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Horse profile

Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer Robyn Brisland · Last owner Mrs Jo Brisland
by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Mary Ann Bugg (IRE) (Bushranger)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Sep 2023 — 1,119 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 · 1st of 12 Won last time out 2 wins · Newmarket & Newbury Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Ranger Thunderbolt won two of six starts between Nov 2022 and Sep 2023. Both wins came in handicaps over 1m – 1m1f on turf, at Newbury in Jul 2023 and at Newmarket in Sep 2023. The gelding won the Class 4 National Stud Handicap at Newmarket in Sep 2023 off an official rating of 69, his career-high mark. He raced three times on all-weather without success.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 27 Jul 2023

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 6 figures · best 105B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)389A72—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4102A91—
1m2f – 1m4f2105B88—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 28 Sep 2023 Official rating 69 at the last run, 28 Sep 2023

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 6 figures · best 87A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)371A66—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f487A77.5—
1m2f – 1m4f283A72.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Dragon Pulse (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2328.7%−0.2—
Good to Firm4474510.1%+1.21 from 1
Good918798.6%−0.31 from 1
Good to Soft422358.3%−0.6—
Soft773476.1%−2.80 from 1
Heavy286238%−0.9—
Standard (AW)1,39214710.6%+1.70 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5707613.3%+4.4—
6f – 7f1,5011187.9%−1—
1m – 1m1f928768.2%−0.72 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f6857310.7%+1.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m363185%−3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f170148.2%−0.7—
2m5f – 3m4237.1%−1.8—
Over 3m200%−8.9—

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
Mary Ann Bugg (IRE) (Bushranger)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Big Bug (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +5.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +18.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 1 25% +15.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +5.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 1 50% +17.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +5.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 2 50% +21.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Stott 4 2 50% +21.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
William Carson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 2 67% +22.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

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
28 Sep 23+63d Newmarket National Stud 'Excellence As Standard' Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 8-13 6993A87A Kevin Stott 5/1
27 Jul 23+21d Newbury Venture Security Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1 9-8 67105B83A Richard Kingscote 16/5F
06 Jul 23+196d Newbury BetVictor Race Series Cup Handicap (Str) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-4 65102A84A Kevin Stott 18/1
22 Dec 22+15d Lingfield (AW) TalkSPORT Download The App Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 4½ 9-5 —71A62A William Carson 80/1
07 Dec 22+28d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 5/9 nse 9-0 —89A71A Kevin Stott 28/1
09 Nov 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Restricted Novice Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 6/13 1¾ 9-4 —72B66A Kevin Stott 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE) won?
Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE)?
Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE) was trained by Robyn Brisland on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 28 September 2023.
Who is Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE)'s sire?
Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE) is by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Mary Ann Bugg (IRE), whose sire is Bushranger.
What is Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 28 September 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dragon Pulse (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 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 Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Mary Ann Bugg (IRE), Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.