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Horse profile

Brave Endeavour (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Paul O'Flynn · Owner John J Obrien
by Arctic Cosmos (USA) out of Lisacul Lady (IRE) (Snurge)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Headgear returns LTO Last run 1 Jun 2026 · 6th of 6 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Brave Endeavour is a maiden who has yet to win from eight starts on turf. His best effort came when fourth of 13 at Limerick in Apr 2026. All runs have been over 1m5f to 2m4f on soft or heavier ground with no placed efforts. He last ran when sixth of six at Listowel in Jun 2026 in the John B Keane Beginners Chase off an official rating of 84 with headgear returning.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Feb 2026 · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating84↓ 7lb off peak
84 84–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 16 Apr 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 7 figures · best 93C · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft460B424 runs · 60 / 42
Heavy281B262 runs · 81 / 26
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f593C605 runs · 93 / 60
1m5f – 2m22C-13.52 runs · 2 / -13.5

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 16 Apr 2026 Official rating 84 at the last run, 1 Jun 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 96A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft496A924 runs · 96 / 92
Heavy295A94.52 runs · 95 / 94.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f596A935 runs · 96 / 93
1m5f – 2m294C89.52 runs · 94 / 89.5

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 6 analysed runs since Feb 2026

  • Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Arctic Cosmos (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,306 runs since Nov 2017 (131 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 11.3% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm600%−7.6—
Good379287.4%−0.2—
Good to Soft262176.5%−1.10 from 2
Soft450327.1%−0.50 from 4
Heavy1942211.3%+3.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1500%−7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f900%−7.6—
1m5f – 2m384256.5%−1.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f468347.3%−0.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m374349.1%+1.5—
Over 3m7168.5%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2017 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lisacul Lady (IRE) (Snurge)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Noreaway (IRE)60——
Jj The Yes Man (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darragh O'Keeffe 3 0 0% −3.00
G B Noonan 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
John Shinnick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 0 0% −7.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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 · 7 runs
01 Jun 26+11d Listowel John B. Keane Beginners Chase 2m3f · Yielding · 6 ran Held 5th - driven after 3 out with no headway into the straight - unable to find more from 2 out and beaten into 6th 6/6 4½ 11-12 8433A91B Darragh O'Keeffe 28/1
21 May 26+35d Limerick Calor Gas Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m1½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Set the early pace - handed up in second by halfway - pushed along and dropped away entering the straight - well held from there to finish eighth 8/14 7½ 10-13 8593C77C Darragh O'Keeffe 8/1
16 Apr 26+10d Limerick Professor Maria Hinfelaar Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m3½f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran Shared the front spot early - pushed along and lost the advantage before 2 out - stayed in 4th under pressure and stuck on one gear to the line 4/13 7½ 11-1 8781B95A Darragh O'Keeffe 28/1
06 Apr 26+11d Cork Finbarr Quaid Electrical Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m · Yielding · 20 ran Settled in the pack - stumbled at the opener - slipped to the back by halfway - driven but faded from four out and finished a distant last 13/20 17 11-4 902C85C G B Noonan 33/1
26 Mar 26+21d Clonmel Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m3f · Soft · 15 ran Sat behind front group early - 6th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then found nothing and dropped away late 9/15 ½ 11-5 9160B93A G B Noonan 20/1
05 Mar 26+28d Thurles Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran Settled around midfield - bumped lightly at the opening fence - unable to make headway from 3 out - down in 10th before 2 out and well beaten at the finish 10/18 2¾ 11-10 —-29C94C Richard Condon 33/1
05 Feb 26+612d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Soft · 14 ran Held up towards the back - still down in 8th two out before edging into 6th by the last - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same speed to finish 7th 7/14 ¾ 11-4 —51B96A G B Noonan 125/1
2024 · 1 run
03 Jun 24 Listowel John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-5 ——— John Shinnick 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brave Endeavour won?
Brave Endeavour (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Brave Endeavour?
Brave Endeavour (IRE) is trained by Paul O'Flynn, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 June 2026.
Who is Brave Endeavour's sire?
Brave Endeavour (IRE) is by Arctic Cosmos (USA) out of Lisacul Lady (IRE), whose sire is Snurge.
What is Brave Endeavour's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 1 June 2026. The highest on record is 91.
What is Brave Endeavour's sire's record?
Arctic Cosmos (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,306 runs since Nov 2017 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
Who are Brave Endeavour's siblings?
Out of Lisacul Lady (IRE), Brave Endeavour (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.