Lightning Express (AUS) Horse
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Lightning Express is a 7yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Aaron Purcell in Warrnambool. He is by the stallion Impending out of Doojah. Lightning Express has won 6 races so far. On 30 Dec 2023 in Singapore, he earned his most significant win to date, taking the $50000.00 Class 4 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warrnambool 21-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.070, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th 1st Captain Redbeard ( B Mertens 60 ) 2nd Fully Justified ( C Macredmond 59 ) 1.75L 3rd Imminent Storm ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 2.00L 7th Lightning Express ( S Field 63 , Cd 60 ) 2.43L See full results | S Field 63kg, Cd 60 2.43L | 7 (11) |
| Donald 15-Sep-26 1200m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:14.750 1st Poorlittlerichkid ( J Martin ) 2nd Falls Of Acharn ( J M Allen ) 0.00L 3rd Catani Gardens ( N Farley ) 0.00L 5th Lightning Express ( S Ingelse ) 0.00L | S Ingelse 0.00L | 5 (5) |
| Casterton 31-Aug-26 880m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:56.550 1st Secret Hell ( K M Walters ) 2nd Foujita San ( S Jackson ) 0.00L 3rd No Rumours ( S K Ingelse ) 0.00L 6th Lightning Express ( T Madden ) 0.00L | T Madden 0.00L | 6 (7) |
| Sandown Hillside 25-Feb-26 2400m SOFT 5 R5 BM74 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:34.590, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st Hurry Curry ( M J Dee 56.5 ) 2nd Bright Legend ( C Macredmond 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.10L 3rd Zibulon ( C G Gaudray 54.5 ) 0.20L 10th Lightning Express ( L Meech 57.5 ) 5.06L See full results | L Meech 57.5kg 5.06L | 10 (14) |
| Ararat 08-Feb-26 2200m GOOD 3 R6 BM70 $5,400 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:16.690, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Frontline Action ( W Gordon 58.5 ) 2nd Lightning Express ( L Meech 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Early Warning ( F W Kersley 55 ) 1.30L See full results | L Meech 59.5kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |