G1Stars.com
RacesPreview
Great Britain
York · 23.08.25
Watch the race
1stNever So Brave4yo by No Nay Never × Chica Whopa€438,300
2ndLake Forest4yo by No Nay Never × Lady Aquitaine€166,200
3rdMaranoa Charlie3yo by Wootton Bassett × Koubalibre€83,200
Full result →
Never So Brave
Purse€772,800
Distance1408 metres
Winning time1m 22.93s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up

Watch the race

Racing TV · English commentary

Result

10 runners · prize money to 6th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stNever So Brave4yo gelding by No Nay Never × Chica WhopaOisin MurphyAndrew Balding€438,300
2ndLake Forest4yo gelding by No Nay Never × Lady AquitaineTom MarquandWilliam Haggas½€166,200
3rdMaranoa Charlie3yo colt by Wootton Bassett × KoubalibreAurelien LemaitreChristopher HeadHead€83,200
4thRosallion4yo colt by Blue Point × RosalineSean LeveyRichard HannonHead€41,400
5thQirat4yo gelding by Showcasing × EmulousColin KeaneRalph Beckett1 ½€20,800
6thExactly3yo filly by Frankel × HeartacheRyan MooreAidan O'Brien½€10,400
7thAnnaf6yo colt by Muhaarar × ShimahRossa RyanMichael ApplebyShort head
8thSeagulls Eleven3yo gelding by Galileo Gold × ThrilledWilliam BuickHugo Palmer1
9thAudience6yo gelding by Iffraaj × LadyshipRobert HavlinJohn & Thady Gosden¾
10thQuinault5yo gelding by Oasis Dream × QueimadaJason HartStuart Williams1

Pedigree of the winner

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.

Connections

Related races

2025 Global season