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Horse profile

Welsh Lightning

Lighter (GB) × Welsh Log (GB) (King Log)

TrainerG C Evans
OwnerA Gunther
FamilyWelsh Log

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1988

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 27 Feb 1997, Ludlow (5/8)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
27 Feb 97	Ludlow	5/8	66/1	dist	Capt R Inglesant	G C Evans	Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H	Class 6	Chase	3m	Good	11-7	Cape Cottage (GB)	£1,564	2/6

5/827 Feb 97 · Ludlow66/1
Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H
Class 63mGood
All fields
Date
27 Feb 97
Course
Ludlow
Pos
5/8
SP
66/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Capt R Inglesant
Trainer
G C Evans
Race
Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
Chase
Dist
3m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Cape Cottage (GB)
Winner prize
£1,564
Future form
2/6

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
27 Feb 97	Ludlow	Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H	5/8	Fox Pointer (GB)	2	21 Mar 97	Newbury	Alison Associates Hunters' Chase Class H
27 Feb 97	Ludlow	Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H	5/8	Star Oats (GB)	-	19 Mar 97	Towcester	Empress Elizabeth Of Austria Open Hunters' Chase Class H

5/827 Feb 97 · Ludlow
Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H
All fields
Date
27 Feb 97
Course
Ludlow
Race
Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H
This horse
5/8
Winner next time
Fox Pointer (GB)
Their pos
2
Won on
21 Mar 97
At
Newbury
Race won
Alison Associates Hunters' Chase Class H
5/827 Feb 97 · Ludlow
Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H
All fields
Date
27 Feb 97
Course
Ludlow
Race
Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H
This horse
5/8
Winner next time
Star Oats (GB)
Their pos
-
Won on
19 Mar 97
At
Towcester
Race won
Empress Elizabeth Of Austria Open Hunters' Chase Class H

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 (€)
G C Evans	27 Feb 97	27 Feb 97	5/8	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

G C Evans

Trainer: G C Evans
First run: 27 Feb 97
Last run: 27 Feb 97
First run for yard: 5/8
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
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 (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	27 Feb 97	27 Feb 97

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 27 Feb 97
Last run: 27 Feb 97

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

Pedigree

Sire branchLighter (GB)

Parent · 1

SireLighter (GB)

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 branchWelsh Log (GB)

Parent · 1

DamWelsh Log (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireKing Log
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

Lighter (GB)

Welsh Log (GB)

Not traced

King Log

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseWelsh Lightning (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1988

SireLighter (GB)

DamWelsh Log (GB)

DamsireKing Log

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingHennerwood Oak (GB)

Female line

Welsh Log (GB) · 1 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Lighter (GB)	Welsh Log (GB)	King Log	gelding	Flat 9.5f · NH 2m4f	NH 3m

Lighter (GB)

Sire: Lighter (GB)
Dam: Welsh Log (GB)
Damsire: King Log
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.5f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 3m

Progeny of Lighter (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,433	139	332	9.7%	23.2%	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f	429	30	93	7.0%	21.7%	1
On Good going	466	45	111	9.7%	23.8%	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good going	144	7	27	4.9%	18.8%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,433
Wins: 139
Placed: 332
Win %: 9.7%
Place %: 23.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m6f to 3m1f

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 429
Wins: 30
Placed: 93
Win %: 7.0%
Place %: 21.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 466
Wins: 45
Placed: 111
Win %: 9.7%
Place %: 23.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good going
Runs: 144
Wins: 7
Placed: 27
Win %: 4.9%
Place %: 18.8%
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.

Lighter (GB) × King Log mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	44	2	5	4.5%	£12,488	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 44
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 5
Win %: 4.5%
Prize GB (£): £12,488
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 (€)
Hennerwood Oak (GB)	43	2	0	£12,488	€0
Welsh Lightning (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Hennerwood Oak (GB)

Horse: Hennerwood Oak (GB)
Runs: 43
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,488
Prize IRE (€): €0

Welsh Lightning (GB)

Horse: Welsh Lightning (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Welsh Log (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

Hennerwood Oak (GB)2W · 43R

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Welsh Log (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

1Welsh Log (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Welsh Log family

In brief

When was Welsh Lightning foaled?

Welsh Lightning (GB) was foaled in 1988.

Who are the sire and dam of Welsh Lightning?

Welsh Lightning (GB) is by Lighter (GB) out of Welsh Log (GB), a daughter of King Log.

Who trained Welsh Lightning?

Welsh Lightning (GB) was trained by G C Evans and owned by A Gunther at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Welsh Lightning's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Welsh Lightning (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Welsh Lightning still racing?

Welsh Lightning (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 27 February 1997 at Ludlow in the Weatherbys Hunter Chase Planner Hunters' Chase Class H, finishing 5th of 8, and has not run there since.