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Optima RacingHorses › Lightning Spear (GB)

Lightning Spear (GB)

7yo horse · Form & record 2015-04-29 to 2018-10-20 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by David Simcock.
Pedigree Pivotal (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 120 · best RPR 122 · best TS 108
18
Runs
5
Wins
27.8%
Strike rate
72.2%
Place rate
1.79
Actual / Expected
38.9%
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Full form — last 18 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
2018-10-20 80d Ascot 8f Soft 1 7/13 Mickael Barzalona 130 120 103 74 20/1
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Mile)
2018-08-01 43d Goodwood 8f Good 1 1/8 Oisin Murphy 134 119 122 77 9/1
Qatar Sussex Stakes (British Champions Series)
2018-06-19 31d Ascot 8f Firm 1 3/15 Oisin Murphy 126 120 116 88 10/1
Queen Anne Stakes (British Champions Series)
2018-05-19 210d Newbury 8f Firm 1 2/14 Oisin Murphy 126 115 122 87 16/1
Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (British Champions Series)
2017-10-21 56d Ascot 8f Soft 1 6/15 Oisin Murphy 130 115 107 75 40/1
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Mile)
2017-08-26 24d Goodwood 8f Good 1 1/6 Oisin Murphy 130 117 117 80 EVS
Grosvenor Sport Celebration Mile Stakes
2017-08-02 43d Goodwood 8f Soft 1 3/7 Oisin Murphy 134 117 116 90 8/1
Qatar Sussex Stakes (British Champions Series)
2017-06-20 31d Ascot 8f Firm 1 9/16 Jamie Spencer 126 120 106 80 11/2
Queen Anne Stakes (British Champions Series)
2017-05-20 217d Newbury 8f Soft 1 2/8 Oisin Murphy 126 120 117 77 9/2
Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (British Champions Series)
2016-10-15 49d Ascot 8f Good 1 3/13 Oisin Murphy 130 117 122 108 9/1
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Qipco)
2016-08-27 31d Goodwood 8f Firm 1 1/5 Oisin Murphy 130 117 119 107 4/1
Doom Bar Celebration Mile
2016-07-27 43d Goodwood 8f Firm 1 6/10 Oisin Murphy 134 117 115 78 14/1
Qatar Sussex Stakes (British Champions Series)
2016-06-14 241d Ascot 8f Soft 1 3/13 Oisin Murphy 126 115 119 82 20/1
Queen Anne Stakes (British Champions Series)
2015-10-17 35d Ascot 10f Soft 1 12/13 Oisin Murphy 131 115 59 48 50/1
Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance)
2015-09-12 63d Leopardstown 8f Soft 3/5 Oisin Murphy 134 115 113 75 7/4
Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes
2015-07-11 17d Ascot 8f Firm 1 2/6 Oisin Murphy 127 104 116 94 10/3
Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes
2015-06-24 56d Salisbury 8f Firm 2 1/10 Oisin Murphy 136 96 108 75 3/1
Molson Coors Handicap
2015-04-29 DEB Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 3 1/7 Andrea Atzeni 131 91 98 77 3/1
Money Back 2nd At TitanBet.co.uk Handicap

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
Normal (2-4wk)2150.0%
Freshened (1-2m)10330.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)300.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 115320.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)17529.4%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm7228.6%
Soft700.0%
Good3266.7%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Ascot800.0%
Goodwood5360.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-04-29–2018-10-20. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.