Never So Brave
(IRE)About
Never So Brave is a 4yo from Ireland, trained by A M Balding at Kingsclere. Its sire is No Nay Never and dam is Chica Whopa. Never So Brave has won 3 races in its career. On June 19, 2025, at Royal Ascot, it achieved its most notable win to date, securing first place in this $108,207.00 Class 2 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Ascot 19-Jun-25 m R7 CL2 Hcp $56,694 (of $108,207), SP: 4/1 | O Murphy 62.6kg | 1 (27) |
| Chester 31-May-25 1409m GOOD R2 Hcp $12,085 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 01:28.860, SP: 10/3 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 0.15L | 2 (13) |
| Ascot 04-Oct-24 1207m SOFT R5 Hcp (of $23,193), Winning Time: 01:15.540, SP: 11/4 Front rank, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | R L Moore 60.3kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 10 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 23-Aug-24 1408m GOOD R3 Hcp $9,824 (of $20,936), Winning Time: 01:22.650, SP: 10/11 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 1409m SOFT R5 Hcp $225 (of $15,288), Winning Time: 01:27.630, SP: 13/8 Midfield on inner, ridden and some headway when hampered over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | S Osborne 62.1kg, Cd 0 2.75L | 7 (11) |
| Ascot 22-Jun-24 1408m 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 1524m 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 1408m 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 1223m 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 (12) |
| Newmarket 24-Jun-23 1408m GOOD R1 Nv $2,028 (of $4,320) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.620, SP: 10/1 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) |