The Lightmaker (IRE)
The Lightmaker is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Dec 2025 and a placed record on both. He finished second of eight at Chepstow in Dec 2025 and third of 12 at Wincanton in Mar 2026 when beaten favourite. By Highland Reel whose progeny have won 106 of 1,488 runs since Jan 2008. All runs came over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 89dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 111
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 111A | 101 | 2 · 111 / 101 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 111A | 101 | 2 · 111 / 101 |
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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,504 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 144 | 15 | 10.4% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 458 | 37 | 8.1% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 193 | 10 | 5.2% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 266 | 22 | 8.3% | +1.1 | — |
| Heavy | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 374 | 20 | 5.3% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 199 | 10 | 5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 308 | 22 | 7.1% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 408 | 26 | 6.4% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 346 | 30 | 8.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 178 | 14 | 7.9% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 46 | 6 | 13% | +5.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar 26+89d | Wincanton | GBIM Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled in a forward spot - pressed for the front from 2f out - squeezed for space inside the final furlong before fading late to finish third | 3/12 | ¾ | 11-2 | 111A | 121A | Paul O'Brien | 9/4F |
| 06 Dec 25 | Chepstow | Coral Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Sat handy behind the leading two - moved into second with 3f left - stayed on but unable to reel in the winner - finished second beaten 2 lengths | 2/8 | 2 | 11-2 | 91A | 131A | Paul O'Brien | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Lightmaker (IRE) won?
- The Lightmaker (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains The Lightmaker (IRE)?
- The Lightmaker (IRE) is trained by Dan Horsford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 March 2026.
- Who is The Lightmaker (IRE)'s sire?
- The Lightmaker (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Bleu Ciel Et Rouge (IRE), whose sire is Manduro.
- What is The Lightmaker (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Highland Reel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,504 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.