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Zarak The Brave (FR)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2022-11-08 to 2024-04-01 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by W P Mullins.

Pedigree Zarak (FR) × Tempo Royale (FR) (by Boris De Deauville)

OwnerSimon Munir Isaac Souede

Ratings Official 152 · best RPR 152 · best TS 136

Runs

Wins

37.5%

Strike rate

75.0%

Place rate

0.85

Actual / Expected

7.1%

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Full form — last 8 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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2024-04-01	20d	Fairyhouse	20f	Heavy	–	2/4	0.5	Paul Townend	160	152	152	23	5/6F
Grade 2 Hurdle Turf Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle Raced wide - held up in rear - niggled along briefly before 5th - went third before 2 out - left in second and challenging from 2 out - ridden and edged left after last - no extra towards finish(op 4/5 tchd Evens)
2024-03-12	44d	Cheltenham	16.5f	Heavy	1	4/8	6	Daryl Jacob	164	152	150	122	22/1
Grade 1 Hurdle Turf Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (GBB Race) Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 5 out - headway after 2 out - went fourth before last - weakened run-in(op 28/1)
2024-01-28	119d	Naas	15.5f	Soft	–	1/4	0	Paul Townend	157	152	152	100	2/5F
Grade 3 Hurdle Turf Naas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle Raced in third - not fluent 4th - headway 4 out - not fluent 3 out - smooth headway and went second before 2 out - led last - shaken up and kept on run-in - always doing enough(op 4/11 tchd 4/9)
2023-10-01	59d	Tipperary	16f	Soft	–	99/3	–	Paul Townend	154	152	–	–	1/8
Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle
2023-08-03	96d	Galway	16f	Good	–	1/19	–	Paul Townend	159	145	151	136	9/2
Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap)
2023-04-29	146d	Punchestown	16f	Good	–	2/8	–	Daryl Jacob	154	135	142	121	17/2
Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
2022-12-04	26d	Fairyhouse	16f	Soft	–	2/10	–	Paul Townend	150	–	131	80	5/4
Bar One Racing Price Boost Juvenile Hurdle
2022-11-08	DEB	Fairyhouse	16f	Soft	–	1/14	–	Paul Townend	154	–	127	110	4/6
Starting Point 3-Y-O 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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Normal (2-4wk)	2	0	0.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	2	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	3	2	66.7%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	8	3	37.5%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	4	2	50.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Fairyhouse	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-11-08–2024-04-01. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.