Horse Details

Bright Start (USA)

41 Runs 1 Wins (2.4%) 9 Places (22.0%)
8 years old b USA
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro (USA)
Dam: Blue Petrel (USA)
Damsire: Distorted Humor
Past Runs (41 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
03/11/25
20:30
Wolverhampton (AW) 1m4f Laura Coughlan Patrick Morris 9 2:45.26 .5 46 8-11 40/1
(op 100/1)
06/10/25
20:00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2m½f Kaiya Fraser Patrick Morris 11 3:49.36 28 48 9-7 8/1
Always behind(op 18/1)
27/06/25
20:30
Curragh (IRE) 1m4f Megan Sheedy S M Duffy 13 2:42.13 11 49 12-0 66/1
Towards rear - weakened from 3f out(op 50/1)
07/06/25
17:35
Navan (IRE) 1m5f Nicola Burns S M Duffy 18 2:58.46 1 50 8-13 28/1
Midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1)
17/05/25
16:25
Navan (IRE) 1m5f Nicola Burns S M Duffy 3rd 2:53.41 .5 49 8-12 25/1
Towards rear - headway on outer under 2f out - ran on well and went third towards finish(op 20/1)
03/05/25
18:35
Punchestown (IRE) 2m Kerrie Gillespie S M Duffy 10 4:4.90 2 49 12-0 66/1
(op 25/1 tchd 80/1)
28/03/25
18:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2m Nicola Burns S M Duffy 4 3:38.55 .75 49 8-12 10/1
Slowly into stride - towards rear - headway on far side of group over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 8/1)
28/02/25
19:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m4f Nicola Burns S M Duffy 5 2:37.18 0.3 50 8-6 15/2
Slowly into stride - in rear - headway halfway - ridden 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(tchd 8/1)
07/02/25
19:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m4f Robyn Donaghue-Leahy S M Duffy 7 2:37.48 1.5 50 8-8 15/2
Slowly into stride - in rear - headway and edged left from 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 14/1)
17/01/25
17:15
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2m Amy Jo Hayes S M Duffy 6 - - 50 8-10 11/1
Towards rear - raced wide towards near side 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - never on terms(tchd 12/1)
20/12/24
18:15
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2m Nicola Burns S M Duffy 3rd - - 52 8-0 16/1
Midfield - headway from over 2f out - went third and kept on inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
15/11/24
18:45
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m4f Nicola Burns S M Duffy 4 2:39.31 0.3 51 8-10 20/1
Towards rear - headway from over 1f out - ran on and went fourth inside final 110yds - nearest finish(tchd 16/1)
06/09/24
17:10
Kilbeggan (IRE) 2m3f Shane Fenelon S M Duffy 11 5:10.81 1.25 11-8 150/1
Always behind and didn't always jump with fluency - tailed off(op 125/1)
20/08/24
20:20
Roscommon (IRE) 1m4f Keithen Kennedy S M Duffy 10 2:55.74 4.5 54 8-7 50/1
Never better than midfield - raced lazily at times(tchd 40/1)
03/07/24
20:20
Tipperary (IRE) 1m4½f Keithen Kennedy Denis Gerard Hogan 10 2:48.63 0.2 57 9-1 22/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - some headway when switched left 1f out - kept on final 110yds - nearest finish (jockey said gelding broke slowly and never travelled early)(op 28/1)
17/06/24
17:05
Gowran Park (IRE) 1m6f J M Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan 11 3:4.16 0.3 61 9-8 80/1
Prominent - weakened towards far side from over 2f out - eased final 110yds(op 50/1)
12/06/24
20:30
Limerick (IRE) 2m1f Amy Jo Hayes Denis Gerard Hogan 11 3:50.35 0.3 61 9-0 50/1
Dwelt start - towards rear - brief headway over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)
02/06/24
16:20
Listowel (IRE) 1m J M Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan 12 1:46.20 13 64 10-1 11/1
Midfield - weakened from under 2f out(op 17/2)
07/04/24
17:12
Leopardstown (IRE) 1m J M Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan 18 2:2.94 1.25 66 9-12 66/1
Always behind - struggling when reminders from over 3f out(op 50/1)
26/03/24
17:00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 7f Robert Whearty Denis Gerard Hogan 6 1:29.65 1.75 69 9-6 14/1
Slowly into stride - in rear throughout(tchd 12/1)
15/03/24
17:15
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m2½f J M Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan 5 2:19.63 2.25 73 9-12 18/1
Midfield - headway and disputing third over 1f out - soon outpaced - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
14/02/24
17:15
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m2½f J M Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan 6 2:20.05 1.5 74 9-6 50/1
Never better than midfield(op 33/1)
24/06/23
17:50
Lingfield 1m2f Kieran O'Neill Saeed bin Suroor 5 2:8.70 0.3 77 10-4 9/2
Took keen hold - led - ridden and headed 2f out - soon lost two places and outpaced - weakened and lost fourth final strides (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 8/1)
03/06/23
18:10
Lingfield (AW) 1m4f William Carver Saeed bin Suroor 6 2:30.19 1.5 80 9-6 10/1
Dwelt start - in rear - prominent after 2f - pushed along over 2f out - outpaced and ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
22/01/23
16:55
Meydan (UAE) 1m Daniel Tudhope Saeed bin Suroor 10 1:45.84 21 84 9-6 5/1
Always in rear
23/12/22
15:45
Meydan (UAE) 1m4f Louis Steward Saeed bin Suroor 9 2:33.34 0.3 80 9-0 5/1
Never better than mid-division
18/10/22
19:30
Kempton (AW) 1m4f David Probert Saeed bin Suroor 9 2:34.82 8 85 10-2 13/2
Prominent - outpaced over 3f out - ridden and weakened over 2f out
23/09/22
14:05
Haydock 1m Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor 14 1:48.42 1.75 90 10-0 28/1
Prominent - ridden under 4f out - lost position 2f out - weakening when hampered over 1f out - soon beaten(op 25/1)
07/09/22
17:20
Doncaster 1m2f Daniel Tudhope Saeed bin Suroor 9 2:10.70 3.5 93 9-9 22/1
Led - ridden 2f out - headed and weakened quickly over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
25/02/22
16:55
Meydan (UAE) 1m Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 6 1:40.83 7.25 95 9-1 11/4
Tracked leader until weakened final 2 1/2f(op 7/2 tchd 5/2)
21/01/22
17:30
Meydan (UAE) 1m2f Louis Steward Saeed bin Suroor 14 2:12.71 18 96 8-10 22/1
Never near to challenge(op 20/1)
10/07/21
16:05
York 1m2½f Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor 19 2:16.65 11 95 8-10 18/1
Took keen hold - tracked leader - lost second but close up after 3f - ridden and lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance)(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
16/06/21
19:53
Chelmsford (AW) 1m2f Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor 2nd 2:2.89 0.1 95 9-7 11/4
Led - ridden over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - headed final strides(op 7/2)
11/03/21
15:40
Meydan (UAE) 1m2f Harry Bentley Saeed bin Suroor 2nd 2:4.46 6 95 9-11 2/1F
Tracked leader - every chance 2 1/2f out - ran on same pace final 1 1/2f
18/02/21
14:30
Meydan (UAE) 1m Harry Bentley Saeed bin Suroor 2nd 1:36.08 .75 90 8-5 11/2
Mid-division - ridden to lead 1 1/2f out - headed close home(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
16/01/21
14:05
Meydan (UAE) 1m1½f Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor 1st 1:58.16 Won 83 9-1 11/8F
Soon led - kicked clear 3f out - ran on well - easily
29/10/20
20:30
Chelmsford (AW) 1m2f Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor 2nd 2:4.16 .75 81 9-4 9/4J
Ducked left start - bumped rival start - took keen hold - chased leaders - edged left 8f out - ridden and led on inner over 1f out - edged right 1f out - kept on but headed and no extra towards finish - lost shoe(tchd 2/1)
23/09/20
15:50
Redcar 1m2f Hayley Turner Saeed bin Suroor 4 2:12.36 0.2 81 9-9 5/2F
Tracked leaders - headway over 3f out - close up 2f out - ridden and challenging over 1f out - every chance when edged left inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 3/1)
07/09/20
16:55
Leicester 1m4f Hayley Turner Saeed bin Suroor 2nd 2:37.58 1.25 80 9-7 11/4
Close up - led after 3f - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 3/1)
15/08/20
17:20
Newbury 1m4f Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor 2nd 2:40.32 2.75 9-5 3/1
Tracked leaders - made challenge 3f out - led over 1f out - soon ridden - headed inside final furlong - stayed on but no extra final 110yds(op 9/4 tchd 10/3)
20/07/20
20:00
Windsor 1m2f Hayley Turner Saeed bin Suroor 3rd 2:8.15 0.2 9-5 14/1
In touch with leaders - headway and tracked leaders after 3f - ridden 2f out - not clear run inside final furlong - stayed on(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)