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Horse profile

Fortune The Brave (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Benny Wylie Claire Wylie
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Better Back Bracka (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2025 — 479 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 6th of 11 Won at Kilbeggan Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Fortune The Brave won the Paddy Dunican Memorial Flat Race at Kilbeggan in Sep 2024 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. The gelding, aged 5 at his last run in Jul 2025, has one win and three places from eight turf starts and reached a highest official rating of 103. He finished sixth of 11 in the Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Sligo last time out, having been prominent. Typically held up, he raced off an official rating of 98 that day with headgear returning.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo, 13 Jul 2025

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 6 figures · best 106A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4106A98.5—
Soft291B75.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f397A91—
Over 3m1———
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 22 Jun 2025 Official rating 98 at the last run, 13 Jul 2025

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 7 figures · best 126A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4125A106—
Soft2126A109—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3126A102—
Over 3m2111A110.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,874 runs since May 2013 (684 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,54218912.3%+10 from 4
Good to Soft1,23813611%−0.30 from 2
Soft1,89721411.3%01 from 2
Heavy7808611%−0.3—
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,58119312.2%+0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,99320310.2%−1.11 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,24215512.5%+1.20 from 2
Over 3m2423313.6%+2.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Better Back Bracka (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Copper Rocker (IRE)70——
Better Back Minnie (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +15.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 1 100% +16.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +14.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieren Buckley 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Finn Buckley 2 1 50% +15.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% +11.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 2 1 50% +15.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +15.00

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
2025 · 6 runs
13 Jul 25+21d Sligo Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle 3m1½f · Good · 11 ran Handy early after stumbling at the 4th - travelling wide on the track - still 4th at halfway - error 3 out and driven approaching 2 out - lost touch before the last then blundered there - stayed on at one speed to the line 6/11 ½ 11-0 98106A110A Brian Hayes 10/1
22 Jun 25+15d Hexham Greenhead Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack - improved into contention 5 out then error and driven along 2 out - stayed on from the final flight to finish second beaten 2 lengths 2/7 2 12-0 103100B125A Gavin Sheehan 5/1
07 Jun 25+24d Punchestown Ladbrokes 'Gaffer Of All Accas' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 3m · Good To Yielding · 20 ran Held up towards the back - parted company with rider at the opening obstacle UR/20 — 11-9 95—— Kieren Buckley 8/1
14 May 25+58d Tipperary Tipperary Maiden Hurdle 3m1f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Sat behind front pair - second at halfway - moved into command after four out then relinquished it at the following fence - dropped away entering the straight under urging - unable to threaten again from two out - finished seventh 7/15 2¾ 11-12 ——111A Kieren Buckley 12/1
17 Mar 25+15d Down Royal Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Good · 15 ran Small error at 1st - settled midfield off the pace - unbalanced 4 out then dropped away steadily 9/15 25 11-12 —42C99C Kieren Buckley 20/1
02 Mar 25+177d Leopardstown Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 18 ran Held up towards the back - mistake in 14th and again in 4th - crept into contention after two out but found nothing more approaching the last 10/18 4 11-12 —60B92A Gavin Brouder 11/2
2024 · 2 runs
06 Sep 24+26d Kilbeggan Paddy Dunican Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m4f · Yielding · 15 ran Sat close to front pair early - nudged up between rivals after 5f then edged into contention by halfway - asked for effort 6f from home - kicked clear 4f out - kept finding more from 2f out to win 1/15 11-4 —91B126A Mr Finn Buckley 16/1
11 Aug 24 Downpatrick Killultagh Estates Flat Race 2m3f · Good · 11 ran mid-pack early - lost touch and slipped towards the back before halfway - urged along and revived with 4f left - closed on the top group with 3f to go - moved into third around the home bend - continued to the line without troubling the pacesetting duo 3/11 12 11-4 —97A102A Mr Finn Buckley 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Fortune The Brave won?
Fortune The Brave (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Fortune The Brave?
Fortune The Brave (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Sligo on 13 July 2025.
Who is Fortune The Brave's sire?
Fortune The Brave (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Better Back Bracka (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What is Fortune The Brave's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 13 July 2025. The highest on record is 103.
What is Fortune The Brave's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,874 runs since May 2013 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Fortune The Brave's siblings?
Out of Better Back Bracka (IRE), Fortune The Brave (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2024. 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.