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Horse profile

Forked Lightning (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2020) · Last trainer Dominic Ffrench Davis · Last owner Gary Black And Mrs Paul Townend
by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Darrfonah (IRE) (Singspiel)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Dec 2020 — 2,142 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2020 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Forked Lightning (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 65 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Lingfield (AW), 11 Aug 2020

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 87C · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)387C65—
Good to Soft267C-16—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f387C65—
1m – 1m1f367C43—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 42A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 11 Aug 2020 Official rating 45 at the last run, 8 Dec 2020

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 60C · median 38
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)342A39—
Good to Soft260C47—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f342A34—
1m – 1m1f360C39—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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

Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,069 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4250%+33.7—
Good to Firm83115418.5%+2.20 from 1
Good1,22019916.3%0—
Good to Soft5809215.9%−0.40 from 2
Soft70111917%+0.7—
Heavy2153616.7%+0.4—
Standard (AW)1,51822414.8%−1.50 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3826015.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,11137217.6%+1.3—
1m – 1m1f1,36020615.1%−1.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,00117117.1%+0.80 from 3
1m5f – 2m157117%−9.3—
2m1f – 2m4f47510.6%−5.7—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−5.2—
Over 3m200%−16.3—

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
Darrfonah (IRE) (Singspiel)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sir Charlie Kunz (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Sir Charlie Kunz (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sir Charlie Kunz (GB)1011m1½fClass 5
Fran The Man (GB)70——
Mayflower Billy (GB)100——
Dubawi Diamond (GB)80——
Siviez (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charles Bishop 3 0 0% −3.00
Darragh Keenan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
08 Dec 20+106d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 13 8-4 4587C27C Darragh Keenan 100/1
24 Aug 20+13d Bath Home Of Winners At valuerater.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 78 8-2 47-99C34C Ray Dawson 22/1
11 Aug 20+36d Lingfield (AW) Betway Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 11/14 ¾ 8-13 4965B42A Charles Bishop 18/1
06 Jul 20+23d Windsor Follow At The Races On Twitter Novice Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 14 9-5 —32C37C Charles Bishop 125/1
13 Jun 20+175d Newbury It's Not Rocket Science Wth MansionBet Novice Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 1½ 9-2 —67C60C Charles Bishop 150/1
21 Dec 19 Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Ebf Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 8 9-2 —43C39C Liam Keniry 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Forked Lightning (GB) won?
Forked Lightning (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2019 and 2020.
Who trained Forked Lightning (GB)?
Forked Lightning (GB) was trained by Dominic Ffrench Davis on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 8 December 2020.
Who is Forked Lightning (GB)'s sire?
Forked Lightning (GB) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Darrfonah (IRE), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is Forked Lightning (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 8 December 2020. The highest on record is 49.
What is Forked Lightning (GB)'s sire's record?
Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,069 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
Who are Forked Lightning (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Darrfonah (IRE), Forked Lightning (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sir Charlie Kunz (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sir Charlie Kunz (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2019. 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.