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Group 1 winner · 2025 Global season
Never So Brave
4yo Gelding by No Nay Never×Chica Whopa
G1 wins1
Last winCity of York Stakes 23.08.25
Official Rating113
Never So Brave

G1 record 2025

2025 Global season
1Win
0Placed
1Recorded G1 result
€438kPrize money
Recorded results are the Group 1 wins and placings in this database. Unplaced runs are not recorded, so no win rate is shown. Prize money is what the horse earned in these results; it stays empty where a prize is not on file.

G1 performance 2025

1 win · 0 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
City of York Stakes1408 metres · €772,8001stAndrew BaldingOisin Murphy23.08.2025YorkPrize money €438,268Race detailsWatch

Total G1 career

G1 since 2025 · 1 win · 0 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
20260 wins · 0 places
Sussex Stakes1609 metres · €1,162,1006thAndrew BaldingP J McDonald29.07.2026GoodwoodPrize money €23,533Race detailsWatch
20251 win · 0 places
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes1609 metres · €1,343,7007thAndrew BaldingOisin Murphy18.10.2025AscotPrize money —Race detailsWatch
City of York Stakes1408 metres · €772,8001stAndrew BaldingOisin Murphy23.08.2025YorkPrize money €438,268Race detailsWatch

G1 video record

3 races on film
City of York StakesNever So Brave · Oisin MurphyRace details →
More Videos (2)
Sussex Stakes29.07.2026 · GoodwoodWatch the Race
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes18.10.2025 · AscotWatch the Race

Pedigree

As of race day 23.08.25
Never So Brave
Chica WhopaDamby Oasis Dream
DamChica Whopa

Never So Brave is out of the winning Chica Whopa (Oasis Dream) and is a half-brother to three winners, among them Barraquero (Zebedee), winner of the Gr.2 Richmond Stakes and a Group winner in England, and Pirate Jenny (Exceed And Excel), winner of the Listed Sweet Mimosa Stakes.

Second damJust Ice

Second dam Just Ice (Polar Falcon) won at Listed level in France and is the dam of Jezebel (Owington), herself winner of the Listed Premio Vittorio Crespi and placed in the Gr.3 Prix de Seine-et-Oise, who in turn produced Ancient Goddess (Iffraaj), a Listed winner in Canada. Just Ice is a half-sister to Palmetto Express (Glint Of Gold), a Listed winner in Germany and second in the Gr.3 Oleander-Rennen, and to Always On A Sunday (Star Appeal), winner of the Listed Pretty Polly Stakes and placed in the Gr.2 Lowther Stakes.

Third damJustine

The third dam Justine (Luciano) won four times at four and is a full sister to the sire Justus, twice a winner of the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, then a Gr.3.

Next generation

Chica Whopa has a two-year-old filly by Wootton Bassett named Belle Of Georgia.

Official Rating

at the time of each Group 1 run
Latest recorded rating11329.07.26
Highest recorded rating11718.10.25
Recorded ratings
SeasonSeason bestLast recorded
202611329.07.26 · Sussex Stakes11329.07.26
202511718.10.25 · Queen Elizabeth II Stakes11718.10.25

Recorded values at the dates shown. The last entry is not a season-end rating.

Connections

TrainerAndrew BaldingProfile →
OwnerSaeed SuhailProfile →
BreederC O P HanburyProfile →
Group 1 jockeys
1Oisin Murphy1 ride · 1 win
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