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Bessy Bradley (IRE)

9yo mare (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer Hugh Paul Finegan · Last owner Leo Kerley
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Ballin Lock (IRE) (Luso)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2023 — 1,208 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023
KTB Profile

Bessy Bradley never won in 13 starts on turf between Jul 2021 and Jul 2023. She reached a highest official rating of 81 and showed her best effort when fourth of 15 at Navan in Dec 2021. The daughter of Court Cave ran seven times over 2m1f to 2m4f and six times on soft ground without placing. Her last run came at Kilbeggan in Jul 2023 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 4 Dec 2021

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 104C · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3104C90—
Soft3100B65—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4104C49—
1m5f – 2m3100B90—

Of 13 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 30 May 2022 Official rating 81 at the last run, 6 Jul 2023

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 119A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3106A84—
Soft3119A95—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4100C87—
1m5f – 2m3119A106—

Of 13 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 13 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,953 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,03234311.3%+1.20 from 4
Good to Soft1,44916111.1%+10 from 2
Soft2,2292049.2%−0.90 from 6
Heavy937646.8%−3.30 from 1
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7911699.4%−0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,85629510.3%+0.20 from 7
2m5f – 3m2,52826510.5%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballin Lock (IRE) (Luso)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Villain Thomas (IRE)60——
Uiscenangeamharta (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dillon Maxwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr N McParlan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
E Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 3 runs
14 Jul 23+8d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 3m1f · Yielding · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-12 ——— Dillon Maxwell 125/1
06 Jul 23+17d Tipperary Cappawhite Plant Hire Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 3m · Good To Yielding · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-0 81—— Sean O'Keeffe 100/1
19 Jun 23+181d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan Races On Facebook Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 3m½f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran F/15 — 10-10 81—— Dillon Maxwell 40/1
2022 · 5 runs
20 Dec 22+23d Naas Thank You Paul Quish Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 11-0 ——— E Walsh 125/1
27 Nov 22+148d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 23 ran PU/23 — 11-5 ——— Darragh O'Keeffe 200/1
02 Jul 22+33d Bellewstown Bar One Racing 50 Euro Free Bet Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 35 10-10 —52C84C Jack Foley 33/1
30 May 22+24d Ballinrobe Lodge At Ashford Castle Flat Race 2m½f · Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 5½ 11-0 —65B95A Ben Harvey 33/1
06 May 22+126d Downpatrick Molson Coors Flat Race 2m1½f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 17 11-7 —46C90C Mr N McParlan 22/1
2021 · 5 runs
31 Dec 21+27d Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m2f · Heavy · 13 ran 13/13 4½ 11-11 —-51C100C Mr T Hamilton 25/1
04 Dec 21+77d Navan Racing Again At Navan On December 18th Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 15 ran 4/15 hd 11-6 —100B119A Mr D G Lavery 100/1
18 Sep 21+22d Navan Bar One Racing 'Double The Odds First Goalscorer Special' Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-2 ——— James O'Sullivan 50/1
27 Aug 21+30d Down Royal Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 2¾ 10-11 —104C81C Mr J Dunne 28/1
28 Jul 21 Galway Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Flat Race 2m½f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 3¼ 11-8 —90B106A Mr N McParlan 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bessy Bradley won?
Bessy Bradley (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Bessy Bradley?
Bessy Bradley (IRE) was trained by Hugh Paul Finegan on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 14 July 2023.
Who is Bessy Bradley's sire?
Bessy Bradley (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Ballin Lock (IRE), whose sire is Luso.
What is Bessy Bradley's official rating?
Bessy Bradley (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 81.
What is Bessy Bradley's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,953 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Bessy Bradley's siblings?
Out of Ballin Lock (IRE), Bessy Bradley (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.