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Horse profile

Lightning Affair (USA)

2yo colt (at last run, Aug 2005) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner C M B J R F Batterham Ii
by Thunder Gulch (USA) out of Lady Affirmed (USA) (Affirmed)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Aug 2005 — 7,723 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2005 · 1st of 8 Won last time out Won at Newcastle
KTB Profile

Lightning Affair (USA) is 1 from 3, the win coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Newcastle (Class 5).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 29 Aug 2005

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 3 figures · best 93C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm293C90—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f393C87—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Thunder Gulch (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.2% of 309 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+4.8—
Good to Firm7479.5%+4.31 from 2
Good6834.4%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft2314.3%−0.9—
Soft3026.7%+1.5—
Heavy800%−5.2—
Standard (AW)9622.1%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3438.8%+3.6—
6f – 7f9044.4%−0.81 from 3
1m – 1m1f6134.9%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f5112%−3.2—
1m5f – 2m4412.3%−2.9—
2m1f – 2m4f16212.5%+7.3—
2m5f – 3m11218.2%+13—
Over 3m200%−5.2—

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

Dam
Lady Affirmed (USA) (Affirmed)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Takes Tutu (USA) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Takes Tutu (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Takes Tutu (USA)5251m–1m4fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +0.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 1 1 100% +1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Darley 2 1 50% +0.00
Joe Fanning 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 KTB Jockey SP
29 Aug 05+19d Newcastle E.B.F. Saltwell Signs Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 93C Kevin Darley EvensF
10 Aug 05+8d Beverley E.B.F.Journal Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 9-0 82C Kevin Darley 10/11F
02 Aug 05 Catterick Eat, Sleep At The Nag's Head, Pickhill Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 nk 9-0 87C Joe Fanning 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lightning Affair (USA) won?
Lightning Affair (USA) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Lightning Affair (USA)?
Lightning Affair (USA) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 29 August 2005.
Who is Lightning Affair (USA)'s sire?
Lightning Affair (USA) is by Thunder Gulch (USA) out of Lady Affirmed (USA), whose sire is Affirmed.
What is Lightning Affair (USA)'s sire's record?
Thunder Gulch (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.2% of 309 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Lightning Affair (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Lady Affirmed (USA), Lightning Affair (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Takes Tutu (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Takes Tutu (USA)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2005. 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.