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Horse profile

Brave Thought (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer P Monteith · Last owner Hamilton House Limited
by Commanche Run (GB) out of Bristol Fairy (GB) (Smartset)
14 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Apr 2007 — 7,132 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 · 6th of 13 2 wins · Ayr & Newcastle Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Brave Thought (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Mar 2007.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating113↓ 3lb off peak
113 100–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 22 Mar 2007 Official rating 113 at the last run, 26 Apr 2007

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 12 figures · best 121C · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft6116C94.5—
Good to Soft3118C107—
Heavy2121C111—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m9121C107—
2m1f – 2m4f3109C86—

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 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
Commanche Run (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 384 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.4% from 125. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.3—
Good to Firm4424.5%−2.8—
Good10376.8%−0.50 from 1
Good to Soft7379.6%+2.30 from 3
Soft9788.2%+0.91 from 8
Heavy5946.8%−0.51 from 2
Standard (AW)600%−7.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.3—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.3—
1m5f – 2m10144%−3.32 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f9577.4%+0.10 from 4
2m5f – 3m1251310.4%+3.1—
Over 3m6046.7%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bristol Fairy (GB) (Smartset)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −1.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +2.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 1 11% −4.50
Class 4 5 1 20% +1.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 8 1 13% −1.50
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% +1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Timmy Murphy 5 1 20% −0.50
Graham Lee 3 1 33% +3.50
Richie McGrath 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Bradburne 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Mulholland 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 4 1 25% +2.50
2006 7 1 14% −2.50
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 2 17% −1.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 4 runs
26 Apr 07+35d Perth Bill And Bunny Cadogan Trophy Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 20 11-5 11387C Timmy Murphy 9/1
22 Mar 07+12d Ayr Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 106116C Graham Lee 11/2
10 Mar 07+19d Ayr Guinness Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 14 11-8 108101C Alan Dempsey 20/1
19 Feb 07+120d Carlisle Pick 3,4 Or 6 At vcbet.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 30 11-11 11486C Graham Lee 16/1
2006 · 7 runs
22 Oct 06+7d Aintree bonusprint.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 30 11-7 11577C Graham Lee 10/1
15 Oct 06+183d Carlisle Viacom Outdoor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 11 10-6 10077C Mark Bradburne 6/1
15 Apr 06+35d Haydock Casino 36 Stockport Paul Summers Classic Handicap Chase Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1¾ 11-1 116118C Timmy Murphy 10/1
11 Mar 06+14d Ayr Event Master Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-8 116— Richie McGrath 6/1
25 Feb 06+14d Newcastle totescoop6 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 10-11 113121C Timmy Murphy 7/2
11 Feb 06+39d Ayr Lloyds TSB Scotland Handicap Chase Class 3 · 1m7½f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 6 10-4 113102C Dominic Elsworth 12/1
03 Jan 06+12d Ayr First Foot Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 11-12 113— Timmy Murphy 4/1C
2005 · 3 runs
22 Dec 05+285d Ayr Subscribe To Racing UK On 08700 860 432 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 23 ran 8/23 12 11-7 100109C Timmy Murphy 14/1
12 Mar 05+42d Ayr Handicap Chase Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 1½ 11-10 113116C Neil Mulholland 10/3
29 Jan 05 Ayr Handicap Chase Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 5 11-12 114107C Richie McGrath 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Brave Thought won?
Brave Thought (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Brave Thought?
Brave Thought (IRE) was trained by P Monteith on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 26 April 2007.
Who is Brave Thought's sire?
Brave Thought (IRE) is by Commanche Run (GB) out of Bristol Fairy (GB), whose sire is Smartset.
What going does Brave Thought prefer?
Brave Thought (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brave Thought's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 26 April 2007. The highest on record is 116.
What is Brave Thought's sire's record?
Commanche Run (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 384 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.4% from 125. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4% from 101.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.