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Horse profile

Brilliant Barca (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2014) · Last trainer Sheena West · Last owner Gerald West
by Imperial Dancer (GB) out of Fading Away (GB) (Fraam)
21 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Nov 2014 — 4,377 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2014 · 4th of 13 2 wins · Warwick & Kempton (AW) Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Brilliant Barca (GB) is 2 from 21. Hasn't won since Dec 2011. Last raced off 110, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 8lb off peak
110 62–118

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 (jumps) 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 2 Nov 2014 Official rating 110 at the last jumps run, 2 Nov 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 19 Dec 2012 Official rating 65 at the last flat run, 19 Dec 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 11 figures · best 119A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4112A110.5—
Good to Firm3106C99—
Good3119A118—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5113A112—
2m5f – 3m4118A101.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2119A109—
Flat 8 figures · best 77A · median 50.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)477A61—
Good to Firm257A48.5—
Good246C45—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f577A57—
1m5f – 2m255C49.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 21 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 21 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
Imperial Dancer (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 940 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.7% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+7.4—
Good to Firm211178.1%−1.20 from 5
Good2132210.3%+11 from 5
Good to Soft9266.5%−2.80 from 5
Soft1021110.8%+1.5—
Heavy2900%−9.30 from 1
Standard (AW)2692710%+0.71 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9699.4%+0.1—
6f – 7f291227.6%−1.7—
1m – 1m1f124118.9%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1761810.2%+0.91 from 5
1m5f – 2m1421812.7%+3.41 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f8178.6%−0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m2328.7%−0.60 from 4
Over 3m700%−9.3—

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
Fading Away (GB) (Fraam)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Porteous (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sixties Idol (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Porteous (GB)1136f–7fClass 5
Sixties Idol (GB)4022m4½f–2m5½fClass 4
Fadeintoinfinity (GB)416fClass 4
Alphacino (GB)1817fClass 4
Fading Icon (GB)170——
Invisible Eye (GB)90——
Brown Eyed Girl (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 5 1 20% +7.00
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% −1.75
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 1 13% +4.00
Class 5 6 1 17% −2.75
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% +0.25
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 1 100% +11.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% +4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% −1.75
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marc Goldstein 13 1 8% −1.00
Sam Hitchcott 5 1 20% −1.75
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 2 11% −3.75
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 8 2 25% +7.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% +1.00
Flat 8 1 13% −4.75
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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
2014 · 2 runs
02 Nov 14+133d Huntingdon Thelma Joan Arnold Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 2½ 10-8 110109A Marc Goldstein 16/1
22 Jun 14+368d Worcester Free 25 World Cup Bet At Totepool.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 4½ 10-12 —97C Marc Goldstein 66/1
2013 · 6 runs
19 Jun 13+24d Uttoxeter BetVictor Royal Ascot No Lose Hughes Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 3¼ 11-11 11499C Marc Goldstein 50/1
26 May 13+30d Fontwell 32Red Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 12 11-9 115106C Marc Goldstein 12/1
26 Apr 13+10d Plumpton Anise Catering At Plumpton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3 11-12 115119A Marc Goldstein 8/1
16 Apr 13+52d Kempton Sika-trocal Ruby Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 3¼ 10-13 11597A Marc Goldstein 20/1
23 Feb 13+29d Kempton Soccer AM Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 nk 10-10 117118A Marc Goldstein 100/1
25 Jan 13+37d Kempton (AW) BetVictor Cheltenham Festival Antepost 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 10/14 1 11-4 —101C Marc Goldstein 100/1
2012 · 5 runs
19 Dec 12+31d Lingfield (AW) 32Red Supporting British Racing Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 99 9-9 6555C Chris Catlin 25/1
18 Nov 12+261d Fontwell Fullers London Pride Salmon Spray Handicap Hurdle (For The Salmon Spray Challenge Trophy) Class 3 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-2 118— Marc Goldstein 11/1
02 Mar 12+20d Newbury Floor V Davis Hl1979 Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 7 11-2 118112A Marc Goldstein 14/1
11 Feb 12+21d Kempton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed With Williamhill.com Mobile Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 12 8-8 6844C Martin Leonard 11/1
21 Jan 12+25d Ascot Follow Ascotinsider On Twitter Juvenile Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 2/3 11 11-1 —112C Marc Goldstein 9/1
2011 · 8 runs
27 Dec 11+23d Chepstow Future Champions Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 —— Marc Goldstein 33/1
04 Dec 11+201d Warwick Miss Brownes Fancy Syndicate Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-9 —113A Marc Goldstein 11/1
17 May 11+8d Nottingham Rewards4racing.com Classified Stakes Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 8 9-0 6240C Sam Hitchcott 15/2
09 May 11+21d Windsor SIS Live Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 4½ 8-10 6244A Sam Hitchcott 16/1
18 Apr 11+18d Windsor Royal Windsor Racing Club Handicap Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 1¼ 9-5 6557A Sam Hitchcott 9/1
31 Mar 11+22d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Kibworth Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 9 8-7 6846C Sam Hitchcott 9/2
09 Mar 11+19d Kempton (AW) Free Entry For Betdaq Members Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 —77A Sam Hitchcott 9/4F
18 Feb 11 Lingfield (AW) Download The Blue Square iPhone App Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 8-10 —67A Charles Bishop 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Brilliant Barca won?
Brilliant Barca (GB) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 5 times in total (23.8% of starts).
Who trained Brilliant Barca?
Brilliant Barca (GB) was trained by Sheena West on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 2 November 2014.
Who is Brilliant Barca's sire?
Brilliant Barca (GB) is by Imperial Dancer (GB) out of Fading Away (GB), whose sire is Fraam.
What going does Brilliant Barca prefer?
Brilliant Barca (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Brilliant Barca's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 2 November 2014. The highest on record is 118.
What is Brilliant Barca's sire's record?
Imperial Dancer (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 940 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.7% from 142.
Who are Brilliant Barca's siblings?
Out of Fading Away (GB), Brilliant Barca (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Porteous (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sixties Idol (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2011. 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.