Brave Lion (GB)
Brave Lion is a lightly raced gelding by Postponed out of a Presenting mare whose five previous foals include two winners headed by Midnight River with seven wins. His sire has a 12.1% strike rate since Jan 2008 with strongest figures over 2m1f – 2m4f. The gelding finished 2 of 9 as beaten favourite in a Class 5 bumper at Worcester in Sep 2026 having been held. He has a placed effort on good ground over 1m5f – 2m.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 82
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,576 runs since Jun 2021 (165 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 452. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.7% from 140. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.4% from 202.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 405 | 54 | 13.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 203 | 29 | 14.3% | +2.1 | — |
| Soft | 228 | 27 | 11.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Heavy | 61 | 13 | 21.3% | +9.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 452 | 41 | 9.1% | −3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 202 | 11 | 5.4% | −6.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 322 | 27 | 8.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 498 | 72 | 14.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 380 | 58 | 15.3% | +3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 140 | 22 | 15.7% | +3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −5.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2021 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Midnight River (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Midnight River (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight River (GB) | 24 | 7 | 2m3½f–3m1f | Class 1 |
| Gentle Connections (GB) | 15 | 4 | 2m–2m5½f | Class 3 |
| Top Tier Gossip (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Callisto Queen (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Triple Choice (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 26 | Worcester | Copybet For Premier League Profit Boosts Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - moved into a remote second spot 2f out - never able to close on the winner and finished 15 lengths back | 2/9 | 15 | 11-0 | 82A | 120B | Sean Bowen | 5/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Brave Lion won?
- Brave Lion (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Brave Lion?
- Brave Lion (GB) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.
- Who is Brave Lion's sire?
- Brave Lion (GB) is by Postponed (IRE) out of Well Connected (GB), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Brave Lion's sire's record?
- Postponed (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,576 runs since Jun 2021 (165 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 452. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.7% from 140. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.4% from 202.
- Who are Brave Lion's siblings?
- Out of Well Connected (GB), Brave Lion (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Midnight River (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Midnight River (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.