How many races has Brace Yourself won?

Brace Yourself (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).

Who trained Brace Yourself?

Brace Yourself (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 13 February 2022.

Who is Brace Yourself's sire?

Brace Yourself (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Angelica Garnett (GB), whose sire is Desert Story.

What going does Brace Yourself prefer?

Brace Yourself (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Brace Yourself's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 13 February 2022. The highest on record is 137.

What is Brace Yourself's sire's record?

Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,849 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

Who are Brace Yourself's siblings?

Out of Angelica Garnett (GB), Brace Yourself (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Expedite (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Expedite (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Brace Yourself (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2022) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner Mrs Patricia Hunt

by Mahler (GB) out of Angelica Garnett (GB) (Desert Story)

15 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2017

As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 13 Feb 2022 — 1,717 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Feb 2022 3 wins · Gowran Park & Down Royal Last raced off OR 134

KTB Profile

Brace Yourself (IRE) is 3 from 15. Hasn't won since Oct 2020.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

3–15Wins / Runs
20%Strike rate
7 (46.7%)Placed
−7.75£1 level staken=15 at SP
1.32Fair A/E n=15 · 1.11 incl. margin
137Highest OR
108dAvg between runs

Official rating134↓ 3lb off peak

134 133–137

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 15 Nov 2020

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 12 figures · best 118^A · median 89.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Soft	6	114^C	85	—
Heavy	4	118^A	102	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m	4	108^C	90.5	—
1m5f – 2m	4	118^A	94.5	—
Over 3m	2	114^C	99.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	2	80^A	72	—

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 134^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 15 Nov 2020 Official rating 134 at the last run, 13 Feb 2022

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 12 figures · best 156^A · median 132

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Soft	6	132^A	123.5	—
Heavy	4	156^A	145	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m	4	134^B	121.5	—
1m5f – 2m	4	156^A	148	—
Over 3m	2	129^A	119	—
2m1f – 2m4f	2	137^B	134.5	—

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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

Mahler (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,849 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	119	18	15.1%	+4.3	—
Good	2,961	377	12.7%	+1.9	1 from 1
Good to Soft	1,807	178	9.9%	−0.9	1 from 2
Soft	2,739	259	9.5%	−1.3	0 from 7
Heavy	1,213	124	10.2%	−0.6	1 from 5
Standard (AW)	10	1	10%	−0.8	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m – 1m1f	5	0	0%	−10.8	—
1m2f – 1m4f	16	0	0%	−10.8	—
1m5f – 2m	2,043	199	9.7%	−1.1	2 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f	3,203	323	10.1%	−0.7	1 from 2
2m5f – 3m	2,814	340	12.1%	+1.3	0 from 5
Over 3m	768	95	12.4%	+1.6	0 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Angelica Garnett (GB) (Desert Story)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Expedite (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Expedite (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Expedite (IRE)	15	2	2m3½f–2m7f	Class 4

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	7	0	0%	−7.00
Heavy	5	1	20%	−2.25
Good to Soft	2	1	50%	+0.50
Good	1	1	100%	+1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Fairyhouse	4	0	0%	−4.00
Punchestown	3	0	0%	−3.00
Leopardstown	2	0	0%	−2.00
Down Royal	2	2	100%	+3.25
Galway	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gowran Park	1	1	100%	+1.00
Thurles	1	0	0%	−1.00
Navan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m5f – 3m	5	0	0%	−5.00
Over 3m	4	0	0%	−4.00
1m5f – 2m	4	2	50%	+1.25
2m1f – 2m4f	2	1	50%	+0.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Sean Flanagan	11	2	18%	−6.50
Ms N Carberry	3	1	33%	−0.25
Denis O'Regan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2022	1	0	0%	−1.00
2021	2	0	0%	−2.00
2020	6	1	17%	−4.00
2019	2	0	0%	−2.00
2018	3	1	33%	−0.50
2017	1	1	100%	+1.75

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Chase	9	1	11%	−7.00
Hurdle	3	1	33%	−0.50
NH Flat	3	1	33%	−0.25

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
2022 · 1 run
13 Feb 22+288d	Punchestown	Hollywoodbets Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Grade B) 28f · Heavy · 13 ran	F/13	—	11-0	134	—	—	Sean Flanagan	20/1
2021 · 2 runs
01 May 21+26d	Punchestown	Colm Quinn BMW Group Handicap Chase (0-145) 31f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran	PU/19	—	11-1	136	—	—	Sean Flanagan	9/1
05 Apr 21+127d	Fairyhouse	BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade A) 29f · Yielding · 28 ran	19/28	3¼	10-8	137	85^C	109^C	Sean Flanagan	11/1
2020 · 6 runs
29 Nov 20+14d	Fairyhouse	BARONERACING.COM Porterstown Handicap Chase (Grade B) 29f · Soft · 20 ran	2/20	13	10-10	135	114^C	129^A	Sean Flanagan	6/1F
15 Nov 20+22d	Punchestown	Liam & Valerie Brennan Florida Pearl Novice Chase (grade 2) 22.5f · Heavy · 7 ran	3/7	7	11-5	133	86^B	134^B	Sean Flanagan	40/1
24 Oct 20+21d	Galway	Sanserv Rated Novice Chase 18f · Soft · 10 ran	2/10	2	11-9	—	64^B	132^A	Sean Flanagan	9/2
03 Oct 20+196d	Gowran Park	Join Gowran Park Racing Club Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 6 ran	1/6		12-0	—	80^A	137^B	Sean Flanagan	EvensF
21 Mar 20+34d	Thurles	BetVictor Hurdle 22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran	7/9	29	11-7	—	50^C	116^C	Sean Flanagan	13/2
16 Feb 20+50d	Navan	Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2) 21f · Heavy · 8 ran	6/8	4	11-3	—	108^C	125^A	Denis O'Regan	33/1
2019 · 2 runs
28 Dec 19+28d	Leopardstown	Ballymaloe Foods Beginners Chase 21f · Yielding · 10 ran	F/10	—	11-12	—	—	—	Sean Flanagan	16/1
30 Nov 19+392d	Fairyhouse	Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Beginners Chase 21f · Soft · 18 ran	7/18	2	11-12	—	95^B	118^A	Sean Flanagan	14/1
2018 · 3 runs
03 Nov 18+215d	Down Royal	Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran	1/15		11-12	—	93^B	140^A	Sean Flanagan	6/4F
02 Apr 18+58d	Fairyhouse	Cawley Furniture Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 9 ran	2/9	2¾	11-11	—	96^A	156^A	Ms N Carberry	15/8F
03 Feb 18+39d	Leopardstown	Goffs Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2) 16f · Soft · 9 ran	3/9	15	11-10	—	85^A	132^A	Ms N Carberry	7/2
2017 · 1 run
26 Dec 17	Down Royal	Down Royal Racecourse Of The Year 2017 (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 8 ran	1/8		11-11	—	118^A	156^B	Ms N Carberry	7/4

Quick answers

How many races has Brace Yourself won?: Brace Yourself (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
Who trained Brace Yourself?: Brace Yourself (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 13 February 2022.
Who is Brace Yourself's sire?: Brace Yourself (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Angelica Garnett (GB), whose sire is Desert Story.
What going does Brace Yourself prefer?: Brace Yourself (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brace Yourself's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 13 February 2022. The highest on record is 137.
What is Brace Yourself's sire's record?: Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,849 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Brace Yourself's siblings?: Out of Angelica Garnett (GB), Brace Yourself (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Expedite (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Expedite (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

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