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Horse profile

Brighter Later (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2012) · Last trainer J Bertran De Balanda · Last owner Magalen O Bryant R Waley Cohen
by Turgeon (USA) out of Aconit (FR) (Shining Steel)
14 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Nov 2012 — 5,095 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2012 · 3rd of 11 2 wins · Auteuil (FR) Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Brighter Later (FR) is 2 from 14, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Santo Pietro at Auteuil (FR) (Nov 2009). Hasn't won since Nov 2011.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 27 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Turgeon (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,187 runs since Jan 2008 (341 horses).

Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.3—
Good to Firm47817%+4.7—
Good5006913.8%+1.5—
Good to Soft4246014.2%+1.9—
Soft1,45715710.8%−1.50 from 6
Heavy7359713.2%+0.92 from 7
Standard (AW)2000%−12.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f1300%−12.3—
1m2f – 1m4f3139.7%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m4195813.8%+1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,65719611.8%−0.52 from 13
2m5f – 3m80011314.1%+1.80 from 1
Over 3m267217.9%−4.4—

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
Aconit (FR) (Shining Steel)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shanroe Saint (GB)90——
Ballez (FR)50——
Little Ginge (FR)80——
Laconit (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 7 2 29% +0.80
Soft 6 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 13 2 15% −2.20
Enghien (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 13 2 15% −2.20
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christophe Pieux 5 0 0% −5.00
Boris Chameraud 4 1 25% —
Cyrille Gombeau 3 1 33% +2.80
Bastien Benard 1 0 0% −1.00
Lenie Suzineau 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 4 1 25% +1.80
2009 5 1 20% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 2 15% −2.20
Chase 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 Jockey SP
2012 · 5 runs
14 Nov 12+10d Enghien (FR) Prix Des Coudraies (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 3/11 hd 10-6 Cyrille Gombeau 6/4F
04 Nov 12+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pertemps (Prix Count Schomberg) (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 2 11-5 Cyrille Gombeau 78/10
10 Oct 12+199d Auteuil (FR) Prix Claude Le Lorrain (Hurdle) () (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 10 10-7 Christophe Pieux 28/1
25 Mar 12+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Hubert D'Aillieres (Hurdle) () (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 8/9 15 10-12 Christophe Pieux 12/1
04 Mar 12+105d Auteuil (FR) Prix Juigne (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 15 ran 10/15 2 10-6 Bastien Benard 65/1
2011 · 4 runs
20 Nov 11+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Francois De Ganay (Prix Le Parisien) (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-5 Cyrille Gombeau 48/10
06 Nov 11+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Count Schomberg (Prix Pertemps) (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 9 ran F/9 — 10-12 Christophe Pieux 11/2
15 Oct 11+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Prince D'Ecouen Handicap (Hurdle) () (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran 5/15 hd 11-0 Christophe Pieux 20/1
24 Sep 11+664d Auteuil (FR) Prix Hunorisk (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 13 ran 5/13 hd 10-4 Christophe Pieux 53/10
2009 · 5 runs
29 Nov 09+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Santo Pietro (Hurdle) (Handicap) () 18f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 10-10 Boris Chameraud —
15 Nov 09+45d Auteuil (FR) Prix le Parisien (Prix Marc Antony) (Hurdle) (Handicap) () 19.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 3/3 nse 10-12 Boris Chameraud —
01 Oct 09+187d Auteuil (FR) Prix Guillaume de Pracomtal (Hurdle) (Handicap) () 18f · Very Soft · 3 ran 3/3 2½ 10-9 Boris Chameraud —
28 Mar 09+20d Auteuil (FR) Prix Romantisme (Hurdle) (Colts & Geldings) 18f · Holding · 3 ran 2/3 5 10-5 Boris Chameraud —
08 Mar 09 Auteuil (FR) Prix Ventriloque (Hurdle) 18f · Very Soft · 5 ran 4/5 4 10-3 Lenie Suzineau —

Quick answers

How many races has Brighter Later won?
Brighter Later (FR) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Brighter Later?
Brighter Later (FR) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Enghien (FR) on 14 November 2012.
Who is Brighter Later's sire?
Brighter Later (FR) is by Turgeon (USA) out of Aconit (FR), whose sire is Shining Steel.
What going does Brighter Later prefer?
Brighter Later (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brighter Later's sire's record?
Turgeon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,187 runs since Jan 2008 (341 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 267.
Who are Brighter Later's siblings?
Out of Aconit (FR), Brighter Later (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2009. 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.