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Horse profile

Pure Brief (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer Reg Hollinshead · Last owner Mrs Virginia Gandola Gray
by Brief Truce (USA) out of Epure (GB) (Bellypha)
37 runs · 16 courses · from May 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2008 — 6,626 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 6th of 8 2 wins · Southwell & Bangor-on-Dee Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Pure Brief (IRE) is 2 from 37, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2005. Last raced off 65, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 37 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating65↓ 25lb off peak
65 45–90

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 (jumps) 78C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 30 Aug 2008 Official rating 65 at the last jumps run, 30 Aug 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 41A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 18 Feb 2008 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 3 Mar 2008

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 34 figures · best 89C · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good1989C72—
Good to Firm1183C70—
Good to Soft474C67—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1489C74.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1286C71.5—
2m5f – 3m678C64—
Over 3m283C72.5—
Flat 3 figures · best 41A · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)341A37—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f241A39—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 37 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
Brief Truce (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 137 runs since Jan 2008 (12 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1119.1%+1.8—
Good to Firm3339.1%+1.81 from 11
Good2926.9%−0.40 from 19
Good to Soft10110%+2.71 from 4
Soft1317.7%+0.4—
Heavy200%−7.3—
Standard (AW)3925.1%−2.20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2727.4%+0.1—
6f – 7f19210.5%+3.2—
1m – 1m1f7114.3%+7—
1m2f – 1m4f40410%+2.70 from 2
1m5f – 2m1100%−7.30 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−7.32 from 12
2m5f – 3m1815.6%−1.70 from 6
Over 3m400%−7.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Epure (GB) (Bellypha)

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 19 0 0% −19.00
Good to Firm 11 1 9% −4.50
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +11.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 24 2 8% −2.50
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 10 0 0% −10.00
Bangor-on-Dee 4 1 25% +11.00
Warwick 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 3 0 0% −3.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 1 50% +4.50
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 15 0 0% −15.00
2m1f – 2m4f 12 2 17% +9.50
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Moloney 13 2 15% +8.50
Aidan Coleman 5 0 0% −5.00
Miss Stefania Gandola 3 0 0% −3.00
Leighton Aspell 2 0 0% −2.00
Phil Kinsella 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Dempsey 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Huxley 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Henry Oliver 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Durack 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Heard 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T J Burrows 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Tom Greenway 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 29 2 7% −7.50
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 8 0 0% −8.00
2007 8 0 0% −8.00
2006 10 0 0% −10.00
2005 11 2 18% +10.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 30 2 7% −8.50
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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
30 Aug 08+27d Market Rasen Willingham Woods Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 16 10-0 6578C Paddy Aspell 33/1
03 Aug 08+52d Market Rasen Steve Appleby And Friends Annual Raceday Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 5 9-7 6972A Charlie Huxley 28/1
12 Jun 08+26d Uttoxeter Jenkinsins Carerers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 30 10-0 6964C Graham Lee 25/1
17 May 08+38d Bangor-on-Dee Home Sale Network Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 ¾ 9-9 8972C Aidan Coleman 50/1
09 Apr 08+37d Towcester Would You Believe It, Jane's 40 Again Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 30 10-9 7363C Aidan Coleman 10/1
03 Mar 08+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Race Ahead With Zena At Pontin's Amateurs' Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 9 9-9 4535C Miss Stefania Gandola 100/1
18 Feb 08+13d Lingfield (AW) Race The Family To Pontin's Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 16 ran 7/16 3 10-8 4541A Miss Stefania Gandola 40/1
05 Feb 08+76d Southwell (AW) Arena Leisure plc Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 hd 10-8 4637C Miss Stefania Gandola 50/1
21 Nov 07+16d Warwick Turftv Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 shd 10-0 7562C Aidan Coleman 9/1
05 Nov 07+29d Warwick Warwick For Conferences Conditionals' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 9-9 7383C Aidan Coleman 12/1
07 Oct 07+14d Uttoxeter Collycroft Agricultural Merchants Chase (Conditional Jockeys' Handicap) Class 5 · 21f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8/16 4 9-12 7463C Aidan Coleman 16/1
23 Sep 07+11d Uttoxeter Tean Halls Mills Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 16 10-0 7464C Henry Oliver 33/1
12 Sep 07+25d Uttoxeter Suckling Transport Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 5 10-0 7464C Paul Moloney 33/1
18 Aug 07+34d Bangor-on-Dee Llangollen Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 1½ 10-4 7872C Wayne Hutchinson 25/1
15 Jul 07+42d Stratford Birmingham Mail Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 21 10-11 8062C Leighton Aspell 15/2
03 Jun 07+204d Southwell Shane W Darby Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 14 10-11 8086C Leighton Aspell 8/1
11 Nov 06+4d Uttoxeter GAC Benair Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 45 10-2 8345C Paul Moloney 9/1
07 Nov 06+8d Sedgefield gg.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 8 9-10 8464C Phil Kinsella 7/2
30 Oct 06+23d Warwick CoventrycityFC Here Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 7 10-8 8461C Paul Moloney 5/2J
07 Oct 06+65d Bangor-on-Dee bangorondeeraces.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 10-2 8674C Seamus Durack 3/1
03 Aug 06+23d Stratford Kevin Keaney Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 17 10-11 8762C Alan Dempsey 13/2
11 Jul 06+13d Uttoxeter Jobs At Pertemps Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 2½ 10-3 8776C Alan Dempsey 6/1
28 Jun 06+13d Worcester Suckling Transport Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 9-13 8870C Liam Heard 18/1
15 Jun 06+40d Uttoxeter Shropshire Homes Silver Jubilee Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 15 9-9 8867C Phil Kinsella 7/1
06 May 06+15d Uttoxeter In-House Bars Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 10 10-11 8880C Paul Moloney 5/1F
21 Apr 06+123d Sedgefield Selling Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 2½ 11-2 8982C Paul Moloney 8/1
19 Dec 05+10d Doncaster Sands Records Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 10-6 8978C Paul Moloney 6/1
09 Dec 05+9d Doncaster Intercasino.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1¾ 10-0 8979C Paul Moloney 9/2
30 Nov 05+20d Catterick Askrigg Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 9 10-10 8987C Paul Moloney 15/2
10 Nov 05+18d Ludlow Arrow Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 nk 10-11 9088C Paul Moloney 9/2
23 Oct 05+76d Towcester Ladbrokespoker.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 6 11-6 9089C Paul Moloney 7/2
08 Aug 05+10d Southwell ECA And Edmundson Electrical Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 1/13 11-2 8382C Paul Moloney 11/2
29 Jul 05+16d Bangor-on-Dee David Manning Associates Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-0 7771C Paul Moloney 14/1
13 Jul 05+35d Uttoxeter Gordon Lamb Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 5 10-0 7473C Mr T J Burrows 6/1J
08 Jun 05+21d Hereford Sydney Phillips Auctioneers Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 3/17 1 10-11 7470C Robert Thornton 13/2
18 May 05+10d Sedgefield Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 10-5 7566C Mr Tom Greenway 6/1
08 May 05 Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 1 10-3 7573C Paul Moloney 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pure Brief (IRE) won?
Pure Brief (IRE) won 2 of 37 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 5.4%. Placed 11 times in total (29.7% of starts).
Who trained Pure Brief (IRE)?
Pure Brief (IRE) was trained by Reg Hollinshead on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 30 August 2008.
Who is Pure Brief (IRE)'s sire?
Pure Brief (IRE) is by Brief Truce (USA) out of Epure (GB), whose sire is Bellypha.
What going does Pure Brief (IRE) prefer?
Pure Brief (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 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 Pure Brief (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 30 August 2008. The highest on record is 90.
What is Pure Brief (IRE)'s sire's record?
Brief Truce (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 137 runs since Jan 2008 (12 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.