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Brave Kingdom (FR)

10yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Owner Graeme Moore Kate Andrew Brooks
by Brave Mansonnien (FR) out of New Foundation (IRE) (College Chapel)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last run 28 Feb 2026 Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile

Brave Kingdom won five of 12 starts on turf, four of them over 2m1f – 2m4f. He took a Class 3 handicap chase at Newbury in Dec 2023 off an official rating of 133 and another at Plumpton the previous month off 128, both on soft or good to soft ground. The gelding, aged 10 at his last run in Feb 2026, was beaten favourite when last seen at Newbury in a Class 2 veterans handicap chase off an official rating of 128, 10lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating128↓ 10lb off peak
128 128–138

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 30 Dec 2021

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 8 figures · best 136C · median 125.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5136B125—
Soft2136C133.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5136B126—
2m5f – 3m2136C119.51 run · —
Over 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 142C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 3 Feb 2026 Official rating 128 at the last run, 28 Feb 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 144A · median 135
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5144A132—
Soft2142B137—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5144A132—
2m5f – 3m2142C1421 run · —
Over 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 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 5 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Led 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Brave Mansonnien (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 300 runs since Apr 2014 (35 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−10.3—
Good9566.3%−4—
Good to Soft711115.5%+5.23 from 8
Soft841113.1%+2.82 from 3
Heavy3638.3%−20 from 1
Standard (AW)1200%−10.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−10.3—
1m2f – 1m4f800%−10.3—
1m5f – 2m9644.2%−6.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1291511.6%+1.34 from 5
2m5f – 3m551221.8%+11.51 from 5
Over 3m1000%−10.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
New Foundation (IRE) (College Chapel)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Just A Dancer (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Just A Dancer (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Just A Dancer (IRE)1015fClass 4
Fine Art Collector (IRE)30——
Blue Anchor Bay (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 3 38% +4.37
Soft 3 2 67% +2.13
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 3 2 67% +3.63
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 2 100% +1.87
Class 5 1 1 100% +6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 4 1 25% −1.12
Taunton 2 1 50% −0.38
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 1 100% +2.75
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +1.25
Fontwell 1 1 100% +6.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −2.12
2m1f – 2m4f 5 4 80% +9.62
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 5 2 40% −0.50
Bryony Frost 3 1 33% +0.75
Gavin Sheehan 3 2 67% +6.25
Freddie Gingell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 11 4 36% −0.50
None 1 1 100% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 2 100% +4.63
2021 4 3 75% +6.87

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 2 25% −1.37
Hurdle 3 2 67% +0.87
NH Flat 1 1 100% +6.00

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 · 2 runs
28 Feb 26+25d Newbury 1 Up, Job Done At BetVictor Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Went straight to front - challenged for command around 7th - clumsy 11th - kicked back to dispute advantage 12th - driven along and lost command 4 out - weakened before halted approaching 2 out PU/9 — 10-6 128—— Harry Cobden 15/8F
03 Feb 26+66d Taunton Arthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7f · Heavy · 4 ran Set the gallop - lost the advantage momentarily before 3 out then a fine leap to retake it - pressed for effort soon after - surrendered the front before the last and could not quite peg back the winner 2/4 1½ 12-0 128103C142C Freddie Gingell 9/4J
2025 · 2 runs
29 Nov 25+294d Newbury Coral Sir Peter O'Sullevan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled midfield - shifted wide and made progress before the 3rd - disputed the front soon after - weakened by the 13th and pulled up after two out PU/12 — 11-6 131—— Harry Cobden 6/1
08 Feb 25+42d Uttoxeter Lisa Mitten Turns 60 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m · Soft · 8 ran Settled just behind the pace - dropped to 8th and finding little - pulled up after the 9th PU/8 — 11-8 136—— Bryony Frost 11/2
2024 · 2 runs
28 Dec 24+315d Newbury Coral Mandarin Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held a handy spot on the outer through the pack early - moved up into third then went forward after the 5th - hit the 17th a bit awkwardly - lost command 3 out - unable to find more back and held for third 3/9 13 11-11 13753A131B Bryony Frost 11/1
17 Feb 24+59d Ascot Sodexo Live! Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 3m · Good To Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-2 138—— Harry Cobden 3/1
2023 · 2 runs
20 Dec 23+30d Newbury JM Finn Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-9 133136C142B Harry Cobden 15/8
20 Nov 23+690d Plumpton Mik Tubb 'Uncle Eli' Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-4 128109C138B Bryony Frost 11/4
2021 · 4 runs
30 Dec 21+27d Taunton Newton King Estate Agents Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-5 130136B144A Harry Cobden 8/13F
03 Dec 21+30d Sandown Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 6 11-0 —126C123B Gavin Sheehan 6/5F
03 Nov 21+248d Chepstow Holt JCB Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-4 —131B132A Gavin Sheehan 5/4F
28 Feb 21 Fontwell Life, Worth Celebrating With Champagne PIAFF Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 —125B132A Gavin Sheehan 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brave Kingdom won?
Brave Kingdom (FR) won 5 of 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 41.7%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Brave Kingdom?
Brave Kingdom (FR) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 February 2026.
Who is Brave Kingdom's sire?
Brave Kingdom (FR) is by Brave Mansonnien (FR) out of New Foundation (IRE), whose sire is College Chapel.
What going does Brave Kingdom prefer?
Brave Kingdom (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brave Kingdom's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 28 February 2026. The highest on record is 138.
What is Brave Kingdom's sire's record?
Brave Mansonnien (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 300 runs since Apr 2014 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Brave Kingdom's siblings?
Out of New Foundation (IRE), Brave Kingdom (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Just A Dancer (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Just A Dancer (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2021. 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.