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Horse profile

Lightning Squall (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer Marco Botti · Last owner Saif Misfer
by Rahy (USA) out of The Franchise (USA) (Deputy Minister)
5 runs · 3 courses · from May 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2008 — 6,589 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 10th of 13 Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Lightning Squall (USA) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 51B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford (AW), 26 Jun 2008 Official rating 60 at the last run, 12 Oct 2008

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 5 figures · best 58C · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)351B47—
Good258C55.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f353C51—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Rahy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 1,207 runs since Jan 2008 (96 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 8.3% from 109.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17952.9%+38.6—
Good to Firm2834716.6%+2.3—
Good3013612%−2.30 from 2
Good to Soft115119.6%−4.7—
Soft10998.3%−6—
Heavy3937.7%−6.6—
Standard (AW)3435816.9%+2.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f48918.8%+4.5—
6f – 7f2964414.9%+0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f3495716.3%+20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2774215.2%+0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m1381611.6%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f5400%−14.3—
2m5f – 3m3139.7%−4.6—
Over 3m14214.3%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Franchise (USA) (Deputy Minister)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Charismatic Cat (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Charismatic Cat (USA)921m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ted Durcan 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Oscar Urbina 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 5 runs
12 Oct 08+89d Chelmsford (AW) Great Yeldham Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1¼ 9-2 6047C Andrea Atzeni 18/1
15 Jul 08+19d Chelmsford (AW) Danbury Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 14 9-2 6539C William Buick 25/1
26 Jun 08+29d Chelmsford (AW) Tay Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 nk 9-3 —51B Ted Durcan 100/1
28 May 08+11d Yarmouth totesport 0800 221 221 Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 1¾ 9-0 5553C Oscar Urbina 80/1
17 May 08 Newbury Olympic Coach Builders/Hendy Van And Truck Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 20 ran 14/20 1 9-3 5558C Ted Durcan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lightning Squall won?
Lightning Squall (USA) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Lightning Squall?
Lightning Squall (USA) was trained by Marco Botti on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford (AW) on 12 October 2008.
Who is Lightning Squall's sire?
Lightning Squall (USA) is by Rahy (USA) out of The Franchise (USA), whose sire is Deputy Minister.
What is Lightning Squall's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 12 October 2008. The highest on record is 65.
What is Lightning Squall's sire's record?
Rahy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 1,207 runs since Jan 2008 (96 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 8.3% from 109.
Who are Lightning Squall's siblings?
Out of The Franchise (USA), Lightning Squall (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Charismatic Cat (USA) (2). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.