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Horse profile

Encanto Bruno (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer John C McConnell · Owner Derek Kierans
by Mahler (GB) out of Stratosphere (GB) (Selkirk)
16 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Cheltenham, Bellewstown & Cork Last run 4 Jul 2026 · 16th of 16 Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile

Encanto Bruno is a gelding who has won four of 16 starts on turf. All wins came on good going, three of them over 2m1f – 2m4f, including a Class 2 novices hurdle at Cheltenham in Oct 2023. He has never scored on softer ground. His last run, at Bellewstown in Jul 2026, saw him finish 16 of 16 in a handicap hurdle off an official rating of 124, 16lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating124↓ 16lb off peak
124 123–140

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan, 15 Jun 2026

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 13 figures · best 117A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good8117A95.52 runs · 80 / 72
Good to Soft2109A1072 runs · 109 / 107
Soft2100B87—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6117A95.52 runs · 80 / 72
1m5f – 2m5101A74—
2m5f – 3m2109A1072 runs · 109 / 107

Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 15 Jun 2026 Official rating 124 at the last run, 4 Jul 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 13 figures · best 142A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good8142A120.52 runs · 120 / 107.5
Good to Soft2122A117.52 runs · 122 / 117.5
Soft2132A121—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6142A120.52 runs · 120 / 107.5
1m5f – 2m5132A124—
2m5f – 3m2122A117.52 runs · 122 / 117.5

Of 16 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 · 13 figures from 16 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mahler (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,845 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,96137712.7%+1.94 from 9
Good to Soft1,8071789.9%−0.90 from 4
Soft2,7352579.4%−1.40 from 2
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0421999.7%−1.11 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f3,20132210.1%−0.73 from 9
2m5f – 3m2,81333912.1%+1.30 from 2
Over 3m7689512.4%+1.6—

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
Stratosphere (GB) (Selkirk)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wintered Well (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Wintered Well (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wintered Well (IRE)2262m–3m1½fClass 4
Basford Bill (IRE)10——
Straight Red (IRE)10——
Martha Yeats (IRE)20——
Final Sting (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 4 44% +4.25
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 3 2 67% +3.75
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 3 2 67% +3.75
Bellewstown 2 1 50% −0.50
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 3 33% +1.25
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Keith Donoghue 5 1 20% −1.25
Dylan Kidd 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Harvey 3 2 67% +3.50
Kieren Buckley 2 0 0% −2.00
Alex Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 1 100% +2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 4 27% −1.75
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 6 2 33% −0.75
2022 2 2 100% +6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 2 20% −4.75
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 3 2 67% +5.00

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
04 Jul 26+19d Bellewstown Street Sweep Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good · 16 ran Held up early - lacked the pace to get involved - well beaten in 16th 16/16 17 11-2 12464C95C Dylan Kidd 33/1
15 Jun 26+10d Kilbeggan Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - fighting for control under restraint - moved into 4th three out - pressed for effort soon after - 5th approaching last then held on for 6th 6/12 6 11-5 127109A122A Dylan Kidd 28/1
05 Jun 26+124d Clonmel Bulmers Strawberry & Lime Hurdle 19.5f · Good · 4 ran Sat close up in 2nd early - slipped back to 3rd turning into straight and unable to close on the front pair - held that position without responding from 2 out to finish third 3/4 8½ 10-13 13080C120B Dylan Kidd 17/2
01 Feb 26+237d Musselburgh Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Jumped inconsistently early - settled towards the back - bumped 3 out then pushed along and dropped away 11/13 5½ 11-2 136105B113A Alex Harvey 50/1
2025 · 2 runs
09 Jun 25+57d Roscommon Castlerea Novice Chase 16f · Good · 7 ran Held up early - up to 4th when rivals departed - still detached in 4th at halfway - pushed along before 4 out - climbed to 3rd 3 out as another fell away - into 2nd 2 out - unable to close on leader and held to the line - finished 2nd 2/7 16 11-2 —101A119B Kieren Buckley 13/2
13 Apr 25+190d Down Royal Fibrus Gallop At Gigabit Speeds Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 5 ran Sat close to the front pair - small error at the 6th - third at halfway - back to fourth 3 out - driven up into second before the last - unable to trouble the winner and stayed on at one speed for second 2/5 20 11-12 —92C121B Kieren Buckley 10/3
2024 · 2 runs
05 Oct 24+146d Gowran Park Join Gowran Park Racing Club Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 5 ran Held front spot in a measured gallop early - stumbled at the 5th and drew alongside soon after - retired from contest shortly before 4 out PU/5 — 11-12 ——— Keith Donoghue 8/13F
12 May 24+137d Killarney Lakes Of Killarney Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-12 139—— Keith Donoghue 3/1F
2023 · 6 runs
27 Dec 23+24d Leopardstown Paddy Power Who Put The Wrappers Back In The Box Handicap Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 9 11-10 14023B124A Keith Donoghue 10/1
03 Dec 23+37d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 7 11-12 —74A110A Keith Donoghue 9/2
27 Oct 23+85d Cheltenham TrustATrader Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 —117A142A Keith Donoghue 11/4F
03 Aug 23+26d Galway Guinness Novice Hurdle 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-1 ——— Ben Harvey 85/40F
08 Jul 23+115d Bellewstown Bar One Racing Price Boosts All Channels Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-7 —100A132A Ben Harvey 1/2F
15 Mar 23+144d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 21 ran 11/21 4¼ 11-7 123100B132A Sean Bowen 14/1
2022 · 2 runs
22 Oct 22+106d Cheltenham Spirax-Sarco Engineering Sustainability Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-3 —69C132A Tom Scudamore 2/1F
08 Jul 22 Cork Way To Paris At Coolagown Stud Flat Race 17f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 11-0 —99B116A Ben Harvey 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Encanto Bruno won?
Encanto Bruno (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains Encanto Bruno?
Encanto Bruno (IRE) is trained by John C McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 July 2026.
Who is Encanto Bruno's sire?
Encanto Bruno (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Stratosphere (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
What going does Encanto Bruno prefer?
Encanto Bruno (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 9 starts (44.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Encanto Bruno's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 4 July 2026. The highest on record is 140.
What is Encanto Bruno's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,845 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Encanto Bruno's siblings?
Out of Stratosphere (GB), Encanto Bruno (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wintered Well (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Wintered Well (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2022. 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.