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Independent Expert: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Independent Expert is a 7-year-old mare by Gutaifan, trained by Jim & Suzi Best. She has won 6 of 50 starts and placed in 7 more, for £516 in prize money. Her best trip is 7f, where 3 wins from 13 is a 23% strike rate against 8% at every other distance. She was last seen finishing 11th at Kempton (AW) on 21 October 2026, and has no declared entry. Her best performance rating is 95, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 13
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £516
  • Best rating 95
  • Official rating 66

Independent Expert form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
21 Oct 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 5 6f Standard / Slow 11 9.5 80/1 Finley Marsh 66
8 Sep 26 Goodwood Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Stakes Class 4 5f Soft 6 5.75 20/1 Finley Marsh 73
20 Aug 26 Lingfield (AW) Download The At The Races App Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Standard 6 4 28/1 Tom Queally 67
3 Aug 26 Windsor Happy Birthday Tyne Patterson Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 5 6f Good To Firm 4 5.25 11/1 Finley Marsh 75
24 Jul 26 Ascot Chapel Down Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Firm 9 8 100/1 Finley Marsh 78
20 Jul 26 Windsor Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Stakes (Windsor Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 4 6f Good To Firm 8 12 66/1 Tom Queally 78
1 Jul 26 Epsom Downs Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap Class 4 6f Good 6 7.5 33/1 Finley Marsh 80
26 May 26 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Optional Claiming Race 1m Standard 5 5.5 3/1 Shane Foley 77
20 May 26 Gowran Park Golf At Gowran Park Optional Claiming Race 7f Good To Yielding 5 3.75 4/5F J M Sheridan 83
22 Apr 26 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 7f Soft 8 5.5 9/1 Colin Keane 84
3 Apr 26 Curragh 1xBet.ie Proudly Supporting Irish Racing Mile Handicap 1m Soft To Heavy 6 6 28/1 Robert Whearty 85
22 Mar 26 Naas Colm White Bookmaker Handicap 7f Soft 1 — 25/1 J M Sheridan 81
19 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) Last Minute Gift Vouchers Available Online Rated Race 1m Standard 8 13.5 22/1 W J Lee 80
3 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race 7f Standard 8 4.75 7/4 Donagh O'Connor 82
12 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race 1m Standard 3 1 5/2 Jack Kearney 85
24 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Fillies Optional Claiming Race 7f Standard 1 — EvensF Jack Kearney 85
14 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 7f Standard 5 8 8/1 Jack Kearney 87
13 Sep 25 Leopardstown Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Autumn Fillies Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m Good To Yielding 9 4.5 22/1 Jack Kearney 88
30 Aug 25 Curragh Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Good To Yielding 10 2.75 12/1 Jack Kearney 92
29 Jul 25 Galway COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 0.5f Yielding 8 7 12/1 Jack Kearney 93
18 Jun 25 Ascot Kensington Palace Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Handicap) (Str) Class 2 1m Good To Firm 22 22 20/1 Jack Kearney 93
18 May 25 Naas Nursery Of Champions Handicap 1m Good 1 — 85/40F Jack Kearney 86
23 Apr 25 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 7f Heavy 4 3.5 3/1J Jack Kearney 87
16 Mar 25 Curragh Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Soft 7 7.5 16/1 Chris Hayes 87
20 Oct 24 Leopardstown Bahrain Turf Club Knockaire Stakes (Listed) 1m Heavy 6 12.75 28/1 Andrew Slattery 88
13 Oct 24 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) 1m Yielding 10 5.75 28/1 Andrew Slattery 88
14 Sep 24 Leopardstown HKJC World Pool Autumn Fillies Handicap 1m Good 12 9.5 16/1 Andrew Slattery 88
31 Aug 24 Curragh Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Good 3 .25 50/1 Andrew Slattery 83
16 Aug 24 Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 7f Good To Firm 6 2.5 10/1 Andrew Slattery 83
1 Aug 24 Galway Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap 1m 0.5f Yielding 7 6.5 10/1 Andrew Slattery 85
15 Jul 24 Killarney Torc Mountain Handicap 1m Good 1 — 12/1 Andrew Slattery 80
3 Jun 24 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m 1.5f Good 9 14.5 8/1 Andrew Slattery 81
9 May 24 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m Soft 2 .5 7/2 Andrew Slattery 80
20 Apr 24 Curragh Hytech EQ Ultra Handicap 1m Heavy 8 2 14/1 Andrew Slattery 81
30 Mar 24 Cork Book Tickets Online At CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap 7f Heavy 1 — 17/2 Andrew Slattery 77
30 Oct 23 Galway KONE Handicap (50-80) 1m 0.5f Heavy 4 4 22/1 Cian Horgan 77
1 Oct 23 Tipperary Fitzgerald's Woodlands House Hotel Handicap (70-100) 1m 1f Heavy 10 8.75 17/2 Andrew Slattery 77
21 Sep 23 Listowel Tote Ireland Handicap (50-80) 1m 1f Soft To Heavy 2 2.5 8/1 Andrew Slattery 75
13 Sep 23 Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m 1f Good To Yielding 8 4.5 14/1 Andrew Slattery 75
24 Aug 23 Leopardstown Dublin To Bahrain Fillies Handicap 1m Good 4 1.5 8/1 Andrew Slattery 77
9 Aug 23 Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Connacht Oaks Fillies Handicap 1m 2.5f Soft 5 3.5 12/1 Andrew Slattery 77
29 Jul 23 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m Soft 2 1.75 11/2 Cian Horgan 76
2 Jul 23 Curragh Dubai Duty Free Summer Fillies Handicap (Premier Handicap) 7f Good 9 6.75 16/1 Andrew Slattery 74
24 Jun 23 Limerick Limerick Racecourse Fillies Handicap (50-80) 1m Yielding 1 — 9/4F Andrew Slattery 74
8 Jun 23 Leopardstown Plusvital Speed Gene Handicap 1m 1f Good 5 8 4/1J Andrew Slattery 76
21 May 23 Naas Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap 1m Good 3 .75 9/1 Andrew Slattery 75
1 May 23 Curragh PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap 7f Soft 3 2.75 13/2 Cian Horgan 74
8 Apr 23 Cork Book Tickets Online At Corkracecourse.ie Handicap 7f Soft To Heavy 12 7 13/2 Andrew Slattery 74
26 Mar 23 Naas Compas Stallions Handicap 6f Heavy 4 1 8/1 Andrew Slattery 72
31 Oct 22 Galway KONE Handicap (50-80) 1m 0.5f Heavy 6 6.25 25/1 Cian Horgan 74

Last time out

Finished 11 in the Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier) at Kempton (AW) on 21 October 2026. Missed the break and lost ground - detached at the back throughout - finished 11th.

Independent Expert by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 20 3 15% —
7f 13 3 23% —
6f 5 0 0% —
8.5f 4 0 0% —
9f 4 0 0% —
5f 2 0 0% —
9.5f 1 0 0% —
10.5f 1 0 0% —

Independent Expert by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 10 2 20% —
Soft 8 1 13% —
Heavy 8 1 13% —
Standard 7 1 14% —
Good To Firm 5 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 4 0 0% —
Yielding 4 1 25% —
Soft To Heavy 3 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 0 0% —

Independent Expert by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Curragh 7 0 0% —
Dundalk (AW) 6 1 17% —
Gowran Park 6 0 0% —
Naas 5 2 40% —
Leopardstown 5 0 0% —
Galway 4 0 0% —
Cork 3 1 33% —
Windsor 2 0 0% —
Ascot 2 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% —

Independent Expert breeding

  • Sire Gutaifan (IRE)
  • Dam Distinguish (IRE)
  • Damsire Refuse To Bend (IRE)
  • Breeder Kevin Walsh
  • Foaled 17 April 2019

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