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Brilliant Star: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Brilliant Star is a 3-year-old filly by Cracksman, trained by John & Thady Gosden. She has won 2 of 5 starts and placed in 1 more, for £28,561 in prize money. She runs next in the 3:15 at Bath on 8 October. Her best performance rating is 103, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 5
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 40%
  • Prize money £28,561
  • Best rating 103
  • Official rating 90

Where Brilliant Star runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:15 Bath British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes (Listed Race) (GBBPlus Race) —

Brilliant Star form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
18 Jun 26 Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) Class 1 1m 4f Good To Firm 4 4 22/1 Robert Havlin 90
23 May 26 Goodwood Fitzdares Height Of Fashion Stakes (Fillies' Listed) Class 1 1m 2f Good 5 9.25 5/2 Benoit De La Sayette 92
6 May 26 Kempton (AW) Get Best Odds Guaranteed At Unibet Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 3f Standard To Slow 1 — 1/12F Robert Havlin –
21 Apr 26 Yarmouth Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 3.5f Good To Firm 1 — 2/9F Robert Havlin –
18 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: Stay Golden With Responsible Play EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m Standard 2 .5 11/4 Tyler Heard –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Ribblesdale Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) at Ascot on 18 June 2026. Pulled hard early - settled off the pace mid-pack - urged along 3f out - edged forward inside final furlong - stayed on to claim fourth close home.

Brilliant Star by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
12f 1 0 0% —
10f 1 0 0% —
11f 1 1 100% —
11.5f 1 1 100% —
8f 1 0 0% —

Brilliant Star by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 2 1 50% —
Good 1 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 1 1 100% —
Standard 1 0 0% —

Brilliant Star by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Goodwood 1 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% —
Yarmouth 1 1 100% —
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% —

Brilliant Star breeding

  • Sire Cracksman (GB)
  • Dam Star Catcher (GB)
  • Damsire Sea The Stars (IRE)
  • Breeder Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd
  • Foaled 6 February 2023

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