Black Lightning
11-year-old gelding with 1 win from 23 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Returning from a 660-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Market Rasen in 7 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Jun
8th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
10 May
6th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
7 Feb
DNF
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
20 Nov
2nd
Leicester
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 5 runners
19 Sep
11th
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
6 Aug
6th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
9 Jul
4th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
23 Jun
3rd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
12 May
2nd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
16 Apr
5th
Huntingdon
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Market Rasen Sharp |
7 |
1 second, 2 thirds, 4 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
4 May |
33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
11 Nov |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| hereford |
1 |
1 other |
21 Dec |
0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jan |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Feb |
0% |