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Optima RacingHorses › Brother Dave (GB)

Brother Dave (GB)

6yo ch g · Form & record 2023-04-14 to 2026-04-28 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Ruth Carr.
Pedigree Pastoral Pursuits (GB) × China Cherub (GB) (by Inchinor)
OwnerMrs Angela Clark
BreederAngela Clark
Ratings Official 48 · best RPR 62 · best TS 54
33
Runs
3
Wins
9.1%
Strike rate
30.3%
Place rate
0.96
Actual / Expected
-39.5%
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Full form — last 30 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
2026-04-28 17d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 9/12 0.75 James Sullivan 123 48 41 33 14/1
Flat AW Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Took keen hold - always behind(tchd 12/1)
2026-04-11 16d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 6/9 0.3 James Sullivan 130 49 45 17 10/1
Flat AW Conference & Events At Southwell Racecourse Handicap (Div I) Towards rear - headway when hampered over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra when hampered inside final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference shortly after turning in)(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
2026-03-26 15d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/11 3.75 James Sullivan 135 50 46 22 13/2
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM Classified Stakes Held up in rear - steady headway over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
2026-03-11 15d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 3/9 0.3 William Pyle 130 51 55 40 5/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Apprentice Handicap Midfield - headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no impression final 110yds(op 9/2)
2026-02-24 13d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 4/10 1.5 James Sullivan 126 51 47 32 12/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div I) Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 1f out - not reach leaders(Mkt1: tchd 14/1; Mkt2 op 14/1)
2026-02-11 20d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/9 1.5 William Pyle 128 51 55 32 10/1
Flat AW Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Held up in rear - headway over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on(op 8/1)
2026-01-22 136d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 1/8 0 James Sullivan 135 46 53 25 11/1
Flat AW Read Meg Nicholl's Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes (Div I) Took keen hold - towards rear - pushed along 3f out - headway from over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - drifted left but led inside final furlong - kept on - all out(op 8/1)
2025-09-08 6d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 6/11 0.2 Joanna Mason p 128 47 40 8 14/1
Flat AW Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Never better than midfield(op 11/1)
2025-09-02 12d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 9/13 0.05 James Sullivan p 128 47 36 24 17/2
Flat AW Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap In rear - pushed along over 3f out - headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
2025-08-21 26d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 6 4/9 0.5 James Sullivan p 128 48 51 17 15/2
Flat AW Paddy Power Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
2025-07-26 11d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 3/9 0.3 Luke Morris 135 41 51 17 11/1
Flat AW probio-energy.com Energy:Reborn Classified Stakes (Div I) Towards rear - outpaced over 2f out - headway when hung left 1f out - kept on and went third inside final 110yds(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
2025-07-15 15d Thirsk 8f Soft 6 11/11 0.2 James Sullivan 135 44 29 6 33/1
Flat Turf Don't Miss Summer Family Days @thirskraces Classified Stakes (Div II) Always behind(op 25/1)
2025-06-30 9d Pontefract 8f Firm 6 10/10 6.5 James Sullivan 129 46 23 45 25/1
Flat Turf Wayne Conway Memorial Handicap Dwelt start - took keen hold - always behind(op 22/1)
2025-06-21 11d Ayr 7f Good 6 7/9 0.5 James Sullivan 135 48 36 21 16/1
Flat Turf Dalcon Civil Engineering Classified Stakes (Div I) Slowly away - always behind(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
2025-06-10 19d Catterick 7f Good 6 7/9 0.3 James Sullivan 131 50 43 34 18/1
Flat Turf Racing Again 9th July Handicap (Div II) Slowly into stride - raced in last and outpaced - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(tchd 16/1)
2025-05-22 384d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 7/9 5.5 Saffie Osborne 127 52 32 30 33/1
Flat AW Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div I) Dwelt start - in rear throughout(op 25/1)
2024-05-03 17d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 4/9 1.25 James Sullivan 131 54 48 37 7/2J
Flat AW Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Slowly away - in rear - headway and went fourth over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 4/1)
2024-04-16 16d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 6/11 0.1 James Sullivan 129 54 46 7 7/2J
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Took keen hold - raced in last - headway inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 10/3)
2024-03-31 15d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 1/12 0 James Sullivan 133 50 62 54 11/4F
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div II) Slowly away - in rear and outpaced - headway from over 2f out - switched right and ran on well from over 1f out - hung left but led inside final furlong - kept on(op 5/2)
2024-03-16 9d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 1/9 0 James Sullivan 135 49 58 46 16/5
Flat AW Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes Reared in stalls before start - took keen hold - held up in rear - shaken up over 3f out - switched right from under 2f out - ridden and headway when towards near side inside final furlong - soon edged left - kept on to lead final strides(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
2024-03-07 9d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 3/12 0.75 James Sullivan 135 47 55 44 3/1F
Flat AW BetUK. Its Where The UK Bets Classified Stakes Held up in rear - switched left and headway up the centre over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - kept on
2024-02-27 7d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/8 0.05 James Sullivan 123 46 56 45 8/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Div II) Slowly away - in rear - headway from over 1f out - challenging inside final furlong - just held(op 13/2)
2024-02-20 35d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/12 0.5 James Sullivan 129 46 54 31 22/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap Held up in rear - outpaced and still plenty to do 3f out - good headway when switched left over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - went second final 110yds - nearest finish
2024-01-16 5d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 10/10 16 Christian Howarth 125 46 11/1
Flat AW Win £2 000 000 With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Slightly awkward start - in rear - weakened over 2f out(op 10/1)
2024-01-11 16d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 6 4/7 3.25 Christian Howarth 121 47 42 12 11/1
Flat AW Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Handicap Prominent - pushed along over 3f out - outpaced over 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
2023-12-26 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 5/11 0.3 Christian Howarth 123 45 51 12 9/1
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap (Div II) Slowly into stride - in rear - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 10/1)
2023-12-15 26d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 6/12 0.3 Joanna Mason 121 46 45 7 40/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Div I) Midfield - headway when not clear run over 1f out - switched left and kept on final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 1 1/2f out)
2023-11-19 19d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 11/12 0.1 Cam Hardie 124 48 16 33/1
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap Towards rear of midfield - weakened 2f out(op 25/1)
2023-10-31 18d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 6 8/11 0.5 Joanna Mason 133 51 50 36 12/1
Flat AW Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap Unseated rider on way to start - reared start - slowly away - outpaced over 3f out - headway inside final furlong - kept on - nearest finish(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
2023-10-13 155d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 6 4/10 1.75 James Sullivan 129 52 55 22 66/1
Flat AW Northumbria Leisure Handicap Towards rear - outpaced over 2f out - edged right and headway over 1f out - soon went fourth - no extra inside final 110yds(Mkt1: op 50/1)

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)1317.7%
Normal (2-4wk)1516.7%
Freshened (1-2m)100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)2150.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5300.0%
Class 630310.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)500.0%
Mile (7-9f)28310.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard28310.7%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Southwell (AW)13323.1%
Newcastle (AW)1000.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-04-14–2026-04-28. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.