Horse profile
Brussels (GB)
13 runs · 8 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Curragh
Ran 20 days ago · 5th of 7
Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 4 of 6 analysed runs — Brussels (GB) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since May 2025. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 101, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 4 (30.8%)Placed
- −9.25£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.47Fair A/E n=13 · 0.41 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 rating101↓ 9lb off peak
101
100–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 108A | 97.5 | 4 · 108 / 95 |
| Good | 3 | 103A | 85 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 98C | 93.5 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 108A | 89 | 4 · 108 / 86.5 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 108A | 104.5 | 3 · 108 / 106 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 5 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 556 | 73 | 13.1% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 1,299 | 191 | 14.7% | +1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 831 | 99 | 11.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,000 | 151 | 15.1% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 350 | 48 | 13.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,578 | 174 | 11% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +3 | 0 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,923 | 302 | 15.7% | +2.6 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,883 | 217 | 11.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,267 | 152 | 12% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 281 | 36 | 12.8% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 94 | 3 | 3.2% | −9.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Arabic Charm (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Love Affairs (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic Charm (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Lord Lovelace (GB) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Love Affairs (GB) | 9 | 1 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Eliza Bennet (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Faithful Springs (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Public Affection (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.25 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Wayne Lordan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 26+14d | Curragh (IRE) | Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) Held up towards the back - driven into contention with 2f left to reach 4th and pressed inside the final furlong - unable to find further improvement over the closing stages and held for 5th | 5/7 | hd | 9-5 | 101 | 108A | 97A | Ryan Moore | 11/2 |
| 13 Sep 26+44d | Curragh (IRE) | BAR 1 Betting Flying Five Stakes (Group 1) Tardy away - settled at the back - driven 2f out - stayed on into the final furlong but no danger to those ahead - seventh | 7/17 | ¾ | 9-5 | 101 | 89C | 102A | Wayne Lordan | 80/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+13d | Goodwood | King George Qatar Stakes (Group 2) Settled towards the back on the near flank - pushed to improve with 2f left - held no hope for a place from 1f out | 12/15 | ½ | 9-0 | 101 | 106C | 87A | Ryan Moore | 28/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+29d | Curragh (IRE) | Tulfarris Hotel And Golf Resort Sapphire Stakes (Group 2) slow to break - settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - driven up to 5th without getting on terms over 1f out and stayed on one gait | 5/10 | nk | 9-5 | 101 | 108A | 103A | Wayne Lordan | 40/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+27d | Ascot | Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) Held position through the pack early - drifted across and settled towards the back after a furlong - pushed along with 2f left - finished well held in 19th | 19/22 | ¾ | 9-2 | 105 | 68C | 72A | Ronan Whelan | 66/1 |
| 23 May 26+22d | Haydock | William Hill Sandy Lane Stakes (Group 2) Set the pace early - driven and challenged for command 2f out before giving way - lost ground inside final furlong to finish fourth | 4/7 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 109 | 89C | 93A | Sean Levey | 11/1 |
| 01 May 26+203d | Ascot | Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes (Registered As The Pavilion Stakes) (Group 3) Fronted the chasing pack - displaced by the winner after 2f out and under pressure - stuck on at the one tempo in the closing stages | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-3 | 110 | 84A | 87A | Ryan Moore | 11/4 |
| 10 Oct 25+13d | Newmarket | Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3) Tracked front two - pushed along 2f out - driven to close in final furlong - stayed on to go down by a nose | 2/10 | nse | 9-3 | 110 | 103A | 105A | Christophe Soumillon | 9/5F |
| 27 Sep 25+16d | Newmarket | Tattersalls Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) Tracked the pack early - improved into 3rd by halfway - hit front approaching the final furlong - collared inside the last and edged out close home | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-2 | 100 | 103A | 102A | Wayne Lordan | 9/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+34d | Doncaster | Weatherbys Scientific 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes (GBB Race) Sat behind the front pack - moved into second with two furlongs left - pressed for effort a furlong out - vied for the runner-up spot inside the final furlong - gave up that position in the last 110 yards - faded to finish fourth | 4/21 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 100 | 98C | 109A | Christophe Soumillon | 9/4F |
| 08 Aug 25+29d | Tipperary | Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes (Listed) Settled midfield early - moved into second before straightening up - hit the front a furlong and a half out - overtaken close home - unable to fight back for second | 2/6 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 43A | 94B | Wayne Lordan | 10/11F |
| 10 Jul 25+47d | Newmarket | Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes (Group 2) Sat close to the front early - hit the front over 2f out but soon challenged and put back behind - given a nudge and lost touch inside the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/6 | hd | 9-2 | — | 92A | 98B | Ryan Moore | 9/4 |
| 24 May 25 | Curragh | Avenuebloodstock.com Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Settled just behind pace-setter early - urged forward to press for front spot from 2f out - hit the front inside final 200 yards and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/9 | 9-5 | — | 85A | 96A | Ryan Moore | 11/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Brussels (GB) won?
- Brussels (GB) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trains Brussels (GB)?
- Brussels (GB) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 September 2026.
- Who is Brussels (GB)'s sire?
- Brussels (GB) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Fond Words (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does Brussels (GB) prefer?
- Brussels (GB) has the best record on good 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 Brussels (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 27 September 2026. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Brussels (GB)'s sire's record?
- Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
- Who are Brussels (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Fond Words (IRE), Brussels (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Arabic Charm (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Love Affairs (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.