Courage Best
Courage Best is a two-year-old still finding her feet on the track, with one placed finish from seven races so far but no wins yet to her name. Her recent form shows promise in glimpses — a second-place finish just over a week ago, followed by fourth and ninth-place runs — suggesting she is competitive at her level even if victory has not quite come. She races for trainer
Rod Millman, whose Kentisbeare yard in Devon has already sent out 42 winners this season, so there is solid form in the stable around her.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Courage Best genuinely interesting is the plan Millman has for her. She is one of just two horses the yard has entered for a Super Sprint — a significant target race — and the trainer clearly sees real potential in this filly. Millman describes her as "a very good-looking filly from a good family," and notes she had a setback earlier in the spring but is coming back strongly now. The idea is to get a couple more runs into her before attempting that bigger race, building her experience and fitness as she goes. For a two-year-old with no wins yet, that kind of deliberate approach and a trainer's confidence in her family line and physical ability counts for something. She is still very much a work in progress, but the yard has a plan and a target. That is what separates a horse with a future from one that is simply running to fill a race card.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
8th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
28 Sep
2nd
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
11 Sep
5th
Salisbury
7f – 1m · Soft · 10 runners
7 Sep
4th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
18 Jul
24th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 26 runners
13 Jul
9th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
23 Jun
9th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
8 Jun
7th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
| Windsor Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
28 Sep |
0% |