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Always Stronger (FR) silks

Horse profile

Always Stronger

Barastraight (GB) × Cover Story (FR) (Okawango (USA))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
2020
Colour
chestnut
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£1,463 GB
Official rating
Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE)
13 Mar 2026, Fakenham (3/5)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Yet to win
Recent form
83

Always Stronger has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
13 Mar 26Fakenham3/58/1distCharlie HammondStuart EdmundsRobert Case Memorial Maiden HurdleClass 4Hurdle2mGood to Soft11-6Mister Ursus (IRE)£5,655231/4
18 Feb 26Southwell8/1310/1distCharlie HammondStuart EdmundsGleeds Data Center Derby Maiden HurdleClass 4Hurdle2m4½fSoft11-6Blue Run (GB)£5,446-2/8
  • 3/513 Mar 26 · Fakenham8/1

    Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle

    Class 42mGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    13 Mar 26
    Course
    Fakenham
    Pos
    3/5
    SP
    8/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    11-6
    Winner / 2nd
    Mister Ursus (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £5,655
    Days
    23
    Future form
    1/4
  • 8/1318 Feb 26 · Southwell10/1

    Gleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle

    Class 42m4½fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    18 Feb 26
    Course
    Southwell
    Pos
    8/13
    SP
    10/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    Gleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m4½f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    11-6
    Winner / 2nd
    Blue Run (GB)
    Winner prize
    £5,446
    Days
    -
    Future form
    2/8

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
13 Mar 26FakenhamRobert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle3/5Mister Ursus (IRE)123 Apr 26PerthScone International Horse Trials Handicap Hurdle
18 Feb 26SouthwellGleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle8/13Escort'kheops (FR)216 Mar 26PlumptonMore Radio Maiden Hurdle
18 Feb 26SouthwellGleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle8/13Blazing Saint (GB)-11 May 26SouthwellProudly Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Novices' Handicap Hurdle
  • 3/513 Mar 26 · Fakenham

    Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    13 Mar 26
    Course
    Fakenham
    Race
    Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle
    This horse
    3/5
    Winner next time
    Mister Ursus (IRE)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    23 Apr 26
    Race won
    Scone International Horse Trials Handicap Hurdle
  • 8/1318 Feb 26 · Southwell

    Gleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    18 Feb 26
    Course
    Southwell
    Race
    Gleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle
    This horse
    8/13
    Winner next time
    Escort'kheops (FR)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    16 Mar 26
    Race won
    More Radio Maiden Hurdle
  • 8/1318 Feb 26 · Southwell

    Gleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    18 Feb 26
    Course
    Southwell
    Race
    Gleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle
    This horse
    8/13
    Winner next time
    Blazing Saint (GB)
    Their pos
    -
    Won on
    11 May 26
    Race won
    Proudly Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Stuart Edmunds18 Feb 2613 Mar 268/1320010.0%0.0%£1,463€0
Stuart Edmunds
First run
18 Feb 26
Last run
13 Mar 26
First run for yard
8/13
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£1,463
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20010.0%0.0%£1,463€018 Feb 2613 Mar 26
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£1,463
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
18 Feb 26
Last run
13 Mar 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchBarastraight (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireBarastraight (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchCover Story (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. DamCover Story (FR)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireOkawango (USA)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Barastraight (GB)
Cover Story (FR)
Not traced
Not traced
Okawango (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAlways Stronger (FR)
Sexgelding
Foaled2020
SireBarastraight (GB)
DamCover Story (FR)
DamsireOkawango (USA)
Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners
Notable siblingOne Story (FR)

Female line

  1. Cover Story (FR) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Barastraight (GB)Cover Story (FR)Okawango (USA)Berouard,Haras Des Sablonnets,Chatelain21 Feb 20chestnutgeldingNH 2m4fFlat 7.0f · NH 2m2f
Barastraight (GB)
Breeder
Berouard,Haras Des Sablonnets,Chatelain
Foaled
21 Feb 20
Colour
chestnut
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.0f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Barastraight (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs151275517.9%36.4%20
At 2m to 2m1f513135.9%25.5%10
On Good to soft or yielding going4161414.6%34.1%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going12020.0%16.7%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
151
Wins
27
Placed
55
Win %
17.9%
Place %
36.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
51
Wins
3
Placed
13
Win %
5.9%
Place %
25.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
41
Wins
6
Placed
14
Win %
14.6%
Place %
34.1%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
12
Wins
0
Placed
2
Win %
0.0%
Place %
16.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Barastraight (GB) × Okawango (USA) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%02010.0%£1,463€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£1,463
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Always Stronger (FR)200£1,463€0
Always Stronger (FR)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£1,463
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Cover Story (FR)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Barastraight (GB) out of Cover Story (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Spirit One (FR)

By Bathyrhon

Female line

  1. 1Cover Story (FR)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

How old is Always Stronger?

Always Stronger (FR) is a 6-year-old chestnut gelding, foaled on 21 February 2020.

Who are the sire and dam of Always Stronger?

Always Stronger (FR) is by Barastraight (GB) out of Cover Story (FR), a daughter of Okawango (USA), and was bred by Berouard,Haras Des Sablonnets,Chatelain.

Who trains Always Stronger?

Always Stronger (FR) is trained by Stuart Edmunds and owned by The Garratt Family, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Always Stronger's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Always Stronger (FR) has run 2 times and is yet to win.

When did Always Stronger last run?

Always Stronger (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 13 March 2026 at Fakenham in the Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle, finishing 3rd of 5.

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