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Horse profile

Light Brigade (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2022) · Last trainer C Byrnes · Last owner Mrs Patricia Mccarthy
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Poetics Girl (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jan 2022 — 1,732 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2022 · 1st of 15 Won last time out 3 wins · Thurles, Naas & Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile

Light Brigade (IRE) is 3 from 12. Won last time out at Thurles. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating124↓ 1lb off peak
124 109–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 27 Apr 2021

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 6 figures · best 133C · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4133C118.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5131B104—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 23 Jan 2022 Official rating 124 at the last jumps run, 23 Jan 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 21 Mar 2020

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 7 figures · best 150A · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4150A135.5—
Heavy2131A126.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6150A132—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 4 figures · best 81A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m481A69—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,196 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm23834.8%+26.6—
Good7647910.3%+2.10 from 2
Good to Soft522387.3%−0.90 from 1
Soft633436.8%−1.42 from 5
Heavy241114.6%−3.61 from 4
Standard (AW)1300%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f600%−8.2—
1m – 1m1f400%−8.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−8.2—
1m5f – 2m613376%−2.23 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f839748.8%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m583569.6%+1.4—
Over 3m134129%+0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Poetics Girl (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

7 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Colreevy (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Colreevy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Colreevy (IRE)1592m–3m½fGrade 1
Hurricane Darwin (IRE)4772m–3m1f—
Spider Web (IRE)2852m4f–3mClass 1
Runfordave (IRE)1132m–2m2½f—
January Jets (IRE)1622m½f–2m1f—
Fillyoureye (IRE)1021m7½f–2m7f—
Old Ground (IRE)112m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 2 40% +5.50
Heavy 4 1 25% −2.60
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 2 1 50% +3.50
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% −0.60
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 1 100% +4.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 3 27% +0.90
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Brouder 3 2 67% +3.40
Philip Byrnes 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Foley 2 1 50% +3.50
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R W Barron 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 1 100% +4.50
2021 6 2 33% +0.40
2020 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 3 38% +3.90
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
23 Jan 22+56d Thurles Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle 15.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 11-1 12474B138A Jack Foley 9/2
28 Nov 21+29d Fairyhouse Baroneracing.com Handicap Hurdle (grade A) 16f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 1¾ 10-4 125104B117A Phillip Enright 14/1
30 Oct 21+36d Down Royal Dr Emma Clinics Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) 17f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 15 10-6 125133C106B Jack Foley 9/2
24 Sep 21+150d Listowel Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race 14f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 18 10-9 ——65C Mr R W Barron 5/1
27 Apr 21+58d Punchestown Have The Conversation Say Yes To Organ Donation Novice Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 22 ran 2/22 nk 11-6 119106B150A Kevin Brouder 5/1J
28 Feb 21+47d Naas Paddy's Rewards Club Handicap Hurdle 15.5f · Soft · 18 ran 1/18 10-4 109131B133A Kevin Brouder 4/1
12 Jan 21+13d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Supporting Irish Injured Jockeys Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 1/16 11-4 —59B131A Kevin Brouder 2/5F
30 Dec 20+43d Limerick 'David Fitzgerald - Take It Easee' Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 3½ 11-4 ——122A Niall P Madden 7/2
17 Nov 20+57d Limerick Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 13 ran F/13 — 11-4 ——— Simon Torrens 11/10F
21 Sep 20+184d Listowel Kerry Petroleum Flat Race 16f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 2½ 11-2 ——67A Philip Byrnes 4/5F
21 Mar 20+58d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 ¾ 11-2 ——81A Philip Byrnes 9/4F
23 Jan 20 Gowran Park P.J. Foley Memorial Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 7½ 11-0 ——71B Philip Byrnes 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Light Brigade (IRE) won?
Light Brigade (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Light Brigade (IRE)?
Light Brigade (IRE) was trained by C Byrnes on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 23 January 2022.
Who is Light Brigade (IRE)'s sire?
Light Brigade (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Poetics Girl (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What going does Light Brigade (IRE) prefer?
Light Brigade (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Light Brigade (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 23 January 2022. The highest on record is 125.
What is Light Brigade (IRE)'s sire's record?
Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,196 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Who are Light Brigade (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Poetics Girl (IRE), Light Brigade (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Colreevy (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Colreevy (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2020. 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.