Horse profile
Brilliant Light (GB)
by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
28 runs · 23 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 2 Dec 2025 · 9th of 12
Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile
Brilliant Light is 4 from 28 with wins at four different courses. Three of those wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f, including two handicaps on good to firm and good to soft, while the latest success was in a Class 4 maiden hurdle over 1m5f – 2m on good at Worcester in Sep 2024. The gelding, by Sea The Stars, was held up when finishing 9 of 12 in a novice handicap chase at Clonmel in Dec 2025. He last ran off an official rating of 100, 12lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 4–28Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 10 (35.7%)Placed
- −10.29£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.31Fair A/E n=28 · 1.09 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 73dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating100↓ 12lb off peak
100
88–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 119A | 108 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 123A | 103 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 123A | 96 | 2 runs · 74 / 71.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 119A | 111 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 111A | 109.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 108A | 106 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 109C | 91 | — |
| Good | 4 | 114A | 100 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 87C | 79 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 119A | 89.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 119A | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 93C | 86.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 28 runs · as at 3 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 from 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 7 (47%) · 1 win
- Held up 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 1,238 | 205 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,527 | 186 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 455 | 42 | 9.2% | −6.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,558 | 423 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 772 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,100 | 335 | 16% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,412 | 757 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 3 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,891 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Golden Flame (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m3½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Golden Flame (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Flame (IRE) | 41 | 4 | 1m3½f–2m | Class 2 |
| Assembly Of Truth (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Slalom (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rockfire (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Angel Of The Rock (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.62 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +11.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +4.33 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Hanlon | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.62 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Louis Steward | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stefano Cherchi | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 4 | 20% | −2.29 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.83 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 14 | 3 | 21% | +1.33 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.62 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 25+12d | Clonmel | Next Race Meeting January 8th Novice Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - 10th after the 6th - dropped away before two out - eventually well beaten | 9/12 | 12 | 10-9 | 100 | 74C | 88C | Danny Mullins | 50/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+16d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Held up at the back from the off - needed encouragement from the third - no headway made after three out despite urging - found nothing more in the straight - well beaten at the finish | 8/12 | 29 | 11-4 | 102 | 69C | 92C | Sean Flanagan | 25/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+26d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Jackpot Jingle At Fairyhouse 13th December Handicap Hurdle Handy early - hit 7th and settled midfield - up to 4th before 8th - 3rd from 10th - moved into 2nd after 4 out - dropped away after 3 out then faded fast into the straight - pulled up before the last | PU/13 | — | 10-13 | 104 | — | — | Paddy Hanlon | 40/1 |
| 09 Oct 25+17d | Tramore | Tramore Racecourse On Instagram Handicap Hurdle Travelled in 2nd - nudged for momentum passing the 4th last - effort made no inroad before 2 out and fell back to 5th - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th | 4/7 | 2¾ | 11-4 | 105 | 123A | 106A | Gavin Brouder | 14/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+42d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Steamer Of The Day Handicap Hurdle Handy early - hit front after 3rd - driven approaching 2 out then knocked sideways and overtaken - gave up second spot on the run-in | 3/5 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 112 | 108C | 116B | Paddy Hanlon | 15/2 |
| 11 Aug 25+29d | Ballinrobe | Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - still 8th early then 10th before failing to threaten approaching the last - stayed on same gear to finish sixth | 6/11 | 5 | 10-12 | 106 | 104A | 106A | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| 13 Jul 25+14d | Sligo | Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - fifth at halfway then blundered 10th - pressed from 3 out - finished well to take third late | 3/11 | ½ | 11-1 | 106 | 108A | 115A | Paddy Hanlon | 14/1 |
| 29 Jun 25+29d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Irish European Breeders Fund Stayers Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway inside final 3f - well held at the finish | 17/25 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 90 | 93C | 79A | Gavin Ryan | 150/1 |
| 31 May 25+48d | Listowel | Insurance Wise Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind pace early - clipped first fence - up to 4th after that - improved position 4 out with a small error there - fighting to stay 5th into the straight - lost touch before final two furlongs and finished 10th | 10/16 | 3¼ | 10-7 | 108 | 96B | 97A | Paddy Hanlon | 12/1 |
| 13 Apr 25+176d | Down Royal | Fast As Fibrus Broadband Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up at back - minor error at 2nd - 6th at halfway - stumbled 3 out - into 5th and pushed along after 2 out - unable to close approaching last and stayed on same speed to finish | 5/7 | shd | 11-4 | 109 | 111A | 106A | Paddy Hanlon | 7/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 24+21d | Limerick | Limerick Show Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Settled around midpack - 9th at the halfway point - stumbled three out and faded without threatening late on | 12/18 | shd | 11-7 | 109 | 86B | 102A | Paddy Hanlon | 3/1J |
| 28 Sep 24+27d | Listowel | M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the front group - 3rd at halfway then edged into 2nd early in the straight - back to 3rd after two out - stayed on well to finish 3rd | 3/8 | ½ | 10-0 | 107 | 103B | 117A | Jordan Gainford | 10/1 |
| 01 Sep 24+14d | Worcester | Neu-Servo Customer Support Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close up early - moved to front after 3rd - drifted left and came under pressure near the final furlong then edged behind approaching the line - fought back to regain command in the final strides | 1/11 | 10-11 | — | 119A | 120A | Paddy Hanlon | 11/8F | |
| 18 Aug 24+15d | Tramore | Peter Queally Memorial Maiden Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - into 3rd 3 out then up to 2nd soon after - battled on well in final furlong to finish runner-up by half a length | 2/15 | ½ | 11-5 | — | 111B | 126A | Paddy Hanlon | 15/2 |
| 03 Aug 24+679d | Galway | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle Settled midfield - 7th at halfway then pushed along with no headway before 2 out - stayed on same rate to finish sixth | 6/20 | 8½ | 11-5 | — | — | 108A | Paddy Hanlon | 33/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Sep 22+27d | Newmarket | bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 9/28 | nse | 8-13 | 97 | 107C | 101A | Dougie Costello | 33/1 |
| 28 Aug 22+33d | Yarmouth | Moulton Nurseries Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 10-2 | 97 | 85A | 88A | Louis Steward | 11/4F |
| 26 Jul 22+17d | Goodwood | Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap | 2/18 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 96 | 85C | 94A | Daniel Tudhope | 13/2 |
| 09 Jul 22+22d | York | John Smith's Cup Handicap | 5/22 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 96 | 91C | 97A | Daniel Tudhope | 6/1 |
| 17 Jun 22+33d | Ascot | Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) | 4/18 | nk | 9-3 | 96 | 109C | 95A | Daniel Tudhope | 20/1 |
| 15 May 22+302d | Ripon | Ripon, Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap | 1/8 | 9-11 | 92 | 99A | 105A | Louis Steward | 7/2 | |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Jul 21+14d | Ripon | Titanium Racing Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap | 4/6 | 2 | 9-9 | 96 | 114A | 85B | Stefano Cherchi | 9/2 |
| 03 Jul 21+18d | Haydock | Bet365 Old Newton Cup Handicap | 11/12 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 99 | 71C | 68C | Marco Ghiani | 9/1 |
| 15 Jun 21+249d | Ascot | Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) | 15/15 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 101 | 80C | 72C | Oisin Murphy | 10/1 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 20+48d | Newmarket | bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 6/17 | ¾ | 8-13 | 93 | 87C | 89A | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| 22 Aug 20+22d | Sandown | Betway Handicap | 1/10 | 9-6 | 88 | 119A | 98A | Hector Crouch | 8/1 | |
| 31 Jul 20+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Final Furlong Podcast Novice Stakes | 1/10 | 9-2 | — | 95A | 89A | Callum Shepherd | 5/6F | |
| 08 Jul 20 | Newbury | Oakley Coachbuilders Super Sport Novice Stakes (Div 2) | 2/8 | 4¾ | 9-5 | — | 60A | 82A | William Buick | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Brilliant Light won?
- Brilliant Light (GB) won 4 of 28 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 10 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trains Brilliant Light?
- Brilliant Light (GB) is trained by John Joseph Hanlon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 December 2025.
- Who is Brilliant Light's sire?
- Brilliant Light (GB) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
- What going does Brilliant Light prefer?
- Brilliant Light (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Light's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 2 December 2025. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Brilliant Light's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Brilliant Light's siblings?
- Out of Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE), Brilliant Light (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Golden Flame (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Golden Flame (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.