Lightning Express (AUS) Horse
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Lightning Express is a seven-year-old chestnut gelding that was bred in Australia, by Impending out of Doojah. He is under the care of trainer Aaron Purcell and races for owners Purcells Enjoy Racing (Mgr: J D Purcell), N Hayes, Ms S C Hayes and others. Over 33 career starts he has secured six victories, placed second once and earned five third‑place finishes, accumulating total earnings of $224,281. His most recent outing was at Mortlake on 31 October 2026, where he came home 9th of 9. The last time he crossed the line first was at Pooncarie on 20 September 2025.
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Mortlake • Warrnambool • Donald • Casterton • Sandown Hillside • Ararat • Mount Gambier • Penshurst • NaracoorteRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| bet365 Hamilton 10-Nov-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 Jump Out-G4 | T Madden | 2 (3) |
| Mortlake 31-Oct-26 2000m SOFT 5 R6 bet365 Mortlake Cup Barrier 4, SP: 13.00 | T.Madden 55kg 10.95L | 9 (9) |
| Hamilton 10-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 5 R5 BM70 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.510, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th 1st Rich Champagne ( T Nugent 60.5 ) 2nd Blazing Sword ( M Aitken 61 ) 1.75L 3rd Budjik Boy ( C Macredmond 59 ) 2.15L 6th Lightning Express ( T Madden 59 ) 3.50L See full results | T Madden 59kg 3.50L | 6 (13) |
| 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 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Captain Redbeard ( B Mertens 60 ) 2nd Fully Justified ( C Macredmond 59 ) 1.75L 3rd Imminent Storm ( T M 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 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 4th | L Meech 59.5kg 1L | 2 (10) |
| Mount Gambier 25-Jan-26 2062m GOOD 4 R7 SUMMER CUP (of $30,000) Barrier 6, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | C Mac Redmond Ire 56kg 2.39L | 5 (11) |
| Warrnambool 11-Jan-26 1700m GOOD 3 R7 KOROIT CUP (of $40,000) Barrier 4, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | L Meech 56.5kg 4.31L | 7 (10) |
| Penshurst 22-Nov-25 2000m GOOD 3 R7 PENSHURST CUP (of $40,000) Barrier 3, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd | T Madden 57.5kg 0.82L | 4 (9) |
| Donald 16-Nov-25 1620m GOOD 3 R6 DON CUP (of $80,000) Barrier 9, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | T Madden 54.5kg 3.2L | 7 (9) |
| Mortlake 01-Nov-25 2000m GOOD 3 R7 BM78 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 2nd | L Meech 58kg 4.5L | 4 (6) |
| Hamilton 11-Oct-25 1600m SOFT 5 R8 BM70 (of $80,000) Barrier 12, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | T Madden 62.5kg 11.67L | 10 (12) |
| Pooncarie 20-Sep-25 1550m GOOD R5 POONCARIE BM78 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, SP: 4.40 | J Webb 58.5kg 0.98L | 1 (9) |
| Naracoorte 31-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 7 R5 BM66 (of $19,500) Barrier 3, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | S Potter 60.5kg 4.86L | 4 (10) |
| bet365 Camperdown 20-Aug-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Jump Out-G4 | T Madden | 2 (7) |