Midnight Thunder
Midnight Thunder is a 4-year-old with a modest racing record but plenty of life left in the tank. The horse has won twice in ten races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 — with four other finishes in the money. Both victories came within three weeks of each other in late summer 2024: first at Windsor on 24 August, then at Great Yarmouth on 17 September. Since that second win over two years ago, however, the horse has drawn a blank, and recent form has been patchy. In the last six races, Midnight Thunder has managed just two places, including a run-out just four days ago that produced an eleventh-place finish.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
Trained by Saeed bin Suroor at his Newmarket yard, Midnight Thunder races in a stable that has saddled 15 winners this season and is one of Britain's most successful operations. That backing suggests the horse has shown enough ability to warrant continued opportunity. The challenge now is finding form that justifies the confidence. A win rate of 20 per cent is respectable at lower levels of racing, but the two-year absence from the winner's enclosure is a long drought. The recent form figures — 11-8-2-5-11-4 — show inconsistency: occasional glimpses of promise mixed with some truly poor days. With races coming thick and fast and the horse still racing regularly, there is a chance for Midnight Thunder to rediscover the spark that produced those two wins a quarter of a century ago.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Fast (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
11th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
17 Sep
8th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
5 Sep
2nd
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
16 Aug
5th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
24 Jan
11th
meydan
1m1f – 1m2f · Fast · 20 runners
10 Jan
4th
meydan
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
11 Oct
9th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
17 Sep
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
24 Aug
🏆 Won
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Soft · 13 runners
7 Aug
2nd
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 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 |
|---|
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
17 Sep |
50% |
| meydan |
2 |
2 other |
24 Jan |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
24 Aug |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
5 Sep |
0% |