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Foaled 2005 · by King's Best out of Tarakana (Shahrastani)

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79Runs
12Wins
242nd / 3rd
130Best OR
£78,315Prize money

Form 224/121U67P (latest on the right) · Flat, Hurdle, Chase, NH Flat · ran 5 Jan 08 – 26 Jul 15, last for Martin Keighley · current OR 98

DateCourse & raceTripGoingPosORJockey
26 Jul 15 UttoxeterBurton Albion 65th Anniversary Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m2y · Soft 3m2ySoft PU/11 98Andrew Tinkler
6 Jul 15 WorcesterLatimer Court Handicap Chase · Class 5 · 2m7f · Good To Firm 2m7fGood To Firm 7/13 100Andrew Tinkler
18 Mar 15 WarwickGes Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m5f · Soft 3m5fSoft 6/9 101Mr Conor Smith
3 Mar 15 ExeterWeatherbys Hamilton Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m · Heavy 3mHeavy UR/5 103Mr Conor Smith
10 Feb 15 Ffos LasTotepool Supporting Welsh Racing Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m · Soft 3mSoft 1/8 101Mr Conor Smith
21 Jan 15 CatterickGrand-national2015.co.uk Handicap Chase · Class 5 · 3m1f110y · Soft 3m1f110ySoft 2/8 100Mr Conor Smith
7 Jan 15 LudlowAnnual Members Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Chase (Conditionals/Amateurs) · Class 5 · 3m · Soft 3mSoft 1/7 100Mr Conor Smith
18 Dec 14 ExeterCome Racing On New Year's Day Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m5f110y · Soft 2m5f110ySoft 4/16 100Archie Bellamy
20 Nov 14 Chepstow47 Squadron Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 3m · Soft 3mSoft 2/9 99Jason Maguire
30 Oct 14 StratfordAmateur Jockeys' Association Fegentri Handicap Hurdle (Amateur Riders) · Class 5 · 2m6f110y · Good 2m6f110yGood 2/11 96Mr H R L Cornock
30 Sep 14 ChepstowUnibet Champions League Injury Time Moneyback Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m · Good 3mGood 3/14 96Chris Ward
4 Nov 13 PlumptonJoin At The Races On Facebook Novices' Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m2f · Soft 3m2fSoft 4/7 100Tom Siddall
All 79 runs
DateCourse & raceTripGoingPosORJockey
17 Oct 13 UttoxeterHilton Hotels In The Midlands Handicap Chase · Class 5 · 3m · Soft 3mSoft 2/8 98Ian Popham
22 Sep 13 UttoxeterAdvertise In The Uttoxeter And Cheadle Voice Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f110y · Good 2m4f110yGood 6/15 102Ian Popham
21 Aug 13 Newton AbbotBlueglue Lamp Hackers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m3f · Good To Firm 3m3fGood To Firm 5/6 108Ian Popham
21 Jul 13 Newton AbbotSis Live Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m2f110y · Good To Firm 3m2f110yGood To Firm 3/10 98Ian Popham
17 Jul 13 UttoxeterBetVictor 8 Places On The Open Novices' Handicap Chase · Class 5 · 3m · Good To Firm 3mGood To Firm 2/9 98Ian Popham
4 May 13 Uttoxeteruttoxetertwitterati Novices' Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m · Good 3mGood 4/10 100Ian Popham
19 Apr 13 AyrBefriend Johnnie Delta Racing On Facebook Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m110y · Good To Soft 3m110yGood To Soft 11/13 110Ian Popham
16 Apr 13 ExeterHigos Insurance Services Exeter Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m7f110y · Soft 2m7f110ySoft 4/12 110Ollie Garner
28 Mar 13 Southwell (AW)32 Bonus At 32Red.com 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race · Class 4 · 2m · Standard To Slow 2mStandard To Slow 6/9 85Ian Popham
8 Jan 13 Chepstowcoral.co.uk Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m · Heavy 3mHeavy 2/12 104Alain Cawley
31 Dec 12 Uttoxeter32Red Casino Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f110y · Heavy 2m4f110yHeavy 2/8 104Alain Cawley
6 Oct 12 FontwellClancy Docwra Supporting St Barnabas House Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 3m3f · Soft 3m3fSoft 1/8 99Alain Cawley
9 Sep 12 FontwellRichard Venn Bloodstock Ltd Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m6f110y · Good 2m6f110yGood 2/11 94Alain Cawley
16 Aug 12 FontwellYeomans Honda Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m4f · Good 2m4fGood 6/15 95Alain Cawley
25 Jul 12 WorcesterRob Pope Supporting Greatwood Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) · Class 5 · 2m4f · Good 2m4fGood 6/11 99Alain Cawley
10 Jul 12 UttoxeterBet365.com Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m · Heavy 3mHeavy 9/12 102Alain Cawley
3 Apr 12 FontwellPremier Food Courts Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs) · Class 4 · 3m3f · Good 3m3fGood 4/5 103Daniel Hiskett
14 Mar 12 Huntingdon32RedPoker.com Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m2f · Good 3m2fGood PU/11 105Alain Cawley
6 Mar 12 ExeterElizabeth Finn Care Devon National Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m6f110y · Good 3m6f110yGood PU/12 107Alain Cawley
19 Feb 12 Ffos LasBraceys The Friendly Builders Merchant Novices' Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m · Soft 3mSoft F/7 107Alain Cawley
8 Jan 12 HerefordThermolast Roofing Ltd Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 2m5f110y · Soft 2m5f110ySoft 6/9 109Alain Cawley
21 Dec 11 LudlowTanners Wines Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft 3mGood To Soft 4/11 113Alain Cawley
9 Dec 11 DoncasterBet In Play At Victor Chandler Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m110y · Good To Soft 3m110yGood To Soft 5/9 107Alain Cawley
23 Nov 11 FontwellChris Fagan 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m3f · Soft 3m3fSoft 1/6 95Alain Cawley
13 Nov 11 FontwellToteexacta Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 3m3f · Soft 3m3fSoft 1/6 95Alain Cawley
13 Oct 11 UttoxeterButcher Woods Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m4f110y · Good To Firm 2m4f110yGood To Firm 6/16 100Mr S Drinkwater
11 Apr 11 Ffos LasCotts Equine Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle · Class 5 · 3m · Good 3mGood 6/7 110John Kington
13 Mar 11 Market RasenMartin Dent Final Flight Of Freedom Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m · Good 3mGood 9/10 115Adrian Lane
5 Feb 11 Wetherby200% Deposit Bonus At Tspoker.com Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m1f · Good To Soft 3m1fGood To Soft 4/5 122Adrian Lane
22 Dec 10 Southwell (AW)Play Blackjack At totesport.com 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race · Class 4 · 2m · Standard To Slow 2mStandard To Slow 4/10 85Jason Maguire
1 Nov 10 KemptonPertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) · Class 2 · 2m5f · Good 2m5fGood 5/9 122Henry Brooke
6 Oct 10 LudlowLudlow Food Centre Beginners' Chase · Class 4 · 2m4f · Good 2m4fGood 5/8 –Brian Harding
20 Jun 10 HexhamGet Live Football Stats At Totesport.com Novices' Chase · Class 4 · 2m4f110y · Good To Firm 2m4f110yGood To Firm 3/9 –Jason Maguire
3 Jun 10 WetherbyNiddvale.co.uk Novices' Chase · Class 4 · 3m1f · Good 3m1fGood 3/5 –Jason Maguire
15 May 10 Bangor-on-Deebangorondeeraces.co.uk Novices' Chase · Class 4 · 2m4f110y · Good 2m4f110yGood 2/7 –Jason Maguire
16 Apr 10 UttoxeterJenkinsons Caterers Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m6f110y · Good To Firm 2m6f110yGood To Firm 3/9 128Jason Maguire
19 Mar 10 CheltenhamMartin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m4f110y · Soft 2m4f110ySoft 10/24 130John Kington
5 Feb 10 Bangor-on-DeeHope House Hospice Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 3m · Good To Soft 3mGood To Soft 4/7 130Jason Maguire
22 Nov 09 MusselburghRacing Uk Horseracing In Your Home Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft 2m4fGood To Soft 1/12 130Brian Toomey
27 Sep 09 Market RasenF. Cross And Son 50th Golden Anniversary Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m6f · Good 2m6fGood 4/7 120Jason Maguire
18 Aug 09 WorcesterBet On Live Sport At Totesport.com Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m · Good To Firm 3mGood To Firm 2/9 125Jason Maguire
8 Aug 09 AscotSodexo Prestige Shergar Cup Stayers Handicap · Class 2 · 2m · Good To Soft 2mGood To Soft 3/10 85Hiroyuki Uchida
29 Jul 09 GoodwoodRange Rover Best Of British Goodwood Handicap · Class 2 · 2m5f · Good 2m5fGood 7/19 86Paul Hanagan
8 Jul 09 Catterick5th Regiment Royal Artillery 'turmeric' Handicap · Class 4 · 1m7f177y · Good 1m7f177yGood 2/7 85Frederik Tylicki
16 Jun 09 AscotAscot Stakes Handicap · Class 2 · 2m4f · Good To Firm 2m4fGood To Firm 8/20 87Paul Hanagan
4 Jun 09 UttoxeterJohn Smith's Extra Smooth Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 3m · Good To Firm 3mGood To Firm 1/11 115Jason Maguire
21 May 09 WetherbyRacing Again Next Thursday - 28th May Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft 2m4fGood To Soft 1/4 115Jason Maguire
9 May 09 HexhamHexhamshire Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f110y · Good 2m4f110yGood 2/8 105Jason Maguire
15 Apr 09 CheltenhamV-it Services Juvenile Novices' Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m1f · Good 2m1fGood 7/7 105Jason Maguire
28 Mar 09 UttoxeterBargain Booze Everyone's A Winner Maiden Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f110y · Good 2m4f110yGood 2/12 108Jason Maguire
14 Mar 09 WetherbyWedding Show's Here On 6th September Maiden Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m110y · Good 2m110yGood 4/14 108Jason Maguire
18 Feb 09 DoncasterDoncaster Racecourse Sponsorship Club Juvenile Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m110y · Good To Soft 2m110yGood To Soft 3/9 108Jason Maguire
18 Oct 08 NewmarketTotesport.com Cesarewitch Heritage Handicap · Class 2 · 2m2f · Good 2m2fGood 13/32 86Royston Ffrench
11 Oct 08 AscotLadbrokes.com Stakes Heritage Handicap · Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Soft 1m4fGood To Soft 13/19 91Greg Fairley
27 Sep 08 HaydockBetfred Ladies' Poker Tour Handicap · Class 3 · 1m6f · Good To Firm 1m6fGood To Firm 7/13 91Joe Fanning
21 Sep 08 Hamiltontotesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap · Class 3 · 1m5f9y · Soft 1m5f9ySoft 1/8 86Joe Fanning
14 Sep 08 Chelmsford (AW)Port Handicap · Class 2 · 2m · Standard 2mStandard 3/7 86Joe Fanning
28 Aug 08 Chelmsford (AW)Showground Handicap · Class 3 · 1m6f · Standard 1m6fStandard 3/12 87Joe Fanning
22 Aug 08 NewmarketBreheny Handicap · Class 3 · 1m6f175y · Good 1m6f175yGood 6/12 87Joe Fanning
30 Jul 08 GoodwoodSir Peter O'Sullevan Voice of Racing Heritage Handicap · Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm 1m4fGood To Firm 12/13 83Michael Hills
26 Jul 08 NewmarketBallygallon Stud, Ireland NSPCC Handicap · Class 4 · 1m6f175y · Good To Firm 1m6f175yGood To Firm 1/6 83J-P Guillambert
18 Jul 08 HamiltonJohn Smith's Stayers Handicap · Class 4 · 1m5f9y · Good 1m5f9yGood 1/6 79Joe Fanning
21 May 08 SandownPanmure Gordon Corporate Finance Handicap · Class 4 · 1m6f · Good To Firm 1m6fGood To Firm 8/10 82Joe Fanning
26 Apr 08 LeicesterJohn Smith's Club And Institute Union Handicap · Class 3 · 1m3f183y · Good To Soft 1m3f183yGood To Soft 8/8 85Greg Fairley
29 Feb 08 Wolverhampton (AW)Try Betdaq For An Exchange Maiden Stakes · Class 5 · 1m4f50y · Standard 1m4f50yStandard 1/12 82Greg Fairley
23 Feb 08 Lingfield (AW)Own A Racehorse With Diamond Racing Maiden Stakes · Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard 1m4fStandard 2/8 –Neil Callan
5 Jan 08 Lingfield (AW)lingfieldpark.co.uk Maiden Stakes · Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard 1m2fStandard 3/10 82Greg Fairley
Always Bold2005
King's Best
Tarakana
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Shahrastani
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King's Best as a stallion

In our records: 757 runners, 367 winners (48%), 67 black-type winners including 9 at the top level, 40 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2002–2017.

His best
Workforce Group 1 OR 128 · Proclamation Group 1 OR 122 · Eishin Flash Group 1 OR 120 · Creachadoir Group 1 OR 118 · Sajjhaa Group 1 OR 115 · King's Apostle Group 1 OR 115

The dam: Tarakana by Shahrastani

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 4 winners from 7 other runners.

The dam’s other foals

HorseRunsWinsBest
Play The Field (IRE) 2012 gelding · by Fast Company 51 –
Sabinillas (IRE) 2010 filly · by Clodovil 90 OR 55
Compton Target (IRE) 2009 gelding · by Strategic Prince 282 OR 75
Diamond Duchess (IRE) 2007 filly · by Dubawi 123 OR 84
Tarkamara (IRE) 2004 mare · by Medicean 171 OR 80
Tarkar (IRE) 2002 gelding · by Priolo 40 OR 83
Tarakan (IRE) 1995 gelding · by Doyoun 20 OR 78

Always Bold in the sale ring

SaleResultBought bySold by
2005 Tattersalls December FoalsLot 1079 · as a foal 60,000gnsOaks Farm Stables Oaks Farm StablesThe Beeches Stud
2006 Tattersalls October, Book 1Lot 532 · as a yearling Not sold (14,000gns) –Oaks Farm Stables
2008 Tattersalls Autumn HITLot 969 · as a in training 65,000gnsDonald McCain Jr Donald McCain JrKingsley House Stables

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

FoalSaleResult
Sabinillas2010 filly by Clodovil 2022 Goffs February SaleLot 507 · broodmare €6,000Claire Noone
2001 filly by Dr Fong 2017 Goffs November Breeding Stock SaleLot 902 · broodmare €12,000Bena Hickey
Play The Field2012 colt by Fast Company 2014 Tattersalls Craven Breeze-UpLot 31 · breeze-up 5,000gnsFairfield Racing
2001 filly by Dr Fong 2014 Goffs November Breeding Stock SaleLot 1133 · broodmare Not sold
Play The Field2012 colt by Fast Company 2013 Tattersalls October, Book 2Lot 908 · yearling 14,000gnsLongways Stables
Tarkamara2004 mare by Medicean 2013 Tattersalls December MaresLot 1957 · broodmare 17,000gnsHighgrove Stud
Sabinillas2010 filly by Clodovil 2012 Tattersalls Craven Breeze-UpLot 109 · breeze-up Bought back
Sabinillas2010 filly by Clodovil 2011 Tattersalls October, Book 2Lot 1152 · yearling Bought back
Compton Target2009 colt by Strategic Prince 2010 Tattersalls October, Book 1Lot 648 · yearling 38,000gnsErik Penser
Diamond Duchess2007 filly by Dubawi 2010 Tattersalls Autumn HITLot 731 · in training 42,000gnsDarrel Vienna
1996 filly by Danehill 2010 Goffs February SaleLot 502 · in training €1,500Liam & Marie Gormley
Diamond Duchess2007 filly by Dubawi 2008 Tattersalls October, Book 1Lot 262 · yearling 34,000gnsRabbah Bloodstock
Diamond Duchess2007 filly by Dubawi 2007 Goffs November Foal Sale, Part 2Lot 1180 · foal €80,000Iona Park Stud
1997 mare by Warning 2006 Tattersalls December MaresLot 1909 · broodmare 21,000gnsStephen Hillen
1996 filly by Danehill 2006 Goffs Broodmare & Fillies SaleLot 1558 · in training €17,000Tally Ho Stud
Tarkamara2004 filly by Medicean 2005 Tattersalls October, Book 1Lot 645 · yearling 75,000gnsPFI Cole
Tarkar2002 gelding by Priolo 2005 Goffs February SaleLot 90 · in training €40,000O Ryan
1997 filly by Warning 2005 Goffs November Broodmare & Fillies SaleLot 1507 · in training €58,000Bba Ireland

From our racing database: every British and Irish result since 2005, and every Goffs, Tattersalls, Tattersalls Ireland and Arqana sale 2005 – 2026. Linked by the seller — always check the passport matches.