Always Brave (GB)
Owner: Michael John O'Connor Trainer: Michael O'connor Sex: Colt Age: 19
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places on the Round Course ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places in home straight) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 5 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (National Hunt: Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug 2011 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Adropaupep | 11st 8lbs | 19 of 25 | Mr M J O'Connor | 25/1 |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2011 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Regal Ambition | 9st 10lbs | PulledUp of 16 | Alain Cawley | |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft (National Hunt: Good to Yielding) | 2m 4f | 0 | Chapter Eleven | 12st 3lbs | of 19 | Reserve 2 | |
| 18 Oct 2009 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Soverign | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 21 | B J Crowley | 20/1 |
| led, joined before straight, soon headed, dropped to 5th and kept on same pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2009 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Coliseum | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 19 | J R Barry | 33/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 6th 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2009 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 100y | 0 | Red Key | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 17 | J R Barry | 50/1 |
| towards rear, progress 4 out, 6th next, close 7th before 2 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2009 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Tapioca | 9st 7lbs | 13 of 14 | 14/1 | |
| mid-division best, dropped behind from 4f out, soon eased | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2009 | Tipperary | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Tribes And Banner | 11st 5lbs | 17 of 20 | J R Barry | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2008 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 103y | 6 | Hucking Heat | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 12 | R Ffrench | 15/2 |
| steadied start, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, switched left inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2008 | Hamilton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 3f 16y | 6 | Surprise Pension | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 8 | C I Gillies | 2/1 |
| mid-division, smooth headway and every chance over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2008 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 4f | 6 | Chookie Hamilton | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | R Ffrench | 4/1 |
| held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong until no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2008 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 6 | Bosamcliff | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | R Ffrench | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out, every chance approaching 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2008 | Yarmouth | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 1f | 6 | Wogan's Sister | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 9 | D Holland | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2008 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 36y | 5 | Wind Shuffle | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | J Fanning | 7/1 |
| held up, ridden over 3f out, some headway until weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2008 | Beverley | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 100y | 5 | Moonlight Man | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 6 | J Fanning | 4/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden along over 2f out, never reached challenging position | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2008 | Ayr | Good | 1m 2f | 5 | Shy Glance | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 9 | Greg Fairley | 14/1 |
| led, ridden, headed well over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2008 | Carlisle | Soft (Good to Soft in places in home straight) | 7f 200y | 4 | Wind Shuffle | 8st 9lbs | 11 of 15 | J Fanning | 16/1 |
| towards rear, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2008 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places on the Round Course ) | 1m 2f 7y | 5 | Buddy Holly | 9st 7lbs | 12 of 17 | J Fanning | 16/1 |
| took keen hold and always towards rear | |||||||||
| 28 May 2008 | Beverley | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 100y | 5 | Shadowtime | 9st 4lbs | 9 of 11 | J Fanning | 11/4 |
| in touch, ridden along over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 20 May 2008 | Southwell | Standard | 1m | 5 | Montiboli | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 10 | A Elliott | 15/2 |
| prominent, headway over 2f out, driven and every chance entering final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2008 | Leicester | Good to Soft | 1m 60y | 5 | Coole Dodger | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 14 | Greg Fairley | 5/1 |
| pulled hard, soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2008 | Thirsk | Good to Soft | 1m | 5 | Always Brave | 8st 8lbs | 1 of 14 | R Winston | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, switched inside and headway 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, edged right and held on towards finish | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 4 | Commander Cave | 8st 9lbs | 9 of 9 | J Fanning | 20/1 |
| pulled hard and soon prominent, weakened quickly 2f out | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 6 | Bushy Dell | 8st 11lbs | of 13 | Greg Fairley | 13/8 |
| led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2007 | Leicester | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 5f 218y | 5 | Suzi's Decision | 8st 11lbs | of 14 | E Ahern | 13/2 |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2007 | Goodwood | Good | 1m | 5 | Dauberval | 8st 10lbs | 4 of 11 | S Sanders | 16/1 |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, not pace of leading pair, lost 3rd final stride | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2007 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 7f 3y | 6 | Rosy Alexander | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | Greg Fairley | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 3f ou, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2007 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 3y | 5 | Raven's Pass | 9st 3lbs | of 17 | J Fanning | 20/1 |
| hampered start, switched right, headway to chase leaders after 3f, ridden and weakened over 2f out | |||||||||