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Horse profile

Bright Light City (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2013) · Last trainer D T Hughes · Last owner D T Hughes
by Elusive City (USA) out of Alajyal (IRE) (Kris)
18 runs · 11 courses · from May 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2013 — 4,775 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2013
KTB Profile

Bright Light City (IRE) is yet to win from 18 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Clonmel (Mar 2013).

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 11lb off peak
88 88–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 10 Aug 2013 Official rating 88 at the last jumps run, 6 Sep 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 6 Jul 2012

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 108A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4100A96.5—
Good to Firm2108A91.5—
Heavy299A93.5—
Soft283C82—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m9108A96—
2m1f – 2m4f297C93.5—
Flat 3 figures · best 62C · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f362C52—

Of 18 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 18 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Elusive City (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,427 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm461328.3%+18.6—
Good to Firm90510111.2%+1.50 from 3
Good1,4631278.7%−10 from 6
Good to Soft898728%−1.70 from 2
Soft1,123726.4%−3.30 from 3
Heavy329237%−2.70 from 4
Standard (AW)3,66341311.3%+1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,12243810.6%+0.9—
1m – 1m1f2,2742049%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f691527.5%−2.20 from 3
1m5f – 2m210157.1%−2.60 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f9766.2%−3.50 from 5
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−3.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Alajyal (IRE) (Kris)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them The Colt King (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Colt King (IRE)2532m–2m2f—
Phoenix Ice (IRE)1337f—
Kristikhab (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 5 0 0% −5.00
Mark Enright 4 0 0% −4.00
Roger Loughran 3 0 0% −3.00
Michael Darcy 2 0 0% −2.00
Ian McCarthy 2 0 0% −2.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P Roche 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 0 0% −17.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 9 0 0% −9.00
2012 6 0 0% −6.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 0 0% −12.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 9 runs
08 Oct 13+6d Tipperary Schooling At Tipperary Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 —— Michael Darcy 12/1
02 Oct 13+26d Sligo Frank O'beirne Memorial Beginners Chase 2m1f · Heavy · 15 ran F/15 — 11-12 —— Michael Darcy 25/1
06 Sep 13+15d Kilbeggan Moate Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 23 10-12 8875C Roger Loughran 12/1
22 Aug 13+12d Bellewstown Lougher Stables Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m1f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 10-13 9190A Ian McCarthy 11/1
10 Aug 13+52d Kilbeggan Joe Cooney Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 2½ 11-7 93108A Ian McCarthy 8/1
19 Jun 13+64d Wexford Curracloe Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 2m2f · Good To Firm · 16 ran UR/16 — 11-7 93— Mark Enright 10/1
16 Apr 13+19d Fairyhouse Family Day 14th July Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Yielding · 22 ran F/22 — 11-10 93— B J Cooper 8/1
28 Mar 13+29d Clonmel Clonmel Races Easter Egg Hunt Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m½f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 15 11-3 9399A Roger Loughran 10/1
27 Feb 13+173d Fairyhouse Follow Us On Twitter Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 ¾ 10-3 9581A Roger Loughran 28/1
2012 · 6 runs
07 Sep 12+63d Kilbeggan Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 14 ran 8/14 3 11-4 9996A B J Cooper 14/1
06 Jul 12+17d Bellewstown Essential Drogheda Magazine Maiden 1m4f · Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 nk 10-4 —62C N G McCullagh 33/1
19 Jun 12+19d Sligo Family Day 15th July At Sligo Claiming Race 1m2f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 12/13 1 8-13 —47A Mark Enright 20/1
31 May 12+58d Clonmel Fethard Maiden 1m2f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 8 9-0 —52A Mark Enright 16/1
03 Apr 12+17d Thurles Bavaria Beer Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 18 ran 4/18 12 11-4 —100A B J Cooper 20/1
17 Mar 12+81d Down Royal Daily Mirror Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 20 ran 14/20 9 11-4 —83C B J Cooper 20/1
2011 · 3 runs
27 Dec 11+40d Leopardstown Paddypower.com Android App Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 5/8 12 11-12 —96A B J Cooper 25/1
17 Nov 11+194d Thurles Munster Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 11 10-11 —88C Mark Enright 50/1
07 May 11 Punchestown Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 22 ran 22/22 30 11-11 —97C Mr P Roche 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bright Light City won?
Bright Light City (IRE) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2011 and 2013. Placed 1 time in total (5.6% of starts).
Who trained Bright Light City?
Bright Light City (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 8 October 2013.
Who is Bright Light City's sire?
Bright Light City (IRE) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Alajyal (IRE), whose sire is Kris.
What is Bright Light City's official rating?
Bright Light City (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 99.
What is Bright Light City's sire's record?
Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,427 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.
Who are Bright Light City's siblings?
Out of Alajyal (IRE), Bright Light City (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: The Colt King (IRE) (3). The wins came over 7f–2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.