Horse Details

Courageous Strike (GB)

21 Runs 4 Wins (19.0%) 7 Places (33.3%)

Owner: Owners Group 142 Silks

Owners Group 142 Trainer: Paul Nicholls

4 years old ch GB

Sire: National Defense (GB)

Dam: Mademoiselle Marie (FR)

Damsire: Evasive

Past Runs (21 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Draw	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
10/01/26 15:53	Kempton	-	2m	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls	3rd	3:52.80	.5	113	10-11	9/1	Prominent - led with one circuit to go - faced challenges 2 out - soon headed - kept on run-in(op 17/2) Prominent - led with one circuit to go - faced challenges 2 out - soon headed - kept on run-in(op 17/2)
12/12/25 13:58	Doncaster	-	2m½f	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	2nd	4:7.22	.5	113	12-0	9/4	Led - not fluent 2 out - faced challenge before last - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op Evens) Led - not fluent 2 out - faced challenge before last - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op Evens)
18/10/25 15:35	Newton Abbot	-	2m1f	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	5	4:9.59	.5	114	10-13	11/2	Towards rear - brief headway after 3 out - soon outpaced and no impression(op 7/2 tchd 13/2) Towards rear - brief headway after 3 out - soon outpaced and no impression(op 7/2 tchd 13/2)
14/05/25 14:19	Newton Abbot	-	2m1f	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	1st	3:58.00	Won	114	11-3	1/8F	Made all - increased tempo halfway - not fluent 5th - nudged along before 2 out - clear when hit last - unchallenged(op 2/15 tchd 2/13) Made all - increased tempo halfway - not fluent 5th - nudged along before 2 out - clear when hit last - unchallenged(op 2/15 tchd 2/13)
25/04/25 18:35	Chepstow	-	2m	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	1st	3:56.72	Won	–	10-10	4/11F	Made all - not fluent 3 out - clear after 2 out - reduced lead last - shaken up run-in - comfortably(op 4/9 and tchd 1/2) Made all - not fluent 3 out - clear after 2 out - reduced lead last - shaken up run-in - comfortably(op 4/9 and tchd 1/2)
06/04/25 14:25	Ffos Las	-	2m4f	Freddie Gingell	Paul Nicholls	2nd	4:58.54	3.25	–	10-10	10/1	Took keen hold - in rear - headway to lead after 2nd - went clear 3rd - reduced lead 2 out - headed before last - just held second (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 5/1) Took keen hold - in rear - headway to lead after 2nd - went clear 3rd - reduced lead 2 out - headed before last - just held second (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 5/1)
17/08/24 16:35	Curragh (IRE)	4	1m6f	Ronan Whelan	Adrian Murray	2nd	2:59.83	20	78	8-13	80/1	Held up in last - still plenty to do when headway from over 3f out - went modest second but no chance with winner over 1f out - kept on(tchd 100/1) Held up in last - still plenty to do when headway from over 3f out - went modest second but no chance with winner over 1f out - kept on(tchd 100/1)
29/07/24 19:45	Galway (IRE)	11	1m4½f	Robert Whearty	Adrian Murray	9	2:49.64	1	80	9-1	14/1	Towards rear - headway into midfield under 2f out - soon no extra(op 16/1) Towards rear - headway into midfield under 2f out - soon no extra(op 16/1)
20/07/24 16:50	Curragh (IRE)	8	1m2f	David Egan	Adrian Murray	6	2:11.31	2.5	80	9-6	8/1	Held up in rear - some headway 3f out - kept on final furlong - never on terms(op 11/1) Held up in rear - some headway 3f out - kept on final furlong - never on terms(op 11/1)
28/06/24 20:25	Curragh (IRE)	18	1m4f	James Ryan	Adrian Murray	1st	2:32.47	Won	75	9-3	28/1	Held up in rear - headway when switched left 3f out - ran on well from over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 18/1) Held up in rear - headway when switched left 3f out - ran on well from over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 18/1)
16/06/24 16:21	Gowran Park (IRE)	8	1m1½f	Paddy Harnett	Adrian Murray	3rd	2:1.61	1.25	74	9-10	16/1	Held up in rear - headway on far side of group from over 2f out - no match for first two(op 25/1) Held up in rear - headway on far side of group from over 2f out - no match for first two(op 25/1)
29/03/24 17:10	Chelmsford (AW)	12	1m2f	Raul Da Silva	Dominic Ffrench Davis	13	2:8.62	6.5	75	9-9	40/1	Midfield - switched right after 1f - headway to lead after 2f - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1 tchd 33/1) Midfield - switched right after 1f - headway to lead after 2f - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
15/11/23 18:00	Kempton (AW)	4	1m	Rob Hornby	Dominic Ffrench Davis	8	1:40.33	1.25	75	9-11	40/1	Led - headed and weakened over 1f out(op 20/1) Led - headed and weakened over 1f out(op 20/1)
27/10/23 16:41	Wolverhampton (AW)	8	1m1½f	Luke Morris	Dominic Ffrench Davis	1st	2:2.16	Won	71	9-10	10/1	Took keen hold - prominent - raced wide early - led with one circuit to go - against rail after 3f - increased tempo over 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on and all out(op 8/1) Took keen hold - prominent - raced wide early - led with one circuit to go - against rail after 3f - increased tempo over 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on and all out(op 8/1)
06/10/23 18:30	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	17	7f	Seamie Heffernan	Adrian Murray	2nd	1:27.25	0.3	67	9-9	10/1	Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield after 2f - prominent after 3f - ridden and ran on well from 2f out - led final 110yds - headed final strides(op 16/1) Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield after 2f - prominent after 3f - ridden and ran on well from 2f out - led final 110yds - headed final strides(op 16/1)
10/09/23 17:10	Curragh (IRE)	10	6½f	Gary Halpin	Adrian Murray	11	1:22.32	.75	70	9-3	100/1	Prominent - led after 1f - headed halfway - weakened from 2f out (jockey said colt stopped quickly)(op 80/1 tchd 125/1) Prominent - led after 1f - headed halfway - weakened from 2f out (jockey said colt stopped quickly)(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
31/08/23 15:05	Navan (IRE)	9	1m	Seamie Heffernan	Adrian Murray	8	1:48.97	4.25	74	9-12	4/1	Took keen hold - soon prominent on outer - outpaced and lost position under 2f out - soon weakened(op 9/2) Took keen hold - soon prominent on outer - outpaced and lost position under 2f out - soon weakened(op 9/2)
19/08/23 15:27	Curragh (IRE)	4	7f	W J Lee	Adrian Murray	5	1:30.26	11	76	9-5	125/1	Raced in last throughout Raced in last throughout
11/08/23 19:00	Tipperary (IRE)	2	7½f	Gary Halpin	Adrian Murray	6	1:44.98	12	–	9-5	50/1	Soon led - headed 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 66/1) Soon led - headed 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 66/1)
20/07/23 17:15	Leopardstown (IRE)	4	7f	Gary Halpin	Adrian Murray	8	1:34.52	.75	–	9-5	11/2	Prominent - outpaced under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 9/2) Prominent - outpaced under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 9/2)
22/05/23 17:25	Roscommon (IRE)	4	7½f	W J Lee	Adrian Murray	2nd	1:38.64	2.5	–	9-5	9/1	Prominent early - dropped to midfield after 2f - headway over 2f out - pressed leaders when ridden and switched left over 1f out - went second and kept on final 110yds - no match for winner (jockey said colt lugged right in the final furlong)(op 12/1) Prominent early - dropped to midfield after 2f - headway over 2f out - pressed leaders when ridden and switched left over 1f out - went second and kept on final 110yds - no match for winner (jockey said colt lugged right in the final furlong)(op 12/1)