Horse profile
Bright Legend (IRE)
by Zoustar (AUS) out of Alexiade (IRE) (Montjeu)
32 runs · 19 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Sedgefield & Curragh
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 11 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 12
Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile
Bright Legend is a gelding with two wins from 32 starts on turf, both gained in maiden company at Sedgefield over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Apr 2026 and at the Curragh over 1m2f – 1m4f on heavy ground in Apr 2023. He has raced 19 times at different courses and usually races held up. His last run, at Chepstow in Oct 2026, was a third of 12 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 105, 22lb below his highest ever mark, with headgear returning.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 2–32Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 10 (31.3%)Placed
- −21.27£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.59Fair A/E n=31 · 0.49 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 42dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating105↓ 22lb off peak
105
80–127
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 134A | 116 | 5 runs · 134 / 112 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 125C | 102 | 3 runs · 122 / 112 |
| Soft | 4 | 131A | 118.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 4 | 104A | 99.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 134A | 107 | 6 runs · 134 / 109.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 131A | 103 | 2 runs · 97 / 94 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 125C | 114 | 2 runs · 116 / 114 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 96A | 82.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 3 | 95A | 80 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 95A | 82.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 32 runs · as at 19 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 19 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 7 (37%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (26%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (21%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (16%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Zoustar (AUS)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,743 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +10.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 440 | 43 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| Good | 590 | 51 | 8.6% | −2.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 246 | 21 | 8.5% | −2.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 262 | 29 | 11.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 87 | 14 | 16.1% | +5.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,104 | 135 | 12.2% | +1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 330 | 47 | 14.2% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,424 | 153 | 10.7% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 671 | 84 | 12.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 193 | 7 | 3.6% | −7.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 1 | 1.6% | −9.2 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −2.6 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Alexiade (IRE) (Montjeu)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Alexios Komnenos (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Alexios Komnenos (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexios Komnenos (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 7f–1m | Group 3 |
| Silver Sally (IRE) | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| Outa Dodge (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Helena (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.27 |
| Heavy | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.27 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −9.27 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel King | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Jack O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Isabelle Ryder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.27 |
| Hood | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.27 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 22 | 1 | 5% | −20.27 |
| Flat | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 26+19d | Chepstow | Dragonbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race Raced in the pack's middle - moved up to fourth after the 4th - jumpy 3 out and urged along - kept on late but never threatened the leading pair to finish third | 3/12 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 105 | 112A | 127A | Jack O'Neill | 8/1 |
| 22 Sep 26+24d | Fontwell | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Hurdle Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - hit the front and opened a gap after the 3rd - challenged for top spot by the 8th - lost that advantage 3 out after an untidy jump - faded under pressure from there to finish fourth | 4/7 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 108 | 116B | 108A | Jack O'Neill | 8/1 |
| 29 Aug 26+10d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Went straight to front early - lost command approaching 3f out - dropped away over 2f out - well held at the finish | 8/9 | 7 | 9-9 | 80 | 53C | 74C | Clifford Lee | 33/1 |
| 19 Aug 26+24d | Worcester | CopyBet For Premier League Profit Boosts Novices' Hurdle Race (ARC Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Held up towards back of pack - pushed along before 3 out - lost touch and hit 2 out - well held at the finish | 7/10 | 4 | 11-0 | 110 | 101A | 104A | Jack O'Neill | 28/1 |
| 26 Jul 26+89d | Uttoxeter | Cl Cleaning Services Ken Boulton Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race settled towards the back - roused along when untidy 3 out - unable to threaten | 5/6 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 111 | 91A | 100B | Jack O'Neill | 7/2 |
| 28 Apr 26+27d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Final Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack from the outset - unable to make an impression - eventually well beaten in 17th | 17/24 | hd | 10-12 | 114 | 107B | 107A | Richie McLernon | 18/1 |
| 01 Apr 26+35d | Sedgefield | Fairlight Studios Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled with strong grip on bridle early - set the pace and opened a big lead after the first - eased back to shorten the margin approaching the third - a little scratchy three out and again two out - pressed hard before the last - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/6 | 11-5 | 113 | 112B | 128B | Richie McLernon | 8/11F | |
| 25 Feb 26+27d | Wincanton | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - dropped away after 4 out - responded and made progress approaching 3 out - pushed along shortly after - moved into third before the last - continued to the line - edged out for second in the closing strides | 3/15 | hd | 11-12 | 112 | 122B | 130A | Harry Cobden | 18/1 |
| 29 Jan 26+21d | Wincanton | Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Raced fiercely early on - moved to front and opened a big gap after the 1st - margin shortened after the 2nd - overtaken after 3 out - pushed along 2 out - lost place approaching the last | 5/17 | 4 | 11-1 | 115 | 97B | 112A | Isabelle Ryder | 5/1 |
| 08 Jan 26+74d | Taunton | 17 January Saturday Meeting Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Took a strong hold early - shared the pace at the start before going on at the 2nd - four lengths to the good after the 4th - blundered 4 out - caught before 3 out - squeezed for room and passed before 2 out - dropped away from the top two approaching the last - faded on the run-in to finish third 15 lengths back | 3/7 | 12 | 10-12 | 120 | 134A | 103A | Isabelle Ryder | 7/4 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 25+31d | Fontwell | Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Went straight to the front - lost the advantage two out and driven to keep going - kept up the effort without finding extra to finish 3rd | 3/10 | 5 | 11-4 | 124 | 77A | 117A | Richie McLernon | 5/2 |
| 25 Sep 25+33d | Listowel | Thorn Plant Hire Beginners Chase Up with the front group early - blundered at the 1st and fell back to the middle of the field - not jumping cleanly at the 5th - back in contention in 4th from 5 out - under pressure and fading from 4 out - soon beaten off and finished a distant 6th | 6/8 | 23 | 11-12 | 119 | 125C | 104C | Danny Mullins | 10/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+25d | Killarney | ML Lynch Civil Engineering Beginners Chase Held up in the pack - small error at 2nd - up to 5th by halfway - awkward jump 8th - urged into 4th before 3 out - unable to make further gains and stayed on same effort to finish 4th | 4/7 | nk | 11-12 | — | 49A | 123B | Daniel King | 8/1 |
| 29 Jul 25+91d | Galway | Latin Quarter Beginners Chase Held up towards the back - pushed along and made no headway after 3 out - well held throughout - finished 6th | 6/9 | 7½ | 11-12 | — | — | 111A | Daniel King | 33/1 |
| 29 Apr 25+40d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Final Handicap Hurdle Shared the pace early - settled just behind the front pair before dropping to second then fifth by halfway - pressed for effort but couldn't find more approaching three out - eased and pulled up after the following fence | PU/25 | — | 11-2 | 120 | — | — | Harry Cobden | 12/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+33d | Cork | Voodoo Rooms Maiden Hurdle Sat just off the front group early - 5th at halfway - into 3rd and driven approaching 3 out - moved up to 2nd at the last then held on for the run-in finishing 2nd | 2/19 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 127 | 126B | 134A | Daniel King | 11/4 |
| 15 Feb 25+34d | Haydock | Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - error 8th and again jumping the following fence - improved into second before 2 out - handed that spot back approaching the last - eased back into 4th on the run-in | 4/6 | 3 | 11-2 | 127 | 92A | 127B | Daniel King | 14/1 |
| 12 Jan 25+14d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front pair early - up to 4th at halfway then driven out turning in and pressed for effort near the final fence - found extra to take 3rd and stayed on strongly to the line | 3/16 | ½ | 11-4 | 119 | 98B | 129A | Mr J H Williamson | 5/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+44d | Limerick | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled just behind the front group and sat 3rd at halfway - moved into 2nd approaching two out and pushed along before the last - stayed on up the run-in but couldn't reach winner - finished 2nd beaten a length and a half | 2/9 | 1½ | 10-13 | 117 | 131A | 139A | Daniel King | 15/2 |
| 15 Nov 24+24d | Cheltenham | Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made ground wide of rivals approaching two out - pressed for effort then lost momentum around the home turn - beaten well into ninth | 9/15 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 121 | 120B | 120A | Mr J H Williamson | 28/1 |
| 22 Oct 24+26d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race Held up towards the back - improved into 4th with 3f left - pushed along - dropped to 5th inside final furlong unable to close on the front-runners | 4/11 | hd | 11-0 | 86 | 79A | 85A | Mr J H Williamson | 18/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+16d | Listowel | Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Listed) Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - moved into 6th 3 out - up to 5th soon after - fourth by the last and stayed on to grab 3rd close home | 3/12 | 5 | 10-7 | 116 | 130A | 129A | Danny Mullins | 12/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+43d | Galway | Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race Settled just off the front pack early - hit the front approaching halfway then pushed along and lost the advantage 2f out - couldn't quicken again inside the final furlong and finished well held | 10/12 | 1 | 10-0 | 88 | 96A | 76A | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 29 Jul 24+139d | Galway | Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle | 9/13 | 1 | 11-0 | 118 | — | 96A | Daniel King | 10/1 |
| 12 Mar 24+31d | Cheltenham | Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB race) | 11/22 | 2¾ | 10-10 | 121 | 47C | 99C | Daniel King | 20/1 |
| 10 Feb 24+26d | Naas | A.M. Transport Supporting Kill GAA Rated Hurdle | 2/5 | 5 | 10-11 | — | 102C | 123B | Daniel King | 11/2 |
| 15 Jan 24+20d | Punchestown | Bet Victor Proud To Support Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle | 5/18 | 2 | 11-4 | — | — | 128A | Daniel King | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23+75d | Limerick | Aqua Process Solutions 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 4/9 | ¾ | 10-11 | — | 104A | 116A | Daniel King | 7/1 |
| 12 Oct 23+89d | Curragh | Big Picture Communications Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 9-7 | 88 | 39A | 74A | Jamie Powell | 9/2 |
| 15 Jul 23+90d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race | 4/7 | 7 | 9-10 | 91 | 86A | 68A | J M Sheridan | 5/1 |
| 16 Apr 23+22d | Curragh | Tote Fantasy Who's In Your Stable Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 1/12 | 9-5 | — | 95A | 94A | J M Sheridan | 8/1 | |
| 25 Mar 23 | Curragh | Goffs London Sale (C & G) Maiden | 8/20 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 80C | 72A | J M Sheridan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bright Legend won?
- Bright Legend (IRE) won 2 of 32 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 10 times in total (31.3% of starts).
- Who trains Bright Legend?
- Bright Legend (IRE) is trained by Faye Bramley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
- Who is Bright Legend's sire?
- Bright Legend (IRE) is by Zoustar (AUS) out of Alexiade (IRE), whose sire is Montjeu.
- What going does Bright Legend prefer?
- Bright Legend (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bright Legend's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 11 October 2026. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Bright Legend's sire's record?
- Zoustar (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,743 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
- Who are Bright Legend's siblings?
- Out of Alexiade (IRE), Bright Legend (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Alexios Komnenos (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Alexios Komnenos (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.