Horse profile
James The Brave (IRE)
by Dansant (GB) out of Last Edition (GB) (Presenting)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 4 Oct 2026 · 1st of 13
Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile
James The Brave is a gelding who has won four of 16 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He gained his biggest success in the Gleneagle Group Handicap Hurdle at Killarney in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 97, having previously won at Punchestown on heavy ground, at Wexford on soft and twice at Killarney over 2m5f – 3m or 2m1f – 2m4f. Two of his wins came on soft ground and one on good to soft. He won last time out at Killarney in Oct 2026. Typically held up, he was ridden with patience in six of ten analysed runs.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
- 4–16Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 7 (43.8%)Placed
- +3.25£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.79Fair A/E n=16 · 1.44 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 177 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating97↓ 6lb off peak
97
91–103
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 147C | 92 | 2 runs · 96 / 92 |
| Heavy | 3 | 133B | 118 | 2 runs · 133 / 125.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 97B | 68.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 143A | 107.5 | 2 runs · 118 / 107.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 133B | 92 | 3 runs · 133 / 96 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 147C | 105.5 | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 runs · as at 12 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 16 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 9 (56%) · 2 wins
- Led 4 (25%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (19%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 545 runs since Aug 2014 (64 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 11.8% from 110.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good | 148 | 13 | 8.8% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 2 | 2.4% | −5.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 191 | 14 | 7.3% | −0.6 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 110 | 13 | 11.8% | +3.9 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 138 | 8 | 5.8% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 214 | 23 | 10.7% | +2.8 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 157 | 12 | 7.6% | −0.3 | 2 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Last Edition (GB) (Presenting)
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.75 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kenneally | 7 | 4 | 57% | +12.25 |
| Brian Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tiernan Power Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D Allen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +4.75 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.50 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.50 |
| Chase | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.75 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 26+177d | Killarney (IRE) | Gleneagle Group Handicap Hurdle Front from the outset - error at the 4th - shoved on after 3 out - four lengths up when erring again at the following fence - soon driven - went away at the last - kept finding to win easily | 1/13 | 11-6 | 97 | 97B | 128A | Michael Kenneally | 3/1F | |
| 10 Apr 26+29d | Wexford | Tomcoole Farm Novice Handicap Chase Sat just behind the pace early - improved into 2nd approaching 6th - hit the front before 4 out - driven into the straight - stayed on strongly to prevail under late pressure | 1/9 | 9-13 | 103 | 96A | 120A | Michael Kenneally | 9/4F | |
| 12 Mar 26+22d | Limerick | AOS Security Novice Handicap Chase Sat close to the front pair early - fourth at halfway after a stumble at the 6th - pushed along to challenge into the straight - fighting for second before two out - fluffed the last stride and shed rider at the second-last | F/8 | — | 10-5 | 101 | — | — | Michael Kenneally | 7/4F |
| 18 Feb 26+14d | Punchestown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Up with the front group - jumped untidily at the 2nd and again 4 fences out - drifted right approaching 3 out - 2nd 2 out before dropping to 3rd in the straight - errors mounting when blundered at the last - plugged on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 3rd | 3/16 | 7½ | 11-7 | 97 | 88B | 122A | Michael Kenneally | 15/8F |
| 04 Feb 26+37d | Punchestown | ThatPrizeGuy.co.uk Novice Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - untidy at the 5th and 7th - driven on after the second-last - challenged hard beyond the final fence but held on for the win | 1/7 | 9-7 | 91 | 133B | 104B | Michael Kenneally | 6/4F | |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+46d | Limerick | Vision Contracting Novice Handicap Chase Settled behind the front pack early - stumbled at the 6th and again the following fence - held midfield position at halfway - further errors at the 8th and 9th - lost touch after a serious blunder 4 out - faded and was pulled up before 3 out | PU/12 | — | 11-1 | 102 | — | — | John Shinnick | 7/1 |
| 13 Nov 25+39d | Punchestown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Chase (0-100) Handy early - moved into contention after 3rd and up to 4th - into second before 8th - went in front 11th - hit a rough patch of jumping 13th - kicked clear after 3 out - margin narrowed before last - dug deep to the finish - pipped right at the line | 2/14 | ½ | 11-5 | 97 | 118C | 115B | Michael Kenneally | 4/1 |
| 05 Oct 25+27d | Killarney | Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Chase (0-100) Sat behind the front group early - moved into third then second by the 6th - hit the front at the 7th after a slight blunder - stayed in command through the middle stages - stretched clear to a three length advantage 3 out - stumbled 2 out and needed driving - challenged hard from the last - headed briefly inside the final furlong - responded gamely to regain command near the line - got up in a driving finish | 1/12 | 10-12 | 91 | 135A | 121A | Michael Kenneally | 17/2 | |
| 08 Sep 25+147d | Galway | Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Shared front spot early before being overtaken and clipping the 2nd fence - sat close to the pace but scrambled 6 out - driven and dropped away before 2 out - hampered for room late and unable to find more - finished well behind in 15th | 15/19 | 33 | 11-10 | 96 | 40C | 98C | Danny Mullins | 9/1 |
| 14 Apr 25+13d | Tramore | Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat just behind the front group early - clipped 4th and again 3 out while in 3rd - pushed along soon after - lost ground with another error 2 out to be 6th - unable to close from there and well held | 5/11 | ½ | 11-9 | 98 | 143A | 102A | Tiernan Power Roche | 7/2J |
| 01 Apr 25+31d | Limerick | Munster Suite At Limerick Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled with the pack early - clipped a hurdle three out - moved into second by the fifth - hit the front after the sixth - clumsy again three from home - overtaken two out - dropped away before the last - held fourth on the run-in without finding more | 4/17 | 3¾ | 11-8 | 99 | 97B | 114A | Tiernan Power Roche | 6/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+35d | Navan | Navan Maiden Hurdle Sat handy behind the pace - 5th at halfway - small error three out - pushed along to press the pace and erred again two out - unable to threaten those in front - held no more before the last - well held at the finish | 8/10 | 1¾ | 11-12 | — | 65A | 98A | Brian Hayes | 40/1 |
| 25 Jan 25+28d | Fairyhouse | CCR Raceday Maiden Hurdle Settled midpack early - improved to challenge after 4 out into 4th - dropped away 2 out - unable to threaten leaders at the last - held on for 6th | 6/13 | ½ | 11-12 | — | 85B | 109A | Brian Hayes | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+20d | Limerick | Doherty Woodshavings Flat Race Set the pace early - roused approaching 2f out and lost front spot - unable to find more and dropped away late - eventually finished fourth well beaten | 4/13 | 6½ | 11-7 | — | 85B | 117A | Mr D Allen | 40/1 |
| 08 Dec 24+43d | Cork | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack - minor error at the 5th - 10th entering the straight and plugged on at one speed from 2f out without threatening | 7/20 | 1¼ | 11-12 | — | 147C | 100C | Brian Hayes | 150/1 |
| 26 Oct 24 | Galway | Joe O'Gorman Memorial (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway then fourth with 4f left - dropped away approaching 2f out - faded to finish sixth | 6/9 | hd | 11-7 | — | 64C | 102C | Mr J L Gleeson | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has James The Brave won?
- James The Brave (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
- Who trains James The Brave?
- James The Brave (IRE) is trained by Padraig Butler, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is James The Brave's sire?
- James The Brave (IRE) is by Dansant (GB) out of Last Edition (GB), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does James The Brave prefer?
- James The Brave (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is James The Brave's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 4 October 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is James The Brave's sire's record?
- Dansant (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 545 runs since Aug 2014 (64 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.8% from 110.