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Horse profile

Courageous Cleo (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Gordon Elliott · Owner David Jones
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Muance (FR) (Al Namix)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 24 Apr 2026 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Courageous Cleo is a mare by Mount Nelson out of the Al Namix mare Muance. She is yet to win or place from five starts on turf, all of them over 1m5f to 3m on good to soft or softer ground. Typically held up, she was held in the William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan in Apr 2026 when last raced off her career-high mark of 89. She has raced twice at Punchestown.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 72C · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 15 Feb 2026 Official rating 89 at the last run, 24 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 98C · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft286C83.52 runs · 86 / 83.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f298C89.52 runs · 98 / 89.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mount Nelson (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,261 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3026.7%−3.2—
Good to Firm6437311.4%+1.5—
Good1,6701509%−0.9—
Good to Soft1,04010910.5%+0.60 from 2
Soft1,2531249.9%00 from 2
Heavy4505111.3%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,1751139.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9888.2%−1.7—
6f – 7f864859.8%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f678497.2%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22214812.1%+2.2—
1m5f – 2m1,5931549.7%−0.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,1961189.9%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m530529.8%−0.10 from 2
Over 3m80810%+0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Muance (FR) (Al Namix)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Getaway Erin (IRE)80——
Firth Of Gold (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Smith 1 0 0% −1.00
Carl Millar 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr H C Swan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 · 4 runs
24 Apr 26+22d Kilbeggan William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Held up at back of field - made no impression on leaders - stopped before final obstacle PU/16 — 10-12 89—— James Smith 80/1
02 Apr 26+30d Clonmel KEP Italia Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran Raced in rear throughout - jumping was sketchy at the 1st - needed driving from halfway - well adrift and urged on after 4 out - another untidy leap 3 out - faded badly and finished a distant 9th 9/12 35 11-0 —56C81C Carl Millar 100/1
03 Mar 26+16d Leopardstown Golf, Padel, Range At Leopardstown Launching Spring 2026 Maiden Hurdle 21f · Soft · 10 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along after three out - unable to make headway - well beaten in 8th 8/10 23 10-12 ——86C Paddy Cleary 150/1
15 Feb 26+124d Punchestown EVAD Technology Group Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Heavy · 15 ran Settled midfield early - blundered and needed pushing along at the 6th - unable to threaten from there and well held to finish 8th 8/15 3¾ 11-5 ——98C Kevin Sexton 100/1
2025 · 1 run
14 Oct 25 Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along with 5f left - made no headway and finished well held 6/7 nk 11-11 —72C72C Mr H C Swan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Courageous Cleo won?
Courageous Cleo (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Courageous Cleo?
Courageous Cleo (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
Who is Courageous Cleo's sire?
Courageous Cleo (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Muance (FR), whose sire is Al Namix.
What is Courageous Cleo's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 24 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Courageous Cleo's sire's record?
Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,261 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Courageous Cleo's siblings?
Out of Muance (FR), Courageous Cleo (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.