Fortunate Lighting (2018) Horse
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Fortunate Lighting, an 8yo bay trained by Thomas Coyle, is by Soldier Of Fortune out of Sandymount Lady. The horse has earned two wins to date. Its most notable victory occurred on 8th Aug 2025 at Sligo, where it claimed the $20000.00 Hcph prize. It has consistently been a profitable choice for bettors, and backing it throughout its career would have produced a 65% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bellewstown 18-Apr-26 3447m SOFT R3 HcpH $450 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 04:11.700, SP: 41.00 1st Fiver Friday ( K Donoghue 162 ) 2nd Simple Things ( S Torrens 143 ) 4.25L 3rd Theflyingbee ( J R Martin 164 , Cd 157 ) 8.50L 5th Fortunate Lighting ( E Finegan 159 , Cd 152 ) 12.80L See full results | E Finegan 72.1kg, Cd 68.9kg 12.80L | 5 (10) |
| Punchestown 15-Oct-25 4060m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $15,999), Winning Time: 05:01.100, SP: 51.00 1st Linden Arden ( B Hayes 155 ) 2nd Avalo ( S Ewing 151 ) 0.75L 3rd Giant Haystacks ( D Gilligan 148 ) 4.00L 11th Fortunate Lighting ( A Harvey 155 ) 47.75L See full results | A Harvey 70.3kg 47.8kgL | 11 (12) |
| Ballinrobe 13-Sep-25 4430m SOFT R4 HcpH $520 (of $26,002), SP: 11.00 1st World Of Fortunes ( T P Roche 166 ) 2nd Its Not Over Yet ( P Enright 140 ) 0.50L 3rd Carried With Love ( P Smithers 157 ) 1.75L 6th Fortunate Lighting ( A Harvey 150 , Cd 153 ) 50.00L See full results | A Harvey 68kg, Cd 69.4kg 50L | 6 (9) |
| Sligo 08-Aug-25 4180m GOOD R6 HcpH $12,000 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 05:19.700, SP: 17.00 1st Fortunate Lighting ( A Harvey 153 , Cd 148 ) 2nd Grange Walk ( D Mcgill 166 , Cd 159 ) 5.00L 3rd Brave Soldier ( P T Enright 145 ) 6.25L See full results | A Harvey 69.4kg, Cd 67.1kg | 1 (6) |
| Sligo 13-Jul-25 3500m GOOD R3 HcpH $600 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 03:58.400, SP: 26.00 Towards rear, 5 lengths detached halfway, pushed along after 4out, headway into moderate 5th after 2out, kept on one pace 1st Radar Ahead ( D J O'keeffe 150 ) 2nd Spick And Span ( K C Sexton 154 ) 5.50L 3rd Dame Rapide ( D King 166 ) 11.00L 5th Fortunate Lighting ( C Stone-walsh 162 , Cd 165 ) 30.50L See full results | C Stone-walsh 73.5kg, Cd 74.8kg 30.50L | 5 (9) |
| Limerick 30-May-25 3870m GOOD R2 MdH $240 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:43.500, SP: 5.50 Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, weakened last 1st Emily Love ( S Ewing 161 ) 2nd Regards To Rose ( G Noonan 161 ) 8.50L 3rd Mrs Mc Go ( D Kidd 161 ) 0.50L 6th Fortunate Lighting ( P Byrnes 161 ) 14.25L See full results | P Byrnes 73kg 14.25L | 6 (15) |
| Wexford 05-Apr-25 4160m SOFT R1 MdH $600 (of $20,000), SP: 3.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 8th, badly hampered 4 out, ridden in 4th and no impression before straight, slight mistake 2 out, weakened before last where slight mistake 1st Kish Bank ( J Smith 166 , Cd 161 ) 2nd Watchful Protector ( D Meyler 162 ) 23.00L 3rd Happy Me ( B W Harvey 158 ) 23.75L 5th Fortunate Lighting ( P Byrnes 155 ) 47.75L See full results | P Byrnes 70.3kg 47.8kgL | 5 (10) |
| Punchestown 25-Feb-25 3360m HEAVY R2 MdH $300 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 07:02.010, SP: 23.00 Mid-division, pushed along in moderate 6th 2 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace in moderate 5th close home 1st Runcok ( P Townend 158 ) 2nd Grey Pharoh ( D J Gilligan 158 ) 1.50L 3rd Free Flow ( D Meyler 158 ) 26.50L 5th Fortunate Lighting ( P Byrnes 159 ) 28.25L See full results | P Byrnes 72.1kg 28.25L | 5 (11) |
| Tipperary 23-Apr-24 4020m SOFT R1 MdH $200 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:59.000, SP: 23.00 Mid-division, pushed along in 7th after 3 out, no impression in 6th 2 out, not fluent last, kept on one pace 1st Nas Na Riogh ( R Blackmore 158 ) 2nd Brave Fortune ( J J Doyle 158 ) 3.25L 3rd Pour Les Filles ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 3.00L 6th Fortunate Lighting ( P Byrnes 159 , Cd 162 ) 15.25L See full results | P Byrnes 72.1kg, Cd 73.5kg 15.25L | 6 (19) |
| Galway 05-Aug-23 3220m SOFT R8 NHF $10,201 (of $17,001), Winning Time: 03:43.500, SP: 4.50 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th and ridden entering straight, switched left 1f out, under pressure and headway to lead 100 yards out, kept on well 1st Fortunate Lighting ( R W Barron 165 ) 2nd Theflyingbee ( J R Martin 165 ) 2.75L 3rd Royal Hollow ( A P Ryan 165 ) 0.30L See full results | R W Barron 74.8kg | 1 (15) |
| Wexford 08-Jul-23 4160m GOOD R7 NHF $315 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 05:09.400, SP: 6.50 Held up towards rear, some headway 3f out, pushed along in 7th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace 1st Friends ( P W Mullins 165 ) 2nd Ma Bess ( J C Barry 165 ) 1.75L 3rd I Am Shadow ( H C Swan 165 ) 0.30L 5th Fortunate Lighting ( R W Barron 165 , Cd 172 ) 5.50L See full results | R W Barron 74.8kg, Cd 78kg 5.50L | 5 (13) |
| Galway 30-Oct-22 3230m SOFT R8 NHF $315 (of $10,499), Winning Time: 03:56.900, SP: 12.00 Rear of mid-division, dropped to 11th halfway, 9th over 4f out, headway over 2f out, ridden into 5th over 1f out, kept on closing stages 1st Mi Lucky Cailin ( A B O'connor 159 ) 2nd Mel Monroe ( J J Codd 159 ) 1.25L 3rd Fox In The Park ( P A King 159 ) 7.00L 5th Fortunate Lighting ( P Byrnes 159 , Cd 166 ) 9.75L See full results | P Byrnes 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg 9.75L | 5 (12) |
| Tipperary 02-Oct-22 3220m GOOD R8 NHF $209 (of $10,499), Winning Time: 03:49.800, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, effort entering straight, switched left and progress over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong 1st Jessqueen ( B W Harvey 159 ) 2nd Coole Cherry ( J Townend 159 ) 0.50L 3rd I Am Shadow ( H C Swan 159 ) 0.30L 6th Fortunate Lighting ( A P Ryan 159 , Cd 166 ) 8.00L See full results | A P Ryan 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg 8.00L | 6 (17) |