Lil Brother (2023) Horse

Foal Date
24-Feb-23
Colour
bay
Sire
Showcasing
Dam
Blank Verse
Prize Money
32227
Owners
Apollo Horses I
About

Lil Brother is a 2yo gelding trained by Michael Keady. He is by Showcasing out of the dam Blank Verse. To date he has won 2 races. On 19 Aug 2025 at Windsor he claimed his biggest victory, collecting $10,623 in a Class 4 race. The horse has been a rewarding prospect for bettors, and anyone who supported him throughout his career would have earned roughly a 20% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Wolverhampton 02-Dec-25 1030m GOOD R1 CL4 $291 (of $9,345) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.500, SP: 13.00 1st Comic Strip ( J Gordon 128 ) 2nd Filly Foden ( K T O'neill 114 ) 0.75L 3rd Victor Cee ( J F Egan 129 ) 3.00L 5th Lil Brother ( K S Mchugh 135 , Cd 142 ) 4.75L See full resultsK S Mchugh 61.2kg, Cd 64.4kg 4.75L5 (6)
York 10-Oct-25 1010m GOOD R5 CL3 (of $24,592) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:59.440, SP: 9.00 1st Go Vince Go ( S Kirrane 128 ) 2nd Sands Of Spain ( P J Mcdonald 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Temple Of Athena ( B Robinson 131 ) 0.75L 9th Lil Brother ( A Lewis 132 , Cd 137 ) 5.15L See full resultsA Lewis 59.9kg, Cd 62.1kg 5.15L9 (11)
Haydock 26-Sep-25 1010m GOOD R3 CL3 $921 (of $14,755) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.080, SP: 4.00 1st Kolkata Knight ( P Jamin 131 ) 2nd Clear Force ( J Nicholls 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Concert ( C Fallon 125 ) 1.50L 4th Lil Brother ( H Doyle 134 ) 3.25L See full resultsH Doyle 60.8kg 3.25L4 (7)
Windsor 19-Aug-25 1030m GOOD R4 CL4 $5,653 (of $10,623) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:00.450, SP: 5.00 1st Lil Brother ( T E Whelan 135 ) 2nd Angel Numbers ( T Marquand 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Kesta ( C Bishop 132 ) 0.15L See full resultsT E Whelan 61.2kg1 (9)
Haydock 11-Aug-25 1210m GOOD R2 CL4 $453 (of $29,511) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.750, SP: 4.00 1st Better And Better ( O Mcsweeney 130 ) 2nd Saucy Jane ( J Hart 132 ) 1.00L 3rd Vlad ( C Shepherd 128 ) 0.50L 6th Lil Brother ( E Greatrex 131 ) 4.25L See full resultsE Greatrex 59.4kg 4.25L6 (7)
Sandown 31-Jul-25 1010m GOOD R2 CL4 $2,824 (of $11,312) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:02.250, SP: 2.88 Tracked leaders, switched left 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon headed, no impression on winner towards finish 1st Novelette ( H Doyle 129 ) 2nd Lil Brother ( T E Whelan 132 ) 1.50L 3rd Kesta ( G Dobie 130 ) 1.50L See full resultsT E Whelan 59.9kg 1.50L2 (5)
Royal Ascot 19-Jun-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL1 (of $147,555) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 00:58.870, SP: 67.00 Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, edged right and lost place 2f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Charles Darwin ( R L Moore 129 ) 2nd Wise Approach ( W Buick 129 ) 2.25L 3rd Sandal's Song ( J Mcdonald 129 ) 3.00L 12th Lil Brother ( T E Whelan 129 ) 7.95L See full resultsT E Whelan 58.5kg 7.95L12 (15)
Ascot 19-Jun-25 1010m GOOD (of $85,065), SP: 67.00 1st Charles Darwin ( R L Moore 129 ) 2nd Wise Approach ( W Buick 129 ) 2.25L 3rd Sandal's Song ( J Mcdonald 129 ) 0.75L 12th Lil Brother ( T E Whelan 129 , Cd 0 ) 7.50LT E Whelan 58.5kg, Cd 0 7.50L12
Nottingham 12-Jun-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv $3,725 (of $6,786) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.470, SP: 7.00 Ran green, prominent, pushed along 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, ridden inside last, ran on well, always doing enough 1st Lil Brother ( R Dawson 133 ) 2nd Schrodinger's Cat ( D Tudhope 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Flying Comet ( H Davies 133 ) 1.50L See full resultsR Dawson 60.3kg1 (8)
Bath 23-May-25 1010m FIRM R2 CL5 Nv $1,724 (of $6,689) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.800, SP: 51.00 Soon outpaced in rear, headway when not much room 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on well, went 2nd close home 1st America ( J Crowley 125 ) 2nd Lil Brother ( T E Whelan 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Fortification ( J Doyle 130 ) 0.75L See full resultsT E Whelan 59kg 0.75L2 (6)