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Horse profile

Brankley Boy (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2007) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Gary Stewart
by Afzal (IRE) out of Needwood Fortune (GB) (Tycoon II)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2007 — 7,164 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2007 · 3rd of 15 2 wins · Uttoxeter & Plumpton Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Brankley Boy (GB) is 2 from 10, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2006.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating125↓ 6lb off peak
125 115–131

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 18 Mar 2006 Official rating 125 at the last run, 17 Mar 2007

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 8 figures · best 133C · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4131C119—
Soft2123C119.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5133C127—
2m5f – 3m1———
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 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
Afzal (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 4% of 75 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−4—
Good to Firm1300%−4—
Good30310%+60 from 1
Good to Soft2000%−40 from 5
Soft900%−41 from 3
Standard (AW)200%−4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1500%−40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2114.8%+0.82 from 5
2m5f – 3m2700%−40 from 3
Over 3m12216.7%+12.70 from 1

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
Needwood Fortune (GB) (Tycoon II)

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

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Lady of Fortune (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady of Fortune (IRE)422m3½f–2m4½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 1 33% −1.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +2.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 2 40% +0.50
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +1.50
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 1 100% +1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +0.50
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mick Fitzgerald 7 2 29% −1.50
Marcus Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Curling 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 5 2 40% +0.50
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 2 runs
17 Mar 07+21d Uttoxeter John Smith's McManus Pub Co. Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 6 10-11 125121C Mick Fitzgerald 9/1
24 Feb 07+98d Kempton Raceform Update Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 125— Mick Fitzgerald 10/3F
2006 · 5 runs
18 Nov 06+217d Haydock Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-0 131— Marcus Foley 17/2
15 Apr 06+28d Haydock Red Square Vodka Fixed Brush Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final Class 2 · 19f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 ¾ 11-6 124131C Mick Fitzgerald 3/1F
18 Mar 06+42d Uttoxeter Peter J Douglas Engineering Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-8 124133C Mick Fitzgerald 5/2F
04 Feb 06+19d Sandown Milward Printing Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 6 11-7 120127C Sam Curling 8/1
16 Jan 06+34d Plumpton Play Roulette & Blackjack at Skybetvegas.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 115123C Mick Fitzgerald EvensF
2005 · 3 runs
13 Dec 05+281d Warwick Watch Security Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 shd 10-12 —116C Mick Fitzgerald 6/5F
07 Mar 05+24d Hereford Weatherbys Bank Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 11-2 —117C Mick Fitzgerald 11/10F
11 Feb 05 Bangor-on-Dee NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 2½ 11-3 —114C Marcus Foley 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brankley Boy won?
Brankley Boy (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 8 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trained Brankley Boy?
Brankley Boy (GB) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 17 March 2007.
Who is Brankley Boy's sire?
Brankley Boy (GB) is by Afzal (IRE) out of Needwood Fortune (GB), whose sire is Tycoon II.
What going does Brankley Boy prefer?
Brankley Boy (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brankley Boy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 17 March 2007. The highest on record is 131.
What is Brankley Boy's sire's record?
Afzal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4% of 75 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Brankley Boy's siblings?
Out of Needwood Fortune (GB), Brankley Boy (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lady of Fortune (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Lady of Fortune (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.