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Horse profile

Brilliant Cut (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2008) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner W H Ponsonby
by Terimon (GB) out of Always Shining (GB) (Tug Of War)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jan 2008 — 6,873 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2008 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Brilliant Cut (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 15 at Stratford (Jun 2005). Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.

Based on 6 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

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 29 Dec 2006 Official rating 84 at the last run, 2 Jan 2008

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 4 figures · best 95C · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft295C92.5—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m290C89—
1m5f – 2m295C93—

Of 6 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 · 4 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
Terimon (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 868 runs since Jan 2008 (96 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm10066%−1.70 from 1
Good285196.7%−10 from 1
Good to Soft160127.5%−0.20 from 3
Soft216198.8%+1.10 from 1
Heavy1051110.5%+2.8—
Standard (AW)200%−7.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.7—
1m5f – 2m303268.6%+0.90 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f291155.2%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m210188.6%+0.90 from 3
Over 3m62812.9%+5.2—

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
Always Shining (GB) (Tug Of War)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Classic Harry (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Classic Harry (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Classic Harry (GB)2512m4fClass 4
Tuck In (GB)30——
Kohinor (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Folkestone 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr J Snowden 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Tinkler 2 0 0% −2.00
Mick Fitzgerald 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
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
2008 · 1 run
02 Jan 08+24d Folkestone Ladbrokes Charitable Trust Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-6 84— Mr J Snowden 8/1
2007 · 3 runs
09 Dec 07+19d Warwick Warwick Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 —— Andrew Tinkler 25/1
20 Nov 07+242d Folkestone Daily Mail Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 14 11-1 —88C Mick Fitzgerald 16/1
23 Mar 07+84d Newbury Donnington Grove Golf And Fishing Resort Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 2 11-2 —90C Mick Fitzgerald 20/1
2006 · 1 run
29 Dec 06+572d Newbury Bathwick Tyres Introductory Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 12/18 1¾ 11-0 —95C Mr J Snowden 33/1
2005 · 1 run
05 Jun 05 Stratford Avon Estates Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 ¾ 11-4 —91C Andrew Tinkler 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Brilliant Cut won?
Brilliant Cut (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2008.
Who trained Brilliant Cut?
Brilliant Cut (GB) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 2 January 2008.
Who is Brilliant Cut's sire?
Brilliant Cut (GB) is by Terimon (GB) out of Always Shining (GB), whose sire is Tug Of War.
What is Brilliant Cut's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 2 January 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Brilliant Cut's sire's record?
Terimon (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 868 runs since Jan 2008 (96 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Brilliant Cut's siblings?
Out of Always Shining (GB), Brilliant Cut (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Classic Harry (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Classic Harry (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.