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Horse profile

Brave Way (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Nov 2022) · Last trainer Henry De Bromhead · Last owner Kenneth Alexander
by Jeremy (USA) out of Black Mariah (IRE) (Bob's Return)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Nov 2022 — 1,445 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2022 · 6th of 10 3 wins · Kilbeggan & Limerick Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile

Brave Way (IRE) is 3 from 11. Hasn't won since Aug 2022. Last raced off a career-high mark of 126.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating126At career-high mark
126 118–126

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 20 Jul 2022

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 10 figures · best 158B · median 96.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good386A84—
Good to Soft3114A105—
Soft3158B102—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5158B114—
Over 3m284A79.5—
2m5f – 3m2105C95.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 20 Jul 2022 Official rating 126 at the last run, 12 Nov 2022

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 128A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4123B118.5—
Good to Soft3128A123—
Soft3127A122—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6128A118.5—
Over 3m2122A114.5—
2m5f – 3m2123B114—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%−1.2—
Good to Firm386379.6%−1.6—
Good1,81120711.4%+0.22 from 4
Good to Soft1,04414513.9%+2.70 from 3
Soft1,95322011.3%+0.11 from 3
Heavy8569010.5%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)664507.5%−3.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f192199.9%−1.3—
6f – 7f743587.8%−3.4—
1m – 1m1f653629.5%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f6846910.1%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m1,88924112.8%+1.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,68021112.6%+1.41 from 6
2m5f – 3m736669%−2.21 from 2
Over 3m1472416.3%+5.11 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Black Mariah (IRE) (Bob's Return)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Coillte Lass (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Coillte Lass (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Coillte Lass (IRE)1332m½f–2m5½fListed
Sellerna Bay (IRE)40——
Running Skeard (IRE)170——
Kilcanavee (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 2 50% +2.44
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 1 33% −1.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 3 2 67% +3.50
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +0.44
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −4.50
Over 3m 2 1 50% +3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% −0.56
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rachael Blackmore 7 3 43% +0.94
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Power 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 5 2 40% +1.44
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2020 2 1 50% −0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 2 33% +0.44
Hurdle 5 1 20% −3.50

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
2022 · 5 runs
12 Nov 22+85d Cheltenham Celotex Thermaclass Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 1 11-0 12675B107A Ben Harvey 11/2
19 Aug 22+30d Kilbeggan Kiernan Steel Handicap Chase 25f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 11884A122A Rachael Blackmore 4/1
20 Jul 22+69d Limerick Croom Mares Beginners Chase 22f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 —86A123B Rachael Blackmore 4/9F
12 May 22+20d Perth DM Hall 125th Anniversary Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 8 10-5 126105C105C Rachael Blackmore 11/10F
22 Apr 22+183d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 11-7 —91B123A Rachael Blackmore 4/6F
2021 · 4 runs
21 Oct 21+32d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Beginners Chase 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 nk 11-9 ——115A Darragh O'Keeffe 4/6F
19 Sep 21+168d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 4/9 2¼ 11-5 123114A128A Darragh O'Keeffe 7/2
04 Apr 21+55d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final (Grade 1) 20f · Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 2½ 11-9 12457C108C Robbie Power 40/1
08 Feb 21+101d Fairyhouse Race Displays Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 10 11-1 —123C107C Rachael Blackmore 12/1
2020 · 2 runs
30 Oct 20+18d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 10-12 —102A127A Rachael Blackmore 11/4
12 Oct 20 Kilbeggan Irish Farmers Journal Mares Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-1 —158B122A Rachael Blackmore 1/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Brave Way won?
Brave Way (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trained Brave Way?
Brave Way (IRE) was trained by Henry De Bromhead on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 12 November 2022.
Who is Brave Way's sire?
Brave Way (IRE) is by Jeremy (USA) out of Black Mariah (IRE), whose sire is Bob's Return.
What going does Brave Way prefer?
Brave Way (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brave Way's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 12 November 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Brave Way's sire's record?
Jeremy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
Who are Brave Way's siblings?
Out of Black Mariah (IRE), Brave Way (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Coillte Lass (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Coillte Lass (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.