Bravethewaves

His career numbers tell a modest story on the surface: 3 wins and 5 places from 25 races, which works out to winning roughly 1 in every 8 times he runs. But context matters here. This is a horse that has been through serious physical setbacks and spent years rebuilding. The fact that he is still competing — and still winning — at nine years old says something about how well the Oldcastle yard has managed him. Greenall and Josh Guerriero have sent out 43 winners this season alone, so this is clearly a team that knows what they are doing with a horse that needs careful handling.

The partnership with jockey Toby Wynne is one of the most striking details in Bravethewaves' record. In 11 races together, they have won 3 times — that is a win rate of 27%, or just over 1 in every 4 rides. For a horse whose overall win rate is 1 in 8, that gap is significant. Wynne clearly understands this horse, and when his name appears in the racecard, it is worth paying attention.

Ground conditions are important with Bravethewaves. He has won twice from 10 races on slightly wet ground — a 20% win rate, or 1 in every 5 tries — and Greenall has specifically flagged that decent ground this spring suits him well. His most recent win came at Southwell five months ago, in November 2025, and his form since then has been patchy, with a string of mid-field finishes. He races at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — where he has won 3 of his 17 races at that grade.

The key line from Greenall is that the horse's body is coping well after years of injury trouble, and that a recent win at Doncaster was impressive. That is not the language of a trainer managing a horse towards retirement — it is the language of someone who thinks there is more to come. At nine, with everything Bravethewaves has been through, that optimism feels earned.