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Horse profile

Bravestofthebrave (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2012) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner A E Oppenheimer
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Victoria Cross (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jan 2012 — 5,402 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2012 · 1st of 7 Won last time out Won at Southwell (AW) First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Bravestofthebrave (USA) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Southwell (AW) (Class 5).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 10 Dec 2011 Official rating 75 at the last run, 12 Jan 2012

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 80A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)480A79—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f380A79—
1m – 1m1f279A73—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Elusive Quality (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25312%−0.3—
Good to Firm5916911.7%−0.60 from 1
Good7209012.5%+0.2—
Good to Soft280227.9%−4.4—
Soft3773810.1%−2.2—
Heavy9177.7%−4.6—
Standard (AW)1,30318814.4%+2.11 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3195116%+3.7—
6f – 7f1,33316212.2%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f94212112.8%+0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f5405810.7%−1.61 from 3
1m5f – 2m1491912.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7534%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%−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
Victoria Cross (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)

10 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Bronze Cannon (USA) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Bronze Cannon (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bronze Cannon (USA)1461m–1m4fGroup 2
Across The Stars (IRE)1821m4fGroup 2
Elusive Award (USA)5527f—
Unyielding (GB)1011m—
Crimson Ribbon (USA)611m4fClass 4
Valiant Girl (GB)511m1fClass 5
Valiance (USA)317fClass 5
Crimean Queen (GB)50——
Cross Pattee (IRE)60——
Valiance I (USA)10—Class 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −0.88
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 1 33% +0.12
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +0.12
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 2 0 0% −2.00
Nicky Mackay 1 1 100% +2.12
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 1 100% +2.12

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 1 50% +1.12
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2012 · 2 runs
12 Jan 12+10d Southwell (AW) 18th January Come Jumping At Southwell Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 7579B Nicky Mackay 85/40
02 Jan 12+23d Southwell (AW) Follow Southwell Racecourse On Twitter Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 11 9-3 7648C Steve Drowne 8/13F
2011 · 3 runs
10 Dec 11+28d Southwell (AW) Betfred 1350 Shops Nationwide Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 shd 9-3 —80A William Buick 10/11F
12 Nov 11+17d Wolverhampton (AW) 32 Free At 32Red.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 6 9-3 —79A William Buick 13/8F
26 Oct 11 Nottingham Roseland Group Ltd Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 10 9-3 —67A Robert Havlin 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Bravestofthebrave won?
Bravestofthebrave (USA) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trained Bravestofthebrave?
Bravestofthebrave (USA) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 12 January 2012.
Who is Bravestofthebrave's sire?
Bravestofthebrave (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Victoria Cross (IRE), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
What going does Bravestofthebrave prefer?
Bravestofthebrave (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bravestofthebrave's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 12 January 2012. The highest on record is 76.
What is Bravestofthebrave's sire's record?
Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
Who are Bravestofthebrave's siblings?
Out of Victoria Cross (IRE), Bravestofthebrave (USA) has 10 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Bronze Cannon (USA) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Bronze Cannon (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2011. 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.