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Horse profile

Brian's Express (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2015) · Last trainer L Young · Last owner Mrs Margaret Marshall
by Alderbrook (GB) out of Holly's Sister (IRE) (Accordion)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2014
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2015 — 4,106 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2015 · 9th of 13 Won at Kilbeggan Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Brian's Express (IRE) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Jun 2014. Last raced off 95, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 14 Sep 2014 Official rating 95 at the last run, 17 Jul 2015

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.

Jumps 8 figures · best 124A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good6124A96—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4124A89—
2m1f – 2m4f498C94.5—

Of 11 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 · 8 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
Alderbrook (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17317.6%+7.9—
Good to Firm2362410.2%+0.50 from 2
Good9419710.3%+0.61 from 8
Good to Soft627568.9%−0.80 from 1
Soft892707.8%−1.9—
Heavy5586812.2%+2.5—
Standard (AW)2229.1%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.7—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f8112.5%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m762678.8%−0.91 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,18012210.3%+0.60 from 5
2m5f – 3m979959.7%0—
Over 3m361359.7%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Holly's Sister (IRE) (Accordion)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fleurys Fort (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–2m6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fleurys Fort (IRE)6782m3f–2m6f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% +13.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 4 1 25% +17.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% +15.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Moran 6 1 17% +15.00
Sean Flanagan 4 0 0% −4.00
Ryan Treacy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 10 1 10% +11.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% +13.00
Chase 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
17 Jul 15+306d Kilbeggan Best Dressed Lady Competition At Kilbeggan Races On 8th August Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 93 10-2 9570C Ryan Treacy 25/1
14 Sep 14+23d Listowel Cheestrings Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 20 11-12 —98C Sean Flanagan 33/1
22 Aug 14+8d Kilbeggan Mullingar.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 11 11-9 10674C Sean Flanagan 20/1
14 Aug 14+14d Tramore Waterford 1100 - Ireland's Oldest City Beginners Chase 16f · Good · 6 ran F/6 — 11-12 —— Sean Flanagan 33/1
31 Jul 14+14d Galway Guinness Harp Novice Chase 18f · Good · 6 ran F/6 — 11-2 —— Sean Flanagan 50/1
17 Jul 14+24d Killarney Dawn Omega Milk Novice Hurdle 17f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 53 11-12 10694C Robbie Moran 33/1
23 Jun 14+8d Kilbeggan Easyfix Rubber Products Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 —124A Robbie Moran 20/1
15 Jun 14+14d Downpatrick Celebrating Father's Day Maiden Hurdle 18.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 14 11-4 —82C Robbie Moran 10/1
01 Jun 14+26d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan Races On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 hd 11-4 —104A Robbie Moran 33/1
06 May 14+9d Fairyhouse Summer Racing At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 22 ran BD/22 — 11-12 —— Robbie Moran 66/1
27 Apr 14 Limerick June 7th & 20th Twilight Racing Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 7/18 32 11-12 —95C Robbie Moran 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brian's Express (IRE) won?
Brian's Express (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Brian's Express (IRE)?
Brian's Express (IRE) was trained by L Young on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 17 July 2015.
Who is Brian's Express (IRE)'s sire?
Brian's Express (IRE) is by Alderbrook (GB) out of Holly's Sister (IRE), whose sire is Accordion.
What going does Brian's Express (IRE) prefer?
Brian's Express (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brian's Express (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 17 July 2015. The highest on record is 106.
What is Brian's Express (IRE)'s sire's record?
Alderbrook (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Brian's Express (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Holly's Sister (IRE), Brian's Express (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fleurys Fort (IRE) (8). The wins came over 2m3f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2014. 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.