Horse profile
True Courage (GB)
by Le Havre (IRE) out of Pearly Steph (FR) (Oasis Dream)
42 runs · 17 courses · from Sep 2020
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jan 2025 — 649 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2025 · 9th of 9
9 wins · 7 courses
Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile
True Courage won nine of 42 starts with his last success coming at Thirsk in Jun 2024 in a Class 4 handicap over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to firm. Six of those wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f and five on standard going. He won twice at both Kempton and Chelmsford City. Aged 7 at his last run in Jan 2025 he finished 9 of 9 at Lingfield off an official rating of 81.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 15 Oct 2026
- 9–42Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 14 (33.3%)Placed
- +35.70£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.99Fair A/E n=42 · 1.75 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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 rating81↓ 4lb off peak
81
62–85
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 102
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.
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 110A | 88 | — |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 111A | 89.5 | — |
| Good | 7 | 97A | 69 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 80C | 57.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 43C | 23 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 111A | 92 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 98A | 84 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 59A | 51 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 42 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
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 5,848 runs since Jan 2008 (750 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.5% from 296.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 296 | 46 | 15.5% | +3.1 | 4 from 14 |
| Good | 1,146 | 141 | 12.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 881 | 118 | 13.4% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,271 | 168 | 13.2% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,729 | 205 | 11.9% | −0.5 | 5 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | +5.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 783 | 88 | 11.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,862 | 234 | 12.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,049 | 260 | 12.7% | +0.3 | 6 from 30 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 674 | 86 | 12.8% | +0.4 | 3 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 382 | 44 | 11.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 69 | 9 | 13% | +0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | +30.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Pearly Steph (FR) (Oasis Dream)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Eternal Pearl (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Eternal Pearl (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal Pearl (GB) | 8 | 4 | 1m4f–1m4½f | Group 3 |
| Panta Rei (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 5 | 29% | +40.00 |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 4 | 29% | +6.70 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 3 | 18% | +20.00 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +6.50 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +14.70 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 7 | 2 | 29% | +27.00 |
| Yarmouth | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.80 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.50 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ripon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 6 | 20% | +29.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 3 | 33% | +9.70 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Hogan | 18 | 4 | 22% | +7.20 |
| Hector Crouch | 5 | 2 | 40% | +23.50 |
| Joe Bradnam | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 3 | 2 | 67% | +14.50 |
| Hayley Turner | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 37 | 9 | 24% | +40.70 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +24.50 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +8.50 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +4.20 |
| 2020 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jan 25+29d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Sluggish start and eased over to inner - settled towards rear of the field - always struggling to get involved - finished well beaten in 9th | 9/9 | 3¾ | 9-8 | 81 | 85C | 59C | Joe Bradnam | 28/1 |
| 05 Dec 24+31d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Sky Bet Matchday Assist Handicap Sluggish to begin - settled midpack - pushed along with two furlongs left before fading late to finish well beaten | 8/9 | 18 | 9-12 | 83 | 65C | 70C | Hector Crouch | 6/1 |
| 04 Nov 24+40d | Kempton (AW) | Skyline Roofing Centres London Middle Distance Series (Final) Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pushed along over 2f out but unable to threaten the front-runners | 9/14 | 1½ | 9-5 | 84 | 93B | 79A | Hector Crouch | 12/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+34d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Settled in the pack early - moved through into contention 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong but lacked the speed to get on terms - finished third | 3/13 | nk | 9-4 | 84 | 96B | 87A | Joe Bradnam | 25/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Tote.co.uk Howay The Lads Racing League Race 32 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Sluggish start - settled at the back - nudged into it late but only modest progress | 7/13 | nk | 9-12 | 85 | 102B | 85A | Benoit De La Sayette | 16/1 |
| 09 Aug 24+15d | Thirsk | Laura Barry Memorial Handicap Took a firm hold early - settled at the back within striking distance - asked for effort on the rail inside final furlong to sit 4th - finished 2.75 lengths off the winner | 4/5 | 1 | 8-13 | 79 | 54C | 74B | Kevin Stott | 9/2 |
| 25 Jul 24+26d | Yarmouth | 50,000 Guaranteed Tote Placepot Racing League Race 1 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) | 7/11 | ½ | 9-7 | 80 | 65A | 79A | Pat Cosgrave | 12/1 |
| 29 Jun 24+22d | Windsor | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 5/5 | 1 | 7-13 | 80 | 10C | 65B | Sean D Bowen | 9/1 |
| 07 Jun 24+21d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet Best Odds Guaranteed Everyday Handicap | 1/7 | 9-6 | 75 | 91A | 89A | Kevin Stott | 15/2 | |
| 17 May 24+36d | Newmarket | TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Handicap | 8/8 | 6 | 8-9 | 77 | 42C | 66C | Luke Morris | 12/1 |
| 11 Apr 24+32d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap | 1/7 | 8-13 | 84 | 87B | 79A | Kevin Stott | 8/1 | |
| 10 Mar 24+8d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 7/13 | nk | 9-7 | 85 | 86B | 80A | Hector Crouch | 22/1 |
| 02 Mar 24+22d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap | 1/9 | 9-10 | 80 | 110A | 89A | Hector Crouch | 20/1 | |
| 09 Feb 24+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 5/5 | 5 | 9-10 | 81 | 65C | 63B | Kieran Shoemark | 11/1 |
| 06 Jan 24+23d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap | 6/12 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 82 | 82A | 78A | Dylan Hogan | 33/1 |
| 14 Dec 23+35d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Weatherbysshop.Co.Uk Handicap | 8/8 | 1½ | 10-2 | 82 | 88C | 67C | Callum Shepherd | 15/2 |
| 09 Nov 23+70d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betsi Handicap | 1/8 | 9-7 | 78 | 98A | 79A | Hector Crouch | 13/2 | |
| 31 Aug 23+30d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Epic Boost Racing League Race 22 Handicap | 8/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | 80 | 93B | 80A | David Egan | 12/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+30d | Yarmouth | At The Races Form Study Handicap | 13/13 | 18 | 10-2 | 75 | 35C | 70C | Dylan Hogan | 11/1 |
| 02 Jul 23+244d | Windsor | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap | 4/7 | 6½ | 9-6 | 77 | 81B | 70A | Dylan Hogan | 9/1 |
| 31 Oct 22+33d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Middle Distance Series (Final) Handicap | 9/10 | 17 | 8-11 | 83 | 79C | 66C | Dylan Hogan | 18/1 |
| 28 Sep 22+13d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 8/13 | 1 | 9-9 | 83 | 94B | 75A | Dylan Hogan | 15/2 |
| 15 Sep 22+13d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Bet Boost Racing League Race Thirty-Six (Handicap) | 1/12 | 9-4 | 81 | 99A | 87A | Ray Dawson | 11/2 | |
| 02 Sep 22+26d | Kempton (AW) | Eventmasters Handicap | 1/9 | 10-3 | 76 | 63A | 86A | Dylan Hogan | 12/1 | |
| 07 Aug 22+16d | Leicester | Visit racingtv.com Handicap | 4/5 | 6½ | 10-4 | 77 | 81C | 75B | Dylan Hogan | 2/1F |
| 22 Jul 22+22d | Ascot | Slingsby Gin Handicap | 2/11 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 77 | 96A | 89A | Dylan Hogan | 18/1 |
| 30 Jun 22+4d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Acca Bonus 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap | 3/6 | 7 | 9-11 | 77 | 107A | 70B | Joe Bradnam | 5/4F |
| 26 Jun 22+11d | Windsor | Follow Us On Facebook At Vickers.Bet Handicap | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 77 | 105A | 82A | Dylan Hogan | 5/1 |
| 15 Jun 22+20d | Ripon | Betting.Bet Live Betting Odds Handicap | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | 78 | 97A | 82A | Dylan Hogan | 12/1 |
| 26 May 22+19d | Ripon | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 5/5 | 25 | 9-9 | 80 | 46C | 49C | Richard Kingscote | 6/5F |
| 07 May 22+211d | Ascot | Royal Ascot Local Schools Art Competition Handicap | 13/16 | ¾ | 8-10 | 82 | 95C | 69A | Dylan Hogan | 18/1 |
| 08 Oct 21+34d | Newmarket | bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 11/15 | ½ | 8-0 | 82 | 80C | 65C | Hayley Turner | 40/1 |
| 04 Sep 21+14d | Ascot | Lavazza Stakes (heritage Handicap) | 2/10 | 1 | 8-4 | 81 | 111A | 91A | Dylan Hogan | 50/1 |
| 21 Aug 21+45d | York | Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 13/22 | 5 | 8-4 | 82 | 84C | 65C | Dylan Hogan | 33/1 |
| 07 Jul 21+4d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Handicap | 1/5 | 9-3 | 68 | 88C | 77B | Dylan Hogan | 6/5F | |
| 03 Jul 21+16d | Leicester | CDA Wine Cooler Handicap | 1/6 | 9-1 | 68 | 103A | 81B | Dylan Hogan | 11/2 | |
| 17 Jun 21+8d | Ripon | MansionBet's Betstival Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap | 1/8 | 9-10 | 62 | 87A | 80A | Dylan Hogan | 5/2 | |
| 09 Jun 21+28d | Yarmouth | MansionBet Watch And Bet Handicap | 2/8 | 3½ | 9-8 | 62 | 105A | 74A | Dylan Hogan | 17/2 |
| 12 May 21+210d | Bath | Blackmore Development Handicap | 8/12 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 69A | 56A | Dylan Hogan | 14/1 |
| 14 Oct 20+21d | Nottingham | Watch And Bet At MansionBet Nursery | 14/14 | 10 | 9-5 | 68 | 3C | 50C | William Buick | 14/1 |
| 23 Sep 20+17d | Redcar | British EBF Future Stayers Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/5 | 6 | 9-5 | — | 43C | 68B | Hayley Turner | 11/2 |
| 06 Sep 20 | York | British Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes | 6/8 | nk | 9-5 | — | 59A | 67A | Hayley Turner | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has True Courage (GB) won?
- True Courage (GB) won 9 of 42 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 14 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained True Courage (GB)?
- True Courage (GB) was trained by Michael Bell on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 3 January 2025.
- Who is True Courage (GB)'s sire?
- True Courage (GB) is by Le Havre (IRE) out of Pearly Steph (FR), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does True Courage (GB) prefer?
- True Courage (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 17 starts (29.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is True Courage (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 3 January 2025. The highest on record is 85.
- What is True Courage (GB)'s sire's record?
- Le Havre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 5,848 runs since Jan 2008 (750 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.5% from 296.
- Who are True Courage (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Pearly Steph (FR), True Courage (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Eternal Pearl (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Eternal Pearl (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.