Thunderous Love (2021)

Foal Date

20-Apr-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Lightning Spear

Dam

Air Stricker

Prize Money

71445

Trainer

J G Portman

Owners

Whitcoombe Park Racing

About

Thunderous Love is a 4yo bay trained by J G Portman. He is by Lightning Spear out of Air Stricker and has amassed six wins so far. On 11 July 2025 at Newbury he claimed his biggest victory, taking the $10,821.00 Class 5 Handicap. The horse has proved a rewarding option for bettors, delivering a 183% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Goodwood • Salisbury • Pontefract • Nottingham • Newbury • Southwell • Kempton • Windsor • Brighton • Ffos Las • Chepstow

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
GOODwood 24-Sep-25 1207m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp (of $12,444) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.720, SP: 12.00	R Hornby 60.8kg 35.75L	11 (11)
Salisbury 13-Sep-25 1207m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp $2,763 (of $11,066) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.630, SP: 9.00	R Hornby 55.8kg 0.50L	2 (7)
Pontefract 17-Aug-25 1207m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $275 (of $8,853) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.000, SP: 4.00	R Hornby 63kg 4.35L	5 (6)
Salisbury 27-Jul-25 1207m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $4,580 (of $8,608) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.090, SP: 3.50	R Hornby 62.1kg	1 (5)
Nottingham 18-Jul-25 1223m GOOD R2 CL5 Hcp $1,965 (of $7,870) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.760, SP: 4.33 Prominent, eased into lead over 1f out, soon pushed along, kept on, ridden and headed final 110 yards, not pace of winner	R Hornby 61.2kg 1.50L	2 (6)
Newbury 11-Jul-25 1207m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $5,757 (of $10,821) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.560, SP: 9.50 Chased leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on and always just doing enough	R Hornby 61.2kg	1 (14)
Nottingham 26-Jun-25 1223m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $4,187 (of $7,870) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.250, SP: 3.75 Prominent in centre, led over 1f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong	R Hornby 61.2kg	1 (5)
Nottingham 04-Jun-25 1223m GOOD R3 CL6 Hcp $798 (of $6,394) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.200, SP: 5.50 Mid-division, driven along halfway, headway over 2f out, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out, faded final 110 yards	H Crouch 61.2kg 3.25L	3 (8)
Salisbury 15-May-25 1207m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $7,378) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.710, SP: 4.50 Awkward start, pushed along and always detached in rear	O Carmichael 62.6kg, Cd 64kg 6.70L	7 (8)
Nottingham 29-Apr-25 1223m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $3,402 (of $6,394) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.680, SP: 7.00 Dwelt, in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well to lead inside final 110yds	H Crouch 61.2kg	1 (10)
Southwell 05-Apr-25 1221m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp $4,711 (of $8,853) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.720, SP: 21.00 Slowly away, in rear, pushed along and good headway over 2f out, led over 110 yards out, stayed on well	O Tubb 60.8kg, Cd 58.5kg	1 (9)
Kempton 31-Oct-24 1408m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:26.780, SP: 26.00 Blindfold off late, raced alone and wide early, soon prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon dropped away tamely	R Hornby 59.4kg 33.90L	12 (12)
Windsor 14-Oct-24 1218m HEAVY R8 CL6 Hcp $220 (of $7,081) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:19.770, SP: 11.00 Off the pace in last pair, some late headway, never involved	O Tubb 59.9kg, Cd 62.1kg 5.50L	5 (10)
Brighton 17-Sep-24 1202m GOOD R1 Hcp $1,400 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 01:08.810, SP: 7/1 Mid-division, headway 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner	O Tubb 59.4kg 1.25L	2 (9)
Salisbury 14-Sep-24 1207m SOFT R8 Hcp $268 (of $4,580), Winning Time: 01:15.560, SP: 14/1 Held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish	S Osborne 54.9kg, Cd 0 4.75L	5 (11)
Ffos Las 23-Aug-24 1481m HEAVY R3 Hcp (of $2,983), Winning Time: 01:44.440, SP: 5/1 Towards rear, some headway well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten	O Tubb 59.4kg, Cd 0 21.50L	7 (7)
Salisbury 28-Jul-24 1207m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $3,926), Winning Time: 01:14.390, SP: 11/1 Awward away, in rear, ridden and headway when hung left over 1f out, soon weakened	R Hornby 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.25L	7 (8)
Chepstow 24-Jun-24 1422m GOOD R6 Hcp $699 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 01:23.860, SP: 13/2 Last to break, chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out	R Hornby 61.7kg 8.25L	3 (5)
Salisbury 11-Jun-24 1207m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $3,926), Winning Time: 01:13.650, SP: 5/1 Dwelt, held up, wide and effort over 1f out, no impression after	O Tubb 59.4kg, Cd 0 4.50L	6 (10)
Salisbury 16-May-24 1207m SOFT R4 Hcp $3,926 (of $3,926), Winning Time: 01:21.130, SP: 25/1 In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on	O Tubb 58.5kg	1 (8)
Windsor 30-Apr-24 1637m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $3,768), Winning Time: 01:47.420, SP: 33/1 Raced wide tracked leader, joined leader 3f out, weakened over 1f out	R Hornby 60.3kg, Cd 0 28.50L	12 (12)
Southwell 31-Mar-24 1621m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $4,711), Winning Time: 01:41.490, SP: 28/1 Awkward away, in touch, ridden 2f out, soon hung left and weakened	R Hornby 59.4kg, Cd 0 11.50L	9 (9)
Kempton 12-Oct-23 1609m GOOD R4 Md (of $3,672) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.570, SP: 33/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out	R Hornby 57.2kg, Cd 0 15.25L	8 (12)
Chepstow 28-Aug-23 1422m SOFT Md (of $3,564), Winning Time: 01:23.660, SP: 13.00 Front mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, gradually weakened	R Hornby 58.1kg, Cd 0 10.00L	8 (13)
Kempton 14-Aug-23 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Md (of $9,739) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.510, SP: 15.00 Mid-division on inside, good headway between horses over 1f out, staying on in 3rd when slightly hampered final 110 yards, weakened and lost places soon after	T E Whelan 57.2kg 2.75L	5 (11)