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Sweet Lightning (GB) b g 21st Mar 2005

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Sweet Lightning (GB) b g 21st Mar 2005

Sire

Fantastic Light (USA)

Dam

Sweetness Herself (GB)

Dam's Sire

Unfuwain (USA)

Owner

Middleham Park Racing X & Partner

Trainer

Breeder

Mrs M Lavell

Last Win

Curragh Sun, 24th Mar, 13 10/1, J P Murtagh Thomas Carmody (4243 days)

Last Run

Chester Fri, 27th Jun, 14 7th, 9/2, Sam James (3783 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

12

1

4

8%

€97,800

-1.00

Flat GB

32

5

8

16%

£151,518

12.98

Flat UAE

7

0

1

0%

AED3,425.94

-7.00

Under Rules Total

51

6

13

12%

4.98

Form Figures

2194133446-2662031259120-72471-26353614304740-000450807/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 2194133446-2662031259120-72471-26353614304740-000450807/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

18Jun14 Roy 8f Good to Firm 3y+ Hcap(175K)

20Feb14 Mey 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(549K)

8-6[40/1]unplaced in race won by Elleval

23Jan14 Mey 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(549K)

8-8[25/1]unplaced in race won by Windhoek

09Jan14 Mey 9f Standard 3y+ Hcap(402K)

9-4[16/1]ts⁺unplaced in race won by Busker

Change of Trainer J P Murtagh to David O'Meara

Oct 2013

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Fox Covert Stables, Ireland (J. P. Murtagh)

Purchaser: Middleham Park Racing

£20,000

Lots Sold: 894

Prices

Avg: £23,338

Median: £10,000

Maximum: £380,000

Change of Trainer Thomas Carmody to J P Murtagh

Change of Trainer M Dods to Thomas Carmody

10Mar11 Mey 11f Good to Firm 3y+ Hcap(20K)

8-11[12/1]7th of 10, 9.00L behind Emirates Champion

27Jan11 Mey 8f Good to Firm 3y+ Hcap(12K)

8-12[16/1]7th of 14, 3.18L behind City Style

Change of Trainer W R Muir to M Dods

03Oct09 New 9f Good to Firm 3y+ Hcap(160K)

05Jun09 Eps 10f Good 4y+ Hcap(40K)

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Oct 2013

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Fox Covert Stables, Ireland (J. P. Murtagh)

Purchaser: Middleham Park Racing

£20,000

Lots Sold: 894

Prices

Avg: £23,338

Median: £10,000

Maximum: £380,000

Reports in which Sweet Lightning (GB) was mentioned

Duntle delivers in Amethyst Stakes

The 8/13 favourite Duntle justified favouritism as she took the Group 3 Amethyst Stakes under Wayne Lordan for trainer David Wachman. Sun 12th May

Review leopardstown 14th Apr

Battle Of Marengo kept his Derby prospects firmly intact with a highly satisfactory victory on his return to action in the PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at LeopardstownSun 14th Apr

Review curragh 24th Mar

Jim Bolger has started the season in flying form with a four-timer at the Curragh, including when Rehn's Nest ran out a gutsy winner of the feature race on the card, the Lodge Park Stud EBF Park Express StakesSun 24th Mar

Lightning really does strike twice

We haven't seen Johnny Murtagh on a winner since the middle of November. Of course he broke his collar-bone in a skiing accident in the meantime but the Meath-man returned to the number one spot at an opportune time as Sweet Lightning added to his 2011 Doncaster Lincoln win by triumphing in the Irish equivalent (backed by BetVictor) at the Curragh today. Sun 24th Mar

Curragh update

The ground at the Curragh remains heavy (no overnight rain). Sun 24th Mar

Punch wins Cambridgeshire on handicap debut

Andy Oliver's excellent season continued at the Curragh this afternoon as the Co Tyrone trainer saddled Punch Your Weight to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Irish Cambridgeshire under Chris Hayes (seventh winner of the week). Sat 25th Aug

Review leopardstown 13th May

Jim Bolger's progressive colt Light Heavy took another step towards an Irish Derby challenge when he came out best in a tight finish to the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at LeopardstownSun 13th May

Famous Name a Foxrock standing dish

Famous Name coasted home in the Group 3 Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown for the third year in a row to make it an incredible 11 wins at Leopardstown and 16 wins overall. Sun 13th May

After race at Curragh Sun, 24th Mar, 2013 (1st)

He's progressing great and improved tremendously over the winter.

Thomas Carmody

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