Brave Leader
Brave Leader is a three-year-old still searching for a breakthrough. In eight races to date, the horse has finished in the placings once but is yet to find the winner's circle. Recent form has been frustratingly inconsistent: a third-place finish followed by a ninth, then sixth, fourth, sixth again, and fifth most recently, just a day ago. That kind of scattered pattern—bouncing between mid-field and near-the-back—suggests a horse still finding its feet at this level, or perhaps one that simply hasn't yet connected with the right conditions or trip.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse is trained by Tom Ward out of Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, a yard that has sent out 14 winners already this season, so there is clearly competence in the operation. Whether Brave Leader will eventually break through remains to be seen. At three years old, there is still time, but eight races without a win is a long drought for any horse. The near-miss in that one placed effort suggests ability is there somewhere—it just needs to surface.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Sep
3rd
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 12 runners
27 Aug
9th
Ffos Las
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
27 Jul
6th
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
4 Jun
4th
Ffos Las
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
24 Apr
6th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
3 Dec
5th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
3 Nov
4th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
12 Oct
6th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Ffos Las Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |