Horse profile
Three Card Brag (IRE)
by Jet Away (GB) out of Belon Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
23 runs · 14 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Last run 29 Jul 2026 · 17th of 22
Last raced off OR 153
KTB Profile
Three Card Brag is a gelding with five wins from 23 starts on turf, including a Class 2 handicap chase at Cheltenham over 3m on good ground in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 149. He has also won on heavy ground at Fairyhouse, Navan and Galway. His last run, at Galway in Jul 2026, saw him finish 17 of 22 in the Tote Galway Plate off an official rating of 153. He has raced at 14 different courses.
Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
- 5–23Wins / Runs
- 21.7%Strike rate
- 11 (47.8%)Placed
- +4.23£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=23 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 156Highest OR
- 73dAvg between runs
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 rating153↓ 3lb off peak
153
133–156
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 176B | 123 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 102B | 83 | 3 runs · 97 / 83 |
| Heavy | 5 | 131A | 104 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 2 | 82C | 80 | 2 runs · 82 / 80 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 176B | 113 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 111C | 86 | 4 runs · 111 / 87.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 131A | 110 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 96A | 89.5 | 1 run · — |
Of 23 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 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 13 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Prominent 6 (46%) · 2 wins
- Held up 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (15%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,510 runs since Jan 2008 (270 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 25 | 8 | 32% | +20.8 | — |
| Good | 891 | 109 | 12.2% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 629 | 70 | 11.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 658 | 62 | 9.4% | −1.8 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 272 | 29 | 10.7% | −0.5 | 3 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | −2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −3.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 796 | 81 | 10.2% | −1 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,000 | 117 | 11.7% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 567 | 67 | 11.8% | +0.6 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 95 | 13 | 13.7% | +2.5 | 1 from 6 |
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
Belon Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Smart Talk (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–4m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Smart Talk (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Talk (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 2m–2m4f | Grade 2 |
| Idle Talk (IRE) | 30 | 3 | 2m7f–3m1½f | Class 3 |
| Belon Gale (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 3m2½f–4m | Class 3 |
| Whateva Next (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Bubbly Breeze (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Sand Artist (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Cul La Balla (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| More Talk (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 3 | 50% | +10.23 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Navan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.27 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| A P Heskin | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.27 |
| Sam Ewing | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kevin Healy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Carl Millar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 13 | 2 | 15% | −2.00 |
| None | 9 | 3 | 33% | +7.23 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.27 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 2 | 13% | −4.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.77 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Jul 26+79d | Galway (IRE) | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3) Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 4 out - well beaten in 17th | 17/22 | 21 | 11-5 | 153 | 82C | 119C | Kevin Healy | 28/1 |
| 11 May 26+30d | Killarney | BOYLE Sports An Riocht Chase (Grade 3) Settled towards the back of the pack early - up to 5th after the 8th - moved into 3rd before two out - pushed into 2nd approaching the last - stayed on to the line but unable to get up | 2/8 | 1 | 11-0 | 155 | 83A | 141A | Sam Ewing | 15/2 |
| 11 Apr 26+49d | Aintree | Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - stumbled at the 9th and knocked at the 12th - still close to the front pack when checked by a loose horse at the 21st - improved into a leading position 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - faded after the last to finish ninth beaten a distance | 9/34 | 3 | 11-0 | 156 | 60B | 132A | Jordan Gainford | 50/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+84d | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Bobbyjo Chase (Grade 3) Held up towards back of pack - up to 5th by halfway and 4th after the 11th - 5th again before 14th - dropped away from 3 out and faltered with error at 2 out - well beaten in 7th | 7/9 | 13 | 11-0 | 156 | 111C | 122C | Jack Kennedy | 3/1F |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 25+35d | Newbury | Coral Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Tracked pace early - hit front after 9th - stumbled 4 out and driven on - overtaken but stayed on for third - awkward 3 out - finished strongly late without threatening winner | 2/24 | 6½ | 11-10 | 155 | 97B | 156A | Jordan Gainford | 25/1 |
| 25 Oct 25+31d | Cheltenham | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked front group early - stumbled into 2nd at the 11th - moved up to dispute three out then went clear - kept finding to the line | 1/18 | 11-13 | 149 | 78B | 155A | Jack Kennedy | 6/1 | |
| 24 Sep 25+56d | Listowel | Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Settled in the pack early - improved to 4th before moving up to 3rd approaching 3 out - into 2nd and driven 2 out - couldn't find more before the last - held on for second without gaining further | 2/18 | 4½ | 11-7 | 145 | 176B | 147A | Jack Kennedy | 9/1 |
| 30 Jul 25+116d | Galway | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Hesitant start and settled towards the back - improved into 6th by the 6th and holding a central position at halfway - dropped to 9th approaching 3 out then 7th early in the straight under encouragement - unable to make further gains and well held at the finish | 8/22 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 145 | — | 133A | Jack Kennedy | 18/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+55d | Aintree | Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Handy early - stumbled and clipped at the opening obstacle before slipping back three out - dropped away approaching the following fence | 11/34 | 1 | 10-5 | 146 | 53C | 114C | Sean Bowen | 16/1 |
| 09 Feb 25+22d | Navan | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novice Chase (Grade 2) Set the pace - serious error at the 12th - minor jumping lapse and lost the lead 4 out - not foot-perfect 3 out and again at the last - unable to close on the front pair on the run-in and finished 3rd | 3/5 | 4¾ | 11-3 | 147 | 59C | 130B | Jordan Gainford | 7/2 |
| 18 Jan 25+22d | Navan | QuinnBet Beginners Chase Up with the pace early - sharing 2nd before moving up to follow the front-runner ahead of the 4th - took over 8 out - challenged 5 out before again under pressure before 2 out - hard fought before the last - pulled clear at the last and stayed on gamely up the run-in | 1/11 | 11-12 | 147 | 123A | 146A | Danny Gilligan | 3/1 | |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+24d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (Listed) Handy early - went forward before the 10th and opened a big advantage after the 11th - edge narrowed with a small error 3 out - overtaken entering the straight and dropped away to finish 7th | 7/27 | 5½ | 11-5 | 148 | 102B | 133A | Carl Millar | 17/2 |
| 03 Dec 24+217d | Clonmel | Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (Peugeot) Hurdle Tracked front-runner in third - small errors at the third and seventh - urged onward to narrow the gap approaching the straight - held station in third with no headway made before two out - stayed on without extra finishing third | 3/4 | 2½ | 11-0 | 138 | 126C | 135B | Sam Ewing | 5/2 |
| 30 Apr 24+121d | Punchestown | Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1) | 3/7 | 6½ | 11-10 | 147 | 94A | 142B | Sam Ewing | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 23+29d | Punchestown | Download The New Tote App Beginners Chase | 2/5 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 103C | 139B | Jack Kennedy | 4/11F |
| 02 Dec 23+220d | Fairyhouse | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Beginners Chase | 2/13 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | — | 145A | Jack Kennedy | 7/4F |
| 26 Apr 23+40d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final | 6/12 | 4¾ | 11-12 | 138 | 96A | 130A | A P Heskin | 9/4 |
| 17 Mar 23+51d | Cheltenham | Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) | 4/20 | ½ | 11-7 | 142 | 124B | 139A | A P Heskin | 4/1 |
| 25 Jan 23+36d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 8-10 April Novice Hurdle | 1/4 | 11-10 | 133 | — | 142B | A P Heskin | 8/11F | |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 22+37d | Naas | Tote Navan Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | 2/6 | nk | 11-3 | — | — | 140B | A P Heskin | 9/4 |
| 13 Nov 22+15d | Navan | Gibney's For Auction Novice Hurdle (grade 3) | 3/5 | ½ | 11-1 | — | 110C | 139B | A P Heskin | 11/4 |
| 29 Oct 22+237d | Galway | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-10 | — | 131A | 142A | Davy Russell | 5/2 | |
| 06 Mar 22 | Wexford | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/7 | 11-7 | — | 104B | 139A | Mr H C Swan | 10/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Three Card Brag won?
- Three Card Brag (IRE) won 5 of 23 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.7%. Placed 11 times in total (47.8% of starts).
- Who trains Three Card Brag?
- Three Card Brag (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 July 2026.
- Who is Three Card Brag's sire?
- Three Card Brag (IRE) is by Jet Away (GB) out of Belon Breeze (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
- What going does Three Card Brag prefer?
- Three Card Brag (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Three Card Brag's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 153, from the run on 29 July 2026. The highest on record is 156.
- What is Three Card Brag's sire's record?
- Jet Away (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,510 runs since Jan 2008 (270 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Three Card Brag's siblings?
- Out of Belon Breeze (IRE), Three Card Brag (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Smart Talk (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Smart Talk (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–4m. As at Oct 2026.