Never So Brave (2021)

Foal Date

26-May-21

Colour

bay

Sire

No Nay Never

Dam

Chica Whopa

Prize Money

1175600

Trainer

A M Balding

Owners

Mr Saeed Suhail

About

Never So Brave is a 4yo b trained by A M Balding. It is by the stallion No Nay Never out of the dam Chica Whopa. To date, the horse has recorded six wins. On 23rd Aug 2025 at York, it secured its most important triumph, netting $654,161.00 in the Cl1. It has been a lucrative runner for bettors; backing the horse throughout its career would have produced a 47% return on investment.

Raced At

Royal Ascot • Chester • Chelmsford City • Thirsk • Nottingham • Newmarket

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ascot 18-Oct-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL1 (of $1,137,402) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:38.350, SP: 7.00	O Murphy 59.9kg 4.75L	7 (16)
York 23-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R3 CL1 $377,122 (of $654,161) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.930, SP: 4.50	O Murphy 60.8kg	1 (10)
Ascot 12-Jul-25 1600m GOOD R2 CL1 $79,394 (of $137,718) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.690, SP: 2.38	D Probert 58.5kg	1 (6)
Royal Ascot 19-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp $56,694 (of $108,207) Barrier 28, Winning Time: 01:23.900, SP: 5.00 Raced stands side, mid-division, going well when not much room over 2f out, gap opened on rail and closed over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear, easily	O Murphy 62.6kg	1 (27)
Ascot 19-Jun-25 1410m GOOD Hcp (of $56,694), SP: 5.00	O Murphy 62.6kg	1
Chester 31-May-25 1410m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp $12,085 (of $49,185) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.860, SP: 4.33 Wore red hood to post, chased leaders, raced keenly, not clear run briefly well over 1f out, soon pushed along and kept on, ridden in 3rd 110 yards out, stayed on and closing at finish	J Watson 60.8kg 0.10L	2 (13)
Ascot 04-Oct-24 1210m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp (of $44,266) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.540, SP: 3.75 Front rank, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong	R L Moore 60.3kg 6.00L	10 (10)
Chelmsford City 23-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp $9,824 (of $39,348) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.650, SP: 1.91 Tracked leaders, pushed along to chase winner over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on one pace	C Shepherd 60.8kg 1.50L	2 (5)
Chester 04-Aug-24 1410m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp $225 (of $29,511) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:27.630, SP: 2.63 Midfield on inner, ridden and some headway when hampered over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong	S Osborne 62.1kg 2.75L	7 (11)
Ascot 22-Jun-24 1410m GOOD R4 $2,025 (of $85,065), Winning Time: 01:26.850, SP: 8/1 Keen prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace	S Osborne 58.5kg, Cd 0 4.25L	6 (19)
Chester 09-May-24 1520m GOOD R3 Hcp $22,932 (of $22,932), Winning Time: 01:32.920, SP: evens Led early, tracked leader, switched right over 1f out, pushed along to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, readily	R L Moore 59.9kg	1 (7)
Thirsk 21-Apr-24 1410m SOFT R3 Md $4,320 (of $4,320), Winning Time: 01:31.490, SP: 8/11 Bit keen in behind leaders, made challenge going best over 1f out, ridden and went clear inside final furlong, readily	S Osborne 58.5kg	1 (12)
Nottingham 21-Jul-23 1220m SOFT R1 Md $1,736 (of $3,699) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:16.120, SP: 2/1 Tracked leaders, led 2f out, pushed along and headed entering final furlong, stayed on	H Davies 60.3kg 0.75L	2 (11)
Newmarket 24-Jun-23 1410m GOOD R1 CL4Nv $2,028 (of $8,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.620, SP: 11.00 Close up in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on	R Clutterbuck 59kg 1.75L	2 (6)