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Horse profile

Bray Dale (GB)

9yo gelding · Trainer Catch Bissett · Owner Bissett Racing
by Scorpion (IRE) out of Cherry West (IRE) (Westerner)
15 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 7 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 31 Oct 2026 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Bray Dale is a maiden who has been placed once from 15 starts on turf. His best effort came when third of 10 at Ayr in Mar 2025. He has raced nine times at Ayr without winning, and all his starts have come over trips between 1m5f and 3m on good or softer ground. He finished 10th of 12 at Ayr in Oct 2026 when last raced off OR 71.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 7 Nov 2026
Official rating71↓ 7lb off peak
71 71–78

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 7 Mar 2025

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 12 figures · best 113A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
Soft6102B64.52 runs · 92 / 76.5
Good3108A661 run · —
Good to Soft2113A961 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m8113A671 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f392B613 runs · 92 / 61
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 7 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 2 May 2026 Official rating 71 at the last run, 31 Oct 2026

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 108A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
Soft6101A892 runs · 77 / 73.5
Good399C991 run · —
Good to Soft2108A891 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m8108A951 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f380A773 runs · 80 / 77
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 7 Nov 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 11 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Mid-division 6 (55%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 4 (36%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Scorpion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,324 runs since Sep 2011 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1422014.1%+4.9—
Good2,30924010.4%+1.20 from 3
Good to Soft1,1191008.9%−0.30 from 2
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.60 from 9
Heavy899778.6%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8551427.7%−1.50 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f2,3032259.8%+0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,77818210.2%+10 from 1
Over 3m333267.8%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2011 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cherry West (IRE) (Westerner)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Handsome Boy (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 9 0 0% −9.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bruce Lynn 4 0 0% −4.00
Ross Chapman 4 0 0% −4.00
Danny McMenamin 3 0 0% −3.00
Patrick Wadge 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Hislop 1 0 0% −1.00
Joshua Thompson 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
31 Oct 26+182d Ayr Hogmanay Ball At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held up in last group throughout - big error at the 9th - under pressure after untidy jump 3 out - soon beaten and tailed off to finish 10th 10/12 nk 10-4 7179C70C Patrick Wadge 80/1
02 May 26+57d Hexham mybettingsites.com/ie Everything New On Irish Bookies Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 6 ran Settled in third early - dropped away in touch with the front pair after the 4th - far adrift by 3 out and held no chance thereafter 5/6 19 11-1 7166C99C Bruce Lynn 125/1
06 Mar 26+24d Ayr Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran Settled off the pace in the pack - hit the 4th awkwardly - pressed for effort soon after and slipped to the back - eased out of contention shortly after PU/7 — 9-9 72—— Dominic Hislop 50/1
10 Feb 26+39d Ayr Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 9 ran Settled in rear early - pushed along after 9th - dropped away soon after - well beaten late 8/9 1¾ 10-5 7361C70C Joshua Thompson 25/1
02 Jan 26+32d Ayr Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 19 ran Settled midfield early - asked for effort before fading approaching three out - eased and taken out of contention PU/19 — 10-2 74—— Peter Kavanagh 33/1
2025 · 5 runs
01 Dec 25+19d Ayr Festive Dining At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 7 ran Settled in the pack - close to the front around the 7th - given a shake up before two out and dropped away soon after 5/7 9½ 10-4 7561A80A Bruce Lynn 18/1
12 Nov 25+250d Ayr Coral Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Soft · 14 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along before 3 out - unable to close from there - eventually well beaten in 10th 10/14 4¾ 10-6 7892B77A Ross Chapman 28/1
07 Mar 25+21d Ayr Weatherbys Scientific Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the rear midfield - began to close 3f out - blundered 2 out - moved into third before the last - kept on but couldn't reach the leader and edged clear late for the places 3/10 hd 10-6 78102B101A Ross Chapman 80/1
14 Feb 25+25d Kelso Johnston Smillie Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack - lost touch approaching 2 out - well held at the finish 5/7 2¼ 11-0 —57C88C Ross Chapman 250/1
20 Jan 25+43d Ayr Watch Racing TV For Free Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran Pulling hard early - settled midpack - clipped 6th and pressed for effort but unable to close before 2 out - well held in 7th 7/9 3 11-2 —68C91C Ross Chapman 300/1
2024 · 1 run
08 Dec 24+676d Kelso Racing TV 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran Never travelling in the pack - eased out of contention before 2 out PU/12 — 11-4 ——— Bruce Lynn 200/1
2023 · 1 run
01 Feb 23+132d Ayr We're Racing Next On 14th February Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 91 11-2 —-41C90C Danny McMenamin 100/1
2022 · 3 runs
22 Sep 22+164d Perth Have Your Christmas Party At Perth Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 9 ran 9/9 45 10-11 —63C71C Bruce Lynn 22/1
11 Apr 22+23d Hexham Follow HexhamRaces On Twitter Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 2¼ 11-1 —113A108A Danny McMenamin 28/1
19 Mar 22 Newcastle Guinness At Stack Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 9 ran 7/9 dht 11-2 —108A99A Danny McMenamin 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bray Dale won?
Bray Dale (GB) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2022 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (6.7% of starts).
Who trains Bray Dale?
Bray Dale (GB) is trained by Catch Bissett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 October 2026.
Who is Bray Dale's sire?
Bray Dale (GB) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Cherry West (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.
What is Bray Dale's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 31 October 2026. The highest on record is 78.
What is Bray Dale's sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,324 runs since Sep 2011 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
Who are Bray Dale's siblings?
Out of Cherry West (IRE), Bray Dale (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2022. 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.