Illuminating (FR)
Illuminating is a gelding by Hunter's Light out of Xeralda. He has failed to win or place in 11 starts since May 2022, with eight runs at Chantilly and three at Deauville. All his races have come over under 7f, including six on standard AW and five on turf. His last run, at Deauville in Dec 2025, saw him finish 15 of 16 in the Prix du Mortainais.
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 132dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,317 runs since Jan 2008 (152 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14.4% from 167. Weakest on heavy going: 6.3% from 158. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.6% from 205. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 129.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 54 | 11 | 20.4% | +9.2 | — |
| Good | 181 | 18 | 9.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 167 | 24 | 14.4% | +3.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 307 | 42 | 13.7% | +2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 158 | 10 | 6.3% | −4.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 446 | 41 | 9.2% | −2 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 34 | 8 | 23.5% | +12.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 233 | 27 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 382 | 33 | 8.6% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 279 | 28 | 10% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 129 | 9 | 7% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 205 | 30 | 14.6% | +3.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 44 | 10 | 22.7% | +11.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Burrishoole Abbey (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Burrishoole Abbey (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrishoole Abbey (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Xarco (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Kansai (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cut Loose (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephane Breux | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tristan Baron | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludovic Boisseau | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Giovanni Sias | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luka Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Glen Meury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alexander Pietsch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mme Laura Grosso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Subias | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Illuminating (FR) won?
- Illuminating (FR) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2025.
- Who trains Illuminating (FR)?
- Illuminating (FR) is trained by Mme A-M Verschueren, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 December 2025.
- Who is Illuminating (FR)'s sire?
- Illuminating (FR) is by Hunter's Light (IRE) out of Xeralda (IRE), whose sire is Xaar.
- What is Illuminating (FR)'s sire's record?
- Hunter's Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,317 runs since Jan 2008 (152 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.4% from 167. Weakest on heavy going: 6.3% from 158. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.6% from 205. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 129.
- Who are Illuminating (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Xeralda (IRE), Illuminating (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Burrishoole Abbey (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Burrishoole Abbey (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.