Desert Lightning (IRE)
Owner: Spigot Lodge Partnership Trainer: K R Burke Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Polytrack | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2007 | Leicester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 1f 218y | 6 | The Flying Cowboy | 9st | of 14 | P Mulrennan | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2007 | Redcar | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 6 | Jenny Soba | 9st 6lbs | of 15 | R Ffrench | 7/2 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2007 | Bath | Soft | 1m 2f 46y | 6 | Orpen Quest | 9st 3lbs | of 14 | L Enstone | 7/2 |
| in touch, ridden, headway to chase leaders 2f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2007 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f 21y | 6 | Bronze Star | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 8 | Declan Cannon | 8/1 |
| keen, in touch, not clear run, switched sharply right over 2f out, chased winner 1f out, lost 2nd post | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2007 | Ayr | Good | 1m 2f | 6 | Zabeel Tower | 8st 9lbs | 3 of 11 | A Elliott | 15/2 |
| close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2007 | RIPON | Good to Firm | 2650 | 6 | Revolving World | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 10 | J H Bowman | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 May 2007 | AYR | Good | 2000 | 6 | Bijou Dan | 8st 11lbs | 5 of 12 | L Enstone | |
| held up, headway and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1901 | 6 | Topiary Ted | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | L Enstone | |
| prominent, not clear run and lost place well over 2f out, soon switched right, no impression on leaders final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1901 | 6 | Speagle | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 11 | P Cosgrave | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 2083 | 6 | Wasalat | 8st 7lbs | 4 of 12 | P Mulrennan | |
| keen, in touch, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2006 | MUSSELBURGH | Soft | 1980 | 5 | Aqua | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 15 | P Cosgrave | |
| tracked leaders, chased winner from over 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2006 | YARMOUTH | Good to Firm | 2221 | 6 | Desert Lightning | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 15 | N Callan | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung right final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2006 | RIPON | Good to Soft | 2150 | 5 | Inside Story | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 15 | P Donaghy | |
| in touch, ridden 2f out, hung right over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2006 | NEWCASTLE | Good to Soft | 2232 | 6 | Son of Thunder | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | P Cosgrave | |
| held up in touch, effort over 2f out, edged right and stayed on strongly towards finish, just held | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2006 | MUSSELBURGH | Good | 1760 | 5 | Baby Barry | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 7 | P Cosgrave | |
| tracked leader, effort over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2006 | MUSSELBURGH | Good | 1760 | 6 | Zendaro | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 12 | P Cosgrave | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2006 | NOTTINGHAM | Good to Firm | 1814 | 6 | Al Rayanah | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 14 | G Baker | |
| mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2006 | MUSSELBURGH | Good | 1760 | 6 | Sawwaah | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 12 | P Mulrennan | |
| tracked leaders, smooth headway until ridden over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2006 | HAMILTON | Good to Firm | 1825 | 5 | Ulysees | 9st 10lbs | 10 of 14 | A Elliott | |
| chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2006 | MUSSELBURGH | Good to Firm | 1760 | 5 | Ulysees | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | P Cosgrave | |
| chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed post | |||||||||
| 29 May 2006 | REDCAR | Good | 1540 | 6 | Chateau | 9st | 8 of 15 | P Donaghy | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 04 May 2006 | REDCAR | Firm | 1320 | 6 | Chairman Rick | 8st 10lbs | 5 of 11 | P Donaghy | |
| switched left start, mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2006 | SOUTHWELL | Good | 1540 | 6 | Onlytime Will Tell | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | N Pollard | |
| tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, switched right, chased winner final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2006 | CATTERICK | Good to Soft | 1540 | 6 | Donna's Double | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 16 | N Pollard | |
| chased leaders, ridden to lead 100 yards out, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2006 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1760 | 5 | Raza Cab | 9st 2lbs | 11 of 11 | P Cosgrave | |
| tracked leader to halfway, ridden over 3f, weakened rapidly | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1572 | 5 | Mandarin Spirit | 8st 9lbs | 9 of 11 | P Cosgrave | |
| prominent until weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1572 | 0 | Local Poet | 8st 8lbs | 11 of 11 | A Elliott | |
| in touch, last place halfway, behind when hung right inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1901 | 5 | Following Flow | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 11 | P Cosgrave | |
| slowly into stride, held up, never in contention | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1901 | 5 | Bazelle | 9st 1lbs | 11 of 13 | R Winston | |
| mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2005 | GOODWOOD | Good | 1980 | 4 | Climate Change | 8st 13lbs | 17 of 19 | L Dettori | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good to Soft | 1760 | 4 | Benedict | 9st | 3 of 7 | S W Kelly | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2005 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1540 | 0 | Desert Lightning | 8st 7lbs | 1 of 14 | E Ahern | |
| held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung badly right approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead post | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2004 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1540 | 0 | Qadar | 9st | 3 of 14 | E Ahern | |
| close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong | |||||||||


