The key to Lightning Tiger appears to be distance. Over longer trips — a mile and six furlongs up to two miles — the horse has won 1 from 3 races, a 33% win rate that is genuinely strong at this level. That is a very different animal to the one that finished fifth three times in succession earlier in its career, most likely over shorter distances that simply did not suit. Finding the right trip for a horse can be transformative, and it looks as though the Catterick win was the moment that clicked into place.
That win came on 1 October 2025, and Lightning Tiger raced again just yesterday, which tells you the team are keen to keep the momentum going while the horse is in form. The recent run of results — fourth, fourth, first, fifth, fifth, fifth — maps out a horse that drifted through a rough patch before finding its level. Back-to-back fourth-place finishes after the win suggest it is competing consistently rather than flashing and fading.
The trainer, Charlie Fellowes, operates out of Newmarket in Suffolk, the heartland of British flat racing, and has sent out 17 winners so far this season — a yard in decent form. Fellowes has a reputation for patient placement of horses, which fits neatly with how Lightning Tiger has been handled: tried at various trips before landing on a formula that works. At Class 5, the level where Lightning Tiger has done most of its racing, a 33% win rate over the right distance marks the horse out as one to keep on the right side of when conditions suit.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 1 Oct | 100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Jun | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Oct | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Apr | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Mar | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 8 May | 0% |