Light The Fire (IRE)
Light The Fire (IRE) is 2 from 6, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Aaim Dragon Stakes at Sandown (Jul 2008). Hasn't won since Jul 2008. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 102.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −0.05£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.98Fair A/E n=6 · 1.75 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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 11.9% of 20,839 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,581 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 2 from 3 |
| Good | 4,530 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,132 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,765 | 303 | 11% | −0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 794 | 78 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,875 | 866 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,053 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | 2 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 9,841 | 1,180 | 12% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,505 | 542 | 12% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,140 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 843 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 361 | 33 | 9.1% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cadley Road (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cadley Road (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadley Road (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Joohaina (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Galloping Queen (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Acclamate (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mutarajjil (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Shanghai (IRE) | 26 | 0 | — | — |
| Blanc Sur Blanc (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.95 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.95 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Jamie Spencer | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 08+48d | Ascot | Willmott Dixon Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3) | 12/19 | 1 | 9-0 | 102 | 70A | Jimmy Fortune | 10/1 |
| 24 Aug 08+51d | Deauville (FR) | Darley Prix Morny (Colts & Fillies) (Straight) | 6/14 | 3 | 9-0 | — | — | Frankie Dettori | 16/1 |
| 04 Jul 08+17d | Sandown | Aaim Dragon Stakes (Listed) | 1/7 | 9-2 | 102 | 92A | Jimmy Fortune | 10/3 | |
| 17 Jun 08+28d | Ascot | Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) | 10/25 | ¾ | 9-3 | 102 | 82A | Jamie Spencer | 16/1 |
| 20 May 08+20d | Leicester | E.B.F. / Emil Adam Maiden Stakes | 1/7 | 9-3 | 102 | 102A | Frankie Dettori | 8/13F | |
| 30 Apr 08 | Ascot | Ascot Annual Badgeholders' Conditions Stakes | 5/7 | shd | 8-11 | 102 | 71A | Frankie Dettori | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Light The Fire won?
- Light The Fire (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2008, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Light The Fire?
- Light The Fire (IRE) was trained by Brian Meehan on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 11 October 2008.
- Who is Light The Fire's sire?
- Light The Fire (IRE) is by Invincible spirit (IRE) out of Rouge noir (USA), whose sire is Saint Ballado.
- What going does Light The Fire prefer?
- Light The Fire (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Light The Fire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 11 October 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Light The Fire's sire's record?
- Invincible spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,839 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
- Who are Light The Fire's siblings?
- Out of Rouge noir (USA), Light The Fire (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cadley Road (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cadley Road (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.