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Ireland 3yo

Lightning Polka (GB)

T: Ed Walker · J: Tom Marquand · O: Hm The King Hm The Queen
By Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Light Music (GB)
Form 1703-93
  1. 3
  2. 9
  3. 3
  4. 0
  5. 7
  6. 1
22/1 Current odds
1/6 W/R
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Active
  • 6 runs
  • 1 wins
  • placed
  • 17% strike
  • 13 d off
  • 88 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 1703-93 13 days off
3 4 Jul 2026 Betway Launches Super Sub Handicap Newmarket (July) 9 1 May 2026 Close Brothers Fillies' Handicap Newmarket 3 4 Nov 2025 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.c… Lingfield (AW) 0 11 Oct 2025 Coral Rockingham Stakes () York 7 20 Sep 2025 Ladbrokes "Get Rewarded With Ladbuc… Ayr 1 5 Sep 2025 Tattersalls £40 000 EBF Fillies' No… Haydock
At Newmarket (July) 0/1 0 wins · 1 placed
On Good to Firm 0/2 0 wins · 1 placed
Over 7f 0/1 0 wins · 1 placed
Best RPR 88 Career peak
Best TS 74 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 6 runs · form score 0–100
5 Sep 2025 · Haydock · 1st/7 (won 0) 20 Sep 2025 · Ayr · 7th/14 (btn 0.2) 11 Oct 2025 · York · 10th/13 (btn 1) 4 Nov 2025 · Lingfield (AW) · 3rd/4 (btn 2) 1 May 2026 · Newmarket · 9th/11 (btn .75) 4 Jul 2026 · Newmarket (July) · 3rd/5 (btn 2)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
47
Win %
17%
Placed %
50%
Trend
Fading

Course Record

6 venues
  • Haydock 100% 1-0-1
  • Lingfield (AW) 100% 0-1-1
  • Newmarket (July) 100% 0-1-1
  • Ayr 0% 0-0-1
  • Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
  • York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

3 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Kieran Shoemark 67% 1-1-3
  • Tom Marquand NOW 50% 0-1-2
  • Tom Eaves 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Ed Walker NOW 50% 1-2-6

Race history

6 of 6 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
4 Jul 2026 Betway Launches Super Sub Handicap Newmarket (July) Class 3 H 3rd/5 2 Good To Firm 7f Tom Marquand OR 81 9/2
1 May 2026 Close Brothers Fillies' Handicap Newmarket Class 3 9th/11 .75 Good To Firm 6f Tom Marquand OR 83 4/1
4 Nov 2025 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 4 3rd/4 2 Standard 6f Kieran Shoemark OR 85 15/8F
11 Oct 2025 Coral Rockingham Stakes () York Class 1 10th/13 1 Good 6f Tom Eaves OR 85 7/1
20 Sep 2025 Ladbrokes "Get Rewarded With Ladbucks" Firth Of Clyde (For Ayr Challenge Cup) (Fillies) Ayr Class 1 7th/14 0.2 Soft 6f Kieran Shoemark 11/2
5 Sep 2025 Tattersalls £40 000 EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Haydock Class 2 1st/7 +0 Good 6f Kieran Shoemark 7/2

Connections

Trainer
Ed Walker 14%
Jockey
Tom Marquand 13%
Owner
Hm The King Hm The Queen
Sire
Night Of Thunder (IRE)
Dam
Light Music (GB)
Dam sire
Elusive Quality
Country
Ireland
Age
3yo

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