Light Speed (2020) Horse
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Light Speed is a six-year-old bay gelding by Mehmas out of Kibara. Trained by R Carr and owned by Mr Garry Flesher, he has contested 27 starts, winning five races, plus a second and a third, and has amassed $84,321 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Southwell on 16 October 2026, where he placed 10th of 11. He last won at Beverley on 24 August 2025.
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Southwell • Beverley • Chester • Pontefract • Carlisle • Doncaster • Redcar • Newmarket • Lingfield • WolverhamptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 30-Oct-26 2235m STANDARD R9 Make The Move To Midnite Handicap, SP: 19.00 | J P Sullivan short head | 5 (10) |
| Southwell 16-Oct-26 1621m SYNTHETIC R2 CL4 Hcp (of $18,718) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.750, SP: 51.00 1st Magic Trip ( P J Mcdonald 134 ) 2nd Peel Park ( J Mitchell 133 ) 3.00L 3rd Raggaas ( H Davies 138 ) 4.50L 10th Light Speed ( J P Sullivan 131 ) 16.00L See full results | J P Sullivan 59.4kg 16.00L | 10 (11) |
| Beverley 22-Sep-26 1477m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp (of $10,482) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.110, SP: 23.00 1st Mudamer ( D Nolan 138 ) 2nd Nursia ( K Stott 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Obelix ( J Hart 140 ) 0.75L 6th Light Speed ( J P Sullivan 132 ) 4.15L See full results | J P Sullivan 59.9kg 4.15L | 6 (9) |
| Newcastle 20-Dec-25 2050m SYNTHETIC R1 CL4 Hcp $1,175 (of $10,020) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:15.560, SP: 3.75 1st Machete ( M Winn 142 ) 2nd Desert Emperor ( L Chalkley 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Humble Spark ( P Mulrennan 142 ) 1.75L 4th Light Speed ( A Brookes 133 , Cd 130 ) 2.75L See full results | A Brookes 60.3kg, Cd 59kg 2.75L | 4 (6) |
| Newcastle 14-Dec-25 2050m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Hcp (of $8,844) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:13.410, SP: 6.00 1st Without Compromise ( C Hardie 138 ) 2nd Inappropriate ( J Garritty 140 ) 6.00L 3rd Bearwith ( A Brookes 135 ) 0.50L 9th Light Speed ( J Mitchell 138 ) 9.95L See full results | J Mitchell 62.6kg 9.95L | 9 (13) |
| Newcastle 23-Nov-25 2050m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $8,865) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:11.160, SP: 3.75 1st Desert Emperor ( L Chalkley 138 ) 2nd Sea Legend ( L Young 135 ) 2.75L 3rd Golspie ( R Kavanagh 130 ) 2.50L 8th Light Speed ( A Brookes 139 ) 7.90L See full results | A Brookes 63kg 7.90L | 8 (11) |
| Southwell 23-Oct-25 2234m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Held up in mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, 3rd and held inside final furlong, kept on | Aiden Brookes 58.5kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (12) |
| Newcastle 28-Sep-25 2050m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Raced wide, in touch, towards near rail when edged right under 2f out, kept on final furlong | Joanna Mason 56.7kg Head | 5 (11) |
| Chester 13-Sep-25 2076m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Flat, SP: 8/1 Mounted in chute and went early to post, mid-division, lost position halfway, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never involved | Joanna Mason 54.4kg 1/2 length | 6 (10) |
| Beverley 24-Aug-25 2000m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 7/1 Free free on way to start, midfield, closed on leaders and went third 4f out, switched towards centre and chased leader inside 2f out, led final 110 yards, ran on well towards finish | Joanna Mason 58.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Chester 03-Aug-25 2076m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Went early to post, mid-division, pushed along home turn, stayed on to go 2nd over 110 yards out, kept on, no match for winner | Joanna Mason 60.3kg 4l | 2 (8) |
| Pontefract 18-Jul-25 1615m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 17/2 Went early to post and unseated rider on way to start, mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Warren Fentiman 59.9kg 1/2 length | 8 (8) |
| Carlisle 25-Jun-25 1566m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 20/1 Keen in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway on heels of leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong | Joanna Mason 61.7kg 1/2 length | 10 (16) |
| Beverley 24-May-25 1496m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden out wide and no impression over 1f out, plugged on in modest 4th final furlong | Connor Beasley 58.1kg 2 1/2l | 4 (8) |
| Newcastle 04-Oct-24 1614m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, driven 2f out, soon beaten | Joanna Mason 59.4kg 2 1/4l | 8 (12) |
| Pontefract 19-Sep-24 1615m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Held up towards rear, pushed along off pace 2f out, keeping on when short of room inside final furlong | Harrison Shaw 63.5kg Short Head | 9 (12) |
| Beverley 31-Aug-24 1701m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders on rails, not clear run from well over 1f out, switched left and ridden inside last, stayed on closing stages | Joanna Mason 61.2kg Neck | 4 (11) |
| Chester 27-Jul-24 1524m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 17/2 Rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, rapid headway between rivals final furlong, led final 100 yards, ran on well | Joanna Mason 64.4kg | 1 (12) |
| Doncaster 05-Jul-24 2051m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 25/1 Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out | Rowan Scott 62.1kg 2 1/2l | 7 (9) |
| Redcar 21-Jun-24 1608m GOOD TO FIRM CL3 Flat, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | Phil Dennis 60.8kg 1 length | 13 (14) |
| Newmarket 16-Apr-24 1609m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 22/1 Raced near side, chased leaders, ridden and losing place when slightly hampered over 1f out | S De Sousa 53.5kg 3/4 length | 9 (17) |
| Lingfield 29-Mar-24 2012m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 20/1 Mid-division on outside, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong | William Carver 59kg 1 length | 9 (14) |
| Newcastle 01-Jan-24 1614m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 14/1 Wore hood to post, tracked leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out | Harry Davies 54.4kg 2 1/2l | 11 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 26-Dec-23 1906m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 5/2 Led, tracked leader on inside after 1f, driven over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong | William Carver 59kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (8) |
| Lingfield 05-Dec-23 2012m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 8/11 Made all, shaken up approaching final furlong, soon clear, ran on | Oisin Murphy 62.6kg | 1 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 13-Nov-23 1739m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | William Carver 61.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Newcastle 20-Oct-23 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leader, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | William Carver 60.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Southwell 10-Oct-23 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 25/1 Slowly away and last early when switched left, hung right before 2f out, ridden before 1f out, ran on to take sixth inside final furlong, never a threat | William Carver 60.3kg 1 3/4 length | 6 (11) |