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Horse profile

Brave Dancing (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2020) · Last trainer Ben Pauling · Last owner Bruton Street
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Purring (USA) (Mountain Cat)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2018
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jul 2020 — 2,266 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2020 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

Brave Dancing (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off 122, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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.

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80C the best of the last 1 rated run · Southwell, 30 Jul 2020 Official rating 122 at the last run, 30 Jul 2020

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.

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 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 · 1 figure 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,245 runs since Jan 2008 (537 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3026.7%−3.2—
Good to Firm6427311.4%+1.5—
Good1,6611499%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft1,03810910.5%+0.60 from 1
Soft1,2491249.9%00 from 2
Heavy4505111.3%+1.4—
Standard (AW)1,1751139.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9888.2%−1.7—
6f – 7f864859.8%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f678497.2%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22214812.1%+2.2—
1m5f – 2m1,5911549.7%−0.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,1911189.9%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m525529.9%0—
Over 3m7679.2%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Purring (USA) (Mountain Cat)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Jeer (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Purr Along (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jeer (IRE)6181m2f–1m4fClass 3
Cat O' Nine Tails (GB)2541m4f–1m6fClass 5
Purr Along (GB)1537f–1mGroup 3
Katawi (GB)1735f–6fListed
Kittens (GB)2131m4fClass 6
Lady Francesca (GB)1111m½fClass 5
Kitty For Me (GB)10——
Vocal Anomaly (GB)10——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 2 0 0% −2.00
Luca Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Plouganou 1 0 0% −1.00
Felix De Giles 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Jul 20+174d Southwell Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 19 11-10 12217C80C Luca Morgan 20/1
07 Feb 20+471d Kempton Racing TV Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 18f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-4 126—— Nico de Boinville 40/1
24 Oct 18+165d Worcester Fred & Mercy Rimell Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-10 130—— Nico de Boinville 9/2
12 May 18+59d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Veine (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 10-10 ——— Jonathan Plouganou 32/5
14 Mar 18 Cheltenham Boodles Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 22 ran PU/22 — 11-5 134—— Felix De Giles 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brave Dancing (GB) won?
Brave Dancing (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2018 and 2020.
Who trained Brave Dancing (GB)?
Brave Dancing (GB) was trained by Ben Pauling on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 30 July 2020.
Who is Brave Dancing (GB)'s sire?
Brave Dancing (GB) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Purring (USA), whose sire is Mountain Cat.
What is Brave Dancing (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 30 July 2020. The highest on record is 134.
What is Brave Dancing (GB)'s sire's record?
Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,245 runs since Jan 2008 (537 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Brave Dancing (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Purring (USA), Brave Dancing (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Jeer (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Purr Along (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2018. 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.