Born Braver (IRE)
Born Braver is a gelding who has won three of 14 starts on turf. He gained his biggest success in the Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase over 3m on soft ground at Downpatrick in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 126, having earlier scored in maiden and novice hurdles at Naas and Down Royal. All three wins came at different trips between 2m1f and over 3m, with two on soft ground. Typically held up, he last ran off a career-high mark of 133 when finishing mid-division in the DAR Golf Handicap Chase at Punchestown in May 2026.
- 3–14Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 6 (42.9%)Placed
- −0.02£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.85Fair A/E n=14 · 1.55 incl. margin
- 133Highest OR
- 64dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 110B | 99 | 5 runs · 110 / 73 |
| Heavy | 3 | 141A | 78 | 2 runs · 78 / 55.5 |
| Good | 2 | 119B | 84 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 141A | 77.5 | 2 runs · 101 / 77.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 119B | 79.5 | 2 runs · 52 / 42.5 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 110B | 78 | 3 runs · 110 / 78 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 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 from 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 4 (40%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,935 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 3,026 | 341 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,440 | 161 | 11.2% | +1.1 | — |
| Soft | 2,229 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 934 | 64 | 6.9% | −3.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,786 | 169 | 9.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,850 | 294 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,522 | 264 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | +0.7 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Born Famous (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Born Famous (IRE)).
Family form: Born Believing (IRE) finished 3rd of 10 at Fairyhouse (IRE), 5 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born Famous (IRE) | 17 | 6 | 2m4f–3m½f | Class 1 |
| Born Bright (IRE) | 23 | 4 | 2m4½f–3m | Class 4 |
| Born Believing (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Noble Name (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m2½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.25 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.27 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.25 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoghan Finegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| None | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.52 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.48 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 1 | 11% | −0.50 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.48 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 May 26+26d | Punchestown | DAR Golf Handicap Chase (0-145) Settled midfield early - lost touch and slipped backwards through the pack from the 4th - struggling by the 6th and eventually pulled up before the 12th | PU/19 | — | 11-0 | 133 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+8d | Fairyhouse | BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Held up towards the back - made no headway turning for home - one-paced from 3 out - well held at the finish | 10/30 | 5 | 9-13 | 126 | 73C | 115C | Eoghan Finegan | 28/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+42d | Downpatrick | Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase Sat behind the front group early - dropped back for a moment approaching halfway - up into 4th with a lap left - pushed into 3rd after 3 out - hit the second-last lightly - rallied on the run-in - hit the front inside the final 100 yards and held on gamely | 1/15 | 11-3 | 126 | 110B | 146A | Keith Donoghue | 15/2 | |
| 15 Feb 26+26d | Punchestown | 1xbet.ie Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Listed) Held up around midpack - slipped towards back of field 4 out - pushed along and lost touch - eventually well held in 12th | 12/14 | 10 | 11-2 | 128 | 78C | 105C | Eoin Staples | 12/1 |
| 20 Jan 26+20d | Down Royal | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Chase Sat behind front group - third three out - moved up to challenge for the front and driven two out - soon asked for more - lost front spot after last - kept responding inside final furlong - edged out into second | 2/8 | nk | 12-0 | 122 | 101A | 150A | Keith Donoghue | 5/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+25d | Punchestown | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase Settled with leading group early - dropped to 6th then 8th before failing to threaten leaders after two out - eased into single pace late to finish sixth | 6/16 | 9 | 12-0 | 122 | 52B | 125A | Keith Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 06 Dec 25+7d | Navan | Watch Danny's Diary At ToteRacing Beginners Chase Bumped at 1st - held up towards the back for much of the way - unable to make an impression - well held in 9th | 9/16 | hd | 11-12 | — | 33C | 121C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 150/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+12d | Fairyhouse | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase Settled at the back of the field early - lost touch before 2 out - well held at the finish | 11/15 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 54C | 123C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 80/1 |
| 17 Nov 25+473d | Navan | Pat Sheils Memorial Irish EBF Beginners Chase Held up towards the back - hint of a stumble 6th - driven up but keeps losing ground after 4 out and finishes with nothing more | 9/11 | 17 | 11-12 | — | — | 121C | Keith Donoghue | 80/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Aug 24+87d | Galway | Guinness Novice Hurdle Settled midfield early - up to 6th by halfway - into 3rd approaching two out but hampered by a small error there - dropped to 5th before the last and stayed on steadily to finish 5th | 5/12 | 1¾ | 11-7 | 130 | 119B | 132A | Keith Donoghue | 11/2 |
| 06 May 24+20d | Down Royal | Pepsi Max Hurdle | 1/4 | 11-5 | — | 49C | 140B | Kieren Buckley | 8/11F | |
| 16 Apr 24+45d | Naas | Colm White Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle | 1/18 | 11-12 | — | 107B | 134A | Keith Donoghue | 11/4 | |
| 02 Mar 24+35d | Navan | Navan Maiden Hurdle | 2/6 | 2 | 11-12 | — | 141A | 128B | Keith Donoghue | 11/4 |
| 27 Jan 24 | Fairyhouse | SBK (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/10 | 7 | 12-0 | — | 99A | 146A | Mr D G Lavery | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Born Braver won?
- Born Braver (IRE) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Born Braver?
- Born Braver (IRE) is trained by Gavin Cromwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
- Who is Born Braver's sire?
- Born Braver (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Born Noble (IRE), whose sire is Dushyantor.
- What going does Born Braver prefer?
- Born Braver (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Born Braver's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 2 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Born Braver's sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,935 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
- Who are Born Braver's siblings?
- Out of Born Noble (IRE), Born Braver (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Born Famous (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Born Famous (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.