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Horse profile

Thundering Star (SAF)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2009) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Findlaybloomde Kockwestwoodchandler
by Fort Wood (USA) out of Lightning Duel (SAF) (Foveros)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Mar 2009 — 6,426 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2009 · 12th of 27 Won at Taunton Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Thundering Star (SAF) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 129.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3 OR at career high
Official rating129At career-high mark
129 107–129

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 139A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 9 Mar 2009 Official rating 129 at the last jumps run, 11 Mar 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 78A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Sandown, 29 May 2008 Official rating 107 at the last flat run, 19 Jun 2008

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.

Jumps 6 figures · best 141A · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3131A130—
Soft3141A139—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3141A131—
2m5f – 3m2131A119.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 2 figures · best 78A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Fort Wood (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.8% of 26 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−3.80 from 1
Good700%−3.8—
Good to Soft9111.1%+7.31 from 3
Soft800%−3.80 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f300%−3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f700%−3.8—
1m5f – 2m5120%+16.21 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f200%−3.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m800%−3.80 from 2
Over 3m100%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lightning Duel (SAF) (Foveros)

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
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.90
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 1 33% −0.90
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 3 1 33% −0.90
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −2.90
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Thomas 4 1 25% −1.90
K Shea 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Skelton 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Jean-Bernard Eyquem 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −3.90
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 6 1 17% −3.90

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −3.90
Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
11 Mar 09+2d Cheltenham Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 27 ran 12/27 ½ 9-9 129108A Harry Skelton 33/1
09 Mar 09+16d Taunton Barley Mow At Rockwell Green Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 11-8 129139A Sam Thomas 8/15F
21 Feb 09+70d Kempton Racing & Football Outlook Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 11-1 124131A R Walsh 5/2F
13 Dec 08+2d Doncaster Konica Minolta (East) Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 1¾ 11-5 129141A Sam Thomas 11/10F
11 Dec 08+28d Taunton John Mohide St James's Place Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 6 11-8 129131A Sam Thomas 8/15F
13 Nov 08+147d Taunton Morgan Ashurst Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 129130A Sam Thomas 11/10F
19 Jun 08+21d Ascot Gold Cup (Group 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 1½ 9-2 10776A K Shea 33/1
29 May 08+32d Sandown Betfair Henry II Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 2¼ 9-7 —78A K Shea 33/1
27 Apr 08 Longchamp (FR) Prix de Barbeville-MTPA 15.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 ¾ 9-6 —— Jean-Bernard Eyquem 19/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thundering Star (SAF) won?
Thundering Star (SAF) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trained Thundering Star (SAF)?
Thundering Star (SAF) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 11 March 2009.
Who is Thundering Star (SAF)'s sire?
Thundering Star (SAF) is by Fort Wood (USA) out of Lightning Duel (SAF), whose sire is Foveros.
What going does Thundering Star (SAF) prefer?
Thundering Star (SAF) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Thundering Star (SAF)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 11 March 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Thundering Star (SAF)'s sire's record?
Fort Wood (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.8% of 26 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from April 2008. 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.