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Horse profile
Best Lightning
- TrainerAndreas Suborics
- OwnerStall Ad Episas
- Sex
- horse
- Foaled
- 2018
- Colour
- bay
- Highest OR
- 107
- Record (GB & IRE)
- 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
- Prize money (GB & IRE)
- £3,766 GB
- Last official rating
- 107 (Flat)
- Last run (GB & IRE)
- 9 Jul 2022, Ascot (5/6)
- Last win (GB & IRE)
- Never won
Form
Race record
| Date | Course | Pos | SP | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Race | Class | Type | Dist | Going | Wgt | OR | Winner / 2nd | Winner prize | Future form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 22 | Ascot | 5/6 | 22/1 | 5½ | Martin Seidl | Andreas Suborics | Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes | Group 2 | Flat Turf | 1m | Good to Firm | 9-6 | 107 | Chindit (IRE) | £79,394 | 0/4 |
Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes
Group 21mGood to Firm
All fields
- Date
- 9 Jul 22
- Course
- Ascot
- Pos
- 5/6
- SP
- 22/1
- Btn
- 5½
- Jockey
- Martin Seidl
- Trainer
- Andreas Suborics
- Race
- Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes
- Class
- Group 2
- Type
- Flat Turf
- Dist
- 1m
- Going
- Good to Firm
- Wgt
- 9-6
- OR
- 107
- Winner / 2nd
- Chindit (IRE)
- Winner prize
- £79,394
- Future form
- 0/4
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.
Trainer changes
| Trainer | First run | Last run | First run for yard | OR first run | OR last run | Best OR | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Suborics | 9 Jul 22 | 9 Jul 22 | 5/6 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £3,766 | €0 |
Andreas Suborics
- Trainer
- Andreas Suborics
- First run
- 9 Jul 22
- Last run
- 9 Jul 22
- First run for yard
- 5/6
- OR first run
- 107
- OR last run
- 107
- Best OR
- 107
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £3,766
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
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 (€) | Best OR | First run | Last run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £3,766 | €0 | 107 | 9 Jul 22 | 9 Jul 22 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £3,766
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
- Best OR
- 107
- First run
- 9 Jul 22
- Last run
- 9 Jul 22
Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.
Pedigree
Pedigree
Sire branchSidestep (AUS)
Parent · 1
- SireSidestep (AUS)
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 branchBest Dreaming (GER)
Parent · 1
Grandparents · 2
- Dam's sireBig Shuffle (USA)
- 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
Breeding card
Female line
- Best Dreaming (GER) · 0 winners from 1 runners
Sire, dam and damsire
| Sire | Dam | Damsire | Breeder | Foaled | Colour | Sex | Sire's avg winning distance | Damsire's avg winning distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidestep (AUS) | Best Dreaming (GER) | Big Shuffle (USA) | H Pfister | 19 Mar 18 | bay | horse | Flat 7.1f | Flat 9.4f · NH 2m3f |
Sidestep (AUS)
- Sire
- Sidestep (AUS)
- Damsire
- Big Shuffle (USA)
- Breeder
- H Pfister
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 18
- Colour
- bay
- Sex
- horse
- Sire's avg winning distance
- Flat 7.1f
- Damsire's avg winning distance
- Flat 9.4f · NH 2m3f
Progeny of Sidestep (AUS) in this horse's best conditions
| Condition | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % | Place % | This horse runs | This horse wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat runs | 89 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 7f to 1m | 42 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | ||
| On Good to firm or firmer going | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
All Flat runs
- Condition
- All Flat runs
- Runs
- 89
- Wins
- 10
- Placed
- 32
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 7f to 1m
- Condition
- At 7f to 1m
- Runs
- 42
- Wins
- 5
- Placed
- 17
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
On Good to firm or firmer going
- Condition
- On Good to firm or firmer going
- Runs
- 12
- Wins
- 0
- Placed
- 3
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going
- Condition
- At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going
- Runs
- 5
- Wins
- 0
- Placed
- 1
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- 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.
Sidestep (AUS) × Big Shuffle (USA) mares (the cross)
| Code | Runners | Winners | Winners % | Black-type winners | Runs | Wins | 2nd/3rd | Win % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | £3,766 | €0 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runners
- 1
- Winners
- 0
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 0
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd/3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Prize GB (£)
- £3,766
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.
Best of the cross
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Black-type wins | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Lightning (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | £3,766 | €0 |
Best Lightning (FR)
- Horse
- Best Lightning (FR)
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £3,766
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Top 12 by best win level, then wins.
Ratings
Official ratings
| Code | Current OR | Highest OR | Lowest OR | Rated runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 107 | 107 | 107 | 1 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Current OR
- 107
- Highest OR
- 107
- Lowest OR
- 107
- Rated runs
- 1
Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.
Official rating by run
| Date | Course | Code | OR | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 22 | Ascot | Flat | 107 | 5/6 |
Current mark v winning marks
| Code | Current OR | OR last run | Change | Highest OR | v highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 107 | 107 | 0 | 107 | 0 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Current OR
- 107
- OR last run
- 107
- Change
- 0
- Highest OR
- 107
- v highest
- 0
Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.
Family
Dam summary
- G1 winners
- 0
- Produce
- 0 winners from 1 runners
Full siblings
Best Lightning is the only foal out of Best Dreaming (GER) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.
Half siblings
Best Lightning is the only foal out of Best Dreaming (GER) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.
Female line
- 1Best Dreaming (GER)
Notable relatives
No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.
In brief
When was Best Lightning foaled?
Best Lightning (FR), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 19 March 2018.
Who are the sire and dam of Best Lightning?
Best Lightning (FR) is by Sidestep (AUS) out of Best Dreaming (GER), a daughter of Big Shuffle (USA), and was bred by H Pfister.
Who trained Best Lightning?
Best Lightning (FR) was trained by Andreas Suborics and owned by Stall Ad Episas at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.
What is Best Lightning's race record?
In Britain and Ireland, Best Lightning (FR) ran 1 time without winning. Runs abroad (for example in France, Dubai or the USA) are not included.
What was Best Lightning's official rating?
Best Lightning (FR) was last officially rated 107 on the Flat (also the career high).
Is Best Lightning still racing?
Best Lightning (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 9 July 2022 at Ascot in the Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes, finishing 5th of 6, and has not run there since.
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