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Horse profile

Brian's Journey (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2010) · Last trainer Barbara Butterworth · Last owner Miss E J Butterworth
by Benny The Dip (USA) out of Soviet Cry (GB) (Soviet Star)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Nov 2010 — 5,817 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2010 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Brian's Journey (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Wetherby (Dec 2008). Last raced off 80, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 13lb off peak
80 80–93

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 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 27 Dec 2008 Official rating 80 at the last run, 23 Nov 2010

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 90A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft279C74.5—
Soft290A87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m490A81.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Benny The Dip (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 203 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7.4—
Good to Firm27311.1%+3.7—
Good5858.6%+1.20 from 1
Good to Soft3825.3%−2.10 from 2
Soft3712.7%−4.70 from 3
Heavy24312.5%+5.1—
Standard (AW)1516.7%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1218.3%+0.9—
6f – 7f2500%−7.4—
1m – 1m1f300%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1000%−7.4—
1m5f – 2m6934.3%−3.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f47510.6%+3.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m31619.4%+12—
Over 3m600%−7.4—

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
Soviet Cry (GB) (Soviet Star)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Broughtons Silk (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Broughtons Silk (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Broughtons Silk (GB)2611mClass 6
River Ridge (GB)140——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James O'Farrell 5 0 0% −5.00
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 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
2010 · 2 runs
23 Nov 10+46d Sedgefield Molson Coors Wholesale At Hartlepool Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-8 80— James O'Farrell 100/1
08 Oct 10+595d Carlisle Lloyd Motor Group Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-1 82— James O'Farrell 40/1
2009 · 1 run
20 Feb 09+55d Musselburgh Scottish Racing Your Best Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 12/14 23 10-11 9370C James O'Farrell 14/1
2008 · 3 runs
27 Dec 08+36d Wetherby Don't Miss Racing At Catterick Tomorrow Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 14 10-9 9390A James O'Farrell 40/1
21 Nov 08+7d Kelso Louis Coppola Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 27 10-9 8884C James O'Farrell 33/1
14 Nov 08 Newcastle O2 Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 15/16 15 10-12 8879C Wilson Renwick 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Brian's Journey won?
Brian's Journey (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2010. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Brian's Journey?
Brian's Journey (GB) was trained by Barbara Butterworth on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 23 November 2010.
Who is Brian's Journey's sire?
Brian's Journey (GB) is by Benny The Dip (USA) out of Soviet Cry (GB), whose sire is Soviet Star.
What is Brian's Journey's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 23 November 2010. The highest on record is 93.
What is Brian's Journey's sire's record?
Benny The Dip (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 203 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Brian's Journey's siblings?
Out of Soviet Cry (GB), Brian's Journey (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Broughtons Silk (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Broughtons Silk (GB)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.