Bright Thunder (IRE)
Bright Thunder won three of 13 starts on turf, all over 1m – 1m1f, including the Listed Tattersalls Prix de Bagatelle at Chantilly in Jun 2024 and the Prix Goldikova at Deauville in Jul 2025. The filly, who was aged 4 at her last run in Oct 2025, finished third of 15 in the Class 1 BetMGM British EBF October Stakes at Ascot, having been beaten favourite last time out. She was held up in four of six analysed runs. All wins came on either soft or good ground.
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 8 (61.5%)Placed
- −1.27£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=13 · 1.09 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 110A | 100.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 104C | 93.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 110A | 98 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 104C | 90 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 1,217 | 199 | 16.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 579 | 92 | 15.9% | −0.4 | — |
| Soft | 698 | 118 | 16.9% | +0.6 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 213 | 36 | 16.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,514 | 224 | 14.8% | −1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 382 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,111 | 372 | 17.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,351 | 205 | 15.2% | −1.1 | 3 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 997 | 171 | 17.2% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Iconic Moment (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Iconic Moment (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic Moment (IRE) | 7 | 3 | 7f | Listed |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.70 |
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.43 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.30 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 3 | 30% | +1.73 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Lee | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Shane Gray | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Sam James | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Alexis Pouchin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.30 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 3 | 30% | +1.73 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.90 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 25+20d | Ascot | BetMGM British EBF October Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Sat handy in midfield around the middle - moved up and drifted left approaching final furlong with a real shout of victory - kept on but denied 2nd on the line | 3/15 | nk | 9-5 | 103 | 78C | 110A | Clifford Lee | 13/8F |
| 14 Sep 25+15d | Doncaster | Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) Settled midpack - moving up well approaching final two furlongs and hit front with a furlong left - battled on when pressed inside the last - caught close home to finish second | 2/18 | shd | 9-4 | 103 | 104C | 106A | Shane Gray | 5/1 |
| 30 Aug 25+31d | Sandown | BetMGM Atalanta Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) Settled just behind pace on the wide side - hit front going strongly 2f out - pressed for effort a furlong out and drifted right when overtaken inside final furlong - unable to find more finishing 5th | 5/13 | ½ | 9-6 | 103 | 98C | 101A | Sam James | 10/3F |
| 30 Jul 25+24d | Goodwood | HKJC World Pool Oak Tree Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) Tracked the pace from the outside - pushed along and within reach a furlong out - drifted right approaching the final furlong - unable to reel in the leading two but stayed on for third | 3/13 | ½ | 9-6 | 103 | 90C | 102A | Sam James | 7/2F |
| 06 Jul 25+29d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Goldikova () (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 1/12 | 8-13 | — | — | — | Sam James | 11/10F | |
| 07 Jun 25+35d | Epsom Downs | Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Oddschecker) (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3) Handy early - up to second with 7f left - driven out from 2f out - held by winner inside final furlong but stayed on well for second | 2/11 | 4¾ | 9-8 | 103 | 108A | 103A | Clifford Lee | 14/1 |
| 03 May 25+21d | Goodwood | racingclub.com Conqueror Fillies' Stakes (Listed) Drifted and faltered slightly at the off - sat behind the pace - moved across approaching 2f out - hit the front briefly with a furlong left before being overhauled right at the finish - beaten a short head into third | 3/9 | nk | 9-7 | 105 | 105A | 100A | Jim Crowley | 7/2 |
| 12 Apr 25+224d | Curragh | Lodge Park Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Park Express Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) Sat just behind the front pack early - third at halfway - moved up to challenge for top spot inside the final 3f - driven out approaching 2f from home - overtaken 150 yards out and faded to finish fifth | 5/9 | shd | 9-11 | 107 | 110A | 97A | Shane Gray | 8/1 |
| 31 Aug 24+16d | Sandown | Sky Bet Atalanta Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) Held up eagerly in 4th early - moved into 2nd approaching final furlong - lost momentum close home to finish 6th | 6/9 | nk | 9-0 | 108 | 96A | 85A | Clifford Lee | 25/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+47d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Lieurey - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage (3yo Fillies) (Round Course) (Turf) | 9/12 | 2½ | 8-13 | — | — | — | Alexis Pouchin | 29/10F |
| 29 Jun 24+43d | Chantilly (FR) | Tattersalls Prix de Bagatelle () (3yo Fillies) (Turf) | 1/9 | 8-11 | — | — | — | Alexis Pouchin | 43/10 | |
| 17 May 24+20d | York | Sky Bet Fillies' Stakes (Listed) (Registered As The Michael Seely Memorial Fillies' Stakes) | 4/9 | nk | 9-2 | — | 73A | 89A | Clifford Lee | 5/1 |
| 27 Apr 24 | Haydock | TrustATrader EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 9-2 | — | 89C | 98B | Shane Gray | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bright Thunder (IRE) won?
- Bright Thunder (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 8 times in total (61.5% of starts).
- Who trained Bright Thunder (IRE)?
- Bright Thunder (IRE) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 4 October 2025.
- Who is Bright Thunder (IRE)'s sire?
- Bright Thunder (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Purplest (GB), whose sire is Iffraaj.
- What going does Bright Thunder (IRE) prefer?
- Bright Thunder (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bright Thunder (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 4 October 2025. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Bright Thunder (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
- Who are Bright Thunder (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Purplest (GB), Bright Thunder (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Iconic Moment (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Iconic Moment (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.