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Horse profile

Lightning Bear (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Jim Boyle · Owner Lady Prosser And Mark Aljoe
by Kuroshio (AUS) out of Speronella (GB) (Raven's Pass)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Down Royal Last run 4 Dec 2025 · 5th of 7 Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Lightning Bear is 1 from 9 with his sole success in the Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden at Down Royal over under 6f on good ground in Sep 2024. He has raced on turf and all-weather without further success since, including three runs on standard going. Aged 3 at his last run in Dec 2025, he finished 5 of 7 in a Class 5 handicap at Chelmsford City off an official rating of 70, 22lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 22lb off peak
70 70–92

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 4 Nov 2025

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 118A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3103A1023 runs · 103 / 102
Good to Firm386A83—
Good2118A107—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Under 6f5118A1022 runs · 103 / 102.5
6f – 7f489A84.51 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 4 Dec 2025 Official rating 70 at the last run, 4 Dec 2025

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 9 figures · best 97A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)375A743 runs · 75 / 74
Good to Firm372A61—
Good297A81.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Under 6f597A722 runs · 74 / 73
6f – 7f482A681 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kuroshio (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,301 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses).

Weakest on good going: 3.8% from 288.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−7.4—
Good to Firm158117%−0.40 from 3
Good288113.8%−3.61 from 2
Good to Soft9066.7%−0.70 from 1
Soft130107.7%+0.3—
Heavy3412.9%−4.5—
Standard (AW)596579.6%+2.20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4574610.1%+2.71 from 5
6f – 7f596386.4%−10 from 4
1m – 1m1f13985.8%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f7145.6%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m2600%−7.4—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−7.4—
2m5f – 3m500%−7.4—
Over 3m100%−7.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Speronella (GB) (Raven's Pass)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Thunderbear (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Thunderbear (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Thunderbear (IRE)4055f–6fGroup 3
Dancing Feet (IRE)1536f–7fClass 4
Scorchio (IRE)1535f—
Elegant Drama (IRE)1216f—
Gloria F (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +7.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 5 1 20% +3.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Bradley 3 0 0% −3.00
Wesley Joyce 3 1 33% +5.00
Joe Leavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% +5.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 3 1 33% +5.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 6 runs
04 Dec 25+14d Chelmsford City (AW) 'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran Slow to load - settled mid-pack - lost touch two out - squeezed for space a furlong out - dropped away inside final stretch to finish fifth 5/7 ¾ 9-9 7081A75A Jack Mitchell 9/2
20 Nov 25+16d Lingfield (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran Sluggish leaving the stalls - settled towards the back - lost touch with the pace 3f out - pushed along with little response over 1f out - finished 9th keeping on late 9/10 nse 9-9 75102A72A Joe Leavy 17/2
04 Nov 25+78d Lingfield (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran Held a spot in the pack wide of rivals - lost touch with the leading group 2f out - responded to urging and made late progress 1f out - finished with steady effort to end up 5th 5/7 2½ 9-4 80103A74A Joe Leavy 40/1
18 Aug 25+77d Windsor Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Tracked the front pair early - driven to keep tabs but slipped back at halfway then rallied among the front group - drifted left and faded inside the final furlong 8/8 3¼ 9-9 8586A57A Paddy Bradley 28/1
02 Jun 25+38d Windsor Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Poor start and lost ground early - settled towards the back - lacked the pace to challenge - held throughout to finish eighth 8/9 2½ 9-6 9083A61A Paddy Bradley 80/1
25 Apr 25+209d Sandown bet365 Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with a furlong left - dropped away quickly - finished eighth 8/9 3 9-2 9296A66A Paddy Bradley 12/1
2024 · 3 runs
28 Sep 24+22d Curragh Goffs 500 6f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Held up towards the back - 5th at halfway - moved through inside final furlong - stayed on into 3rd but never a threat to the winner 3/10 ½ 9-5 —89A82A Wesley Joyce 4/1
06 Sep 24+21d Down Royal Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden 5f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to the front pack early - third crossing halfway - improved to dispute matters 2f out before driven to the front with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to the line for victory 1/10 8-11 —118A97A Wesley Joyce 7/1
16 Aug 24 Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Settled with the pack early - moved into contention over 2f out to lead a share of the field a furlong out - held on in third at the finish 3/14 ¾ 9-2 —51C72A Wesley Joyce 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lightning Bear won?
Lightning Bear (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Lightning Bear?
Lightning Bear (IRE) is trained by Jim Boyle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 December 2025.
Who is Lightning Bear's sire?
Lightning Bear (IRE) is by Kuroshio (AUS) out of Speronella (GB), whose sire is Raven's Pass.
What is Lightning Bear's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 4 December 2025. The highest on record is 92.
What is Lightning Bear's sire's record?
Kuroshio (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,301 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 3.8% from 288.
Who are Lightning Bear's siblings?
Out of Speronella (GB), Lightning Bear (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Thunderbear (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Thunderbear (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2024. 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.