Horse profile
Bright Start (USA)
by Medaglia d'Oro (USA) out of Blue Petrel (USA) (Distorted Humor)
34 runs · 23 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Headgear returns LTO
Off 348 days · 9th of 11
Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile
Bright Start (USA) is a maiden with no wins from 34 starts though he has placed seven times. All wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard (AW) going. His best effort was second of six at Chelmsford City (AW) in Jun 2021. Typically held up, he finished ninth of 11 at Wolverhampton (AW) in Nov 2025 in a Class 6 handicap, last raced off OR 46 which was 49lb below his highest ever mark. Headgear returns LTO.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 49lb off peak
- 0–34Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 7 (20.6%)Placed
- −34.00£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=34 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 59dAvg 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 rating46↓ 49lb off peak
46
46–95
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 111A | 86 | 1 · — |
| Good | 7 | 117A | 72 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 123C | 110 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 86A | 81 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 77C | 39.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 114C | 86 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 117A | 72 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 63C | 45 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
Of 34 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 34 runs · as at 3 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 8 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (88%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Medaglia d'Oro (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 1,181 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses).
Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17% from 393. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 168 | 21 | 12.5% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 277 | 32 | 11.6% | −1.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 143 | 18 | 12.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 131 | 20 | 15.3% | +1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 409 | 62 | 15.2% | +1.7 | 0 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | −6.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 207 | 30 | 14.5% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 393 | 67 | 17% | +3.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 405 | 50 | 12.3% | −1.2 | 0 from 20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 113 | 5 | 4.4% | −9.1 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Blue Petrel (USA) (Distorted Humor)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Caring Touch (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Caring Touch (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caring Touch (USA) | 4 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Stribling (USA) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Burns | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Amy Jo Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Laura Coughlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan Sheedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kerrie Gillespie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| None | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 33 | 0 | 0% | −33.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Nov 25+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Struggled from the outset - never in contention - finished well adrift in 9th | 9/11 | ½ | 8-11 | 46 | 53C | 46C | Laura Coughlan | 40/1 |
| 06 Oct 25+101d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never involved - finished well down the field in 11th | 11/11 | 28 | 9-7 | 48 | 52C | 47C | Kaiya Fraser | 8/1 |
| 27 Jun 25+20d | Curragh | Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series | 13/13 | 11 | 12-0 | 49 | 40C | 60C | Megan Sheedy | 66/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+21d | Navan | Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 13th Handicap (0-60) Held up in the pack near the rail - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away toward the finish - eventually well beaten in 18th | 18/20 | 1 | 8-13 | 50 | 72C | 48C | Nicola Burns | 28/1 |
| 17 May 25+14d | Navan | Troytown Bar Handicap (0-60) Slow to break and settled towards the back - pushed along approaching the final 3f - responded to finish third | 3/12 | ½ | 8-12 | 49 | 103A | 60A | Nicola Burns | 25/1 |
| 03 May 25+36d | Punchestown | 34th Running Of The 'Have The Conversation - Say Yes To Organ Donation' Punchestown Charity Race | 10/19 | 2 | 12-0 | 49 | — | 59C | Kerrie Gillespie | 66/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+28d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (0-60) Slow to break - held up at back - urged into 11th with 2f left - up to 7th inside final furlong - stayed on late to finish 4th | 4/13 | ¾ | 8-12 | 49 | 69B | 59A | Nicola Burns | 10/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pushed along into 8th with 2f left - improved to 5th inside final furlong but couldn't find more | 5/13 | nk | 8-6 | 50 | 91B | 66A | Nicola Burns | 15/2 |
| 07 Feb 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - urged forward entering the straight and made progress 2f out - drifted left in 8th a furlong out - stayed on same rate to finish 7th | 7/14 | 1½ | 8-8 | 50 | 83B | 59A | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 15/2 |
| 17 Jan 25+28d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - asked for effort entering the straight and made progress out wide inside final 2f - stayed on same speed to finish 6th | 6/13 | ½ | 8-10 | 50 | 60B | 57A | Amy Jo Hayes | 11/1 |
| 20 Dec 24+35d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-75) Settled midfield early - asked for effort with advance on the outside 2f out - up to 5th with a furlong and a half left - into 3rd inside the final furlong and battled on to finish third | 3/14 | 1¾ | 8-0 | 51 | 102B | 57A | Nicola Burns | 16/1 |
| 15 Nov 24+70d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Held up at the back - still down the field entering the closing stages - finished well to grab 4th in the final furlong | 4/9 | nk | 8-10 | 51 | 77A | 65A | Nicola Burns | 20/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+17d | Kilbeggan | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Held up in rear from the off - error at the 5th - well beaten from there - eventually well held in 11th | 11/16 | 1¼ | 11-8 | — | 3C | 100C | Shane Fenelon | 150/1 |
| 20 Aug 24+48d | Roscommon | Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap (47-70) Slow to break - settled towards back of field - 11th 4f out - driven along 2f out with no response inside final furlong - eventually well held in 10th | 10/15 | 4½ | 8-7 | 54 | 77C | 42C | Keithen Kennedy | 50/1 |
| 03 Jul 24+16d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (47-65) | 10/15 | hd | 9-1 | 57 | 114C | 57A | Keithen Kennedy | 22/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+5d | Gowran Park | Racing Again July 27th Handicap (47-70) | 11/11 | nk | 9-8 | 61 | 117A | 53A | J M Sheridan | 80/1 |
| 12 Jun 24+10d | Limerick | Big Boss Events Handicap (47-70) | 11/16 | nk | 9-0 | 61 | 123C | 61A | Amy Jo Hayes | 50/1 |
| 02 Jun 24+56d | Listowel | James Collins Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 12/14 | 13 | 10-1 | 64 | 63C | 50C | J M Sheridan | 11/1 |
| 07 Apr 24+12d | Leopardstown | Sunday 12th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (47-70) | 18/20 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 66 | 2C | 62C | J M Sheridan | 66/1 |
| 26 Mar 24+11d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Group Deals Available Apprentice Claiming Race | 6/7 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 69 | 69A | 64A | Robert Whearty | 14/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Claiming Race | 5/14 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 73 | 89B | 74A | J M Sheridan | 18/1 |
| 14 Feb 24+235d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-6 | 74 | 94A | 69A | J M Sheridan | 50/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+21d | Lingfield | Helen Keaney 70th Birthday Handicap | 5/6 | nk | 10-4 | 77 | 67A | 68B | Kieran O'Neill | 9/2 |
| 03 Jun 23+228d | Lingfield (AW) | Age UK Supporting Older People Handicap (AWT) | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-6 | 80 | — | 71A | William Carver | 10/1 |
| 18 Oct 22+25d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 9/13 | 8 | 10-2 | 85 | 92B | 67A | David Probert | 13/2 |
| 23 Sep 22+16d | Haydock | J W Lees MPA Handicap | 14/14 | 1¾ | 10-0 | 90 | 45C | 71C | Pat Cosgrave | 28/1 |
| 07 Sep 22+424d | Doncaster | I Love Julie Parkes Handicap | 9/11 | 3½ | 9-9 | 93 | 82A | 70A | Daniel Tudhope | 22/1 |
| 10 Jul 21+24d | York | John Smith's Cup Handicap | 19/20 | 11 | 8-10 | 95 | 40C | 64C | Pat Cosgrave | 18/1 |
| 16 Jun 21+230d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing With Pride Handicap | 2/6 | shd | 9-7 | 95 | 111A | 86B | Pat Cosgrave | 11/4 |
| 29 Oct 20+36d | Chelmsford City (AW) | chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap | 2/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | 81 | 108A | 87A | Oisin Murphy | 9/4J |
| 23 Sep 20+16d | Redcar | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 4/10 | hd | 9-9 | 81 | 97A | 84A | Hayley Turner | 5/2F |
| 07 Sep 20+23d | Leicester | Welcomm Communications Handicap | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 80 | 86A | 82A | Hayley Turner | 11/4 |
| 15 Aug 20+26d | Newbury | Unibet British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/10 | 2¾ | 9-5 | — | 81A | 82A | Oisin Murphy | 3/1 |
| 20 Jul 20 | Windsor | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Maiden Stakes | 3/16 | hd | 9-5 | — | 106C | 90A | Hayley Turner | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bright Start (USA) won?
- Bright Start (USA) has yet to win, from 34 archived starts between 2020 and 2025. Placed 7 times in total (20.6% of starts).
- Who trains Bright Start (USA)?
- Bright Start (USA) is trained by Patrick Morris, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2025.
- Who is Bright Start (USA)'s sire?
- Bright Start (USA) is by Medaglia d'Oro (USA) out of Blue Petrel (USA), whose sire is Distorted Humor.
- What is Bright Start (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 3 November 2025. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Bright Start (USA)'s sire's record?
- Medaglia d'Oro (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 1,181 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17% from 393. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
- Who are Bright Start (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Blue Petrel (USA), Bright Start (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Caring Touch (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Caring Touch (USA)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.