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Bright Dick

Bright Dick is a horse that has tasted victory exactly once in 25 races. That win came at Dundalk on 5 April 2024, and it remains his only success—a solitary peak in a largely flat career. The six-year-old has picked up five places alongside that victory, but the gap between that April afternoon and now stretches to 30 months. He raced again just yesterday, finishing 14th, which tells you this horse is still out there running, still in work, still trying, even though the wins have long since dried up.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Bay
Father
Dick Whittington
Mother
Luminize
Trainer
Luke W Comer
Owner
Mrs Margaret Comer
Official rating
54

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
25
Career races
1
Wins
4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
20%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
24 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

His recent form reads like a steady grind: 14th, 10th, 3rd, 9th, 13th, 10th. The occasional place finish—that third-place run—offers a glimmer of competitiveness, but he is fundamentally a horse that doesn't win. He performs best at distances between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs, and even at those trips where he shows his most promise, he has managed just 1 win from 13 races. That works out to roughly one win every 13 attempts at his preferred distance.

Nathan Crosse, his most frequent rider, has steered him seven times without a victory. For a horse this modest, consistency in partnership matters less than raw ability, and the numbers suggest that ability has limits. Bright Dick may keep turning up and trying, but he is unlikely to become a regular winner. He remains the kind of horse that makes up the fabric of racing—a faithful, hardworking type whose occasional place finishes offer a reason to run him again, but whose racing life is defined more by endurance than by glory.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 13 starts (8%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 8% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 9 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M1F – 1M2F
Loves
5F – 6½F
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Sep
14th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
1 Sep
10th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
11 Jul
3rd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 25 runners
22 Jun
9th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
8 Jun
13th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 26 runners
17 May
10th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
13 Apr
5th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
5 Apr
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
31 Jan
6th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
8 Dec
7th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/7
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Cian MacRedmond
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Jack Cleary
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Dundalk
Galloping
13 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 10 other 25 Sep 7.7%
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 11 Jul 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 2 other 5 Jul 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
2 1 third, 1 other 1 Sep 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 28 Sep 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Jun 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Jun 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 13 Aug 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 4 Aug 0%