (10.7%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=28 · 0.94 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 367 d
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 103
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 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 139B | 79.5 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 119B | 50.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 123C | 83.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 113B | 108 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 98C | 51 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 139B | 103 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 119B | 101 | — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 28 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 12.2% of 11,858 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,415 | 431 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,122 | 254 | 12% | −0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 3,783 | 453 | 12% | −0.2 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,372 | 396 | 11.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,296 | 539 | 12.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,983 | 376 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 2 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 767 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Strictly The One (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Strictly The One (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly The One (IRE) | 24 | 1 | 1m5f | Class 6 |
| Lochannagh (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Love Anthem (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Seeyouatpuck (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 2 | 25% | +15.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Limerick | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 2 | 14% | +9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Mullins | 14 | 2 | 14% | +9.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roger Loughran | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Niall Prendergast | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr E P O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| E Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 2 | 8% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 16 | 1 | 6% | −8.00 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 1 | 8% | +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
Quick answers
- How many races has West Is Best won?
- West Is Best (IRE) won 2 of 28 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (10.7% of starts).
- Who trained West Is Best?
- West Is Best (IRE) was trained by Adrian Sexton on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 19 June 2023.
- Who is West Is Best's sire?
- West Is Best (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Rita's Charm (IRE), whose sire is Arctic Lord.
- What going does West Is Best prefer?
- West Is Best (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is West Is Best's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 19 June 2023. The highest on record is 99.
- What is West Is Best's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,858 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are West Is Best's siblings?
- Out of Rita's Charm (IRE), West Is Best (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Strictly The One (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Strictly The One (IRE)). The wins came over 1m5f. As at Nov 2026.