Go deeper before the next race.

Open every racecard in full and get your research done before they go to post.

14racecard tabs per race
20+bookmaker prices side by side
Trackeralerts when your horses are declared

30-day free trial

£0today

Start my 30-day free trial

By continuing you agree to our Terms

By continuing you agree to our Terms and Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use policy.

and Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use policy.

£0 today. Card on step 2. £24.99 from day 31.Cancel any time.

Horse profile

Artic Lightning

Robin Des Pres (FR) × Bar Un'que (IRE) (Un Desperado (FR))

TrainerEoghan O'Grady
OwnerDrop Out Syndicate

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2010

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €900 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE): 8 Jul 2016, Cork (IRE) (15/21)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

31015

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
8 Jul 16	Cork (IRE)	15/21	66/1	dist	A P Heskin	Eoghan O'Grady	Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Good	11-12	-	Rathmuck Native (IRE)	€7,688	7	1/18
1 Jul 16	Wexford (IRE)	10/14	25/1	dist	A P Heskin	Eoghan O'Grady	OceanFeed Equine Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4f	Good	11-12	h	Ash Rowe (IRE)	€6,458	27	1/12
4 Jun 16	Tramore (IRE)	3/11	25/1	6½	A P Heskin	Eoghan O'Grady	August Racing Festival 11th-14th Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Good	11-12	h	Sparkalark (IRE)	€6,150	-	0/8

15/218 Jul 16 · Cork (IRE)66/1
Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
8 Jul 16
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
15/21
SP
66/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
A P Heskin
Trainer
Eoghan O'Grady
Race
Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-12
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Rathmuck Native (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,688
Days
7
Future form
1/18
10/141 Jul 16 · Wexford (IRE)25/1
OceanFeed Equine Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fGood
All fields
Date
1 Jul 16
Course
Wexford (IRE)
Pos
10/14
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
A P Heskin
Trainer
Eoghan O'Grady
Race
OceanFeed Equine Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-12
Headgear
h
Winner / 2nd
Ash Rowe (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,458
Days
27
Future form
1/12
3/114 Jun 16 · Tramore (IRE)25/1
August Racing Festival 11th-14th Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
4 Jun 16
Course
Tramore (IRE)
Pos
3/11
SP
25/1
Btn
6½
Jockey
A P Heskin
Trainer
Eoghan O'Grady
Race
August Racing Festival 11th-14th Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-12
Headgear
h
Winner / 2nd
Sparkalark (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,150
Days
-
Future form
0/8

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
8 Jul 16	Cork (IRE)	Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle	15/21	Rathmuck Native (IRE)	1	10 Jul 16	Sligo (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Rated Novice Hurdle
1 Jul 16	Wexford (IRE)	OceanFeed Equine Maiden Hurdle	10/14	Blessed King (IRE)	2	13 Jul 16	Downpatrick (IRE)	Joe Rea Memorial Maiden Hurdle

15/218 Jul 16 · Cork (IRE)
Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
8 Jul 16
Course
Cork (IRE)
Race
Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle
This horse
15/21
Winner next time
Rathmuck Native (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
10 Jul 16
At
Sligo (IRE)
Race won
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Rated Novice Hurdle
10/141 Jul 16 · Wexford (IRE)
OceanFeed Equine Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
1 Jul 16
Course
Wexford (IRE)
Race
OceanFeed Equine Maiden Hurdle
This horse
10/14
Winner next time
Blessed King (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
13 Jul 16
At
Downpatrick (IRE)
Race won
Joe Rea Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Eoghan O'Grady	4 Jun 16	8 Jul 16	3/11	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€900

Eoghan O'Grady

Trainer: Eoghan O'Grady
First run: 4 Jun 16
Last run: 8 Jul 16
First run for yard: 3/11
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€900	4 Jun 16	8 Jul 16

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900
First run: 4 Jun 16
Last run: 8 Jul 16

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Hurdle	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€900

Hurdle

Race type: Hurdle
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€900

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m to 2m1f	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£0	€900
2m2f to 2m5f	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

2m to 2m1f

Distance: 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Cork (IRE)	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Tramore (IRE)	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€900
Wexford (IRE)	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Cork (IRE)

Course: Cork (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Tramore (IRE)

Course: Tramore (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

Wexford (IRE)

Course: Wexford (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Non-handicap (unclassified)	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€900

Non-handicap (unclassified)

Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
9 to 12 runners	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€900
13 to 16 runners	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
17+ runners	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

9 to 12 runners

Runners: 9 to 12 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

17+ runners

Runners: 17+ runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
June	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€900
July	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

June

Month: June
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

July

Month: July
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
A P Heskin	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€900

A P Heskin

Jockey: A P Heskin
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Eoghan O'Grady	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£0	€900

Eoghan O'Grady

Trainer: Eoghan O'Grady
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
h	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£0	€900

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear: h
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€900
1 to 7 days	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
15 to 30 days	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

1 to 7 days

Days since last run: 1 to 7 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

15 to 30 days

Days since last run: 15 to 30 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

By first-time headgear

Headgear	Runs	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
First time in any headgear	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€900
First time hood	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€900
Headgear, all items worn before	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
No headgear	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

First time in any headgear

Headgear: First time in any headgear
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

First time hood

Headgear: First time hood
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

Headgear, all items worn before

Headgear: Headgear, all items worn before
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

A run can count in more than one "first time" row (e.g. first-time blinkers and first headgear of any kind). First time is judged against earlier British and Irish runs only.

Pedigree

Sire branchRobin Des Pres (FR)

Parent · 1

SireRobin Des Pres (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchBar Un'que (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamBar Un'que (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireUn Desperado (FR)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Robin Des Pres (FR)

Bar Un'que (IRE)

Not traced

Un Desperado (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseArtic Lightning (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2010

SireRobin Des Pres (FR)

DamBar Un'que (IRE)

DamsireUn Desperado (FR)

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingVintage Vixon (IRE)

Female line

Bar Un'que (IRE) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Robin Des Pres (FR)	Bar Un'que (IRE)	Un Desperado (FR)	gelding	Flat 13.0f · NH 2m4f	Flat 14.4f · NH 2m4f

Robin Des Pres (FR)

Sire: Robin Des Pres (FR)
Dam: Bar Un'que (IRE)
Damsire: Un Desperado (FR)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.0f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.4f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Robin Des Pres (FR) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,676	255	667	9.5%	24.9%	3
At 2m to 2m1f	836	79	201	9.4%	24.0%	2
On Good going	1,212	107	284	8.8%	23.4%	3
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	359	28	84	7.8%	23.4%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,676
Wins: 255
Placed: 667
Win %: 9.5%
Place %: 24.9%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 836
Wins: 79
Placed: 201
Win %: 9.4%
Place %: 24.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,212
Wins: 107
Placed: 284
Win %: 8.8%
Place %: 23.4%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 359
Wins: 28
Placed: 84
Win %: 7.8%
Place %: 23.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Robin Des Pres (FR) × Un Desperado mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	6	4	66.7%	0	138	13	37	9.4%	£202,082	€18,162

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 6
Winners: 4
Winners %: 66.7%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 138
Wins: 13
2nd/3rd: 37
Win %: 9.4%
Prize GB (£): £202,082
Prize IRE (€): €18,162

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Possol (FR)	33	5	£143,156	€0
I Just Know (IRE)	29	4	£46,524	€0
Mr Robinson (FR)	40	3	£12,402	€0
An Droichead Eile (IRE)	18	1	£0	€10,745
Artic Lightning (IRE)	3	0	£0	€900
An Droichead Gorm (IRE)	15	0	£0	€6,517

Possol (FR)

Horse: Possol (FR)
Runs: 33
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £143,156
Prize IRE (€): €0

I Just Know (IRE)

Horse: I Just Know (IRE)
Runs: 29
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £46,524
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mr Robinson (FR)

Horse: Mr Robinson (FR)
Runs: 40
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,402
Prize IRE (€): €0

An Droichead Eile (IRE)

Horse: An Droichead Eile (IRE)
Runs: 18
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €10,745

Artic Lightning (IRE)

Horse: Artic Lightning (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €900

An Droichead Gorm (IRE)

Horse: An Droichead Gorm (IRE)
Runs: 15
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,517

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Bar Un'que (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Bar Un'que (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Moscow Society (USA)

Vintage Vixon (IRE)0W · 12R

By Presenting (GB)

Arctic Pond (IRE)0W · 5R

Female line

1Bar Un'que (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Artic Lightning foaled?

Artic Lightning (IRE) was foaled in 2010.

Who are the sire and dam of Artic Lightning?

Artic Lightning (IRE) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Bar Un'que (IRE), a daughter of Un Desperado (FR).

Who trained Artic Lightning?

Artic Lightning (IRE) was trained by Eoghan O'Grady and owned by Drop Out Syndicate at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Artic Lightning's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Artic Lightning (IRE) ran 3 times without winning.

Is Artic Lightning still racing?

Artic Lightning (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 8 July 2016 at Cork (IRE) in the Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle, finishing 15th of 21, and has not run there since.