How many races has Lightning Approach (IRE) won?

Lightning Approach (IRE) won 2 of 2 archived starts in 2022, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).

Who trained Lightning Approach (IRE)?

Lightning Approach (IRE) was trained by James Tate on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 21 July 2022.

Who is Lightning Approach (IRE)'s sire?

Lightning Approach (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Bright Approach (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.

What is Lightning Approach (IRE)'s sire's record?

Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Who are Lightning Approach (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Bright Approach (IRE), Lightning Approach (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Invincible Aura (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Invincible Aura (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Lightning Approach (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Jul 2022) · Last trainer James Tate · Last owner Saeed Manana

by Shamardal (USA) out of Bright Approach (IRE) (New Approach)

2 runs · 2 courses · from May 2022

As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 21 Jul 2022 — 1,545 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Jul 2022 · 1st of 5 Won last time out 2 wins · Yarmouth & Windsor

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between May 2022 and Jul 2022, the last of them as a 3yo filly. Finished 1 of 5 at Yarmouth last time. By Shamardal (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5

2–2Wins / Runs
100%Strike rate
2 (100%)Placed
+3.57£1 level staken=2 at SP
52dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Windsor, 30 May 2022

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.

Flat 2 figures · best 100^A · median 94.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm	2	100^A	94.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	2	100^A	94.5	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93^B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Yarmouth, 21 Jul 2022

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.

Flat 2 figures · best 93^B · median 89

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm	2	93^B	89	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	2	93^B	89	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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

Shamardal (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	57	11	19.3%	+4.5	—
Good to Firm	1,981	306	15.4%	+0.6	2 from 2
Good	2,387	335	14%	−0.8	—
Good to Soft	1,013	124	12.2%	−2.6	—
Soft	1,287	151	11.7%	−3.1	—
Heavy	370	45	12.2%	−2.6	—
Standard (AW)	3,315	564	17%	+2.2	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	583	87	14.9%	+0.1	—
6f – 7f	4,073	593	14.6%	−0.2	2 from 2
1m – 1m1f	2,985	476	15.9%	+1.1	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2,073	313	15.1%	+0.3	—
1m5f – 2m	475	44	9.3%	−5.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	180	21	11.7%	−3.1	—
2m5f – 3m	38	2	5.3%	−9.5	—
Over 3m	4	0	0%	−14.8	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Bright Approach (IRE) (New Approach)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Invincible Aura (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Invincible Aura (GB)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Invincible Aura (GB)	22	3	7f–1m	Class 4
United Approach (IRE)	15	2	6f	Class 5
Aim For The Stars (GB)	5	1	1m1½f	Class 5
Too Farhh Gone (GB)	5	1	1m3f	Class 4

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
21 Jul 22+52d	Yarmouth	QuinnBet Quarterback Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran	1/5		9-9	89^C	93^B	Neil Callan	4/7F
30 May 22	Windsor	Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran	1/6		8-13	100^A	85^B	Neil Callan	3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lightning Approach (IRE) won?: Lightning Approach (IRE) won 2 of 2 archived starts in 2022, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Lightning Approach (IRE)?: Lightning Approach (IRE) was trained by James Tate on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 21 July 2022.
Who is Lightning Approach (IRE)'s sire?: Lightning Approach (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Bright Approach (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
What is Lightning Approach (IRE)'s sire's record?: Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are Lightning Approach (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Bright Approach (IRE), Lightning Approach (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Invincible Aura (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Invincible Aura (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.