Lightening Rod (GB)
Owner: Mr N W A Bannister & Mr S Hull Trainer: M & D Easterby Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Storming Home / Bolero (Rainbow Quest)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to soft in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places in back straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Standard | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2017 | Wetherby | Good (Watered) | 1m 7f 36y | 4 | Honourable Gent | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 6 | Harry Bannister | 9/4 |
| held up in touch, jumped slowly, mistake 4th, under pressure 8th, headway when mistake 4 out, chased winner next, kept on well | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2017 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 36y | 4 | Plaisir D'amour | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 8 | B S Hughes | 5/2 |
| held up behind, headway 6th, soon tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, no impression with winner before last | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2017 | Catterick | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 145y | 3 | Herons Heir | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 7 | B S Hughes | 4/1 |
| held up, not fluent 1st, headway after 4 out, outpaced after next, stayed on flat, went 2nd post, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2016 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft | 2m 178y | 4 | Perseid | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 8 | Jake Greenall | 9/2 |
| raced wide towards rear, ridden 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2016 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m | 3 | Eyes Of A Tiger | 11st | 4 of 14 | Harry Bannister | 6/1 |
| in touch, pushed along before 2 out, in 5th before last, one pace and no impression | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2016 | Wetherby | Good | 2m | 3 | Jacks Last Hope | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 7 | Harry Bannister | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden and effort 3 out, no impression, well beaten from next | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2016 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 213y | 2 | Roman Flight | 10st | PulledUp of 8 | Harry Bannister | 8/1 |
| in rear, pushed along and struggling after 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2016 | Worcester | Good (Watered) | 2m 110y | 3 | Sharp Rise | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 7 | Harry Bannister | 9/2 |
| held up in rear, headway 6th, pushed along 4 out, not fluent 3 out, mistake last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 21 May 2016 | Stratford | Good | 2m 213y | 2 | Fair Dilemma | 10st | 3 of 10 | Harry Bannister | 17/2 |
| held up in rear, headway 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went 3rd well before last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2016 | Kelso | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f 14y | 3 | Aye Well | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 7 | Harry Bannister | 7/0 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, one pace and no impression | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2016 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 182y | 3 | Chestnut Ben | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 8 | Harry Bannister | 13/0 |
| held up behind, headway before 3 out, ridden and one pace after next, stayed on well flat, pressed front pair toward finish, just held | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2015 | Ludlow | Soft | 1m 7f 212y | 2 | Sir Valentino | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 7 | Harry Bannister | 8/0 |
| chased leader, driven to challenge approaching 4 out, under pressure when blundered 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2015 | Ludlow | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Sir Valentino | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 9 | Harry Bannister | 10/0 |
| held up, outpaced when taking 4th 3 out, no impression, weakened next | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2015 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 2 | Aristo Du Plessis | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 11 | Harry Bannister | 16/0 |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Astre De La Cour | 11st 4lbs | 13 of 22 | Harry Bannister | 50/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2015 | Newcastle | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Avidity | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 9 | Harry Bannister | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and stayed on to chase leading pair flat, no impression | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Wicklow Brave | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 26 | Harry Bannister | |
| 01 Jan 2015 | Musselburgh | Soft | 2m | 2 | Ruacana | 11st 6lbs | 10 of 11 | J Reveley | 8/1 |
| towards rear, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2014 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Lightening Rod | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Harry Bannister | 11/4 |
| held up in rear, headway before 3 out, led after last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2014 | Haydock | Soft | 2m | 3 | Vasco Du Ronceray | 11st 11lbs | of 9 | Harry Bannister | |
| 31 Oct 2014 | Wetherby | Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 2m 110y | 3 | Lightening Rod | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Harry Bannister | 8/1 |
| held up in rear, headway after 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, led before last, soon clear | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2014 | Wetherby | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Goodwood Mirage | 11st | 2 of 15 | Harry Bannister | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, not fluent last, headed flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2013 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 110y | 2 | Makari | 10st 6lbs | 4 of 10 | Jake Greenall | 12/1 |
| in rear, ridden and headway before 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2013 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Zaplamation | 10st 13lbs | 5 of 9 | Harry Bannister | 5/1 |
| in rear, headway 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2013 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Zaplamation | 11st 8lbs | 10 of 13 | Jake Greenall | 20/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway before 3 out to chase leaders, soon every chance, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2013 | Fakenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | First In The Queue | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 7 | Jake Greenall | 12/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden when went moderate 4th 3 out, weakened soon after 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2013 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Stormy Weather | 11st 6lbs | of 12 | Jake Greenall | |
| 03 Apr 2013 | Wetherby | Good | 2m 110y | 4 | Lightening Rod | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Jake Greenall | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear, good headway approaching 3 out, chased leading trio 2 out, strong run under pressure flat, led final 75 yards, hung right in closing stages | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2012 | Sedgefield | Soft | 2m 1f | 4 | Sam Lord | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 9 | Jake Greenall | 5/2 |
| held up towards rear and keen, headway 4th, raced wide before 5th, went 3rd 2 out, kept on to take 2nd last 75 yards, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2012 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Pas Trop Tard | 11st 2lbs | of 12 | Jake Greenall | |
| 02 Nov 2012 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Sporting Boy | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 15 | Jake Greenall | 9/1 |
| held up well in rear, steady headway 4 out, went 3rd approaching and went left last, kept on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2012 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Hi Dancer | 11st 2lbs | 12 of 14 | Jake Greenall | 14/1 |
| soon mid-division, outpaced 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good | 2m 110y | 2 | Lifestyle | 10st 5lbs | 13 of 22 | Harry Haynes | 50/1 |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2012 | Carlisle | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | Devotion To Duty | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 4 | Jake Greenall | 9/4 |
| raced keenly, tended to jump left, held up 4th and last, went 3rd after 3rd, chased leader and effort after 3 out, ridden after last, lost 2nd flat, no extra | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2012 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft | 2m | 3 | Tara Royal | 11st 8lbs | 8 of 14 | D Elsworth | 11/2 |
| held up in rear, mistake 1st and 6th, headway approaching 4 out, no impression next | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2011 | Catterick | Soft | 2m | 3 | Shadrack | 11st 5lbs | UnseatedRider of 6 | Jake Greenall | |
| 09 Dec 2011 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Sprinter Sacre | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | Jake Greenall | 6/1 |
| held up in touch, went 3rd from 2nd, chased winner from 7th, kept on from 2 out, always well held | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2011 | Hexham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Lightening Rod | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | Jake Greenall | 7/2 |
| in rear but in touch, tracked leaders 4 out, went 2nd before last, led run-in, kept on strongly | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2011 | Ayr | Good (Good to soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Kosta Brava | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 6 | Jake Greenall | 7/2 |
| held up in rear, pushed along before 7th, blundered next, weakened 5 out | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2011 | Sedgefield | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Catch Bob | 11st | BroughtDown of 6 | Jake Greenall | |
| 06 Mar 2011 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Sam Lord | 11st | 2 of 7 | Jake Greenall | 6/4 |
| held up in touch, chased leaders 5 out, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on strongly after last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2011 | Sedgefield | Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | The Knoxs | 11st | Fell of 11 | Jake Greenall | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Southwell | Standard | 2m | 4 | Lightening Rod | 11st | 1 of 11 | Mr O Greenall | 9/2 |
| held up well in rear, headway over 6f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well to come clear final 100 yards (no time taken) | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2010 | Market Rasen | Soft (Good to Soft in places in back straight) | 2m 1f | 3 | Issaquah | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 8 | Mr O Greenall | 6/5 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when not fluent 3 out, unable to quicken approaching last, went 3rd flat, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2010 | Kelso | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Lightening Rod | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Mr O Greenall | 7/2 |
| held up towards rear, improved into mid-division 4th, headway 3 out, went 2nd before next, challenged going well last, soon led, ridden and drew readily clear flat, easily | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2010 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | King's Counsel | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | Mr O Greenall | 11/4 |
| held up in rear, hampered bend after 3rd, headway after 6th, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2010 | Newcastle | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Grandad Bill | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 11 | Mr O Greenall | 7/2 |
| held up, headway 3 out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd between last 2, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2009 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Tilt | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 15 | Mr O Greenall | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2009 | Wetherby | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Lightening Rod | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Mr O Greenall | 11/2 |
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, led after last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2009 | Bangor | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Thumbs Up | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 12 | Mr O Greenall | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2009 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to soft in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 6 | Lightening Rod | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | Mr O Greenall | 11/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Dunguib | 10st 11lbs | 21 of 24 | Mr O Greenall | 100/1 |
| chased leaders until 6f out | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2009 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Lightening Rod | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 15 | Mr O Greenall | 9/4 |
| held up, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, driven out, kept on well under pressure | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2008 | Wetherby | Soft | 1m 5f | 5 | Stopped Out | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 15 | Mr O Greenall | 3/1 |
| mid-division, steady headway 4f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||