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Thunder Sparks (FR)

4yo filly (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer David Menuisier · Last owner Shinco Racing Limited
by The Grey Gatsby (IRE) out of Soft Awakening (FR) (Rip Van Winkle)
9 runs · 7 courses · from May 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 May 2025 — 542 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 7th of 10 Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

Thunder Sparks (FR) is a maiden who ran nine times without a win between May 2024 and May 2025, placing once. Her best effort came when second of 10 at Lingfield in Aug 2024. The filly, by The Grey Gatsby out of a Rip Van Winkle mare, raced on turf and all-weather over trips from 1m to 2m. Aged 4 at her last run in May 2025 she finished 7 of 10 in a Class 6 handicap at Salisbury.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating51↓ 8lb off peak
51 51–59

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Salisbury, 4 May 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 9 figures · best 112A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)472C64.5—
Good to Firm2112A99.5—
Good269B64.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4112A70.5—
1m2f – 1m4f487A66—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 54A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Salisbury, 4 May 2025 Official rating 51 at the last run, 4 May 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 9 figures · best 65A · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)444C40.5—
Good to Firm265A59.5—
Good259A57—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m459A49—
1m2f – 1m4f465A53.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
The Grey Gatsby (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 1,036 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 17.9% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.9—
Good to Firm2428.3%−3.60 from 2
Good1521912.5%+0.60 from 2
Good to Soft1751810.3%−1.60 from 1
Soft2492911.6%−0.3—
Heavy1241713.7%+1.8—
Standard (AW)3103812.3%+0.40 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−11.9—
6f – 7f1051514.3%+2.4—
1m – 1m1f343329.3%−2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f276279.8%−2.10 from 4
1m5f – 2m1452114.5%+2.60 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1402517.9%+6—
2m5f – 3m20315%+3.1—

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

Dam
Soft Awakening (FR) (Rip Van Winkle)

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.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Callum Shepherd 2 0 0% −2.00
Kyle Strydom 2 0 0% −2.00
Enzo Crublet 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Dace 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Laura Pearson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00

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
2025 · 1 run
04 May 25+220d Salisbury Fitzdares Live Casino Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with more than 2f left - unable to close - finished 7th 7/10 1 8-11 51112A54A Enzo Crublet 25/1
2024 · 8 runs
26 Sep 24+26d Southwell (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran Settled just behind pace early - hit front after a furlong - overtaken with 3f remaining - dropped away under pressure late to finish 9th 9/10 7 8-13 5368C44C Callum Shepherd 9/1
31 Aug 24+21d Chelmsford City (AW) Fireworks Spectacular Sunday 3rd November Handicap Class 6 · 13.5f · Standard · 7 ran Went straight to front - driven up before being overtaken 2f out - dropped away quickly inside final furlong 7/7 12 9-1 5472C34C Jack Dace 12/1
10 Aug 24+14d Lingfield Pristine Homes Handicap Class 6 · 13f · Good · 10 ran Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on gamely to the line but unable to overhaul winner 2/10 3½ 8-12 5469B59A Callum Shepherd 17/2
27 Jul 24+39d Lingfield Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 1½ 9-9 5587A65A Kyle Strydom 16/1
18 Jun 24+24d Catterick Free Racing TV At racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 ¾ 9-10 5971B52B David Nolan 11/1
25 May 24+16d Goodwood Darley British EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 3 8-12 —60A55A Hayley Turner 150/1
09 May 24+8d Chelmsford City (AW) Download The bet365 App EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 7½ 8-8 —61C41C Laura Pearson 100/1
01 May 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 2¼ 9-0 —58B40A Kyle Strydom 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Thunder Sparks won?
Thunder Sparks (FR) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Thunder Sparks?
Thunder Sparks (FR) was trained by David Menuisier on the most recent run on record, at Salisbury on 4 May 2025.
Who is Thunder Sparks's sire?
Thunder Sparks (FR) is by The Grey Gatsby (IRE) out of Soft Awakening (FR), whose sire is Rip Van Winkle.
What is Thunder Sparks's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 4 May 2025. The highest on record is 59.
What is Thunder Sparks's sire's record?
The Grey Gatsby (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 1,036 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 17.9% from 140.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.