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Horse profile

Brain Power (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2023) · Last trainer Warren Ewing · Last owner Warren Ewing
by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Blonde Ambition (IRE) (Old Vic)
22 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2023 — 1,313 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2023 7 wins · 5 courses New yard Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile

Brain Power (IRE) is 7 from 22, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham (Dec 2018). Hasn't won since Dec 2018. 3 of 4 starts at Kempton have ended in wins. Last raced off 140, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating140↓ 22lb off peak
140 113–162

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 137 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 28 Apr 2017

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 10 figures · best 157C · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6157C111.5—
Good2109C87—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8157C107—
2m1f – 2m4f2118A102—

Of 16 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (6).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 140A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 15 Dec 2018 Official rating 140 at the last run, 17 Mar 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 16 figures · best 167A · median 138.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft11167A140—
Good3141A132—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m13167A138—
2m1f – 2m4f3151C140—

Of 22 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 · 16 figures from 22 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
Kalanisi (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,742 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14535.7%+25.2—
Good to Firm3555716.1%+5.6—
Good2,07921110.1%−0.41 from 4
Good to Soft1,14613912.1%+1.66 from 13
Soft1,9651758.9%−1.60 from 4
Heavy8859010.2%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)2983210.7%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−10.5—
6f – 7f6934.3%−6.2—
1m – 1m1f166169.6%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f4015012.5%+2—
1m5f – 2m2,22623210.4%−0.15 from 16
2m1f – 2m4f2,09022010.5%02 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,47515210.3%−0.2—
Over 3m3043611.8%+1.30 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Degooch (IRE) (8 wins).

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

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Degooch (IRE)3282m1f–2m5fClass 3
Beyond Ambitious (IRE)812m—
Mount Slemish (IRE)10——
Kalinski (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 13 6 46% +21.50
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 1 25% −2.60
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 14 3 21% +12.50
Class 4 3 3 100% +2.65
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +2.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 7 1 14% +1.00
Kempton 4 3 75% +1.65
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 1 50% +11.00
Sandown 2 1 50% +3.50
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +2.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 16 5 31% +10.40
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +4.50
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 6 1 17% +2.00
David Mullins 6 2 33% +8.50
Peter Carberry 3 2 67% +3.50
Aidan Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Geraghty 2 1 50% −0.60
Mr D McGill 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 1 100% +4.50
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 4 36% −1.60
Cheekpieces 10 3 30% +16.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 5 1 20% +3.00
2017 4 1 25% −2.50
2016 6 3 50% +13.90
2015 3 2 67% +3.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 5 38% +17.65
Chase 7 1 14% −5.50
NH Flat 2 1 50% +1.75

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
17 Mar 23+880d Cheltenham St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 26.5f · Soft · 23 ran PU/23 — 12-0 140—— Mr D McGill 50/1
18 Oct 20+554d Kempton Racing TV Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 1½ 11-6 150109C124B Aidan Coleman 14/1
13 Apr 19+32d Ayr CPMS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Handicap) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-9 153—— Nico de Boinville 11/1
12 Mar 19+87d Cheltenham Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-10 158—— Nico de Boinville 33/1
15 Dec 18+27d Cheltenham Unibet International Hurdle Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 158118A140A Nico de Boinville 7/1
18 Nov 18+220d Cheltenham Shloer Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Cheltenham Chase) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 11-0 15565C132B Aidan Coleman 3/1
12 Apr 18+30d Aintree Big Buck's Celebration Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-4 155—— Nico de Boinville 5/2
13 Mar 18+52d Cheltenham Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 14 11-4 15683C139B Nico de Boinville 14/1
20 Jan 18+42d Ascot Royal Salute Whisky Clarence House Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 5 ran F/5 — 11-7 157—— Nico de Boinville 7/2
09 Dec 17+12d Sandown randoxhealth.com Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-2 ——— David Mullins 15/8
27 Nov 17+213d Kempton Racinguk.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 18f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 —86C151C David Mullins 1/2F
28 Apr 17+45d Punchestown Betdaq Punchestown Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 11-12 159137B147A David Mullins 13/2
14 Mar 17+87d Cheltenham Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 15 11-10 16299A115A David Mullins 13/2
17 Dec 16+14d Ascot Wessex Youth Trust Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 1/19 11-11 149157C167A David Mullins 12/1
03 Dec 16+20d Sandown Jumeirah Hotels And Resorts December Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-10 142105A149A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
13 Nov 16+201d Cheltenham StanJames.com Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 nk 11-4 145126B127A Paul Moloney 12/1
26 Apr 16+38d Punchestown Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 3/6 4½ 11-12 133—144B David Mullins 20/1
19 Mar 16+41d Kempton Racinguk.com/anywhere Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-6 134—141A Barry Geraghty 2/5F
07 Feb 16+76d Musselburgh Sky Bet Supreme Scottish Trial Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 11 11-8 ——138B Barry Geraghty 5/4F
23 Nov 15+227d Kempton Coolmore Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 ——134A Peter Carberry 7/4F
10 Apr 15+48d Aintree Weatherbys Wealth Management Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 10/19 1¼ 10-12 113—112A Peter Carberry 6/1
21 Feb 15 Newcastle Betfred TV Bumper Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-4 ——121A Peter Carberry 11/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Brain Power (IRE) won?
Brain Power (IRE) won 7 of 22 archived starts between 2015 and 2023, a strike rate of 31.8%. Placed 9 times in total (40.9% of starts).
Who trained Brain Power (IRE)?
Brain Power (IRE) was trained by Warren Ewing on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 17 March 2023.
Who is Brain Power (IRE)'s sire?
Brain Power (IRE) is by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Blonde Ambition (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Brain Power (IRE) prefer?
Brain Power (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 6 wins from 13 starts (46.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brain Power (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 17 March 2023. The highest on record is 162.
What is Brain Power (IRE)'s sire's record?
Kalanisi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,742 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.
Who are Brain Power (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Blonde Ambition (IRE), Brain Power (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Degooch (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Degooch (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2015. 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.