Best Lightning (FR)
Best Lightning (FR) is 1 from 11, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Premio Presidente Della Repubblica at San Siro (ITY) (Jun 2026). Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.
- 1–11Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 3 (27.3%)Placed
- −3.80£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=10 · 1.28 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 213dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 69
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 650 runs since Jan 2008 (65 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 68 | 7 | 10.3% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 97 | 5 | 5.2% | −3.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 123 | 10 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 67 | 13 | 19.4% | +10.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 283 | 24 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +5.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 15 | 7.2% | −1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 177 | 13 | 7.3% | −1.8 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 103 | 8 | 7.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 74 | 4 | 5.4% | −3.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 52 | 12 | 23.1% | +14 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | +24.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Best Flying (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Best Looking (FR)).
Family form: Best Heaven (FR) finished 3rd of 9 at Compiegne (FR), 9 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Flying (FR) | 7 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Best Looking (FR) | 12 | 1 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Best Spirit (FR) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Best Evening (FR) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Best Fire (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Best Fighter (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Best Heaven (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.20 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| San Siro (ITY) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.20 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.20 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Marie | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.20 |
| Martin Seidl | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lukas Delozier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hugo Boutin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jules Mobian | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrie de Vries | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gerald Mosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sibylle Vogt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.20 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 26+103d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Du Prince D'orange (Group 3) | 6/6 | 1 | 9-4 | 100 | — | — | Benjamin Marie | 80/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+912d | San Siro (ITY) | Premio Presidente Della Repubblica (Turf) In rear - headway on near side of group 3f out - ridden when led 1f out - soon drifted right but kept on | 1/6 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Benjamin Marie | 31/5 | |
| 03 Dec 23+269d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Luthier - Polytrack Challenge () (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 7/11 | ½ | 8-13 | — | — | — | Hugo Boutin | 30/1 |
| 09 Mar 23+243d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Altipan () (4yo+) (Turf) | 6/8 | 3½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Martin Seidl | 36/1 |
| 09 Jul 22+265d | Ascot | Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2) (Rnd) | 5/6 | ½ | 9-6 | 100 | 69A | 88B | Martin Seidl | 22/1 |
| 17 Oct 21+57d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Ranelagh () (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 8/10 | 1 | 8-13 | — | — | — | Jules Mobian | 10/1 |
| 21 Aug 21+41d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Daphnis (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf) | 8/9 | 2 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Adrie de Vries | 26/5 |
| 11 Jul 21+21d | Deauville (FR) | Haras d'Etreham Prix Jean Prat (3yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 12/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Gerald Mosse | 16/1 |
| 20 Jun 21+59d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Paul de Moussac Longines (3yo) (Turf) | 2/7 | hd | 8-11 | — | — | — | Lukas Delozier | 17/1 |
| 22 Apr 21+155d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Machado (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 6/8 | ½ | 8-13 | — | — | — | Lukas Delozier | 9/1 |
| 18 Nov 20 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Herod () (2yo) (Turf) | 2/7 | 2 | 8-13 | — | — | — | Sibylle Vogt | 15/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Best Lightning (FR) won?
- Best Lightning (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trains Best Lightning (FR)?
- Best Lightning (FR) is trained by Andreas Suborics, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 September 2026.
- Who is Best Lightning (FR)'s sire?
- Best Lightning (FR) is by Sidestep (AUS) out of Best Dreaming (GER), whose sire is Big Shuffle.
- What is Best Lightning (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 13 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Best Lightning (FR)'s sire's record?
- Sidestep (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 650 runs since Jan 2008 (65 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Best Lightning (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Best Dreaming (GER), Best Lightning (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Best Flying (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Best Looking (FR)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.