Horse profile
Bravo Zulu (IRE)
by National Defense (GB) out of Runway Giant (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
35 runs · 15 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 6 courses
Last run 4 Jul 2026 · 5th of 7
Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile
Bravo Zulu is 8 from 35 with five of those wins over 1m – 1m1f and three over 6f – 7f. Six of the eight wins came on standard AW and two on good to firm. He won a Class 4 handicap at Windsor in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 76. Ridden prominently in his last run at Carlisle in Jul 2026 he finished 5 of 7 off the same mark.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 27 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 8–35Wins / Runs
- 22.9%Strike rate
- 12 (34.3%)Placed
- +17.57£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.90Fair A/E n=34 · 1.72 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 116 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating76↓ 11lb off peak
76
72–87
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 114A | 92 | 8 runs · 108 / 91 |
| Good | 7 | 94A | 88 | 4 runs · 94 / 88 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 106A | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 114A | 90.5 | 7 runs · 108 / 92 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 108A | 89 | 5 runs · 106 / 90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 101A | 90 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 runs · 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.
Run style from 27 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 18 (67%) · 3 wins
- Led 5 (19%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (7%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (7%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 583 runs since May 2021 (50 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 81 | 11 | 13.6% | +6.1 | 2 from 6 |
| Good | 152 | 10 | 6.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Soft | 78 | 4 | 5.1% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 172 | 12 | 7% | −0.5 | 6 from 21 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 188 | 12 | 6.4% | −1.1 | 3 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 199 | 20 | 10.1% | +2.6 | 5 from 20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 46 | 1 | 2.2% | −5.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Runway Giant (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made In Pimlico (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Go Large (IRE) | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Irredentist (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 6 | 29% | +17.07 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 26 | 5 | 19% | +9.50 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.57 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +11.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.57 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Windsor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 5 | 25% | +15.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 3 | 25% | +5.07 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossa Ryan | 7 | 5 | 71% | +22.07 |
| Richard Kingscote | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.50 |
| Laura Pearson | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alexandra Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Adam O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Planas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 4 | 27% | +8.57 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.00 |
| E/S | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 36% | +12.50 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +10.57 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Jul 26+15d | Carlisle | Sheila Petch Appreciation Handicap (For Professional Female Jockeys) Prominent in the pack early - pressed for effort and slipped back 2f out - kept going without finding extra to finish 5th | 5/7 | nse | 9-7 | 76 | 93B | 82A | Laura Pearson | 16/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+17d | Newmarket | Zyn Pole Position Handicap (Div 1) Prominent - pushed along approaching final 2f and stayed on at the one speed - short of space 110yds out finishing 6th | 6/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 77 | 94A | 81A | Laura Pearson | 18/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+8d | Pontefract | GV Co Property Consultants Supports The YCC Handicap Handy with the pace early - pushed along 3f out then dropped away 2f out - faded steadily inside final furlong to finish well beaten | 9/9 | 7 | 9-6 | 76 | 83C | 53C | Laura Pearson | 9/1 |
| 25 May 26+16d | Redcar | racingtv.com Handicap Settled with strong grip early - up with the pace soon after - pressed for effort 2f out and drifted left as advantage lost inside final furlong - fought back close home to snatch second - beaten just half a length | 2/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 76 | 106A | 96A | Laura Pearson | 20/1 |
| 09 May 26+50d | Haydock | Pertemps Handicap Went straight to front - pushed along and drifted right approaching final furlong as rivals came by - faded quickly - finished 5th | 5/10 | 2 | 8-7 | 76 | 78C | 74A | Alexandra Egan | 28/1 |
| 20 Mar 26+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Wide on the outer through the pack - crept forward 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out then dropped away quickly | 8/10 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 79 | 79A | 71A | Laura Pearson | 8/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Handy early - hit front after a furlong - pressed for effort 2f out then lost advantage entering final furlong - stayed on but unable to reclaim spot | 2/7 | ½ | 9-3 | 79 | 95A | 87A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+8d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Tracked the front group early - asked for effort with 2f left and again with a furlong to run - dropped away fast close home to finish 6th | 6/11 | nk | 9-9 | 80 | 108A | 80A | Jack Mitchell | 7/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+10d | Southwell (AW) | SBK: No Casino Just Sports Handicap Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - went to the front - pressed and lost lead 2f out then slipped back through the pack - stayed on at one speed inside the closing furlong to finish fifth | 5/12 | 1½ | 9-7 | 82 | 90A | 83A | Jack Mitchell | 25/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+38d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Race read close touch through early stages - driven with over a furlong remaining - squeezed for space as effort ebbed inside final 110 yards - finished 9th beaten 2½ lengths | 9/12 | shd | 9-6 | 82 | 101A | 80A | Rossa Ryan | 22/1 |
| 03 Jan 26+8d | Southwell (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with over 2f left - faded steadily thereafter to finish seventh | 7/8 | 2 | 9-9 | 85 | 92A | 70A | Jack Doughty | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Handy early - squeezed for room approaching the straight - faded to the back when asked for effort inside the final furlong - kept going to the line | 6/7 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 87 | 86A | 72A | Luke Morris | 33/1 |
| 17 Dec 25+116d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Pulling hard early - settled in the pack - pushed along over 2f out and dropped away quickly thereafter | 12/12 | ¾ | 9-9 | 87 | 70A | 67A | Rossa Ryan | 12/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+23d | Windsor | Return Of Jumps Racing To Windsor Handicap Went straight to front early - still holding a share of the advantage into the closing stages under pressure with a shout entering the final furlong - couldn't get on terms with the winner close home and settled for second | 2/7 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 77 | 69B | 81A | Billy Loughnane | 3/1F |
| 31 Jul 25+17d | Galway | Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out - well held at the finish | 16/18 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 78 | 77C | 67C | Declan McDonogh | 12/1 |
| 14 Jul 25+16d | Windsor | Rum N Vibez Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - driven forward approaching 2f out - made ground into contention with a furlong left - hit front deep inside the last and stayed on to win | 1/8 | 10-1 | 76 | 82A | 83A | Rossa Ryan | 11/2 | |
| 28 Jun 25+15d | Doncaster | Hilton Garden Inn Handicap Sat close to the front pack early - hit the front inside the final furlong and asserted with authority - won going away | 1/10 | 9-13 | 72 | 87A | 91A | Jack Mitchell | 7/1 | |
| 13 Jun 25+56d | Chester | HRS Cladding Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Sat close to front early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away in final furlong - finished 9th | 9/13 | 1¼ | 10-6 | 75 | 75C | 74A | Mr Adam O'Shea | 25/1 |
| 18 Apr 25+35d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM All Weather Vase Mile Handicap Went straight to front - lost command approaching final 2f - driven and dropped away fast inside final furlong - eventually well held in 12th | 12/12 | 5 | 9-7 | 87 | 80A | 56A | Richard Kingscote | 11/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Went straight to the front - pushed along a furlong out and edged away approaching the final furlong - powered on to the line | 1/6 | 9-11 | 84 | 96A | 100B | Rossa Ryan | 5/2F | |
| 16 Feb 25+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Tracked front group - stayed on with a strong drive inside the last - got up right on the line | 1/9 | 9-7 | 81 | 105A | 86A | Rossa Ryan | 9/2 | |
| 07 Feb 25+41d | Lingfield (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Handy in 3rd on the rail - shifted wide entering straight and found room between rivals over 1f out - driven along and held position into the final furlong - faded in the closing stages to finish 5th | 5/7 | hd | 9-11 | 82 | 98A | 85A | Richard Kingscote | 10/3 |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Keen and up with the pace early - dropped away in the closing stages - finished sixth beaten 3 lengths | 6/11 | 1 | 9-10 | 82 | 89A | 84A | Connor Planas | 7/1 |
| 19 Dec 24+16d | Southwell (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap Wide throughout early stages - moved into second place with 5f left - drifted out again straightening for home - driven and kept battling to snatch it right on the line | 1/11 | 9-6 | 79 | 108A | 93A | Richard Kingscote | 7/1 | |
| 03 Dec 24+43d | Lingfield (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Sat close to the pace early - asked for effort with 2f remaining - moved into second a furlong out - took command inside the final 110 yards and kept going to the line | 1/12 | 9-2 | 76 | 114A | 89A | Rossa Ryan | 11/1 | |
| 21 Oct 24+6d | Southwell (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 1) Handy position wide - pressed for effort with 3f left - unable to make further headway - finished 6th beaten 4¼ lengths | 6/12 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 79 | 98A | 79A | Saffie Osborne | 9/2 |
| 15 Oct 24+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Settled just off the pace - pushed along with 2f remaining - unable to close the gap - beaten into 10th | 10/12 | 2 | 9-9 | 79 | 56A | 70A | Billy Loughnane | 10/3J |
| 16 Sep 24+26d | Windsor | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Sat close to the pace early - given a nudge with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong | 10/12 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 72 | 90A | 65A | Jim Crowley | 7/2F |
| 21 Aug 24+54d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap Wide early holding a share of the lead - given encouragement and edged behind two out - driven and finished with renewed effort inside the last - fifth home beaten 4 lengths | 5/9 | 2 | 9-8 | 83 | 107B | 80A | Ross Coakley | 9/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+48d | Yarmouth | Join Moulton Racing Syndicate Handicap | 8/9 | 3 | 9-3 | 79 | 105A | 71A | Dylan Hogan | 22/1 |
| 11 May 24+25d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Handicap | 7/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | 83 | 89C | 75A | Richard Kingscote | 7/2J |
| 16 Apr 24+37d | Newmarket | JRA Handicap | 10/13 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 84 | 88C | 71A | Richard Kingscote | 9/1 |
| 10 Mar 24+111d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-11 | — | 89A | 75A | Rossa Ryan | 4/7F | |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 23+58d | Kempton (AW) | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/13 | 9-7 | — | 82B | 87A | Richard Kingscote | 13/2 | |
| 23 Sep 23 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 68A | 73A | Dylan Hogan | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bravo Zulu won?
- Bravo Zulu (IRE) won 8 of 35 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.9%. Placed 12 times in total (34.3% of starts).
- Who trains Bravo Zulu?
- Bravo Zulu (IRE) is trained by David Loughnane, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 July 2026.
- Who is Bravo Zulu's sire?
- Bravo Zulu (IRE) is by National Defense (GB) out of Runway Giant (USA), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
- What going does Bravo Zulu prefer?
- Bravo Zulu (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bravo Zulu's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 4 July 2026. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Bravo Zulu's sire's record?
- National Defense (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 583 runs since May 2021 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Bravo Zulu's siblings?
- Out of Runway Giant (USA), Bravo Zulu (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.