Thunderous Love (2021) Horse
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Thunderous Love is a five-year-old bay mare by Lightning Spear out of Air Stricker. Trained by J G Portman for Whitcoombe Park Racing, she has started 37 times, achieving six victories, placing second five times and third two times, and has accumulated $80,926 in earnings. Her most recent outing was at Yarmouth on 20 October 2026, where she finished 5th of 9 runners. The latest win came at Salisbury on 26 July 2025.
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Bath • Yarmouth • Nottingham • Southwell • Salisbury • Newbury • Goodwood • Lingfield • Leicester • Pontefract • Kempton • Windsor • Brighton • Ffos Las • ChepstowRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bath 29-Oct-26 1152m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) R6 Oakenson Ltd Handicap, SP: 4.50 | Olivia Tubb 0.75L | 7 (12) |
| Yarmouth 20-Oct-26 1210m SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, minor headway to pass beaten rivals over 1f out, soon no extra | Rob Hornby 60.8kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (9) |
| Nottingham 01-Oct-26 1223m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $15,915) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.590, SP: 7.50 1st Royal Accord ( M Ghiani 135 ) 2nd Ingleby Archie ( J Garritty 136 ) 1.00L 3rd Cairdeas ( K T O'neill 133 ) 1.50L 8th Thunderous Love ( R Hornby 130 ) 6.75L See full results | R Hornby 59kg 6.75L | 8 (15) |
| Yarmouth 16-Sep-26 1210m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $977 (of $8,326) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.020, SP: 10.00 1st Raffles Angel ( C Shepherd 138 ) 2nd Court Drive ( B Loughnane 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Startled Lady ( T Marquand 133 ) 0.20L 4th Thunderous Love ( J Leavy 130 ) 1.45L See full results | J Leavy 59kg 1.45L | 4 (13) |
| Southwell 31-Aug-26 1222m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $9,897) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.880, SP: 9.00 1st Classy Clarets ( S Farmer 135 ) 2nd Fantasy Obsessor ( R Dawson 127 ) 2.50L 3rd Hectic ( J Garritty 131 ) 0.15L 9th Thunderous Love ( R Hornby 128 ) 9.70L See full results | R Hornby 58.1kg 9.70L | 9 (12) |
| Nottingham 12-Aug-26 1223m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $3,998 (of $8,523) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.840, SP: 2.88 1st Melissa Honey ( D Probert 126 ) 2nd Thunderous Love ( R Hornby 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Come On Eibhlin ( J Callan 135 ) 0.75L See full results | R Hornby 59.9kg 0.30L | 2 (6) |
| Salisbury 26-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $4,098 (of $8,733) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.500, SP: 8.50 1st Red Snapper ( C Tucker 127 ) 2nd Thunderous Love ( O Tubb 132 , Cd 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Liosa ( L Catton 137 ) 0.50L See full results | O Tubb 59.9kg, Cd 57.6kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |
| Newbury 09-Jul-26 1207m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 15/2 Held up rear of mid-division, not much room on rail over 1f out, never involved | Rob Hornby 62.1kg Neck | 9 (12) |
| Salisbury 09-Jun-26 1207m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Prominent, asked for effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong | Rob Hornby 58.1kg 4 1/4l | 6 (10) |
| GOODwood 05-Jun-26 1207m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Awkward start, towards rear, brief headway wide 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Olivia Tubb 62.6kg 1 length | 9 (10) |
| Lingfield 26-May-26 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 9/2 Fly jumped start, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | H Crouch 59kg 2l | 6 (7) |
| Ascot 09-May-26 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Prominent, ridden 2f out, lost position entering final furlong, in touch when hampered entering final 110yds, not recover | Rob Hornby 57.2kg Nose | 7 (18) |
| Leicester 13-Apr-26 1207m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Prominent, led after 1f, pushed along when headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened quickly inside final furlong | Rob Hornby 60.3kg 1 length | 5 (9) |
| GOODwood 24-Sep-25 1207m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly soon after | Rob Hornby 60.8kg 30l | 11 (11) |
| Salisbury 12-Sep-25 1207m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 8/1 Close up, bumped 2f out, carried left when ridden over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on but not reach winner | Rob Hornby 55.8kg 1/2 length | 2 (7) |
| Pontefract 17-Aug-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 3/1 Dwelt in rear throughout, outpaced and struggling entering home straight, never on terms (rider said was filly was unsuited by being left in stalls for an extended period due to an unruly horse during loading process) | Rob Hornby 63kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (5) |
| Salisbury 26-Jul-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, travelled strongly, led over 1f out, ridden out final 110 yards, ran on | Rob Hornby 62.1kg | 1 (5) |
| Nottingham 18-Jul-25 1223m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Prominent, eased into lead over 1f out, soon pushed along, kept on, ridden and headed final 110 yards, not pace of winner | Rob Hornby 61.2kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (6) |
| Newbury 10-Jul-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Chased leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on and always just doing enough | Rob Hornby 61.2kg | 1 (14) |
| Nottingham 26-Jun-25 1223m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 Prominent in centre, led over 1f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong | Rob Hornby 61.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Nottingham 04-Jun-25 1223m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/2 Mid-division, driven along halfway, headway over 2f out, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out, faded final 110 yards | H Crouch 61.2kg 2 1/2l | 3 (8) |
| Salisbury 15-May-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Awkward start, pushed along and always detached in rear | Oliver Carmichael 62.6kg Head | 7 (8) |
| Nottingham 29-Apr-25 1223m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 6/1 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 04-Apr-25 1222m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 20/1 Slowly away, in rear, pushed along and GOOD headway over 2f out, led over 110 yards out, stayed on well | Olivia Tubb 60.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Kempton 30-Oct-24 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 25/1 Blindfold off late, raced alone and wide early, soon prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon dropped away tamely | Rob Hornby 59.4kg 27l | 12 (12) |
| Windsor 14-Oct-24 1218m HEAVY CL6 Flat, SP: 10/1 Off the pace in last pair, some late headway, never involved | Olivia Tubb 59.9kg 1 length | 5 (10) |
| Brighton 17-Sep-24 1202m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Mid-division, headway 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner | Olivia Tubb 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (9) |
| Salisbury 13-Sep-24 1207m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish | Saffie Osborne 54.9kg Head | 5 (11) |
| Ffos Las 23-Aug-24 1481m HEAVY CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Towards rear, some headway well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten | Olivia Tubb 59.4kg 8l | 7 (7) |
| Salisbury 27-Jul-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 Awward away, in rear, ridden and headway when hung left over 1f out, soon weakened | Rob Hornby 60.3kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (8) |
| Chepstow 24-Jun-24 1423m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 13/2 Last to break, chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | Rob Hornby 61.7kg 5 1/2l | 3 (5) |
| Salisbury 11-Jun-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Dwelt, held up, wide and effort over 1f out, no impression after | Olivia Tubb 59.4kg 1/2 length | 6 (10) |
| Salisbury 16-May-24 1207m SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 25/1 In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | Olivia Tubb 58.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Windsor 29-Apr-24 1638m GOOD TO SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 33/1 Raced wide tracked leader, joined leader 3f out, weakened over 1f out | Rob Hornby 60.3kg 15l | 12 (12) |
| Southwell 31-Mar-24 1621m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 28/1 Awkward away, in touch, ridden 2f out, soon hung left and weakened | Rob Hornby 59.4kg 4 1/2l | 9 (9) |
| Kempton 11-Oct-23 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 33/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out | Rob Hornby 57.2kg 1/2 length | 8 (12) |
| Chepstow 28-Aug-23 1423m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Front mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, gradually weakened | Rob Hornby 58.1kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (13) |
| Kempton 14-Aug-23 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 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 3/4 length | 5 (11) |