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Horse profile

Brave Josee (FR)

4yo filly · Trainer Declan Queally · Owner Colm Harper
by Brave Mansonnien (FR) out of Belle Josee (FR) (Merlino Mago)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 8 Oct 2026 · 4th of 7 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Brave Josee is a maiden who has run eight times without a win and placed once. She showed her best effort when finishing second of 15 at Sligo in Jun 2026. The filly, by Brave Mansonnien out of Belle Josee, is usually held up and last ran when fourth of seven in a handicap hurdle at Tramore in Oct 2026. She contested that race off her highest-ever mark of 89.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR at career high
Official rating89At career-high mark
89 85–89

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 3 Jul 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 119B · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good3119B963 runs · 119 / 96
Soft2117A86.52 runs · 117 / 86.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5119B965 runs · 119 / 96
1m5f – 2m256C46.52 runs · 56 / 46.5

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 16 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 9 Jun 2026 Official rating 89 at the last run, 8 Oct 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 8 figures · best 104A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good3104A843 runs · 104 / 84
Soft286B852 runs · 86 / 85
Heavy292C852 runs · 92 / 85
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6104A856 runs · 104 / 85
1m5f – 2m284C812 runs · 84 / 81

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 16 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 8 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Held up 8 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Brave Mansonnien (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 298 runs since Apr 2014 (35 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−10.4—
Good9366.5%−3.90 from 3
Good to Soft711115.5%+5.10 from 1
Soft841113.1%+2.70 from 2
Heavy3638.3%−2.10 from 2
Standard (AW)1200%−10.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−10.4—
1m2f – 1m4f800%−10.4—
1m5f – 2m9644.2%−6.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1281511.7%+1.30 from 6
2m5f – 3m551221.8%+11.4—
Over 3m900%−10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Belle Josee (FR) (Merlino Mago)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saint Kristobal (FR)20——
He'sgotsometoe (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Healy 5 0 0% −5.00
Philip Donovan 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Kenneally 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 7 0 0% −7.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 0 0% −7.00
2025 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
2026 · 7 runs
08 Oct 26+97d Tramore (IRE) Tramore Racecourse On Instagram Handicap Hurdle 2m4½f · Yielding · 7 ran Raced in rear of the front group - 4th at halfway - minor error 3 out and pushed along after - bumped 2 out - found nothing before the last to finish 4th 4/7 ½ 10-0 89117A86B Kevin Healy 3/1
03 Jul 26+24d Wexford Clearwater Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m1f · Good · 14 ran Held up at the back - made no impression - finished well beaten in 10th 10/14 ¾ 10-6 89119B84A Kevin Healy 3/1
09 Jun 26+13d Sligo Knocknarea Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m4½f · Good · 15 ran Settled towards back early - moved into contention after four out and up to third - closed on front-runner before two out - edged ahead approaching last obstacle - driven from turn into straight - drew level near finish then overtaken on run-in - stayed on at one gait for second 2/15 2¾ 10-2 8596B104A Kevin Healy 4/1J
27 May 26+15d Wexford Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards the back - never a threat - well beaten at the finish 8/14 23 10-0 8566C75C Kevin Healy 12/1
12 May 26+23d Sligo Rosses Point Caravan Park Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m2f · Good · 15 ran Held up early - remained outpaced throughout - well beaten in 8th 8/15 7½ 10-3 8767B80A Kevin Healy 25/1
19 Apr 26+46d Tramore Copper Coast Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 15 ran Held up towards the back and not involved - drifted left over 6th and needed urging soon after - made no dent on the leaders from 3 out and finished well held 7/15 nk 10-0 —56C84C Philip Donovan 150/1
04 Mar 26+111d Naas William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran Settled at rear early fighting for control - stayed off the pace throughout - hampered two out and finished well held 14/20 1½ 10-4 —37C78C Michael Kenneally 50/1
2025 · 1 run
13 Nov 25 Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Academy Hurdle 2m2½f · Heavy · 14 ran Held up towards the back - stayed on into contention approaching 2 out - unable to threaten leading pair before the last - well held in 8th 8/14 2¾ 10-9 ——92C Sean O'Keeffe 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brave Josee won?
Brave Josee (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Brave Josee?
Brave Josee (FR) is trained by Declan Queally, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 October 2026.
Who is Brave Josee's sire?
Brave Josee (FR) is by Brave Mansonnien (FR) out of Belle Josee (FR), whose sire is Merlino Mago.
What is Brave Josee's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 8 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Brave Josee's sire's record?
Brave Mansonnien (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 298 runs since Apr 2014 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Brave Josee's siblings?
Out of Belle Josee (FR), Brave Josee (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.