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Horse profile

Be The Best (USA)

Declaration Of War (USA) × Memories For Us (USA) (Street Cry (IRE))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
2016
Colour
bay

See also: Be The Best (GB) · John Whyte · 21 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
1 Jan 2020, Cheltenham (16/16)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
516

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
1 Jan 20Cheltenham16/1640/1distJamie BargaryOliver SignyEBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony ClubListedNH Flat1m6fSoft10-12Audacity (GB)£14,238274/13
5 Dec 19Wincanton5/1314/120½Gavin SheehanOliver SignyJockey Club Catering "Junior" Standard Open National Hunt Flat RaceClass 5NH Flat1m7½fGood to Soft10-12Grand Roi (FR)£2,274-1/10
  • 16/161 Jan 20 · Cheltenham40/1

    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club

    Listed1m6fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    1 Jan 20
    Pos
    16/16
    SP
    40/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club
    Class
    Listed
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    1m6f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    10-12
    Winner / 2nd
    Audacity (GB)
    Winner prize
    £14,238
    Days
    27
    Future form
    4/13
  • 5/135 Dec 19 · Wincanton14/1

    Jockey Club Catering "Junior" Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

    Class 51m7½fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    5 Dec 19
    Course
    Wincanton
    Pos
    5/13
    SP
    14/1
    Btn
    20½
    Race
    Jockey Club Catering "Junior" Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    1m7½f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    10-12
    Winner / 2nd
    Grand Roi (FR)
    Winner prize
    £2,274
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/10

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
1 Jan 20CheltenhamEBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club16/16Ocean Wind (GB)28 Feb 20NewburyRacing... Only Bettor Podcast Bumper
1 Jan 20CheltenhamEBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club16/16Grand Roi (FR)423 Jan 20FakenhamRMA Sandhurst Louts' 30th Anniversary Dinner Maiden Hurdle
1 Jan 20CheltenhamEBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club16/16Fair Star (IRE)53 Feb 20Wolverhampton (AW)Betway Novice Stakes
1 Jan 20CheltenhamEBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club16/16Shinobi (IRE)102 Sep 20UttoxeterSky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle
5 Dec 19WincantonJockey Club Catering "Junior" Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race5/13Audacity (GB)21 Jan 20CheltenhamEBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club
  • 16/161 Jan 20 · Cheltenham

    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club

    All fields
    Date
    1 Jan 20
    Race
    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club
    This horse
    16/16
    Winner next time
    Ocean Wind (GB)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    8 Feb 20
    Race won
    Racing... Only Bettor Podcast Bumper
  • 16/161 Jan 20 · Cheltenham

    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club

    All fields
    Date
    1 Jan 20
    Race
    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club
    This horse
    16/16
    Winner next time
    Grand Roi (FR)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    23 Jan 20
    Race won
    RMA Sandhurst Louts' 30th Anniversary Dinner Maiden Hurdle
  • 16/161 Jan 20 · Cheltenham

    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club

    All fields
    Date
    1 Jan 20
    Race
    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club
    This horse
    16/16
    Winner next time
    Fair Star (IRE)
    Their pos
    5
    Won on
    3 Feb 20
    At
    Wolverhampton (AW)
    Race won
    Betway Novice Stakes
  • 16/161 Jan 20 · Cheltenham

    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club

    All fields
    Date
    1 Jan 20
    Race
    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club
    This horse
    16/16
    Winner next time
    Shinobi (IRE)
    Their pos
    10
    Won on
    2 Sep 20
    Race won
    Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle
  • 5/135 Dec 19 · Wincanton

    Jockey Club Catering "Junior" Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

    All fields
    Date
    5 Dec 19
    Course
    Wincanton
    Race
    Jockey Club Catering "Junior" Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
    This horse
    5/13
    Winner next time
    Audacity (GB)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    1 Jan 20
    Race won
    EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Oliver Signy5 Dec 191 Jan 205/1320000.0%0.0%£0€0
Oliver Signy
First run
5 Dec 19
Last run
1 Jan 20
First run for yard
5/13
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€05 Dec 191 Jan 20
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
5 Dec 19
Last run
1 Jan 20

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchDeclaration Of War (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireDeclaration Of War (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireWar Front (USA)
  2. Sire's damTempo West (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchMemories For Us (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. DamMemories For Us (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireStreet Cry (IRE)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Declaration Of War (USA)
Memories For Us (USA)
War Front (USA)
Tempo West (USA)
Street Cry (IRE)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBe The Best (USA)
Sexgelding
Foaled2016
SireDeclaration Of War (USA)
DamMemories For Us (USA)
DamsireStreet Cry (IRE)
Sire's sireWar Front (USA)
Sire's damTempo West (USA)
Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

  1. Memories For Us (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Declaration Of War (USA)Memories For Us (USA)Street Cry (IRE)Robert Nataf & Tim Thornton29 Mar 16baygeldingFlat 9.5f · NH 2m2½fFlat 8.4f · NH 2m1½f
Declaration Of War (USA)
Breeder
Robert Nataf & Tim Thornton
Foaled
29 Mar 16
Colour
bay
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.5f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.4f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Declaration Of War (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs22418518.0%22.8%20
At 2m to 2m1f11510288.7%24.3%20
On Good to soft or yielding going462114.3%23.9%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going25154.0%20.0%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
224
Wins
18
Placed
51
Win %
8.0%
Place %
22.8%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
115
Wins
10
Placed
28
Win %
8.7%
Place %
24.3%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
46
Wins
2
Placed
11
Win %
4.3%
Place %
23.9%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
25
Wins
1
Placed
5
Win %
4.0%
Place %
20.0%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Declaration Of War (USA) × Street Cry (IRE) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%02000.0%£0€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Be The Best (USA)200£0€0
Be The Best (USA)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Memories For Us (USA)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Be The Best is the only foal out of Memories For Us (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Be The Best is the only foal out of Memories For Us (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

  1. 1Memories For Us (USA)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Be The Best foaled?

Be The Best (USA), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 29 March 2016.

Who are the sire and dam of Be The Best?

Be The Best (USA) is by Declaration Of War (USA) out of Memories For Us (USA), a daughter of Street Cry (IRE), and was bred by Robert Nataf & Tim Thornton.

Who trained Be The Best?

Be The Best (USA) was trained by Oliver Signy and owned by Adam Signy And Ben Spiers at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Be The Best's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Be The Best (USA) ran 2 times without winning. Runs abroad (for example in France, Dubai or the USA) are not included.

Is Be The Best still racing?

Be The Best (USA) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 1 January 2020 at Cheltenham in the EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race), finishing 16th of 16, and has not run there since.

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