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Brave Spirit
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Trained by Steve Wolfe at Ascot, Brave Spirit is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Brave Smash, out of the dam Miss Shanghai.

He has won a total of 3 races from 20 starts for a win percentage of 15%. His career earnings are $420k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Belmont Park on June 8th in 2024 when he won $68,500 in the Raconteur Stakes (a set weight with penalties race over 1,400 metres).

Brave Spirit has started 3 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $38.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $21k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$420k
Starts
20
Wins
3
Second
4
Third
5
Win %
15
Place %
60
Profit
+0.4
Conditions
Good
15
1-2-5
$6k
Soft
5
2-2-0
$21k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
3
1-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
1
0-0-0
Race Distance
1200m
7
0-1-3
-7
1400m
6
2-0-2
+13.2
1600m
2
0-0-0
-2
1100m
1
1-0-0
+0.18
1420m
1
0-1-0
-1
1300m
1
0-1-0
-1
1000m
2
0-1-0
-2
Race Track
Ascot
11
0-1-5
-11
Belmont Park
6
2-1-0
+13.2
Albany
1
1-0-0
+0.18
Bunbury
1
0-1-0
-1
Northam
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
WA
20
3-4-5
+0.38

Race History

Nov-1 25
12/15
5.0
$31
Ascot
4
1200
PKF Perth (Bm66+)
$0k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
59
70.89
34.77
12
12,12
Oct-18 25
5/11
1.9
$4.8
Ascot
4
1400
JP Equity (Bm66+)
$2k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
58½
85.02
34.48
4
3,3
-2
Sep-27 25
6/10
3.8
$3.7
Belmont Park
4
1200
Ascot Opening Day 11th Of October (Bm72+)
$1k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
56
72.37
34.00
9
9,8
+2
Spell of 154 Days
Apr-26 25
12/13
4.8
$101
Ascot
4
1200
The Kia Quokka
$0k
$5M
J Noske
58½
69.31
34.70
10
10,11
-1
Apr-5 25
3/8
2.2
$6
Ascot
4
1200
Singapore Pools Trophy 2025 (Bm72+)
$7k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
55½
68.74
34.45
7
7,7
+4
Spell of 140 Days
Nov-16 24
6/11
2.8
$8
Ascot
4
1600
PKF Perth (Bm72+)
$1k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
56½
96.41
34.99
6
5,4
-2
Nov-2 24
11/13
4.7
$11
Ascot
4
1400
Hosemasters - Asian Beau Stakes 
$0k
$200k
S Mc Gruddy
54
83.19
34.42
13
11,11
Oct-26 24
3/16
1.5
$5.5
Ascot
4
1400
BallPoint Construction (Bm72+)
$7k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
56
82.96
34.62
10
12,11
+8
Oct-12 24
3/16
0.7
$14
Ascot
4
1200
2024 Pinnacles Carnival - Noms Close 14th October (Bm66+)
$7k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
59
71.16
34.64
13
13,12
+9
Spell of 112 Days
Jun-22 24
4/16
1.7
$4.4
Belmont Park
5
1600
Amelia Park - Belmont Guineas 
$5k
$125k
S Mc Gruddy
56½
98.40
36.22
7
5,7
+3
Jun-8 24
1/11
1.3
$16
Belmont Park
6
1400
Raconteur Stakes 
$69k
$125k
S Mc Gruddy
56
85.25
37.38
8
8,8
+7
May-18 24
1/8
0.4
$3.2
Belmont Park
4
1400
Bisley Workwear Hcp
$44k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
57½
86.02
34.57
3
4,3
+2
May-4 24
2/6
0.2
$3
Ascot
5
1200
Pearce Racing Ladies Syndicates Hcp
$15k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
54
70.69
35.03
5
5,5
+3
Apr-20 24
3/10
3.3
$4.4
Ascot
4
1200
Furphy Hcp
$7k
$80k
C Williams
54
69.67
34.23
10
10,10
+7
Apr-11 24
1/7
2.0
$1.18
Albany
5
1100
TABTouch - Better Your Bet Mdn
$11k
$20k
S Mc Gruddy
57½
68.16
35.34
3
3,3
+2
Spell of 156 Days
Nov-7 23
2/9
2.5
$1.6
Bunbury
4
1420
Country Comfort Perth - Racy Weekend Getaway Mdn
$5k
$25k
P Harvey
57
86.32
34.96
6
7,7
+5
Oct-21 23
3/10
1.5
$4.2
Ascot
4
1400
Print Hall Plate
$7k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
56
83.70
34.37
4
4,4
+1
Oct-11 23
2/12
0.2
$2
Northam
4
1300
Northam Race Club Celebrating 160 Years Mdn
$5k
$25k
S Mc Gruddy
56
78.00
36.52
6
6,6
+4
Sep-30 23
4/8
1.2
$3.9
Belmont Park
4
1000
Ascot Opening Day 14th October Plate
$3k
$80k
S Mc Gruddy
56
59.38
33.98
7
7,7
+3
Spell of 87 Days
Jul-5 23
2/8
0.3
$7.5
Belmont Park
6
1000
Book Your Xmas In July (Rs0mw)
$6k
$33k
P Knuckey
57
61.10
35.55
8
8,7
+5