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Horse profile

Brightly Shining (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jul 2015) · Last trainer J S Bolger · Last owner Mrs J S Bolger
by Teofilo (IRE) out of Gleigeal (USA) (Mr Greeley)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jul 2015 — 4,122 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2015 · 1st of 8 Won last time out Won at Naas Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Brightly Shining (IRE) is 1 from 6. Won last time out at Naas. Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 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

Best recent KTB Rating 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 8 Jul 2015 Official rating 80 at the last run, 8 Jul 2015

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 6 figures · best 82A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm282A77—
Good281A73—
Soft280A58.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f582A80—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,070 runs since Jan 2008 (907 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4149.8%−2.7—
Good to Firm1,51021814.4%+1.91 from 2
Good2,62434213%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft1,12913812.2%−0.3—
Soft1,62618511.4%−1.10 from 2
Heavy5285510.4%−2.1—
Standard (AW)2,60931212%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f40615%+2.50 from 1
6f – 7f1,29415411.9%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f2,10626312.5%0—
1m2f – 1m4f3,76051213.6%+1.11 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,97425613%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f625447%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m229187.9%−4.6—
Over 3m4237.1%−5.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gleigeal (USA) (Mr Greeley)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Moltoir (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7½f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Moltoir (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Moltoir (IRE)1617½fClass 5
Soilse (IRE)1011m—
Tostal (IRE)60——
Gleine (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +1.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 1 100% +2.50
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% −1.50
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 3 1 33% +0.50
Rory Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 5 1 20% −1.50
2014 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
08 Jul 15+18d Naas REA Coonan Estate Agents Supporting Console Handicap 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 8082A Kevin Manning 5/2F
20 Jun 15+10d Down Royal Magners Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap) 12f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 8-4 7481A Rory Cleary 16/1
10 Jun 15+17d Fairyhouse Book Your Hen Or Stag Party At Fairyhouse Handicap 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 8-7 7472A Rory Cleary 7/2
24 May 15+39d Curragh Dublin Coach To The Curragh Races European Breeders Fund Maiden 10f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 3¼ 9-5 —65A Kevin Manning 11/1
15 Apr 15+367d Leopardstown Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Summer Racedays 2015 (c & G) Maiden 10f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 1¼ 9-5 —80A Kevin Manning 25/1
13 Apr 14 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 5f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 3½ 9-2 —37C Ronan Whelan 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Brightly Shining (IRE) won?
Brightly Shining (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Brightly Shining (IRE)?
Brightly Shining (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 8 July 2015.
Who is Brightly Shining (IRE)'s sire?
Brightly Shining (IRE) is by Teofilo (IRE) out of Gleigeal (USA), whose sire is Mr Greeley.
What is Brightly Shining (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 8 July 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is Brightly Shining (IRE)'s sire's record?
Teofilo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,070 runs since Jan 2008 (907 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.
Who are Brightly Shining (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Gleigeal (USA), Brightly Shining (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Moltoir (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Moltoir (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2014. 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.