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Horse profile

Going For Broke (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Rebecca Curtis · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Gold Well (GB) out of Kokopelli Star (GB) (Hernando)
17 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2017 — 3,296 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 5th of 6 5 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Going For Broke (IRE) is 5 from 17. Hasn't won since Sep 2017. Last raced off a career-high mark of 127.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating127At career-high mark
127 114–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 10 Jul 2017

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 9 figures · best 137B · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4136A94.5—
Good to Soft395B93—
Soft2137B119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5137B101—
2m1f – 2m4f293A83.5—
2m5f – 3m2136A115.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 12 Sep 2017 Official rating 127 at the last run, 26 Oct 2017

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 16 figures · best 133A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7133A121—
Good to Soft5128B114—
Soft4126A117—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m8133A123—
2m1f – 2m4f5124B114—
2m5f – 3m3113A104—

Of 17 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 · 16 figures from 17 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
Gold Well (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2011 (363 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1241411.3%−0.9—
Good1,75222012.6%+0.43 from 8
Good to Soft98012112.3%+0.11 from 5
Soft1,79219410.8%−1.41 from 4
Heavy96713714.2%+2—
Standard (AW)3313%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.2—
1m – 1m1f1900%−12.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−12.2—
1m5f – 2m1,21314612%−0.24 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f1,89824312.8%+0.61 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,96722911.6%−0.60 from 3
Over 3m5356912.9%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kokopelli Star (GB) (Hernando)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 3 38% +2.73
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −2.25
Soft 4 1 25% −0.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 4 44% +4.48
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 4 2 50% +3.23
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 2 1 50% +0.75
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +2.50
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +2.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 4 50% +3.48
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −0.50
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan Moore 9 3 33% +0.98
Conor Brassil 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieron Edgar 1 1 100% +2.50
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 1 100% +2.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 8 2 25% −2.77
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 2 40% +3.25
None 4 1 25% −0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 9 2 22% −0.75
2016 4 2 50% +1.23
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 1 1 100% +2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 2 18% −5.77
Chase 5 2 40% +3.25
NH Flat 1 1 100% +2.50

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
2017 · 9 runs
26 Oct 17+27d Ludlow KLF Insurance Brokers & The Bryan Challenor Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 6 ran 5/6 11 11-3 12746C90C Jonathan Moore 10/1
29 Sep 17+17d Worcester Bob Love 'King Of The Dirt' Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 11-7 12793A118A Jonathan Moore 8/1
12 Sep 17+19d Worcester 7bets4free Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-9 12074B124B Jonathan Moore 9/2
24 Aug 17+24d Stratford Stratford Interactive Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 4 ran UR/4 — 11-4 120—— Jonathan Moore 6/4F
31 Jul 17+21d Newton Abbot At The Races Sky 415 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-9 11477C128B Jonathan Moore 7/4F
10 Jul 17+75d Worcester Thomas And Young, Visit thomasandyoung.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 5/11 1¾ 11-9 117115B123A Jonathan Moore 9/2
26 Apr 17+17d Punchestown Martinstown Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123) 2m5f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 22/25 ½ 11-3 11895B99A Conor Brassil 25/1
09 Apr 17+49d Ffos Las British Horse Society Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good · 12 ran 5/12 ¾ 10-10 122136A113A Jonathan Moore 10/1
19 Feb 17+59d Ffos Las Heineken EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 14 11-5 122101B111B Jonathan Moore 7/2
2016 · 4 runs
22 Dec 16+209d Bangor-on-Dee Mike Pryde Electricial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 18 ran 4/18 2 11-5 119137B126A Aidan Coleman 11/2
27 May 16+22d Worcester Great Champions League Value At Ladbrokes 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 3 ran 1/3 10-7 119—121C Jonathan Moore 8/11F
05 May 16+63d Uttoxeter Weatherbys Hamilton Conditional Jockeys' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 119—133A Kieron Edgar 5/2J
03 Mar 16+130d Ludlow Henman Marquees 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 59 11-8 122—104C Sean Bowen 8/1
2015 · 3 runs
25 Oct 15+16d Aintree Crabbie's Grand National 2016 On Sale Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 28 11-0 ——98C Barry Geraghty 3/1J
09 Oct 15+203d Newton Abbot British Stallion Studs Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 6 10-12 ——114A Paul Townend 2/1F
20 Mar 15+99d Newbury Emma Lavelle Racing Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 nk 11-1 ——113B A P McCoy 16/1
2014 · 1 run
11 Dec 14 Taunton Somerset County Gazette 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 ——123A Tom Scudamore 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Going For Broke won?
Going For Broke (IRE) won 5 of 17 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 29.4%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
Who trained Going For Broke?
Going For Broke (IRE) was trained by Rebecca Curtis on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 26 October 2017.
Who is Going For Broke's sire?
Going For Broke (IRE) is by Gold Well (GB) out of Kokopelli Star (GB), whose sire is Hernando.
What going does Going For Broke prefer?
Going For Broke (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Going For Broke's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 26 October 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Going For Broke's sire's record?
Gold Well (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2011 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2014. 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.