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Optima RacingHorses › Lightning Bay (GB)

Lightning Bay (GB)

3yo gelding · Form & record 2023-12-20 to 2024-10-21 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John Butler.
Pedigree Cable Bay (IRE) × Night Lily (IRE) (by Night Shift)
OwnerK Snell
Ratings Official 46 · best RPR 52 · best TS 38
17
Runs
0
Wins
0.0%
Strike rate
23.5%
Place rate
0.0
Actual / Expected
-100.0%
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Full form — last 17 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2024-10-21 28d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 4/11 2.25 Daniel Muscutt 126 46 42 22 33/1
Flat AW Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Prominent - hung left and ridden over 2f out - lost third and no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left in home straight)(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
2024-09-23 16d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 8/12 1 Luke Morris tp 129 46 43 36 10/1
Flat AW Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Midfield - waiting for room from over 3f out - headway from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1)
2024-09-07 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 10/12 4.5 Darragh Keenan tp 126 46 30 8 5/1
Flat AW Stone Cleaning & Restorative Handicap Always behind (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 13/2)
2024-08-27 12d Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 6 5/10 1.25 Luke Morris tp 122 47 47 38 16/1
Flat AW National Racehorse Week 7th-15th September Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - lost two places final furlong - weakened final 110yds
2024-08-15 23d Chelmsford (AW) 10f Standard 6 3/9 1.5 Luke Morris t 122 47 48 24 5/1
Flat AW Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - headway then not clear run and switched left over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 15/2)
2024-07-23 15d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 2/12 0.5 Silvestre De Sousa t 126 46 52 34 7/1
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap In touch with leaders - midfield 4f out - headway from over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 9/1)
2024-07-08 18d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 7/11 0.2 Callum Shepherd tp 121 46 33 15 12/1
Flat AW Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div I) Awkward start - raced wide - never better than midfield(op 14/1)
2024-06-20 51d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 5/11 0.75 Adam Farragher tp 126 47 45 34 25/1
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Classified Stakes Ducked right start - prominent - went second after 2f - led 2f out - hung left and headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
2024-04-30 20d Brighton 10f Good 6 10/12 0.3 Paddy Bradley p 127 47 20 9/1
Flat Turf Old Ship Brightons Oldest Hotel Handicap In touch with leaders - lost position over 1f out - weakened quickly against far rail inside final furlong(tchd 8/1)
2024-04-10 8d Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 6 2/7 0.05 Paddy Bradley tp 126 46 50 16 8/1
Flat AW Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Prominent - led 2f out - headed inside final furlong - sustained duel with winner final 110yds - just held(op 9/1)
2024-04-02 19d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 2/8 0.75 Paddy Bradley t 126 46 49 4 11/1
Flat AW Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Awkward start - prominent after 1f - pressed leader 3f out - led over 2f out - ridden briefly and headed over 1f out - kept on(op 10/1)
2024-03-14 7d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 6 4/6 2.5 Paddy Bradley v 123 46 37 16 28/1
Flat AW Betsi Handicap In rear - ridden and some headway against rail over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
2024-03-07 22d Lingfield (AW) 10f Standard 6 5/7 0.3 Tyler Heard 118 46 43 22 125/1
Flat AW Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Led - headed and raced in second after 2f - pushed along and briefly led again over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 50/1)
2024-02-14 21d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 7/7 6.5 Darragh Keenan 123 21 250/1
Flat AW Unibet More Extra Place Races Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div II) Took keen hold - midfield - weakened from over 2f out(op 200/1)
2024-01-24 12d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 9/9 13 Harry Burns 121 18 200/1
Flat AW Unibet More Boosts In More Races Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Towards rear - pushed along and hung left from over 3f out - weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding hung badly left)(op 125/1)
2024-01-12 23d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 5 10/11 1.75 Cam Hardie 121 38 150/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Never better than midfield(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
2023-12-20 DEB Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 5 9/9 24 George Wood 133 28/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtimes/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands C/D No More Than 3 Runs) (GBB) (Div II) Ran green throughout - in rear - dropped to last when raced extremely wide 2f out - soon lost touch (jockey said gelding ran green)(tchd 40/1)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)500.0%
Normal (2-4wk)1000.0%
Freshened (1-2m)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5400.0%
Class 61300.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)1400.0%
Middle (10-12f)300.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1600.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)700.0%
Lingfield (AW)400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-12-20–2024-10-21. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.