Favours Brave (GB)
Owner: Mrs J Bowser Trainer: T D Easterby Sex: gelding Age: 6
Breeding: Galileo / Tuning (Rainbow Quest)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good ((Watered)) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places on Hurdles Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places Hurdles Course;Chase Course;Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 4 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov 2012 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Sporting Boy | 10st 11lbs | 9 of 15 | Harry Haynes | 20/1 |
| sweating and edgy at start, led, headed 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2012 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Goldan Jess | 11st 1lbs | 8 of 12 | A P McCoy | 5/2 |
| led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2012 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 1f | 4 | Claude Carter | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 10 | D C Costello | 2/1 |
| led, soon clear, blundered and reduced lead 3rd, pressed from 4th, headed flat, driven and stayed on | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2012 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Favours Brave | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 13 | D C Costello | 10/3 |
| made all, ridden after last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2012 | Market Rasen | Soft | 2m 1f | 4 | Avanos | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 11 | D C Costello | 9/1 |
| led, mistake 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2012 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 1f | 5 | Carlitos Spirit | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | R McGrath | 8/1 |
| led, headed after 3 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2012 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 4 | Wise Move | 11st 3lbs | 13 of 16 | David Bass | 16/1 |
| led to 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2011 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Akula | 10st 7lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Brian Harding | |
| 12 Nov 2011 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places ) | 2m 110y | 3 | Ubi Ace | 10st 9lbs | 12 of 18 | R McGrath | 40/1 |
| keen early, held up, always behind | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2011 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Cunning Clarets | 11st 3lbs | of 13 | D C Costello | |
| 21 Aug 2010 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Favours Brave | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 7 | D C Costello | 13/8 |
| made all, drew clear between last 2, driven out, easily | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2010 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places on Hurdles Course) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Danimix | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | J Halliday | 5/1 |
| led, not always fluent, went right 6th, headed approaching 2 out, no impression last | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2010 | Carlisle | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 1f 52y | 6 | Petella | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 13 | D Allan | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2010 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 6f 132y | 5 | Tillietudlem | 9st | 6 of 14 | L Betts | 20/1 |
| led 2f, tracked leader, led again 3f out until over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 May 2010 | Sedgefield | Good to Firm (Good in places Hurdles Course;Chase Course;Good) | 2m 1f | 4 | Bucephalus | 10st 8lbs | 4 of 9 | R McGrath | 6/4 |
| settled in mid-division, jumped left 3rd, driven and headway approaching 3out, soon outpaced, rallied next, stayed on, never on terms | |||||||||
| 16 May 2010 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 1f | 4 | Rubipresent | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 14 | D F O'Regan | 12/1 |
| led at steady pace, ridden before 2 out, kept on until headed and not pace of winner final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2010 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 3f | 4 | Gilbarry | 10st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | D R Dennis | 11/1 |
| held up behind, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2010 | Market Rasen | Good ((Watered)) | 2m 1f | 4 | Conquisto | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 16 | D R Dennis | 100/1 |
| mid-division, progress after 3rd last, stayed on well, never nearer | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2010 | Sedgefield | Heavy | 2m 1f | 4 | Lord Villez | 10st 7lbs | 5 of 7 | B S Hughes | 14/1 |
| mistake 1st, held up in touch, headway 3 out, driven and outpaced before next, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2009 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 3f | 5 | Charging Indian | 8st 9lbs | 7 of 8 | Graham Gibbons | 16/1 |
| soon with leader, lost place well over 4f out, soon tailed off | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 50y | 5 | Ahmedy | 9st 1lbs | 11 of 12 | Andrew Heffernan | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon behind | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2009 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 5 | Harlestone Snake | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 11 | J Fortune | 8/1 |
| led after 2f, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 May 2009 | Nottingham | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 5 | Darley Sun | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 11 | R Mullen | 8/1 |
| in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 5 | It's Dubai Dolly | 8st 7lbs | 3 of 13 | R Mullen | 11/4 |
| chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, chased winner, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd last stride | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2009 | Leicester | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 5 | Bin End | 8st 8lbs | 4 of 9 | R L Moore | 6/4 |
| led, ridden, headed approaching 2f out, soon one pace | |||||||||


