Fortunate Lighting (2018) Horse
About
Fortunate Lighting is a 7yo b trained by Thomas Coyle in Meath. He is by Soldier Of Fortune out of Sandymount Lady. So far he has won two races. On 8 Aug 2025 at Sligo he claimed his biggest victory, earning the $20,000 Hcph prize. The horse has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 79% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 A 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) |
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