Brightsunnyday (2021) Horse
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About
Brightsunnyday is a 5yo bay horse trained by Tony Rivalland. It is by the stallion What A Winter out of the dam On The Bright Side. The horse has not yet broken its maiden status, having failed to win in 7 starts. In its most recent outing at Greyville on 30 May 2026, ridden by R Fourie, Brightsunnyday finished fourth behind the winner Quandura.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Greyville 30-May-26 1600m GOOD R2 Md $4,761 (of $95,011) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.850, SP: 4.00 1st Quandura ( A Mosaheb 119 , Cd 110 ) 2nd Green Commander ( K D Melo 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Captain T ( S Moodley 120 ) 1.75L 4th Brightsunnyday ( R Fourie 125 ) 2.25L See full results | R Fourie 56.7kg 2.25L | 4 (12) |
| Greyville 09-May-26 1600m GOOD R3 Md $5,940 (of $118,770) Barrier 4, SP: 13.00 1st Hop Hop Spinnekop ( S Veale 132 ) 2nd Greek Heiress ( C Little 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Splash Of Love ( M Michel 132 ) 1.00L 4th Brightsunnyday ( R Fourie 132 ) 1.60L See full results | R Fourie 59.9kg 1.60L | 4 (9) |
| Greyville 08-Apr-26 1200m GOOD R3 Md $3,323 (of $133,005) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.390, SP: 21.00 1st Bangladesh ( C Zackey 132 ) 2nd Xiphos ( A Mosaheb 132 ) 4.50L 3rd Splash Of Love ( M Yeni 127 ) 1.00L 5th Brightsunnyday ( J Jacobs 127 ) 7.50L See full results | J Jacobs 57.6kg 7.50L | 5 (12) |
| Scottsville 15-Mar-26 1000m GOOD R3 Md (of $114,008) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.330, SP: 9.50 1st Fleur De Ling ( R Venniker 127 ) 2nd Splash Of Love ( M Yeni 127 ) 1.50L 3rd Lovecomesknocking ( J Jacobs 127 ) 3.00L 7th Brightsunnyday ( M Mbuto 127 , Cd 124 ) 9.75L See full results | M Mbuto 57.6kg, Cd 56.2kg 9.75L | 7 (10) |
| Greyville 08-Mar-25 1200m SOFT R1 Md $17,112 (of $85,512) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.740, SP: 34.00 1st Serpentine Fire ( N Patel 133 ) 2nd Brightsunnyday ( T Godden 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Ruby Rising ( K Matsunyane 129 ) 0.15L See full results | T Godden 58.1kg 1.50L | 2 (12) |
| Scottsville 02-Feb-25 1200m SOFT R4 Md (of $95,011) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.820, SP: 34.00 1st La Maddalena ( P Strydom 132 ) 2nd Greenlight Queen ( G Lerena 132 ) 0.15L 3rd K M V Retrofit ( D Schwarz 132 ) 1.25L 13th Brightsunnyday ( M Thackeray 132 ) 12.95L See full results | M Thackeray 59.9kg 12.95L | 13 (14) |
| Scottsville 29-Dec-24 1100m SOFT R3 Md (of $90,008) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.880, SP: 13.00 1st Wings Of Josephine ( S Bungane 132 ) 2nd Are You Sure ( M Mbuto 132 ) 1.50L 3rd Ruby Rising ( K Matsunyane 132 ) 3.50L 8th Brightsunnyday ( M Thackeray 132 ) 12.25L See full results | M Thackeray 59.9kg 12.25L | 8 (11) |