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Ireland 8yo

Brilliant Question (IRE)

T: K A Heffernan · O: Andrew Joseph Flaherty

By Gutaifan (IRE) out of Brosnan (IRE)

Form 46587-26400

1/38 W/R

Resting

38 runs
1 wins
placed
3% strike
350 d off

Recent form

Form figures 46587-26400 350 days off

0 0 4 6 2 7

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 29
Win %: 3%
Placed %: 13%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Limerick — well clear of the 13% career baseline.

Limerick SPEC 40% 1-1-5
Ballinrobe 25% 0-1-4
Gowran Park 25% 0-1-4
Galway 0% 0-0-4
Naas 0% 0-0-4
Thurles 0% 0-0-4
Clonmel 0% 0-0-2
Dundalk (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Killarney 0% 0-0-2
Punchestown 100% 0-1-1
Curragh 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-1
Listowel 0% 0-0-1
Navan 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon 0% 0-0-1
Tipperary 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

19 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Robbie Colgan 11% 0-1-9
Andrew Flaherty 25% 0-1-4
Robbie Geoghegan 25% 1-0-4
Phillip Enright NOW 33% 0-1-3
Gavin Ryan 50% 0-1-2
Danny Sheehy 0% 0-0-2
Ryan Treacy 0% 0-0-2
Chris Hayes 0% 0-0-1
Conor Hoban 0% 0-0-1
Danny Gilligan 0% 0-0-1
Declan McDonogh 0% 0-0-1
G. F. Carroll 0% 0-0-1
John Shinnick 0% 0-0-1
Mark Gallagher 0% 0-0-1
Miss S Doyle 0% 0-0-1
Mr P J Cawley 0% 0-0-1
Richard Condon 0% 0-0-1
Sam Ewing 0% 0-0-1
Sean Flanagan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

K A Heffernan NOW 12% 1-2-26
Ms Sheila Lavery 17% 0-2-12

Going Record

30 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 12% 0-1-8
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-8
Soft 20% 0-1-5
Heavy 22% 1-1-9

Distance Record

38 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-1
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-1
Mile 7f – 1m1f 17% 0-1-6
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 9% 0-1-11
Staying ≥ 1m4f 16% 1-2-19

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

7 Oct 2025 SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle Galway T 11th/11 3 Yielding 2m130y Phillip Enright OR 85 11/1

1 Jul 2025 Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-100) Tipperary T 11th/16 1.75 Yielding 2m120y Sean Flanagan OR 87 50/1

27 May 2025 Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe T 4th/6 15 Good 2m57y Phillip Enright OR 87 11/1

23 Apr 2025 GowranPark1 Handicap (0-60) Gowran Park TP 6th/10 1.5 Heavy 1m5f160y Declan McDonogh OR 40 5/1

8 Mar 2025 HPR Fleet Management Handicap Hurdle Gowran Park T 2nd/20 9 Soft 2m30y Phillip Enright OR 86 33/1

3 Jun 2024 Southern Waste Management Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Listowel T 7th/14 2.5 Good To Yielding 2m Robbie Geoghegan OR 87 16/1

28 May 2024 Monroe's Live John Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe T 8th/10 2 Good To Yielding 2m75y John Shinnick OR 87 33/1

16 May 2024 AOS Security Handicap (47-65) Limerick T 5th/14 4 Soft To Heavy 1m3f55y Danny Sheehy OR 47 12/1

19 Apr 2024 Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Racecourse Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Limerick T 6th/13 7.5 Soft To Heavy 2m190y Robbie Geoghegan OR 88 8/1

17 Feb 2024 Red Mills Trial Hurdle (Grade 3) Gowran Park T 4th/5 86 Heavy 2m Robbie Geoghegan OR 87 40/1

Connections

Trainer: K A Heffernan 3%
Owner: Andrew Joseph Flaherty
Sire: Gutaifan (IRE)
Dam: Brosnan (IRE)
Dam sire: Champs Elysees
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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