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Santa Bravado (GB)

3yo colt · Trainer A Oliver · Owner Brian Mellon P Mcbride
by Iffraaj (GB) out of Goleta (IRE) (Royal Applause)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Navan Last run 16 May 2026 · 1st of 7 Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Santa Bravado is a colt by Iffraaj out of Goleta who has won one of four starts. He won the Royal County Handicap at Navan in May 2026, leading over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft ground off an official rating of 79. That success came at the third course he has raced on and took his record at Navan to one win from two runs. He has also raced on good to soft and on the all-weather.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 16 May 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 114C · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft2105A911 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f2114C109.52 runs · 114 / 109.5
1m – 1m1f278B77.51 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 16 May 2026 Official rating 79 at the last run, 16 May 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 94A · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft294A89.51 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f294A852 runs · 94 / 85
1m – 1m1f285A77.51 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Iffraaj (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,978 runs since Apr 2010 (1,092 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm65812.3%+1.8—
Good to Firm2,20025311.5%+1—
Good2,9792949.9%−0.6—
Good to Soft1,46515810.8%+0.30 from 1
Soft1,7441408%−2.51 from 2
Heavy493387.7%−2.8—
Standard (AW)5,03158211.6%+1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f84610512.4%+1.9—
6f – 7f5,03254610.9%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f3,82141110.8%+0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,6082479.5%−11 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,13011510.2%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f397369.1%−1.4—
2m5f – 3m124118.9%−1.6—
Over 3m20210%−0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Goleta (IRE) (Royal Applause)

10 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Royal Jet (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Dibajj (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Royal Jet (GB)2767f–1mClass 5
Dibajj (FR)1545f–6½fGroup 3
Black Sea (FR)1031m–1m2½fListed
Galvez (IRE)621m2f—
Moojdee (IRE)217fClass 5
Alpha Cephei (GB)90——
L'age D'or (GB)40——
Special Reserve (GB)10——
Isla Vista (FR)30——
Gaviota (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 2 1 50% +6.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% +6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
W J Lee 3 1 33% +5.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +6.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
16 May 26+21d Navan Royal County Handicap 1m2f · Yielding · 7 ran Settled towards the back early - still 6th with 3f remaining - improved into 5th 2f out - driven and made ground approaching the final furlong - moved into second and drifted left inside the last - went in front close home to score 1/7 9-4 79105A94A W J Lee 7/1
25 Apr 26+169d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Smullen Series) 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Held a midfield spot - 11th at halfway - asked for effort 3f out but failed to improve position and drifted left approaching final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 7th 7/18 1 9-8 —114C76A Ronan Whelan 25/1
2025 · 2 runs
07 Nov 25+22d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 1m · Standard · 13 ran Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 7th with 2f left - unable to close - held on for 7th 7/13 2 9-5 —78B70A W J Lee 3/1F
16 Oct 25 Curragh Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series) 1m · Yielding · 16 ran Held up at the back of the pack - still 9th with 3½f left - moved into 6th 2f out - up to 4th with a furlong to run - eased back to finish 5th 5/16 ¾ 9-2 —77C85A W J Lee 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Santa Bravado won?
Santa Bravado (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Santa Bravado?
Santa Bravado (GB) is trained by A Oliver, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
Who is Santa Bravado's sire?
Santa Bravado (GB) is by Iffraaj (GB) out of Goleta (IRE), whose sire is Royal Applause.
What is Santa Bravado's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 16 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Santa Bravado's sire's record?
Iffraaj (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,978 runs since Apr 2010 (1,092 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Santa Bravado's siblings?
Out of Goleta (IRE), Santa Bravado (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Jet (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Dibajj (FR)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.