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Optima RacingHorses › Brave Crogha (FR)

Brave Crogha (FR)

6yo gr g · Form & record 2023-05-14 to 2025-10-26 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by I Madden.
Pedigree Brave Mansonnien (FR) × Ashkiyra (FR) (by Marju)
OwnerI Madden
BreederM Andrews Lewis Brooks
Ratings Official 95 · best RPR 107 · best TS 102
16
Runs
1
Wins
6.2%
Strike rate
12.5%
Place rate
2.12
Actual / Expected
1156.2%
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Full form — last 16 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2025-10-26 48d Galway 16f Soft 9/9 13 Sam Ewing ht 145 95 63 66 25/1
Hurdle Turf COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle Always behind(op 28/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1)
2025-09-08 48d Galway 16.5f Soft 15/18 14 Daniel King 156 100 56 19 33/1
Hurdle Turf Anglo Printers Handicap Hurdle Midfield - lost position and towards rear 4th - no extra from 3 out(op 28/1)
2025-07-22 19d Ballinrobe 17.5f Good 9/9 9.5 Benjamin P Kennedy 144 105 57 23 40/1
Hurdle Turf BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Midfield - dropped to rear 4th(op 33/1)
2025-07-03 37d Tipperary 20.5f Soft 13/15 2.5 Danny Mullins 164 108 52 45 40/1
Hurdle Turf Easyfix Handicap Hurdle In rear throughout - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
2025-05-27 26d Ballinrobe 16.5f Good 5/13 0.3 Robbie Geoghegan 159 107 23 50/1
Hurdle Turf Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle (Div II) In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - midfield 3rd - outpaced after 2 out - rallied and some headway run-in - not pace to challenge(tchd 40/1)
2025-05-01 200d Punchestown 16.5f Soft 10/12 39 Miss A B O'Connor 168 64 102 200/1
NH Flat JP & M Doyle (C & G) INH Flat Race
2024-10-13 50d Cork 19f Good 5/6 0.1 Miss A B OConnor 168 107 85 15/2
NH Flat Turf Racing Again November 3rd (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race Held up in last - headway on outer 1f out - kept on(op 10/1)
2024-08-24 23d Killarney 16.5f Good 3/7 5 Miss A B OConnor 168 107 7 13/2
NH Flat Turf ML Lynch Civil Engineering (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race Held up in rear - headway from under 2f out - ran on and went third inside final furlong - never near to challenge(op 11/2)
2024-08-01 9d Galway 18f Good 1/13 0 Miss A B OConnor 168 107 102 200/1
NH Flat Turf Guinness Time INH Flat Race Towards rear - headway from over 2f out - ridden and ran on well from over 1f out - led and went clear inside final 110yds(op 150/1)
2024-07-23 210d Ballinrobe 15.5f Good 13/15 8 Miss A B OConnor 168 27 200/1
NH Flat Turf Jennings Meats INH Flat Race Never better than midfield - weakened from over 4f out(op 100/1)
2023-12-26 59d Leopardstown 16f Soft 11/12 32 Miss A B OConnor 161 71 150/1
NH Flat Turf Race And Stay INH Flat Race Midfield - dropped to rear halfway - detached under 3f out
2023-10-28 13d Galway 16.5f Soft 6/9 3.25 Miss A B OConnor 161 98 20 125/1
NH Flat Turf COLM QUINN BMW (C & G) (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race Towards rear early - in touch with leaders on inner halfway - joined leaders under 5f out - outpaced when bit short of room over 2f out - soon weakened(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
2023-10-15 37d Cork 19f Soft 7/9 0.5 Miss A B OConnor 157 93 52 66/1
Flat Turf Racing Again November 5th (Pro/Am) Flat Race In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 8f - towards rear 6f out - no impression from 3f out
2023-09-08 56d Kilbeggan 19f Good 4/8 Miss A B OConnor 163 84 80/1
Lucy Gannon Memorial Race (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
2023-07-14 61d Cork 17f Soft 16/18 Danny Mullins 161 16 125/1
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2023-05-14 DEB Killarney 17f Good 9/16 Donagh Meyler 153 64 32 50/1
Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)2150.0%
Normal (2-4wk)300.0%
Freshened (1-2m)700.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)1616.2%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft800.0%
Good8112.5%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Galway4125.0%
Ballinrobe300.0%
Cork300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-05-14–2025-10-26. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.