Northern Thunder (IRE)
Northern Thunder (IRE) is 2 from 8, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2016. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 79.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- +3.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.52Fair A/E n=8 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 25dAvg 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 68
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 89C | 78.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 8.9% of 4,263 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 448 | 45 | 10% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 918 | 79 | 8.6% | −0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 773 | 47 | 6.1% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 286 | 23 | 8% | −0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,393 | 147 | 10.6% | +1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 570 | 76 | 13.3% | +4.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,501 | 118 | 7.9% | −1 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 929 | 76 | 8.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 685 | 73 | 10.7% | +1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 363 | 18 | 5% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 171 | 14 | 8.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −1.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Alright Sunshine (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Alright Sunshine (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alright Sunshine (IRE) | 58 | 9 | 1m4f–2m1½f | Class 2 |
| Ewell Place (IRE) | 35 | 3 | 6f–1m | Class 3 |
| Jaameh (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 1m2f–1m6f | Class 2 |
| Grand Rock (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 1m½f | Class 2 |
| Vigor (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Rock Master (IRE) | 25 | 0 | — | — |
| Carte Rouge (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Elevator Action (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Levey | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 16+36d | Newbury | Sir Gerald Whent Memorial Nursery | 4/15 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 79 | 89C | 94A | Sean Levey | 11/1 |
| 16 Sep 16+37d | Ayr | Shadwell Stud/EBF Stallions Harry Rosebery Stakes (Listed) | 9/11 | hd | 9-3 | 79 | 68A | 58A | Sean Levey | 14/1 |
| 10 Aug 16+18d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Nursery | 1/4 | 8-13 | 77 | — | 76B | Pat Dobbs | 3/1 | |
| 23 Jul 16+16d | Chester | Stella Artois Nursery | 1/5 | 8-8 | 74 | — | 85B | Tom Marquand | 6/1 | |
| 07 Jul 16+42d | Newbury | Mirage Signs Maiden Auction Stakes | 5/14 | 2 | 8-13 | — | — | 78A | Pat Cosgrave | 3/1 |
| 26 May 16+8d | Haydock | George Formby's Birthday Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/8 | 2 | 9-2 | — | — | 85A | Sean Levey | 13/8F |
| 18 May 16+18d | Ayr | EBF Stallions Famous Grouse Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/6 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | — | 91B | Kieren Fallon | 7/2 |
| 30 Apr 16 | Doncaster | Walter Crooks No Longer A Novice Stakes | 3/9 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | — | 81A | Sean Levey | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Northern Thunder won?
- Northern Thunder (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts in 2016, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Northern Thunder?
- Northern Thunder (IRE) was trained by Richard Hannon on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 22 October 2016.
- Who is Northern Thunder's sire?
- Northern Thunder (IRE) is by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Miss Gibraltar (GB), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
- What is Northern Thunder's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 22 October 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Northern Thunder's sire's record?
- Dragon Pulse (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,263 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
- Who are Northern Thunder's siblings?
- Out of Miss Gibraltar (GB), Northern Thunder (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Alright Sunshine (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Alright Sunshine (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.