Thriving Brothers (IRE)
Thriving Brothers is a gelding by U S Navy Flag out of Blossom Deary who has two wins from seven runs. He won an Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Dundalk over 6f to 7f on standard going in Dec 2023 and the Encountered Handicap at Happy Valley over 1m to 1m1f on good to soft in Jul 2026. He has raced three times at Sha Tin without success and finished 11 of 11 there in the Shek Wai Kok Handicap in Oct 2026. His highest official rating is 63.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- +3.05£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 63Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 907 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 104
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 104B | 96 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,410 runs since Apr 2022 (147 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.1% from 182.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +16.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 185 | 15 | 8.1% | −0.5 | — |
| Good | 330 | 37 | 11.2% | +2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 142 | 10 | 7% | −1.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 195 | 19 | 9.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Heavy | 44 | 2 | 4.5% | −4.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 510 | 37 | 7.3% | −1.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 182 | 22 | 12.1% | +3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 599 | 43 | 7.2% | −1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 363 | 29 | 8% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 212 | 19 | 9% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | +8.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gavi Di Gavi (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Gavi Di Gavi (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavi Di Gavi (IRE) | 52 | 8 | 7f–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Massaman (IRE) | 23 | 4 | 7f–1m2½f | — |
| Madaket Mystery (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.25 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.80 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin (HK) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Happy Valley (HK) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.80 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.80 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karis Teetan | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Matthew Chadwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| K Teetan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.80 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.05 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.80 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
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+11d | Sha Tin (HK) | Shek Wai Kok Handicap | 11/11 | nk | 9-1 | — | — | — | Karis Teetan | — |
| 23 Sep 26+70d | Happy Valley (HK) | Mount Butler Handicap | 3/12 | dht | 9-0 | — | — | — | Karis Teetan | — |
| 15 Jul 26+18d | Happy Valley (HK) | Encountered Handicap | 1/12 | 8-9 | — | — | — | K Teetan | 3.8 | |
| 27 Jun 26+20d | Sha Tin (HK) | Tan Shan River Handicap (Course B) (Turf) | 12/14 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 63 | — | — | Matthew Chadwick | — |
| 07 Jun 26+907d | Sha Tin (HK) | HKU Jockey Club Student Villages Handicap (Course C) (Turf) In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - kept on final 110yds | 6/12 | ¾ | 8-6 | 63 | — | — | Matthew Chadwick | 17/2 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 23+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 1/13 | 9-7 | — | 88B | 99A | Seamie Heffernan | 9/4 | |
| 08 Dec 23 | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden | 4/13 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 104B | 86A | James Ryan | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Thriving Brothers won?
- Thriving Brothers (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Thriving Brothers?
- Thriving Brothers (IRE) is trained by C H Yip, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is Thriving Brothers's sire?
- Thriving Brothers (IRE) is by U S Navy Flag (USA) out of Blossom Deary (IRE), whose sire is Duke Of Marmalade.
- What going does Thriving Brothers prefer?
- Thriving Brothers (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Thriving Brothers's official rating?
- Thriving Brothers (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 63.
- What is Thriving Brothers's sire's record?
- U S Navy Flag (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,410 runs since Apr 2022 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.1% from 182.
- Who are Thriving Brothers's siblings?
- Out of Blossom Deary (IRE), Thriving Brothers (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gavi Di Gavi (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Gavi Di Gavi (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.