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Horse profile

Fastnet Lightning (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer Mme Aurelie Vigreux · Last owner Mme Aurelie Vigreux
by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Arosa (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Apr 2021 — 2,028 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 · 14th of 15 Won at Longchamp (FR) First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Fastnet Lightning (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Jun 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Fastnet Rock (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,479 runs since Jan 2008 (556 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−5—
Good to Firm6768712.9%+0.8—
Good1,21614812.2%+0.11 from 3
Good to Soft5727613.3%+1.20 from 1
Soft1,010979.6%−2.50 from 1
Heavy3193711.6%−0.50 from 2
Standard (AW)1,67121713%+0.90 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1081513.9%+1.8—
6f – 7f1,09712611.5%−0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,48317311.7%−0.41 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f1,86424213%+0.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m6738813.1%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f211199%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m4112.4%−9.7—
Over 3m200%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Arosa (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Technician (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m7½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Technician (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Technician (IRE)1151m2f–1m7½fGroup 1
Water Hole (IRE)831mClass 3
Caherdaniel (IRE)211m2f—
Don Keyhoe Tay (IRE)60——
Swiss Mistress (IRE)80——
K Lightning (IRE)80——
Tenarosa (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +4.40
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 1 50% +5.40
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% +1.40
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jean-Baptiste Hamel 3 1 33% +4.40
Eddy Hardouin 2 0 0% −2.00
Theo Bachelot 1 0 0% −1.00
Valentin Seguy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Mickaelle Michel 1 0 0% −1.00
Vincent Cheminaud 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% −0.60
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 3 1 33% +4.40
2017 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
01 Apr 21+121d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Fabrique de l'Extravagance (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 15 ran 14/15 1½ 9-2 Theo Bachelot 23/1
01 Dec 20+92d Deauville (FR) Prix d'Utah Beach (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 9/16 ½ 8-0 Valentin Seguy 20/1
31 Aug 20+16d Saint-Cloud (FR) Handicap de Haute-Normandie (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 14/18 hd 9-1 Eddy Hardouin 4/1
15 Aug 20+280d Deauville (FR) Prix du Hong Kong Jockey Club (Handicap) (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 hd 8-6 Eddy Hardouin 11/1
09 Nov 19+419d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Vallee de Chevreuse (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 16 ran 13/16 8 8-10 Mlle Mickaelle Michel 21/1
16 Sep 18+56d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix du Palais Garnier (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 8-10 Jean-Baptiste Hamel 12/1
22 Jul 18+24d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de l'Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 4 9-0 Jean-Baptiste Hamel 14/1
28 Jun 18+457d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Promenade Plantee (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 9-1 Jean-Baptiste Hamel 32/5
28 Mar 17 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Languedoc (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 18 ran 8/18 ½ 8-13 Vincent Cheminaud 231/10

Quick answers

How many races has Fastnet Lightning (IRE) won?
Fastnet Lightning (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Fastnet Lightning (IRE)?
Fastnet Lightning (IRE) was trained by Mme Aurelie Vigreux on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 1 April 2021.
Who is Fastnet Lightning (IRE)'s sire?
Fastnet Lightning (IRE) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Arosa (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Fastnet Lightning (IRE) prefer?
Fastnet Lightning (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fastnet Lightning (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,479 runs since Jan 2008 (556 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 211.
Who are Fastnet Lightning (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Arosa (IRE), Fastnet Lightning (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Technician (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Technician (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.