Bruant

The bigger picture shows a horse that thrives at distance. In races of two miles or longer, Bruant has won 3 of 10 outings—a 30% win rate that stands well clear of its overall record. Over the full 17-race career, it has won 3 and placed 5 times, which adds up to 8 of 17 finishes in the money, roughly one in every two races. That is the work rate of a reliable sort. The recent form has been genuinely hot. In the last six races, Bruant won twice, placed once, and had three runs outside the placings—a 2-4 record in the closing weeks that includes this current winning streak.

Trained by A J Martin at Summerhill in County Meath, Bruant is part of a yard firing well this season. The stable has sent out 13 winners already. Bruant took its first win at Downpatrick on 15 June 2025, and has since returned there twice more to add two further victories. For a horse with just three wins from 17 races, having captured all three at the same track is noteworthy—it suggests that when conditions suit and the course is right, this is a horse that knows how to deliver. Given that it is still active and has raced within the last day, expect to see Bruant in action again soon, and if Downpatrick is on the card, the horse will have more than a fighting chance.