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Horse profile

Brechin Castle (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer W P Mullins · Owner R S Brookhouse
by Shantou (USA) out of Glorious Twelfth (IRE) (Old Vic)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 3 wins · Naas, Cheltenham & Sedgefield New yard Last run 4 Mar 2026 · 1st of 20
KTB Profile

Brechin Castle is 3 from 4 on turf with wins at Naas, Cheltenham and Sedgefield. His biggest success came in the Listed Turners Open NH Flat Race at Cheltenham in Nov 2023. All three wins were gained on a first visit to the course, two of them over 1m5f – 2m on soft or heavy ground. His last run, at Naas in Mar 2026, was his first for the yard and he won by leading throughout.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Mar 2026 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 22 Dec 2023

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 4 figures · best 148B · median 131.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft2148B137.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3136B1271 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 150A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 22 Dec 2023

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 4 figures · best 150A · median 145.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft2146A138.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3150A1461 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,29231113.6%0—
Good to Soft1,43317612.3%−1.30 from 1
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.32 from 2
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.31 from 1
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03127613.6%02 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,71237813.9%+0.31 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,34233414.3%+0.7—
Over 3m6697210.8%−2.8—

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

Dam
Glorious Twelfth (IRE) (Old Vic)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Wynn House (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Wynn House (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wynn House (GB)1852m–2m5½fClass 2
Minella Sixo (IRE)1522m–2m7f—
Old Comrades (IRE)30——
Lord Walsingham (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 2 100% +3.05
Heavy 1 1 100% +0.29
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 1 50% +1.25
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.80

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 1 1 100% +0.29
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 1 100% +2.25
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +0.80

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 2 67% +1.54
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +0.80

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Quinlan 2 1 50% +1.25
Paul Townend 1 1 100% +0.29
Alice Stevens 1 1 100% +0.80

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 1 100% +0.29
2023 3 2 67% +2.05

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 2 67% +2.05
Hurdle 1 1 100% +0.29

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
04 Mar 26+803d Naas William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot approaching the last two furlongs after being asked for effort but fought back to reclaim it at the final obstacle - kept finding more to the line for the win 1/20 11-12 86B145A Paul Townend 2/7F
2023 · 3 runs
22 Dec 23+33d Ascot Thames Materials Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 3¼ 11-6 136B150A Jack Quinlan 9/4F
19 Nov 23+28d Cheltenham Turners Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-2 127B146A Jack Quinlan 9/4F
22 Oct 23 Sedgefield Fabulous Anne Williams Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-9 148B131B Alice Stevens 4/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Brechin Castle won?
Brechin Castle (IRE) won 3 of 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 75%. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trains Brechin Castle?
Brechin Castle (IRE) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 March 2026.
Who is Brechin Castle's sire?
Brechin Castle (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Glorious Twelfth (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Brechin Castle's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Brechin Castle's siblings?
Out of Glorious Twelfth (IRE), Brechin Castle (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Wynn House (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Wynn House (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.