Rather Be (IRE)
15yo Gelding · Bay · IRE
Career Overview
Rather Be (IRE) is a 15yo bay gelding, trained by N J Henderson and owned by Matt & Lauren Morgan. He is by Oscar (IRE), out of Irish Wedding (IRE), by Bob Back, bred by John Hore. From 13 career starts, he has won 6 times, placed on 9 occasions, at a 46.2% strike rate. He has earned £85.1k in prize money. He holds an official rating of 149. He shows a preference for soft going (2w from 3r).
AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect
Rather Be (IRE)(IRE)
Form
952118
Active
Age
15
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
OR
149
TF
—
Runs
13
Wins
6
Places
9
Performance Metrics
Win Rate
46.2%
Place Rate
69.2%
Total Runs
13
Best OR
149
Career Earnings
£85.1k
Smart Signals
🌧️Going preferenceSoft/Yielding — 2w from 3r (67%)
🌿Surface preferenceTurf — 6w from 13r (46%)
✨In form2 wins in last 5 runs
Ratings & Form History
Official Rating · Speed Figure · Finishing Position
- Finish Pos.
- Off. Rating
- Speed Fig.
Earnings Per Race
£85.1k totalPedigree
Performance Analysis
Going Preference
Good11
2W 3P 18%
Soft3
2W 3P 67%
Heavy2
0W 1P 0%
Good To Soft2
2W 2P 100%
Class Record
Class 17
1W 2P 14%
Class 22
0W 0P 0%
Class 34
2W 3P 50%
Class 43
3W 3P 100%
Class 51
0W 0P 0%
Class 61
0W 1P 0%
Seasonal Form
Jan1
0W 0P 0%
Feb4
1W 3P 25%
Mar3
0W 1P 0%
Apr3
1W 1P 33%
May1
0W 0P 0%
Oct1
1W 1P 100%
Nov1
0W 0P 0%
Dec4
3W 3P 75%
Headgear Impact
Without15
5W 7P 33%
With3
1W 2P 33%
Jockey Record
Course Form
Beaten Distances
Avg Win Margin
0.0L
Avg Beaten
1.9L
Closest Loss
0.0L
Rating Trends (RPR · TS · OR)
- RPR
- TS
- OR
Market Trend (Starting Price)
Race History
Race History
| Date | Pos | Track | Race | Dist | Going | Jockey | SP | OR | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2019 | Cheltenham | Kingston Stud Handicap Hurdle | 20.5ff | Good | Jeremiah McGrath | 8/1 | 140 | — | ||
| 23 Feb 2019 | 9 | Kempton | 888Sport Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 24ff | Good | Jeremiah McGrath | 13/2 | 148 | — | |
| 15 Dec 2018 | 5 | Cheltenham | Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase | 20.5ff | Good | Jeremiah McGrath | 7/2F | 149 | — | |
| 17 Nov 2018 | Cheltenham | BetVictor Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 20ff | Good | Jeremiah McGrath | 7/1 | 149 | — | ||
| 13 Mar 2018 | 2 | Cheltenham | Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) | 20.5ff | Soft | Jeremiah McGrath | 12/1 | 143 | — | |
| 16 Feb 2018 | 1 | Fakenham | Lycetts Farm And Estate Insurance Brokers Novices' Chase | 16.5ff | Soft | Jeremiah McGrath | 2/7F | 143 | — | |
| 07 Jan 2018 | Plumpton | Read Barry Geraghty's Blog On Attheraces.com Novices' Chase | 17ff | Heavy | Jeremiah McGrath | 1/7F | 143 | — | ||
| 21 Dec 2017 | 1 | Towcester | Toteexacta Novices' Chase | 16ff | Good To Soft | Nico de Boinville | 8/11F | 143 | — | |
| 29 Apr 2017 | 8 | Sandown | bet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2) | 21.5ff | Good | Jeremiah McGrath | 5/1 | 143 | — | |
| 07 Apr 2017 | 1 | Aintree | Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 20ff | Good | Jeremiah McGrath | 10/1 | 136 | — | |
| 17 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 20.5ff | Good | Charlie Deutsch | 10/1 | 136 | — | ||
| 04 Feb 2017 | 2 | Sandown | Betfred 'home Of Goals Galore' Novices' Hurdle | 16ff | Heavy | Ned Curtis | 5/4F | 134 | — | |
| 26 Dec 2016 | 1 | Huntingdon | Lettergold Asset Management Ltd Novices' Hurdle | 19.5ff | Good To Soft | Jeremiah McGrath | 1/2F | — | — | |
| 06 Oct 2016 | 1 | Hereford | Bet365/british Stallion Studs Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 16ff | Good | Andrew Tinkler | 1/2F | — | — | |
| 16 Mar 2016 | 9 | Cheltenham | Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1 Standard Open NH Flat Race) | 16.5ff | Good | Andrew Tinkler | 50/1 | 127 | — | |
| 24 Feb 2016 | 2 | Doncaster | BetBright Casino Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) | 16.5ff | Good | Andrew Tinkler | 11/8 | — | — | |
| 16 Dec 2015 | 1 | Ludlow | Tanners Claret Standard Open NH Flat Race | 14ff | Soft | Andrew Tinkler | 6/4F | — | — | |
| 10 May 2015 | Ludlow | Ann ESP Memorial 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race | 16ff | Good | Andrew Tinkler | 7/4F | — | — |
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