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Lightning Touch (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Roger Varian · Owner Newsells Park Stud Merry Fox Stud
by Frankel (GB) out of Legerete (USA) (Rahy)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 301 days · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Lightning Touch is a maiden who has run ten times without a win but has placed three times. She is by Frankel out of a Rahy mare and showed her best effort when second of nine at Wolverhampton in Nov 2025. All eight runs at 1m2f – 1m4f have failed to produce a victory, as have her seven starts on standard going. She finished fifth of ten at Wolverhampton in Dec 2025.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
Official rating71↓ 3lb off peak
71 71–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 20 Dec 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 10 figures · best 109A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)7109A1003 · 100 / 88
Good to Firm382B70—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f8109A853 · 100 / 88
1m – 1m1f2101A87—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 25 Nov 2025 Official rating 71 at the last run, 20 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 10 figures · best 89A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)789A783 · 78 / 71
Good to Firm378B78—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f889A783 · 78 / 71
1m – 1m1f284A76.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15426.7%+8.7—
Good to Firm1,28025920.2%+2.20 from 3
Good1,91436218.9%+0.9—
Good to Soft1,01917517.2%−0.8—
Soft1,10216114.6%−3.4—
Heavy3234012.4%−5.6—
Standard (AW)1,83634718.9%+0.90 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f641117.2%−0.8—
6f – 7f1,25523618.8%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f1,96436818.7%+0.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,87654318.9%+0.90 from 8
1m5f – 2m96815115.6%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2673312.4%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m8467.1%−10.9—
Over 3m1100%−18—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

10 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Damysus (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Damysus (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Damysus (GB)1147f–1m2fGroup 3
Pilote (IRE)1741m–1m1fListed
Femina (IRE)1036½f–7f—
Esquisse (GB)621mListed
Mistress Light (GB)611m4fClass 6
Virtuosite (FR)211m—
Superficiel (GB)30——
Casino (FR)50——
Polar Sea (GB)20——
Co Pilote (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Mitchell 7 0 0% −7.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

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
20 Dec 25+25d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran Settled mid-pack early - pushed along with 2f remaining - stayed on at one gait to the line - finished 5th 5/10 2¼ 9-10 71100A71A Jack Mitchell 16/1
25 Nov 25+26d Wolverhampton (AW) Ministry Of Sound Concert 31st August Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran Held a central position early - pressed for effort a furlong out and finished strongly - snatched second on the line 2/9 nse 9-7 7188A78A Jack Mitchell 15/2
30 Oct 25+49d Southwell (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 6 ran Close up early - shadowing the front pack until pressed with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong to finish fifth 5/6 ½ 10-0 7374A67B Jack Mitchell 15/8F
11 Sep 25+23d Newcastle (AW) Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12.5f · Standard · 7 ran Slow to break - settled at rear - made strong progress up the inner and drifted left approaching 2f out - into third with a furlong left then kept on to the line 3/7 1¾ 9-3 74109A85A Jack Mitchell 2/1F
19 Aug 25+14d Wolverhampton (AW) attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran Fidgety pre-race then settled towards rear - progress made 2f out - drifted left to move into second inside final 2f - driven and closed under pressure late - stayed on to the line - denied by a short margin 2/8 hd 9-13 72106B89A Jack Mitchell 3/1F
05 Aug 25+12d Newbury Racehorse Ownership From 25 At racingclub.com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Settled towards the back - made headway from 2f out and stayed on entering the final furlong - unable to trouble the front group in the closing stages 4/10 2¾ 9-6 7259B74A Silvestre De Sousa 3/1F
24 Jul 25+70d Newbury Country And Town House Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Settled in 4th early - pushed along and made progress wide out with a furlong left - moved into 2nd close home but no match for winner 2/6 2½ 10-2 7182B78B Jack Mitchell 2/1F
15 May 25+512d Salisbury Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Held up early - asked for effort 2f out but failed to find much extra - eventually beaten 5.5 lengths in 5th 5/6 1¼ 10-2 —70A78B Ray Dawson 17/2
20 Dec 23+54d Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safe Gambling EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 9-2 —73B84A Jack Mitchell 9/4F
27 Oct 23 Lingfield (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 9-2 —101A69A David Egan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lightning Touch (GB) won?
Lightning Touch (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trains Lightning Touch (GB)?
Lightning Touch (GB) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 December 2025.
Who is Lightning Touch (GB)'s sire?
Lightning Touch (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Legerete (USA), whose sire is Rahy.
What is Lightning Touch (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 20 December 2025. The highest on record is 74.
What is Lightning Touch (GB)'s sire's record?
Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
Who are Lightning Touch (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Legerete (USA), Lightning Touch (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Damysus (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Damysus (GB)). The wins came over 6½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.