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Horse profile

Brace For Landing (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Robert Kirkland And Neil Alfie Smith
by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Annie Grit (IRE) (Bach)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 7 Mar 2026 · 10th of 18 Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Brace For Landing is a gelding by Wings Of Eagles out of Annie Grit who has yet to win from six starts on turf, with two places. His best effort came when second of 15 at Compiegne in Apr 2025. He has raced over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft, soft and heavy ground. He finished 10 of 18 in the Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle at Sandown in Mar 2026, last raced off OR 118.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 7 Mar 2026

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 4 figures · best 109B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft295A94.52 runs · 95 / 94.5
Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3109B1033 runs · 109 / 103
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 3 Jan 2026 Official rating 118 at the last run, 7 Mar 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 128A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2113A1122 runs · 113 / 112
Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3128A1133 runs · 128 / 113
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Wings Of Eagles (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,012 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 291. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm14321.4%+11.3—
Good2913913.4%+3.30 from 1
Good to Soft253239.1%−10 from 2
Soft230208.7%−1.40 from 2
Heavy901112.2%+2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)13464.5%−5.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−10.1—
6f – 7f9188.8%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f10598.6%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f9655.2%−4.9—
1m5f – 2m330278.2%−1.90 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2883712.8%+2.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m871213.8%+3.7—
Over 3m14428.6%+18.5—

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

Dam
Annie Grit (IRE) (Bach)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Come On Gruff (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Come On Gruff (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Come On Gruff (IRE)1132m–2m5fClass 3
This Is Bob (IRE)90——
Call Me Rafa (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Compiegne (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 4 0 0% −4.00
Nicolas Gauffenic 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
07 Mar 26+63d Sandown Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 18 ran Held up in the pack - nudged for effort two out - faded before the final obstacle to finish well beaten 10/18 nk 10-7 118109B111A Harry Skelton 14/1
03 Jan 26+35d Sandown Read Nicky Henderson's Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along and lost touch approaching 2 out - finished with late running after the last but never a threat 5/8 2½ 11-5 119103A128A Harry Skelton 33/1
2025 · 4 runs
29 Nov 25+30d Newcastle BetMGM Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Sat close to front-runners early - urged up to challenge 3 out then asked for effort - lost ground before last and beaten into 5th 5/6 2¾ 10-8 12095A111B Harry Skelton 10/3
30 Oct 25+206d Stratford EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Held a midfield spot - roused for effort after two out then finished strongly to snatch third close home 3/14 5½ 10-13 —94B113A Harry Skelton 9/2
07 Apr 25+34d Compiegne (FR) Prix Orvilliers (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1¾ 10-12 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 23/5
04 Mar 25 Compiegne (FR) Prix Etienne Balsan (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 4 10-8 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brace For Landing won?
Brace For Landing (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Brace For Landing?
Brace For Landing (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 March 2026.
Who is Brace For Landing's sire?
Brace For Landing (IRE) is by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Annie Grit (IRE), whose sire is Bach.
What is Brace For Landing's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 7 March 2026. The highest on record is 120.
What is Brace For Landing's sire's record?
Wings Of Eagles (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,012 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 291. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
Who are Brace For Landing's siblings?
Out of Annie Grit (IRE), Brace For Landing (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Come On Gruff (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Come On Gruff (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.