The Blue Brilliant (IRE)
The Blue Brilliant won two of her 11 starts on turf, both over 1m2f – 1m4f, with her biggest success in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap at Killarney in Jul 2021 off a mark of 90. Her first win came in a maiden at Fairyhouse on heavy ground in May 2021. Each success came on a first visit to the course. Aged 4 at her last run in Nov 2022, she finished 15 of 16 in the Finale Stakes at Naas off an official rating of 97.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 6 (54.5%)Placed
- −3.79£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.75Fair A/E n=11 · 1.44 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 167 d
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
Best recent Speed 141
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 141A | 98 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 114C | 111 | — |
| Good | 2 | 103C | 92 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 141A | 107 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 83C | 82.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 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 12.1% of 5,486 runs since May 2013 (557 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 676 | 87 | 12.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Good | 1,217 | 148 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 572 | 76 | 13.3% | +1.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,013 | 98 | 9.7% | −2.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 319 | 37 | 11.6% | −0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,674 | 218 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,097 | 126 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,484 | 173 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,865 | 243 | 13% | +0.9 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 676 | 88 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 213 | 20 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −9.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them King George River (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (King George River (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King George River (IRE) | 13 | 3 | 1m–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Morpho Blue (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 7f–1m | — |
| Sapphire Pendant (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Rocking The Blue (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Asama Blue (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Spring Garden (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Metalmark (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cluain Fhada (USA) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.79 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.21 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.21 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.21 |
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 The Blue Brilliant won?
- The Blue Brilliant (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trained The Blue Brilliant?
- The Blue Brilliant (IRE) was trained by Mrs John Harrington on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 6 November 2022.
- Who is The Blue Brilliant's sire?
- The Blue Brilliant (IRE) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Butterfly Blue (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does The Blue Brilliant prefer?
- The Blue Brilliant (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 The Blue Brilliant's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 6 November 2022. The highest on record is 103.
- What is The Blue Brilliant's sire's record?
- Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,486 runs since May 2013 (557 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Blue Brilliant's siblings?
- Out of Butterfly Blue (IRE), The Blue Brilliant (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: King George River (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (King George River (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.