Lightning Strike (GER)
Lightning Strike (GER) is 9 from 37, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle Race at Sandown (Dec 2007). Hasn't won since Jan 2012. Last raced off 125, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 9–37Wins / Runs
- 24.3%Strike rate
- 14 (37.8%)Placed
- +2.35£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 1.46Fair A/E n=37 · 1.30 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 75dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
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 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 91 | 10 | 11% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,740 | 223 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,499 | 248 | 9.9% | −1.3 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 1,089 | 120 | 11% | −0.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 1,733 | 224 | 12.9% | +1.7 | 3 from 8 |
| Heavy | 656 | 78 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,285 | 224 | 9.8% | −1.4 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 403 | 53 | 13.2% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,710 | 331 | 12.2% | +1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,715 | 312 | 11.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,311 | 237 | 10.3% | −0.9 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,270 | 134 | 10.6% | −0.6 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 533 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.6 | 2 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 130 | 8 | 6.2% | −5 | 3 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | −6.7 | 0 from 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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Low Key (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Low Key (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Key (IRE) | 21 | 5 | 1m4f–2m3f | Class 2 |
| Michaela (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | −5.13 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.75 |
| Soft | 8 | 3 | 38% | +3.23 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +14.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.75 |
| Class 1 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.75 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.65 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Cheltenham | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Huntingdon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 3 | 27% | +0.12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 2 | 18% | −6.27 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +14.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Thomas | 10 | 3 | 30% | −4.02 |
| Aidan Coleman | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.12 |
| Ian Mongan | 7 | 2 | 29% | +11.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Liam Treadwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 9 | 26% | +5.35 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.65 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.75 |
| 2006 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +10.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 3 | 16% | −6.25 |
| Flat | 12 | 3 | 25% | +9.25 |
| Chase | 5 | 3 | 60% | +0.35 |
| NH Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Lightning Strike (GER) won?
- Lightning Strike (GER) won 9 of 37 archived starts between 2006 and 2013, a strike rate of 24.3%. Placed 14 times in total (37.8% of starts).
- Who trained Lightning Strike (GER)?
- Lightning Strike (GER) was trained by Paul Webber on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 7 June 2013.
- Who is Lightning Strike (GER)'s sire?
- Lightning Strike (GER) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of La Capilla (GB), whose sire is Machiavellian.
- What going does Lightning Strike (GER) prefer?
- Lightning Strike (GER) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lightning Strike (GER)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 7 June 2013. The highest on record is 140.
- What is Lightning Strike (GER)'s sire's record?
- Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
- Who are Lightning Strike (GER)'s siblings?
- Out of La Capilla (GB), Lightning Strike (GER) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Low Key (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Low Key (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.