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Horse profile

The Brave Guy (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Jennie Candlish · Owner George Houghton
by Hillstar (GB) out of Shipley (GB) (Cacique)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 13 Jun 2026 · 6th of 12 Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

The Brave Guy is a gelding by Hillstar out of a Cacique mare who is yet to win from four starts on turf. He has contested two races over 2m1f to 2m4f and two over 1m5f to 2m, all on good or good to soft ground, and has visited three different courses. His last run, at Uttoxeter in Jun 2026, was a sixth of 12 in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle when he was the beaten favourite off an official rating of 94.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 7 Nov 2025

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 4 figures · best 102A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good297A902 runs · 97 / 90
Good to Soft2102A862 runs · 102 / 86
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2102A99.52 runs · 102 / 99.5
1m5f – 2m283A76.52 runs · 83 / 76.5

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 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 13 Jun 2026 Official rating 94 at the last run, 13 Jun 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 106A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good2106A97.52 runs · 106 / 97.5
Good to Soft2101A992 runs · 101 / 99
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2106A103.52 runs · 106 / 103.5
1m5f – 2m297C932 runs · 97 / 93

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 Nov 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Hillstar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 741 runs since Jan 2008 (88 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+9.3—
Good299268.7%+1.30 from 2
Good to Soft15096%−1.40 from 2
Soft193147.3%−0.1—
Heavy8755.7%−1.7—
Standard (AW)600%−7.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.4—
6f – 7f400%−7.4—
1m – 1m1f600%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−7.4—
1m5f – 2m255197.5%+0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f266217.9%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m182137.1%−0.3—
Over 3m2229.1%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shipley (GB) (Cacique)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Frankie Roy (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
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
13 Jun 26+42d Uttoxeter Groundshore Cup Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 12 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along before 3 out - checked in stride 2 out - unable to threaten leaders then edged forward late to finish sixth 6/12 5 11-12 9497A106A Sean Quinlan 5/2F
02 May 26+158d Hexham Bobby Roberts Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pushed for effort approaching two out - beaten before the last and dropped away up the straight 5/9 7 11-4 —83A89A Sean Quinlan 8/1
2025 · 2 runs
25 Nov 25+18d Southwell Golf And Gallop Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled with the pack early - stumbled slightly at the second - dropped away from 3 out - well beaten in 9th 9/11 ½ 11-4 —70C97C Sean Quinlan 40/1
07 Nov 25 Hexham Unibet Money Back Races Every Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - eventually finished seventh 7/11 ½ 11-4 —102A101A Sean Quinlan 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Brave Guy won?
The Brave Guy (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains The Brave Guy?
The Brave Guy (IRE) is trained by Jennie Candlish, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 June 2026.
Who is The Brave Guy's sire?
The Brave Guy (IRE) is by Hillstar (GB) out of Shipley (GB), whose sire is Cacique.
What is The Brave Guy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 13 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Brave Guy's sire's record?
Hillstar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 741 runs since Jan 2008 (88 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Brave Guy's siblings?
Out of Shipley (GB), The Brave Guy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.