Lightening Fire (IRE)
Lightening Fire (IRE) is 3 from 41, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2011. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off 74, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–41Wins / Runs
- 7.3%Strike rate
- 8 (19.5%)Placed
- −24.25£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.06Fair A/E n=41 · 0.90 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 63dAvg 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 10.7% of 169 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +29.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −5.9 | 0 from 10 |
| Good | 40 | 2 | 5% | −5.7 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 20 | 2 | 10% | −0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +2.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | +11.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 59 | 7 | 11.9% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | +11.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 1 | 3% | −7.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 3 | 13% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7.5 | 0 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 31 | 6 | 19.4% | +8.7 | 3 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | 0 from 2 |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Valance (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Valance (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valance (IRE) | 24 | 3 | 1m4f–2m4f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.50 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 29 | 3 | 10% | −12.25 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Plumpton | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Towcester | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Ludlow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 3 | 19% | +0.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Williams | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Miss Isabel Tompsett | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Willie McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ollie McPhail | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ian Popham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| David England | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Paul Fitzsimons | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Ring | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Kevin Tobin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gerard Tumelty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Jodie Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saleem Golam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Kinsella | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 26 | 2 | 8% | −16.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| E/SB | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.50 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 34 | 3 | 9% | −17.25 |
| Flat | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Lightening Fire (IRE) won?
- Lightening Fire (IRE) won 3 of 41 archived starts between 2005 and 2012, a strike rate of 7.3%. Placed 8 times in total (19.5% of starts).
- Who trained Lightening Fire (IRE)?
- Lightening Fire (IRE) was trained by Bernard Llewellyn on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 9 April 2012.
- Who is Lightening Fire (IRE)'s sire?
- Lightening Fire (IRE) is by Woodborough (USA) out of Glowlamp (IRE), whose sire is Glow.
- What going does Lightening Fire (IRE) prefer?
- Lightening Fire (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lightening Fire (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 9 April 2012. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Lightening Fire (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Woodborough (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 169 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Lightening Fire (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Glowlamp (IRE), Lightening Fire (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Valance (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Valance (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.