Black Lightning (IRE)
Black Lightning won three of 43 starts all at Class 5 level in handicap hurdles. Two of those wins came at Fontwell and one at Market Rasen, with victories on good to soft and soft ground over 2m1f – 2m4f and 2m5f – 3m between Jun 2019 and Oct 2021. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 104, last ran at Market Rasen in Jun 2024 where he finished 8 of 9 off an official rating of 70.
- 3–43Wins / Runs
- 7%Strike rate
- 9 (20.9%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 0.95Fair A/E n=43 · 0.80 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 102
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 14 | 144B | 101.5 | — |
| Good | 12 | 122B | 91 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 117B | 89 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 122B | 94 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 144B | 95.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 43 runs · 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,102 runs since Jan 2008 (78 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.8% from 329.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 62 | 7 | 11.3% | +2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 367 | 33 | 9% | 0 | 0 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 160 | 19 | 11.9% | +2.9 | 2 from 15 |
| Soft | 328 | 23 | 7% | −2 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 164 | 14 | 8.5% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +5.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 43 | 6 | 14% | +5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 329 | 42 | 12.8% | +3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 361 | 23 | 6.4% | −2.6 | 1 from 25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 290 | 23 | 7.9% | −1.1 | 2 from 16 |
| Over 3m | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | −4.3 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them James's Gate (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Doyannie (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James's Gate (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 2m–2m3f | — |
| Going Live (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| Doyannie (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 5 |
| Worksmartnothard (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Good to Soft | 15 | 2 | 13% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 36 | 3 | 8% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Fontwell | 8 | 2 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Southwell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −20.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 2 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabitha Worsley | 32 | 3 | 9% | −6.00 |
| James Davies | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 29 | 3 | 10% | −3.00 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +15.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 35 | 3 | 9% | −9.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Lightning (IRE) won?
- Black Lightning (IRE) won 3 of 43 archived starts between 2017 and 2024, a strike rate of 7%. Placed 9 times in total (20.9% of starts).
- Who trained Black Lightning (IRE)?
- Black Lightning (IRE) was trained by Georgie Howell on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 7 June 2024.
- Who is Black Lightning (IRE)'s sire?
- Black Lightning (IRE) is by Whitmore's Conn (USA) out of Annie May (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
- What going does Black Lightning (IRE) prefer?
- Black Lightning (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Lightning (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 7 June 2024. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Black Lightning (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Whitmore's Conn (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,102 runs since Jan 2008 (78 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.8% from 329.
- Who are Black Lightning (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Annie May (IRE), Black Lightning (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: James's Gate (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Doyannie (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.