James The Brave (2020) Horse
About
James The Brave is a 5yo gelding trained by Padraig Butler in Cork. He is by Dansant out of Last Edition. So far he has won one race. His most notable success arrived on 5 Oct 2025 at Killarney, where he claimed the $9,999.00 Hcpch.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 13-Nov-25 4890m SOFT R1 HcpCh $2,000 (of $9,999), SP: 5.00 1st A Great Buzz ( M Walsh 162 ) 2nd James The Brave ( M Kenneally 166 , Cd 159 ) 0.50L 3rd Plain Or Battered ( S O'callaghan 156 , Cd 151 ) 8.00L See full results | M Kenneally 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 0.50L | 2 (14) |
| Killarney 05-Oct-25 4720m SOFT R7 HcpCh $6,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:53.300, SP: 9.50 1st James The Brave ( M Kenneally 159 ) 2nd Zolpharine ( H Sexton 153 ) 0.30L 3rd God Help Us ( S Torrens 154 ) 7.00L See full results | M Kenneally 72.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Galway 09-Sep-25 4510m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 10.00 1st Sporting Glance ( D Gilligan 166 ) 2nd Oogum Boogum ( S Fitzgerald 153 ) 5.50L 3rd Kingkong Ciergues ( S D Torrens 159 ) 0.50L 15th James The Brave ( D Mullins 164 ) 92.20L See full results | D Mullins 74.4kg 92.2kgL | 15 (19) |
| Tramore 15-Apr-25 4330m SOFT R4 HcpH $300 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:28.200, SP: 4.50 1st Our Zebo ( A Harvey 158 ) 2nd Mother Ship ( A B O'connor 158 ) 11.00L 3rd Ilbdare ( P Enright 159 ) 3.75L 5th James The Brave ( T P Roche 168 , Cd 173 ) 19.75L See full results | T P Roche 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 19.75L | 5 (11) |
| Limerick 02-Apr-25 3820m GOOD R4 HcpH $500 (of $9,999), SP: 7.00 In touch, not fluent at 3rd, progress in 2nd after 5th, led after 6th, not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out, lost place before last, no extra in 4th run-in 1st Flemens Intrest ( J Shinnick 156 ) 2nd Midnight Fairy ( P Donovan 143 ) 2.00L 3rd Nusra ( S Flanagan 150 ) 8.50L 4th James The Brave ( T P Roche 167 , Cd 172 ) 14.25L See full results | T P Roche 75.8kg, Cd 78kg 14.25L | 4 (17) |
| Navan 02-Mar-25 4520m HEAVY R4 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 10:27.700, SP: 41.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden to close and slight mistake 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, no extra before last 1st Sermandzarak ( S Ewing 166 ) 2nd Bossofthebrownies ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 4.50L 3rd Flemensface ( R Doyle 166 ) 1.75L 8th James The Brave ( B Hayes 166 ) 27.65L See full results | B Hayes 75.3kg 27.65L | 8 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 25-Jan-25 4110m SOFT R5 MdH $240 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 08:36.010, SP: 7.50 Soon mid-division, 7th after 5th, took closer order after 4 out, soon 4th, lost place 2 out, no impression last 1st Leah's Contessa ( T P Roche 159 ) 2nd I Ballyadam Moon ( J Shinnick 166 ) 1.25L 3rd The Dawn ( D Meyler 166 ) 6.50L 6th James The Brave ( B Hayes 166 ) 11.50L See full results | B Hayes 75.3kg 11.50L | 6 (13) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-24 3620m SOFT R7 NHF $526 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 07:25.100, SP: 41.00 Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened 1st I Started A Joke ( R W Barron 168 ) 2nd Road Exile ( J H Williamson 168 ) 0.00L 3rd L' Evangeliste ( D Mcgill 168 ) 11.00L 4th James The Brave ( D Allen 168 , Cd 175 ) 17.60L See full results | D Allen 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 17.60L | 4 (13) |
| Cork 08-Dec-24 3150m SOFT R2 MdH (of $12,499), Winning Time: 03:40.200, SP: 151.00 Mid-division, slight mistake 5th, 10th early straight, kept on one pace from 2 out, never a factor 1st Sky Lord ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Kappa Jy Pyke ( P Townend 166 ) 4.25L 3rd Icare D'aubrelle ( D Meyler 166 ) 7.50L 7th James The Brave ( B Hayes 166 ) 43.50L See full results | B Hayes 75.3kg 43.50L | 7 (20) |
| Galway 26-Oct-24 3300m SOFT R7 NHF $210 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 03:58.080, SP: 34.00 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 4th over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened 1st Colcannon ( D O'connor 164 ) 2nd Heads Up ( H C Swan 164 , Cd 161 ) 2.75L 3rd That Danny Feeling ( D Allen 164 , Cd 157 ) 21.75L 6th James The Brave ( J L Gleeson 164 , Cd 167 ) 45.45L See full results | J L Gleeson 74.4kg, Cd 75.8kg 45.5kgL | 6 (9) |
| Dromahane 14-Apr-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $6,629), SP: 6/1 Alw rr, 11th from 4th & sl prog aftr 5out, cto 9th well aftr 4out, pu bef 2out 2nd Giantsgrave ( D O'connor 165 ) 5.50L 3rd Orderoftheday ( J L Scallan 165 ) 6.00L James The Brave ( A O'sullivan 165 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | A O'sullivan 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (12) |