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Flashthelights

9-year-old gelding with a 10% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Leading Light
Mother
Kilbarry Cliche
Owner
Red Ned's Racing Club
Rating
88

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
29
Career races
3
Wins
10.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
20.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
157 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 9 starts (22%)
Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Returning from a 157-day absence
Yet to win at Down Royal in 6 attempts
Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to yielding
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Good to soft
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Yielding
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Oct
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
10 Oct
7th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
5 May
16th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
9 Dec
8th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
12 Oct
7th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
7 Aug
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
22 Jul
4th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
5 Jul
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
8 Jun
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
10 May
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Mr M McConville
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
Mr O McGill Current Jockey
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Miss A McGuinness
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Mr C Abernethy
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
James Smith
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Down Royal
Galloping
6 6 other 5 May 0%
Naas
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 20 Dec 33.3%
Punchestown
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 8 Jun 33.3%
Downpatrick
Undulating
3 1 third, 2 other 10 Oct 0%
Wexford
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 7 Aug 50%
Thurles
Undulating
2 2 other 13 Mar 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 23 Oct 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 2 other 12 Oct 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 third 5 Jul 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Feb 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 8 Apr 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 30 Sep 0%
Cartmel
Tight
1 1 other 22 Jul 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 other 9 Dec 0%