Light Sentence (GB)
Light Sentence (GB) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Jul 2007. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 98.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 6 (40%)Placed
- −7.75£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.92Fair A/E n=15 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 106dAvg 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
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
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 9.9% of 3,570 runs since Jan 2008 (223 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 5.8% from 377.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 758 | 66 | 8.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 818 | 77 | 9.4% | −0.5 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 377 | 22 | 5.8% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 357 | 34 | 9.5% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 117 | 15 | 12.8% | +2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,087 | 132 | 12.1% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | −5.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 501 | 53 | 10.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 630 | 66 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,186 | 118 | 9.9% | 0 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 691 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 399 | 51 | 12.8% | +2.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.25 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.25 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean McKeown | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ken Whelan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.75 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 16 May 10+13d | Limerick | Join The Tote Go Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 15/17 | 26 | 10-6 | 98 | 80C | Brian Hayes | 14/1 |
| 03 May 10+441d | Limerick | Super Sunday 16th May Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | UR/18 | — | 10-6 | 98 | — | Brian Hayes | 25/1 |
| 2009 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 09+142d | Navan | Mirror Group Maiden Hurdle | 10/29 | 10 | 11-12 | 98 | 98C | Ken Whelan | 20/1 |
| 2008 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 08+10d | Navan | Navan Maiden Hurdle | 7/29 | 2 | 11-12 | — | 113A | Ken Whelan | 12/1 |
| 17 Sep 08+408d | Listowel | Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Maiden Hurdle | 3/13 | nk | 11-12 | — | 123A | Ken Whelan | 16/1 |
| 2007 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 07+13d | Ripon | Baldfox International Leisure Handicap | 4/8 | 3½ | 10-0 | 66 | 77C | Neil Callan | 6/5F |
| 24 Jul 07+71d | Musselburgh | Turftv A Matter Of Course Handicap | 1/14 | 9-2 | 62 | 76C | P J McDonald | 7/4F | |
| 14 May 07+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Barry Michael (Dylan) Thomas Memorial Handicap | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | 58 | 69C | Dean McKeown | 11/10F |
| 07 May 07+19d | Newcastle | New Homes Mortgage Services Handicap | 2/11 | ¾ | 8-6 | 58 | 71C | Dean McKeown | 2/1F |
| 18 Apr 07+200d | Beverley | Rapid Lad Handicap | 2/14 | 2 | 8-5 | 57 | 69C | Dean McKeown | 6/1 |
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 06+25d | Redcar | Redcarracing.co.uk Super Selling Stakes | 1/13 | 8-9 | 57 | 77C | Robert Winston | 7/2F | |
| 05 Sep 06+16d | Catterick | Foss Handicap | 4/15 | 2 | 9-4 | 60 | 76C | Dean McKeown | 3/1F |
| 20 Aug 06+106d | Pontefract | Unison Save Pontefract Infirmary Maiden Stakes | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-1 | 60 | 56C | Dean McKeown | 14/1 |
| 06 May 06+10d | Thirsk | Totesport 0800 221 221 Maiden Stakes | 6/9 | nk | 9-3 | — | 66C | Dean McKeown | 50/1 |
| 26 Apr 06 | Catterick | Prince Of My Heart Maiden Stakes | 7/10 | nk | 9-3 | — | 55C | Dean McKeown | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Light Sentence won?
- Light Sentence (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Light Sentence?
- Light Sentence (GB) was trained by John Joseph Hanlon on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 16 May 2010.
- Who is Light Sentence's sire?
- Light Sentence (GB) is by Fantastic Light (USA) out of Almela (IRE), whose sire is Akarad.
- What going does Light Sentence prefer?
- Light Sentence (GB) has the best record on good 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 Light Sentence's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 16 May 2010. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Light Sentence's sire's record?
- Fantastic Light (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 3,570 runs since Jan 2008 (223 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.8% from 377.