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Horse profile

Whosethebestboy (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Richard Brabazon · Owner Frank Reynolds
by El Kabeir (USA) out of Dromana (IRE) (Dutch Art)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 18 Sep 2026 · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Whosethebestboy is a gelding by El Kabeir out of a Dutch Art mare who is yet to win from nine starts. He has raced on turf and all-weather without success, with five runs over 1m2f – 1m4f, two over 1m – 1m1f and two over 1m5f – 2m. Typically held up, he finished 12 of 14 at Dundalk in Sep 2026 when last raced off OR 47, 10lb below his highest ever mark of 57.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe, 21 Jul 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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 99C · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft399C531 run · —
Good275C66.51 run · —
Good to Soft286C85—
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f599C782 runs · 78 / 65.5
1m – 1m1f275C66.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 51A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan (IRE), 2 Sep 2026 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 18 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97A the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 30 Nov 2024

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 74C · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft374C531 run · —
Good251A481 run · —
Good to Soft265C61.5—
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f574C532 runs · 50 / 49.5
1m – 1m1f251A481 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 6 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
El Kabeir (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,231 runs since May 2021 (116 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 173. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.1% from 426. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.7% from 348.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.8—
Good to Firm1732011.6%+4.8—
Good321268.1%+1.30 from 2
Good to Soft121129.9%+3.10 from 2
Soft17284.7%−2.10 from 4
Heavy5623.6%−3.2—
Standard (AW)387164.1%−2.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f10176.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f4264310.1%+3.3—
1m – 1m1f348133.7%−3.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f249166.4%−0.40 from 5
1m5f – 2m7534%−2.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2627.7%+0.9—
2m5f – 3m600%−6.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dromana (IRE) (Dutch Art)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Givemethebeatboys (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5½f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Givemethebeatboys (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Givemethebeatboys (IRE)1245½f–6fGroup 3
Valiancy (IRE)1031m3f–1m6fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
W. J. Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wesley Joyce 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Caffrey 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Davis 1 0 0% −1.00
J M Sheridan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R W Barron 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
18 Sep 26+16d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) BAR 1 Betting 'Bet €10 Get €70' Handicap 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 1 9-3 4778B49A W. J. Lee 6/1
02 Sep 26+107d Navan (IRE) Navan Handicap (Div I) 1m · Good · 16 ran Held up in the pack early - made no impression through the race - no danger approaching final stages - well held at the finish 14/16 ½ 9-7 5158C51A Seamie Heffernan 8/1
18 May 26+260d Roscommon Roscommon Handicap (0-60) 1m4f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran Settled around midfield covering extra ground - pressed for effort inside final furlongs slipped to 11th - unable to threaten and well held at the finish 12/16 1½ 9-8 5253C50C Dylan Browne McMonagle 10/1
2025 · 5 runs
31 Aug 25+15d Tipperary Home & Agri Energy Handicap 1m4½f · Yielding · 14 ran Settled at the back early and under pressure soon after the off - remained outpaced throughout - well held at the finish 13/14 2½ 8-12 5799C53C Wesley Joyce 33/1
16 Aug 25+26d Tramore Griffin Auctioneers Maiden 1m4f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran Unhurried away - settled at the back - 7th at halfway - niggled forward 3f out - made no inroads from 2f out and finished fifth 5/8 1½ 10-3 —86C65C Sean O'Keeffe 40/1
21 Jul 25+28d Ballinrobe Tote.ie Maiden 1m5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Settled towards the back of the field early - slipped further behind after 3½f - up to 6th at halfway - pushed along from 2½f out and unable to find more inside the final furlong 5/7 3½ 9-9 —84A58B Adam Caffrey 80/1
23 Jun 25+27d Ballinrobe Lodge At Ashford Castle Maiden 1m1½f · Good · 7 ran Held up at the back - hit the road early on - driven with over 4f out but made no dent on the leaders and had nothing more to offer in the straight 8/7 3¾ 9-9 —75C45C Sean Davis 125/1
27 May 25+178d Tipperary Tipperary Town Maiden 1m4½f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - driven for effort - dropped away quickly with 5f left - well held at the finish 11/12 ½ 10-7 —26C74C J M Sheridan 200/1
2024 · 1 run
30 Nov 24 Fairyhouse Willie Elliott Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 10 ran Held towards the back early - pushed along entering the straight and up to seventh two out - unable to make further headway thereafter and beaten well over seven lengths behind 7/10 7 11-9 —80A97A Mr R W Barron 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whosethebestboy won?
Whosethebestboy (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Whosethebestboy?
Whosethebestboy (IRE) is trained by Richard Brabazon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
Who is Whosethebestboy's sire?
Whosethebestboy (IRE) is by El Kabeir (USA) out of Dromana (IRE), whose sire is Dutch Art.
What is Whosethebestboy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 57.
What is Whosethebestboy's sire's record?
El Kabeir (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,231 runs since May 2021 (116 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 173. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.1% from 426. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.7% from 348.
Who are Whosethebestboy's siblings?
Out of Dromana (IRE), Whosethebestboy (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Givemethebeatboys (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Givemethebeatboys (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–1m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.