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Kate Knows Best: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Kate Knows Best is an 8-year-old mare by Mount Nelson, trained by John Patrick Ryan. She has won 1 of 13 starts and placed in 4 more. Her best trip is 2m 2f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. She runs next in the 2:00 at Sligo on 23 October. Her best performance rating is 104, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 13
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 8%
  • Best rating 104
  • Official rating –

Where Kate Knows Best runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:00 Sligo Callan Tansey Handicap Hurdle (Div I) —

Kate Knows Best form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
15 May 26 Kilbeggan Cooke's Bar And Restaurant Caragh Beginners Chase 2m 4.5f Good F - 20/1 Kevin Healy –
2 Dec 25 Clonmel Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Only 100 To Join Beginners Chase 2m 1.5f Heavy F - 14/1 Daniel King –
17 Nov 25 Navan Hotel Park St. Johann In Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 8 9.75 22/1 Michael Kenneally 102
8 Nov 25 Gowran Park GAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m Heavy 6 16 16/1 Michael Kenneally 103
26 Oct 25 Galway Supermac's Novice Hurdle 2m 4.5f Good To Yielding 3 9.5 33/1 Michael Kenneally 103
13 May 25 Sligo DecoClip Construction Company Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 2f Good 1 — 3/1 Daniel King –
26 Aug 24 Ballinrobe Paddy Smyth Memorial Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 6.5f Soft 9 41.25 6/5F Danny Mullins –
8 Aug 24 Sligo Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 2f Soft 2 9 5/2 Danny Mullins –
19 Jul 24 Killarney Europe Hotel & Resort Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m 7f Good 2 8 13/2 Danny Mullins –
30 May 24 Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 2m 0.5f Good To Yielding 4 17 7/2 Mr A P Ryan –
7 May 24 Ballinrobe Harrington Concrete & Quarries Flat Race 2m 1f Yielding 4 3 11/1 Mr A P Ryan –
9 Mar 24 Gowran Park 'Doc's Bumper' Flat Race 2m 2f Heavy 4 53.25 28/1 Mr A P Ryan –
17 Feb 24 Gowran Park Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 1f Heavy 2 10 14/1 Mr A P Ryan –

Last time out

Finished F in the Cooke's Bar And Restaurant Caragh Beginners Chase at Kilbeggan on 15 May 2026. Held up in the pack - came down 4 out.

Kate Knows Best by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
18f 3 1 33% —
20.5f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 0 0% —
17f 2 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
22.5f 1 0 0% —
23f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —

Kate Knows Best by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Heavy 4 0 0% —
Good 3 1 33% —
Good To Yielding 2 0 0% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —
Yielding 1 0 0% —

Kate Knows Best by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Gowran Park 3 0 0% —
Sligo 2 1 50% —
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% —
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% —
Clonmel 1 0 0% —
Navan 1 0 0% —
Galway 1 0 0% —
Killarney 1 0 0% —
Limerick 1 0 0% —

Kate Knows Best breeding

  • Sire Mount Nelson (GB)
  • Dam Diva Antonia (IRE)
  • Damsire King's Theatre (IRE)
  • Breeder S O Berry & C J Berry
  • Foaled 17 April 2018

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