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Horse profile

Brilliant (GER)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer Debra Hamer · Last owner John Cole
by Bering (FR) out of Belle Orfana (GER) (Orfano)
24 runs · 13 courses · from Sep 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Aug 2012 — 5,165 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 · 14th of 14 3 wins · Fakenham & Leicester Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Brilliant (GER) is 3 from 24, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2011. Last raced off 70, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 19lb off peak
70 69–89

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 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fakenham, 17 Feb 2012 Official rating 70 at the last run, 29 Aug 2012

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 →

Jumps 18 figures · best 106C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good795A75—
Soft5106C85—
Heavy391B81—
Good to Soft296A92—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9106C74—
1m5f – 2m796A88—
2m5f – 3m284A83.5—

Of 24 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 24 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
Bering (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 17.9% of 28 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−17.90 from 3
Good10220%+2.11 from 8
Good to Soft3133.3%+15.41 from 3
Soft10220%+2.11 from 7
Heavy300%−17.90 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f4375%+57.1—
1m5f – 2m11218.2%+0.32 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f800%−17.91 from 11
2m5f – 3m500%−17.90 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Belle Orfana (GER) (Orfano)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blau Grau (GER)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% +1.00
Soft 7 1 14% +4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 18 3 17% +6.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fakenham 4 2 50% +9.00
Fontwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +10.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% +0.00
1m5f – 2m 8 2 25% +5.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aodhagan Conlon 6 2 33% +7.00
Charlie Poste 4 0 0% −4.00
Lee Evans 3 0 0% −3.00
Felix De Giles 2 0 0% −2.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
James White 1 0 0% −1.00
Christian Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Byron Moorcroft 1 1 100% +10.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamus Durack 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 12 2 17% +3.00
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% +3.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 3 1 33% +1.00
2010 3 1 33% +6.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 7 1 14% +4.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00

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
29 Aug 12+170d Worcester Ladbrokes Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 46 9-10 7053C Aodhagan Conlon 28/1
12 Mar 12+24d Taunton Greyhound Inn At Staple Fitzpaine Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 3½ 10-1 7172B Aodhagan Conlon 15/2
17 Feb 12+288d Fakenham West Norfolk Sporting Trust Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 6 10-2 7188A Alain Cawley 9/4F
05 May 11+16d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Races Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-13 72— Felix De Giles 8/1
19 Apr 11+60d Fontwell Sol Sunshine Beer Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 4½ 10-9 7383A Aodhagan Conlon 12/1
18 Feb 11+109d Fakenham West Norfolk Sporting Trust Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-12 6996A Aodhagan Conlon 3/1
01 Nov 10+10d Plumpton Attheraces.com/breederscup Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 10 10-6 7373C Aodhagan Conlon 4/1J
22 Oct 10+15d Fakenham Prince Of Wales Stand Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 6995A Aodhagan Conlon 8/1
07 Oct 10+551d Worcester Ladbrokes Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-0 69— Paul Moloney 11/1
04 Apr 09+20d Chepstow John Smith's "No Nonsense" Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 1½ 10-6 8074C Lee Evans 10/1
15 Mar 09+47d Fontwell Hardings Bar And Catering Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 2¼ 11-1 8284A Lee Evans 14/1
27 Jan 09+277d Taunton Kibbear Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 9-7 85— Lee Evans 20/1
25 Apr 08+33d Chepstow Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 17 ran 14/17 12 10-6 8575C Tom Scudamore 14/1
23 Mar 08+59d Plumpton Melvyn Vinall 50th Birthday Celebration Classified Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 nse 10-11 8591B James White 5/1
24 Jan 08+24d Fontwell Crown Racing 'Your Best Bet' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-10 89— Christian Williams 12/1
31 Dec 07+25d Warwick New Year's Eve Party Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 hd 11-4 82106C Richard Johnson 3/1F
06 Dec 07+158d Leicester CPL Interiors Ltd Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-4 7385C Mr Byron Moorcroft 10/1
01 Jul 07+12d Uttoxeter Frankie & Benny's Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 5 10-6 7562C Charlie Poste 7/1
19 Jun 07+71d Newton Abbot Cheap As Chips Amateur Riders' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 2½ 10-0 7463C Felix De Giles 10/1
09 Apr 07+40d Fakenham 'Rock At The Racecourse' 1st June Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-8 76— Charlie Poste 9/2F
28 Feb 07+55d Folkestone Folkestone Conferences Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 30 10-8 8164C Charlie Poste 7/1
04 Jan 07+35d Lingfield lingfieldpark.co.uk Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 8 10-9 8181C Charlie Poste 50/1
30 Nov 06+88d Market Rasen Alan Pennell 50th Anniversary Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 6 10-12 —90C Noel Fehily 14/1
03 Sep 06 Fontwell Flying Patriarch Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-12 —— Seamus Durack 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brilliant (GER) won?
Brilliant (GER) won 3 of 24 archived starts between 2006 and 2012, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Brilliant (GER)?
Brilliant (GER) was trained by Debra Hamer on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 29 August 2012.
Who is Brilliant (GER)'s sire?
Brilliant (GER) is by Bering (FR) out of Belle Orfana (GER), whose sire is Orfano.
What going does Brilliant (GER) prefer?
Brilliant (GER) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brilliant (GER)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 29 August 2012. The highest on record is 89.
What is Brilliant (GER)'s sire's record?
Bering (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 17.9% of 28 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Brilliant (GER)'s siblings?
Out of Belle Orfana (GER), Brilliant (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2006. 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.