James The Brave (2020) Horse
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James The Brave, a 6yo b trained by Padraig Butler, is by Dansant out of Last Edition. He has recorded three wins to date, and on 11th Apr 2026 at Wexford he achieved his most important victory, pocketing $20,000.00 in the Nvhcpch.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wexford 11-Apr-26 3914m GOOD R5 NvHcpCh $12,000 (of $20,000), SP: 3.25 1st James The Brave ( M Kenneally 144 , Cd 139 ) 2nd Three In A Row ( R Doyle 149 ) 0.50L 3rd Duffys Hodey ( T P Roche 143 ) 1.00L See full results | M Kenneally 65.3kg, Cd 63kg | 1 (12) |
| Limerick 12-Mar-26 3589m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh (of $15,000), SP: 2.75 1st Kings Hill ( J Gilligan 166 ) 2nd Doyen Magic ( D Robinson 144 ) 5.50L 3rd Supreme Jet ( P Enright 166 ) 2.75L James The Brave ( M Kenneally 150 , Cd 145 ) 0.00L See full results | M Kenneally 68kg, Cd 65.8kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Punchestown 19-Feb-26 4044m HEAVY R6 HcpH $999 (of $9,999), SP: 2.88 1st Rebel Cowgirl ( C Quirke 148 ) 2nd Poets Oath ( P Enright 146 ) 0.50L 3rd James The Brave ( M Kenneally 166 , Cd 161 ) 8.00L See full results | M Kenneally 75.3kg, Cd 73kg 8.00L | 3 (19) |
| Punchestown 04-Feb-26 3838m HEAVY R5 NvHcpH $9,600 (of $15,999), SP: 2.50 1st James The Brave ( M Kenneally 140 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Lough Nigara ( R Doyle 149 ) 0.30L 3rd Mojoe ( S Torrens 161 ) 7.80L See full results | M Kenneally 63.5kg, Cd 60.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Limerick 29-Dec-25 4535m SOFT R2 NvHcpCh (of $12,000), SP: 8.00 1st Duffys Hodey ( S O'callaghan 140 ) 2nd Mickie Angel ( P Donovan 170 ) 4.25L 3rd One And Only ( D Gilligan 144 ) 2.00L James The Brave ( J P Shinnick 158 , Cd 155 ) 0.00L See full results | J P Shinnick 71.7kg, Cd 70.3kg 0.00L | UPD (12) |
| 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 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) |