Lightning Spear (GB)
Owner: Qatar Racing Limited Trainer: D M Simcock Sex: colt Age: 7
Breeding: Pivotal / Atlantic Destiny (Royal Academy)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Good | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places (Watered)) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places in the round course) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 3 | 2 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 26 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2018 | Ascot | Soft | 1m | 1 | Roaring Lion | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 15 | Unknown Jockey | 20/1 |
| always towards rear, 7th and no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2018 | Goodwood | Good | 1m | 1 | Lightning Spear | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | Oisin Murphy | 9/1 |
| held up in touch, closed going well over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out until gap opened inside final furlong, quickened to lead, ran on well | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2018 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m | 1 | Accidental Agent | 9st | 3 of 15 | Oisin Murphy | 10/1 |
| keen close up, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra | |||||||||
| 19 May 2018 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 1m | 1 | Rhododendron | 9st | 2 of 16 | Oisin Murphy | 16/1 |
| held up in mid-division, good headway near side of group over 2f out, soon chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just failed | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2017 | Sha Tin | 1m | 0 | Beauty Generation | 9st | 10 of 14 | Oisin Murphy | 0/0 | |
| 21 Oct 2017 | Ascot | Soft | 1m | 1 | Persuasive | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 15 | Oisin Murphy | 40/1 |
| mid-division, headway near side of group chasing leaders 3f out, disputing close 2nd and every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2017 | Chantilly | Standard | 7f 209y | 0 | Ribchester | 9st 3lbs | of 8 | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| 26 Aug 2017 | Goodwood | Good | 1m | 1 | Lightning Spear | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 6 | Oisin Murphy | 1/1 |
| in touch, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led post | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2017 | Goodwood | Soft | 1m | 1 | Here Comes When | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 9 | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| tracked leading pair, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2017 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 1f 209y | 1 | Ulysses | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 9 | Oisin Murphy | 25/1 |
| took keen hold, held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2017 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places (Watered)) | 1m | 1 | Ribchester | 9st | 9 of 16 | J P Spencer | 11/2 |
| held up, switched left 3f out, soon ridden, never a factor | |||||||||
| 20 May 2017 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 1 | Ribchester | 9st | 2 of 9 | Oisin Murphy | 9/2 |
| in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on same pace final final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2016 | Ascot | Good | 1m | 1 | Minding | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 13 | Oisin Murphy | 9/1 |
| raced towards near side, held up, in last pair, headway and switched right inside final 2f, went 3rd entering final furlong, stayed on but not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2016 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 1 | Lightning Spear | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 5 | Oisin Murphy | 4/1 |
| took keen hold, held up in close 5th on inside, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, 3rd 1f out, ridden and strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, quickened clear | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2016 | Deauville | Good | 7f 209y | 0 | Ribchester | 9st 5lbs | of 11 | Oisin Murphy | 18/1 |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Goodwood | Good to Firm | 1m | 1 | The Gurkha | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 10 | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| held up, in rear, ridden on outside over 1f out, kept on in inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2016 | Royal Ascot | Soft | 1m | 1 | Tepin | 9st | 3 of 14 | Oisin Murphy | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2015 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places in the round course) | 1m 2f | 1 | Fascinating Rock | 9st 5lbs | 12 of 13 | Oisin Murphy | 50/0 |
| always towards rear, eased when no chance over 1f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2015 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 1 | Custom Cut | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 8 | Oisin Murphy | 7/4 |
| raced in 4th, pushed along before straight, improved to chase winner 1f out, no impression and edged left inside final furlong, soon one pace in 3rd | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2015 | Deauville | Good | 7f 209y | 1 | Esoterique | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 10 | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Ascot | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m | 1 | Arod | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 9 | Oisin Murphy | 10/3 |
| held up in last pair, headway when not clear run hampered and lost momentum entering final 2f, rallied under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2015 | Salisbury | Good to Firm | 1m | 2 | Lightning Spear | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | Oisin Murphy | 3/1 |
| bumped start towards rear, headway over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on, comfortable | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2015 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m | 2 | Gm Hopkins | 8st 10lbs | of 30 | Reserve 3 | |
| 29 Apr 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 3 | Lightning Spear | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 7 | Andrea Atzeni | 3/1 |
| raced wide held up, wide into straight 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on strongly to lead towards finish, won going away | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2014 | Nottingham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 75y | 4 | Lightning Spear | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 17 | Jim Crowley | 5/1 |
| prominent, led 2f out, ridden and ran on | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 5 | Lightning Spear | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | J P Spencer | 11/4 |
| took keen hold tracking leaders, good headway to 2nd inside final furlong, quickened to lead final 110 yards | |||||||||