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Horse profile

Amber And Black (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Nov 2020) · Last trainer John J Walsh · Last owner D J Buckley Partnership
by Oscar (IRE) out of Ask June (IRE) (Shernazar)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Nov 2020 — 2,168 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2020 · 10th of 13 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Amber And Black (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 69 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Wexford, 5 Apr 2019

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 115C · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft7115C65—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m570C65—
2m1f – 2m4f3115C61—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 22 Aug 2020 Official rating 83 at the last run, 26 Nov 2020

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 90A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft790A83—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m590A79—
2m1f – 2m4f389C89—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5858.6%−2.3—
Good to Firm760648.4%−2.5—
Good4,65847910.3%−0.6—
Good to Soft2,80435812.8%+1.9—
Soft5,00654010.8%−0.10 from 7
Heavy3,15234510.9%00 from 1
Standard (AW)1051918.1%+7.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.8—
1m – 1m1f7228.6%+17.7—
1m2f – 1m4f9088.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m4,43951411.6%+0.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f5,91263010.7%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m4,99653710.7%−0.2—
Over 3m1,09311810.8%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ask June (IRE) (Shernazar)

9 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Davinia's Tip (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Davinia's Tip (IRE)932m–2m1f—
Johanna Yeats (IRE)3512m1½f—
Wrong Shape Ball (IRE)30——
Tapaigh An Deis (IRE)90——
Ask Robin (IRE)50——
Snow Flyer (IRE)60——
Redanna (IRE)90——
Megatron (IRE)20——
Mystina (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ambrose McCurtin 6 0 0% −6.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr W T Cronin 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 2 runs
26 Nov 20+96d Thurles Templemore Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 17 10-11 8339C67C Ambrose McCurtin 100/1
22 Aug 20+273d Killarney Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 4½ 11-3 84115C79C Ambrose McCurtin 80/1
2019 · 2 runs
23 Nov 19+232d Gowran Park Connolly's Topline Bagnalstown Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 11 10-6 8542C74C Brian Hayes 50/1
05 Apr 19+97d Wexford Slaney Estuary Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 9 11-0 8669B83A Ambrose McCurtin 33/1
2018 · 4 runs
29 Dec 18+41d Limerick BRC McMahon Reinforcements Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 48 10-8 —55C89C Ambrose McCurtin 100/1
18 Nov 18+40d Cork Matchbook Betting Podcast EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 9 ran 7/9 nk 11-2 —65C79C Ambrose McCurtin 66/1
09 Oct 18+25d Galway Mervue Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 11 11-2 —61C89C Ambrose McCurtin 50/1
14 Sep 18 Listowel Listowel Printing Works Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 2¾ 11-2 —70C90A Mr W T Cronin 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Amber And Black won?
Amber And Black (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2020.
Who trained Amber And Black?
Amber And Black (IRE) was trained by John J Walsh on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 26 November 2020.
Who is Amber And Black's sire?
Amber And Black (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Ask June (IRE), whose sire is Shernazar.
What is Amber And Black's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 26 November 2020. The highest on record is 86.
What is Amber And Black's sire's record?
Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Amber And Black's siblings?
Out of Ask June (IRE), Amber And Black (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Davinia's Tip (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.