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Horse profile

Hail The Brave (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2016) · Last trainer Michael Smith · Last owner Alderclad Ltd
by Lahib (USA) out of Parverb (IRE) (Parliament I)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jun 2016 — 3,800 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2016 · 10th of 15 Won at Wetherby Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Hail The Brave (IRE) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2014. Last raced off 84, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 21lb off peak
84 84–105

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 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 29 Dec 2015 Official rating 84 at the last run, 1 Jun 2016

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 11 figures · best 122A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy4102A86—
Good389A88—
Soft3105B90—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5122A90—
1m5f – 2m5102A88—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 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
Lahib (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,699 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2428.3%+0.7—
Good to Firm190168.4%+0.8—
Good530499.2%+1.60 from 5
Good to Soft215146.5%−1.11 from 1
Soft368236.3%−1.30 from 5
Heavy245187.3%−0.30 from 4
Standard (AW)12775.5%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−7.6—
6f – 7f57712.3%+4.7—
1m – 1m1f7645.3%−2.3—
1m2f – 1m4f149138.7%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m563346%−1.60 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f477326.7%−0.91 from 8
2m5f – 3m3073210.4%+2.80 from 2
Over 3m65710.8%+3.2—

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
Parverb (IRE) (Parliament I)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Merrion Square (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Merrion Square (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Merrion Square (IRE)2052m½f–3mClass 3
Betheholygobbs (IRE)3013m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +10.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% +1.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 1 50% +9.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% +3.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Henry Brooke 4 0 0% −4.00
Adam Nicol 4 0 0% −4.00
Kyle James 2 0 0% −2.00
Finian O'Toole 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
James Reveley 1 1 100% +10.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% +4.00
Hood 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 6 1 17% +5.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 1 8% −1.00
NH Flat 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
2016 · 3 runs
01 Jun 16+74d Cartmel Smooth Radio Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 7 10-10 8482A Henry Brooke 14/1
19 Mar 16+65d Newcastle Mtrec Recruitment - Finance Recruitment Specialists 'hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 9/9 12 11-3 9175C Finian O'Toole 8/1
14 Jan 16+16d Catterick Yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Adventure Activities Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-1 95— Jamie Hamilton 16/1
2015 · 5 runs
29 Dec 15+22d Kelso Take It Easy Tiger Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 5 10-5 9889C Henry Brooke 18/1
07 Dec 15+39d Musselburgh Racing Uk Android App Racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 17 11-0 10088C Henry Brooke 16/1
29 Oct 15+195d Sedgefield J Amer & M Sweeney Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 103— Brian Harding 6/1
17 Apr 15+21d Southwell Beaumond House Community Hospice Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-9 105— Adam Nicol 9/1
27 Mar 15+91d Wetherby Watch On 3 Devices Racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-2 105— Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
2014 · 6 runs
26 Dec 14+64d Wetherby William Hill - In The App Store Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-12 95122A James Reveley 10/1
23 Oct 14+13d Southwell 32Red.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 4½ 10-9 —88C Kyle James 100/1
10 Oct 14+110d Carlisle Ennerdale Box Welcome Back Jump Racing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 1½ 10-12 —90C Henry Brooke 50/1
22 Jun 14+43d Hexham Bet totejackpot Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 3¾ 10-9 —89A Kyle James 10/1
10 May 14+88d Hexham Yarridge Heights Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 26 10-11 —83C Adam Nicol 15/8F
11 Feb 14+58d Ayr Good Luck Steve Knight Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 nk 10-12 —102A Adam Nicol 3/1
2013 · 1 run
15 Dec 13 Carlisle 32Red Casino Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 10-9 —105B Adam Nicol 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hail The Brave won?
Hail The Brave (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
Who trained Hail The Brave?
Hail The Brave (IRE) was trained by Michael Smith on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 1 June 2016.
Who is Hail The Brave's sire?
Hail The Brave (IRE) is by Lahib (USA) out of Parverb (IRE), whose sire is Parliament I.
What is Hail The Brave's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 1 June 2016. The highest on record is 105.
What is Hail The Brave's sire's record?
Lahib (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,699 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hail The Brave's siblings?
Out of Parverb (IRE), Hail The Brave (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Merrion Square (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Merrion Square (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2013. 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.