Lighting Thunder (GB)
Lighting Thunder won one of three starts on turf, the success coming at Class 4 level over 1m – 1m1f on good ground at Nottingham in May 2026. The colt is by Night Of Thunder out of a daughter of Iffraaj and is trained by John & Thady Gosden. He has placed on all three outings and his last run, at Nottingham in May 2026, was a win.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (100%)Placed
- −1.75£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 118dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 105
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 86C | 69.5 | 2 · 86 / 69.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 105A | 86 | 2 · 86 / 69.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 1,217 | 199 | 16.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 579 | 92 | 15.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 698 | 118 | 16.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Heavy | 213 | 36 | 16.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,514 | 224 | 14.8% | −1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 382 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,111 | 372 | 17.6% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,351 | 205 | 15.2% | −1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 997 | 171 | 17.2% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 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 Military (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military (GB) | 11 | 1 | 6f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.75 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.75 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.25 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.75 |
| 2025 | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 May 26+21d | Nottingham | Best Odds Guaranteed At Betano Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled with plenty of enthusiasm in the pack early - pushed along and made progress before the final two furlongs - went to the front with 2f left - edged left under pressure inside the last - challenged close home - held on for the win | 1/6 | 9-7 | 53A | 89B | Robert Havlin | 1/4F | |
| 18 Apr 26+214d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) Settled mid-pack early - crept forward with a furlong to go and moved into second - chased down the front-runner late - denied by three-quarters of a length at the line | 2/25 | ¾ | 9-7 | 86C | 92A | William Buick | EvensF |
| 16 Sep 25 | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Settled off the pace early - pushed along and made ground over 2f out - went in front approaching the final furlong before being overtaken close home - just denied in a tight finish | 2/9 | nk | 9-7 | 105A | 97A | William Buick | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lighting Thunder (GB) won?
- Lighting Thunder (GB) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Lighting Thunder (GB)?
- Lighting Thunder (GB) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 May 2026.
- Who is Lighting Thunder (GB)'s sire?
- Lighting Thunder (GB) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Hostess (GB), whose sire is Iffraaj.
- What is Lighting Thunder (GB)'s sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
- Who are Lighting Thunder (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Hostess (GB), Lighting Thunder (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Military (GB) (1). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.