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Colt Lightning (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer Tom Lacey · Last owner Roberts Churchward Whittal Williams
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Shannon Theatre (IRE) (King's Theatre)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 May 2018 — 3,085 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 · 5th of 15 2 wins · Hereford Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Colt Lightning (IRE) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Mar 2018. Last raced off a career-high mark of 116.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating116At career-high mark
116 98–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 138 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Huntingdon, 10 May 2018

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 138B · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5116B84—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2116B100—
2m1f – 2m4f293B82—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 10 Mar 2018 Official rating 116 at the last run, 10 May 2018

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 127A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5127A103—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2127A121—
2m1f – 2m4f2103A98.5—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05144110.9%−10 from 1
Good to Soft2,93135412.1%+0.2—
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.92 from 5
Heavy3,81444911.8%−0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6,07772411.9%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,25462211.8%−0.12 from 3
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 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

Dam
Shannon Theatre (IRE) (King's Theatre)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Robin Des Theatre (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Robin Des Theatre (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Robin Des Theatre (IRE)512mClass 4
Piper Park (IRE)40——
Carrillo (IRE)10——
Toodlepip (IRE)40——
Cedarmount (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 2 40% +8.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −1.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +6.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 2 2 100% +11.50
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 2 67% +10.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Johns 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 2 1 50% +3.00
Tom Scudamore 2 1 50% +6.50
Mr Tommie M O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 2 50% +9.50
2017 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
10 May 18+32d Huntingdon Smarkets Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 ½ 11-8 116138B122A Alan Johns 14/1
08 Apr 18+29d Exeter Electrotec Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-13 116—— Sean Bowen 3/1F
10 Mar 18+53d Hereford 188bet Up To 75 Cash Bonus Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-12 103116B127A Sean Bowen 4/1F
16 Jan 18+16d Hereford myracing.com For Free Bets And Tips Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-10 9884A115A Tom Scudamore 15/2
31 Dec 17+29d Warwick Local Parking Security Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-8 101—— Mr Tommie M O'Brien 11/2
02 Dec 17+19d Bangor-on-Dee Corbetts Malpas Horse Feed Supplies 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 nk 10-12 —75C90C Alan Johns 10/1
13 Nov 17+25d Carlisle Compare Horse Racing Odds At bookies.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 10-12 —93B103A Tom Scudamore 15/2
19 Oct 17 Carlisle Watch Racing UK Any Way Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 6 10-5 —71A94A Mr Tommie M O'Brien 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Colt Lightning (IRE) won?
Colt Lightning (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Colt Lightning (IRE)?
Colt Lightning (IRE) was trained by Tom Lacey on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 10 May 2018.
Who is Colt Lightning (IRE)'s sire?
Colt Lightning (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Shannon Theatre (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Colt Lightning (IRE) prefer?
Colt Lightning (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Colt Lightning (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 10 May 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Colt Lightning (IRE)'s sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Colt Lightning (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Shannon Theatre (IRE), Colt Lightning (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Robin Des Theatre (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Robin Des Theatre (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.