Lightning Flash (2020) Horse
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Lightning Flash, a six-year-old bay gelding by Mount Nelson out of Golden Mole, is trained by N & W Twiston‑Davies and owned by Mr N A Twiston‑Davies. Over 20 starts he has secured four wins, placed second twice and third three times, earning $51,523 in prize money. His most recent race was at Newton Abbot on 28 September 2026, where he finished fourth of six. His latest victory was at Chepstow on 11 October 2025.
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Newton Abbot • Doncaster • Ludlow • Wetherby • Chepstow • Perth • Fakenham • Cagnes-sur-Mer • Compiegne • Fontainebleau • Hexham • Taunton • Lingfield • WincantonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot 28-Sep-26 3371m GOOD R4 CL5 HcpH $976 (of $15,788), Winning Time: 03:59.230, SP: 3.75 1st Saucats ( C Pritchard 142 ) 2nd Princess Of Ballea ( H Reed 142 ) 3.75L 3rd Saint Polo ( L Scott 168 , Cd 165 ) 5.50L 4th Lightning Flash ( S Twiston-davies 165 ) 8.25L See full results | S Twiston-davies 74.8kg 8.25L | 4 (6) |
| Newton Abbot 06-May-26 3287m GOOD R4 CL4 HcpCh $2,522 (of $10,964), Winning Time: 04:02.830, SP: 5.50 1st Cobbler's Boy ( H Skelton 161 ) 2nd Gower Prince ( J Bowen 158 ) 14.00L 3rd Lightning Flash ( S Twiston-davies 165 ) 67.00L See full results | S Twiston-davies 74.8kg 67kgL | 3 (5) |
| Doncaster 14-Mar-26 3851m GOOD R3 CL4 NvHcpCh $2,027 (of $8,814), Winning Time: 04:50.220, SP: 2.75 1st Cuban Court ( J M Quinlan 161 ) 2nd Whatyouwaitingfor ( L Pinchin 160 ) 29.00L 3rd Lightning Flash ( T Mccain-mitchell 163 , Cd 158 ) 46.00L See full results | T Mccain-mitchell 73.9kg, Cd 71.7kg 46kgL | 3 (4) |
| Ludlow 17-Dec-25 3211m SOFT R2 CL4 HcpCh (of $10,629), Winning Time: 04:02.140, SP: 4.50 1st Milan Tino ( J J Burke 165 ) 2nd Lime Drop ( S Sheppard 165 ) 1.25L 3rd Park Annonciade ( R P Mclernon 158 ) 0.30L 6th Lightning Flash ( S Twiston-davies 160 ) 31.30L See full results | S Twiston-davies 72.6kg 31.30L | 6 (9) |
| Ludlow 25-Nov-25 3210m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpCh (of $10,874), Winning Time: 04:04.220, SP: 2.63 1st Rumoursareflying ( J Andrews 159 ) 2nd Hypotenus ( C Pritchard 165 ) 2.25L 3rd Big Boy Barney ( J J Burke 161 ) 12.00L Lightning Flash ( T Mccain-mitchell 162 , Cd 167 ) 0.00L | T Mccain-mitchell 73.5kg, Cd 75.8kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Wetherby 01-Nov-25 3900m GOOD CL3 Chase, SP: 11/10 Jumped right, front rank, not fluent 8th, pushed along before 4 out, ridden next, weakened before 2 out | Sam Twiston-Davies 69.9kg 26l | 4 (8) |
| Chepstow 11-Oct-25 3229m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 6/5 Pressed leader until led after 3rd, mistake 2 out, jumped right and hampered runner up last, stayed on strongly run in | Sam Twiston-Davies 72.1kg | 1 (5) |
| Perth 25-Sep-25 4055m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 9/4 Jumped right on occasions, close up, led 1st, clear approaching last, kept on well | Sam Twiston-Davies 76.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Perth 25-Apr-25 4055m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Off the pace and always towards rear | James Turner 75.3kg 2 1/4l | 7 (12) |
| Fakenham 14-Mar-25 4024m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 13/2 Prominent, mistake 4th, headway to press leader 3 out, soon led but pressed for lead, driven and headed 2 out, soon outpaced by winner, kept on same pace run-in | Jamie Brace 76.2kg 13l | 2 (6) |
| Warwick 21-Feb-25 3219m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Chased leader until pushed along home turn, chased leaders, weakened quickly before 2 out | Sam Twiston-Davies 75.3kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (12) |
| Cagnes-sur-Mer 04-Dec-24 3499m VERY SOFT Hurdle, SP: 15/2 | James Reveley 68.9kg 20l | 8 (9) |
| Compiegne 11-Nov-24 3599m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 15/2 | James Reveley 69.9kg 15l | 11 (14) |
| Fontainebleau 05-Oct-24 3550m VERY SOFT Hurdle, SP: 10/11 | James Reveley 69.9kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (14) |
| Hexham 04-May-24 3263m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/4 Chased leaders, not clear run before last, soon switched left, led flat, ridden cleat | Sam Twiston-Davies 67.6kg | 1 (11) |
| Chepstow 13-Apr-24 3229m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Prominent, lost position and chased leaders 3rd, ridden and headway after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, kept on one pace and lost a place jumping last | Jordan Nailor 69.9kg 1 length | 3 (7) |
| Taunton 11-Mar-24 3314m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Took keen hold, prominent, headway to chase leader before 2 out where a length down, soon ridden, every chance approaching last, soon briefly led but pressed for lead, headed close home, no match for winner near finish | Sam Twiston-Davies 69.9kg 2l | 2 (10) |
| Lingfield 21-Jan-24 3219m STANDARD / SLOW CL2 NH Flat, SP: 40/1 Prominent, led 6f out, pushed along and headed 3f out, weakened final furlong | Finn Lambert 67.6kg Head | 10 (13) |
| Wincanton 12-Dec-23 3063m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 NH Flat, SP: 7/1 Held up in midfield, ridden over 6f out, outpaced over 3f out, soon tailed off | James Turner 73.9kg 18l | 6 (9) |
| Ludlow 09-Nov-23 3172m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 NH Flat, SP: 13/2 Led, headed 6f out, led again 2f out, ridden and ran on | Thomas Bellamy 69.9kg | 1 (11) |