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Horse profile

Bright Light (FR)

3yo colt · Trainer Andreas Suborics · Owner Stall Melfi
by City Light (FR) out of Brighton Blues (GER) (Sakhee)
3 runs · 2 courses · from May 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 4 Oct 2026 · 16th of 16 Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Bright Light (FR) is a maiden who has run three times on turf over 1m2f – 1m4f without success. His best effort came when second of eight at Longchamp (FR) in May 2026. The colt finished 16 of 16 in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp (FR) in Oct 2026. He is by City Light (FR) out of Brighton Blues (GER).

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Jun 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 951 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.9% from 313. Weakest on soft going: 9.9% from 212. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 16.4% from 415. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 178.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−13.2—
Good to Firm27311.1%−2.1—
Good981111.2%−2—
Good to Soft2002713.5%+0.30 from 1
Soft212219.9%−3.30 from 1
Heavy1001111%−2.20 from 1
Standard (AW)3135316.9%+3.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3239.4%−3.8—
6f – 7f2863712.9%−0.3—
1m – 1m1f4156816.4%+3.2—
1m2f – 1m4f178137.3%−5.90 from 3
1m5f – 2m2713.7%−9.5—
2m1f – 2m4f12433.3%+20.1—
2m5f – 3m100%−13.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Brighton Blues (GER) (Sakhee)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
San Siro (ITY) 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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
04 Oct 26+124d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 16/16 ½ 8-12 114 Benjamin Marie 150/1
02 Jun 26+19d San Siro (ITY) 143rd Derby Italiano (No Geldings) (Turf) 11f · Heavy · 16 ran Dwelt start - towards rear - headway when on far side of group over 3f out - went fourth final 110yds - kept on well - did well in the circumstances 4/16 2 9-2 — Benjamin Marie 17/5F
14 May 26 Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Avre () (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 8 ran 2/8 nk 9-2 — Benjamin Marie 43/5

Quick answers

How many races has Bright Light won?
Bright Light (FR) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Bright Light?
Bright Light (FR) is trained by Andreas Suborics, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
Who is Bright Light's sire?
Bright Light (FR) is by City Light (FR) out of Brighton Blues (GER), whose sire is Sakhee.
What is Bright Light's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 4 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bright Light's sire's record?
City Light (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 951 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.9% from 313. Weakest on soft going: 9.9% from 212. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 16.4% from 415. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 178.

Record shown from May 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.