Bright Start (USA)

half-brother to 1m AW 2yo winner Caring Touch (RPR 88); promising third of sixteen in 10f maiden at Windsor in July 2020 and built on that by finishing second on next two starts, a 12f maiden at Newbury in August and a 12f handicap at Leicester in September; fourth at Redcar, but not beaten far, in 10f handicap (soft) later the same month; gelded after and returned with a solid second at Chelmsford (10f) in late October (wore cheekpieces); won 9.5f maiden by nearly eight lengths when next seen at Meydan in January 2021 and produced two solid efforts when second over 1m and 1m2f at the same course in February and March; second again over 10f at Chelmsford in June, beaten a short head; poor effort when tailed off in John Smith's Cup (10f) in July (trainer could offer no explanation for poor run); well held on next two starts at Meydan in early 2022 over same trip and also held at Doncaster on next start in September; last of fourteen at Haydock (1m) later that month and also held at Kempton (1m4f) in October and Meydan (1m4f) in December; tailed off over 1m at latter venue in January 2023.