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Horse profile

Bright Strike (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2013) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner George Strawbridge
by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Seebe (USA) (Danzig)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 May 2013 — 4,916 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2013 · 10th of 18 2 wins · Kempton (AW) & Lingfield (AW)
KTB Profile

Bright Strike (USA) is 2 from 6. Hasn't won since Apr 2013. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW

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 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 22 Apr 2013 Official rating 84 at the last run, 22 Apr 2013

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 97A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)297A86.5—
Good to Firm294A91.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f597A94—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Smart Strike (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%−0.2—
Good to Firm1923116.1%+3.40 from 2
Good2913211%−1.70 from 2
Good to Soft150149.3%−3.4—
Soft1631710.4%−2.3—
Heavy3525.7%−7—
Standard (AW)3835815.1%+2.42 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14321.4%+8.7—
6f – 7f2093416.3%+3.62 from 5
1m – 1m1f3494914%+1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3944912.4%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m165169.7%−3—
2m1f – 2m4f6734.5%−8.2—
2m5f – 3m2015%−7.7—
Over 3m400%−12.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Seebe (USA) (Danzig)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Stout Hearted (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Stout Hearted (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Stout Hearted (USA)721m–1m2fClass 4
Gathering (USA)611mClass 4
Outward (USA)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +2.37
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.25
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.12
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +2.25
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +0.12
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 2 40% −0.63
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 2 67% +1.37
2012 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 3 runs
12 May 13+20d Longchamp (FR) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Le Parisien) (3yo Colts) (Turf) 8f · Good · 18 ran 10/18 1 9-2 —— William Buick 20/1
22 Apr 13+26d Kempton (AW) BetVictor Casino On Your Mobile Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 8497A William Buick 9/4F
27 Mar 13+186d Lingfield (AW) Chartplan Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 9-5 8476B William Buick 1/8F
2012 · 3 runs
22 Sep 12+29d Newbury Wedgewood Estates E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 2/18 2¼ 9-3 —94A William Buick 5/4F
24 Aug 12+27d York Sky Bet Mobile Convivial Maiden Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 9-3 —96A William Buick 7/2
28 Jul 12 Newmarket Nspcc Ballygallon Stud Ireland E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 9-3 —89A William Buick 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Bright Strike won?
Bright Strike (USA) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 5 times in total (83.3% of starts).
Who trained Bright Strike?
Bright Strike (USA) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 12 May 2013.
Who is Bright Strike's sire?
Bright Strike (USA) is by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Seebe (USA), whose sire is Danzig.
What is Bright Strike's official rating?
Bright Strike (USA)'s highest official rating on record is 84.
What is Bright Strike's sire's record?
Smart Strike (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.
Who are Bright Strike's siblings?
Out of Seebe (USA), Bright Strike (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Stout Hearted (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Stout Hearted (USA)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2012. 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.