Light Speed
Light Speed won't blow you away with statistics, but the horse has shown enough ability over five seasons to know exactly what it can do. The 6-year-old earned its first victory at Newcastle in October 2023, and that breakthrough opened the door to success at modest Class 4 tracks, where it has won 3 of 14 races (a 21% win rate). The real pattern emerges at its favoured distance between seven furlongs and a mile, where Light Speed has won twice from seven races — nearly a 29% win rate at those lengths. That kind of specificity matters: the horse knows what suits it.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The problem right now is that Light Speed hasn't won since August 2025, a 14-month drought that includes six straight races without a victory. The most recent outing, just yesterday, produced a fourth-place finish, which at least suggests the horse is still competitive. Joanna Mason has ridden Light Speed eight times, winning twice together (a 25% win rate), which is notably better than the horse's overall figures and hints that this jockey brings out something extra. Ruth Carr's yard at Stillington has been in fine form this season with 56 winners, so there is good horsemanship on hand to find the right race and conditions for a six-year-old needing to rediscover its touch at the winning post.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 29% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
10th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
22 Sep
6th
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
19 Dec
4th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 6 runners
13 Dec
9th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 13 runners
22 Nov
8th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
23 Oct
3rd
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 13 runners
28 Sep
5th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 11 runners
13 Sep
6th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
24 Aug
🏆 Won
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
3 Aug
2nd
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 10 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
7 |
1 win, 6 other |
19 Dec |
14.3% |
| Beverley Undulating |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
22 Sep |
25% |
| Chester Tight |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
13 Sep |
33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
26 Dec |
50% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
29 Mar |
50% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Apr |
0% |