Lightning Spear (GB)
Lightning Spear (GB) is 7 from 25, including a Group 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood (Aug 2018). Hasn't won since Aug 2018. 3 of 5 starts at Goodwood have ended in wins. 4 of 13 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 10 on softer. Last raced off a career-high mark of 120.
Progeny in our archive
As a sire, Lightning Spear (GB)’s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 600 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 92 | 11 | 12% | +0.8 |
| Good | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −1.4 |
| Good to Soft | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | −3.7 |
| Soft | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | −4.3 |
| Heavy | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +6.7 |
| Standard (AW) | 257 | 32 | 12.5% | +1.3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +7.6 |
| 6f – 7f | 239 | 25 | 10.5% | −0.7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 153 | 15 | 9.8% | −1.4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 142 | 17 | 12% | +0.8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +0.3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 |
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
- 7–25Wins / Runs
- 28%Strike rate
- 13 (52%)Placed
- +9.75£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=25 · 1.86 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 78dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 107
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 109A | 84.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 125C | 100 | — |
| Good | 3 | 107A | 104 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 125C | 95 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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.
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 13.6% of 12,785 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 82 | 9 | 11% | −2.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,937 | 250 | 12.9% | −0.7 | 2 from 8 |
| Good | 2,835 | 385 | 13.6% | 0 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,604 | 200 | 12.5% | −1.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,069 | 281 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 702 | 97 | 13.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,556 | 514 | 14.5% | +0.9 | 2 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,164 | 134 | 11.5% | −2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,404 | 594 | 13.5% | −0.1 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,131 | 495 | 15.8% | +2.2 | 6 from 22 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,468 | 340 | 13.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 397 | 45 | 11.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 8 | 7.4% | −6.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −3.6 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Ocean War (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Ocean War (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean War (GB) | 7 | 2 | 1m2f | Listed |
| Naishan (GB) | 28 | 2 | 1m1f–1m2½f | — |
| Atlantic Light (GB) | 9 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Seaway (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| First Destinity (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Goodwood | 5 | 3 | 60% | +12.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 22 | 6 | 27% | +9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 20 | 4 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
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 Lightning Spear (GB) won?
- Lightning Spear (GB) won 7 of 25 archived starts between 2013 and 2018, a strike rate of 28%. Placed 13 times in total (52% of starts).
- Who trained Lightning Spear (GB)?
- Lightning Spear (GB) was trained by David Simcock on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 20 October 2018.
- Who is Lightning Spear (GB)'s sire?
- Lightning Spear (GB) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Atlantic Destiny (IRE), whose sire is Royal Academy.
- What going does Lightning Spear (GB) prefer?
- Lightning Spear (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lightning Spear (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 20 October 2018. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Lightning Spear (GB)'s sire's record?
- Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,785 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
- Who are Lightning Spear (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Atlantic Destiny (IRE), Lightning Spear (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Ocean War (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Ocean War (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Lightning Spear (GB) sired winners?
- As a sire, Lightning Spear (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 600 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together.