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Lightning Star (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2022) · Last trainer Augustine Leahy · Last owner Ballinroe Racing
by Ocovango (GB) out of Tropical Moment (IRE) (Cape Cross)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2022 — 1,560 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2022 · 9th of 16 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Lightning Star (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Limerick (May 2022).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating80↓ 6lb off peak
80 80–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 14 Apr 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. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 97C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft394B76—
Good283B81.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f497C88.5—
1m5f – 2m276C66.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 26 May 2022 Official rating 80 at the last run, 14 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. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 100C · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft396A96—
Good296A87—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4100C94.5—
1m5f – 2m296A96—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,981 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27829.6%+20.2—
Good935929.8%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft699699.9%+0.50 from 1
Soft911758.2%−1.20 from 5
Heavy393379.4%00 from 2
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m786638%−1.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,092989%−0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m8959310.4%+10 from 4
Over 3m1912714.1%+4.7—

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
Tropical Moment (IRE) (Cape Cross)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Secret Ocean (IRE)50——
Shakshuka (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 5 0 0% −5.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
G B Noonan 3 0 0% −3.00
John Shinnick 2 0 0% −2.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00

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
14 Jul 22+14d Killarney Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 4¾ 10-13 8080B78A Jordan Gainford 14/1
30 Jun 22+35d Tipperary Follow tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 24f · Yielding · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-9 83—— G B Noonan 22/1
26 May 22+42d Limerick SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 19f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 6½ 10-10 8483B96A G B Noonan 16/1
14 Apr 22+32d Clonmel Happy Easter To All Our Patrons Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 7/16 hd 10-11 8594B93A G B Noonan 33/1
13 Mar 22+40d Limerick Croom Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 22f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-12 86—— John Shinnick 20/1
01 Feb 22+114d Limerick BetVictor Loyalty Club Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 5 11-3 8657B96A John Shinnick 16/1
10 Oct 21+21d Limerick PricewaterhouseCoopers Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 1¾ 12-0 —76C96C J J Slevin 50/1
19 Sep 21+138d Listowel Dairygold Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 17 12-0 —63B86A Darragh O'Keeffe 125/1
04 May 21+37d Ballinrobe Join tote.ie Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-6 ——— L P Dempsey 40/1
28 Mar 21 Limerick I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 19f · Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 17 12-0 —97C100C Darragh O'Keeffe 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lightning Star (IRE) won?
Lightning Star (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2022. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Lightning Star (IRE)?
Lightning Star (IRE) was trained by Augustine Leahy on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 14 July 2022.
Who is Lightning Star (IRE)'s sire?
Lightning Star (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Tropical Moment (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What is Lightning Star (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 14 July 2022. The highest on record is 86.
What is Lightning Star (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,981 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.
Who are Lightning Star (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tropical Moment (IRE), Lightning Star (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.