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Horse profile

Black Agnes (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Lee Smyth · Last owner Joseph Swanson
by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Nice To Know (FR) (Machiavellian)
16 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Oct 2017 — 3,301 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 11th of 14 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Black Agnes (IRE) is 1 from 16. Hasn't won since Oct 2016. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Black Agnes (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Magnificentforce (GB)40——
Official rating64↓ 3lb off peak
64 58–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 24 Jun 2017

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 104A · median 87.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)9104B87—
Good2104A84—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7104B87—
1m2f – 1m4f4104A88—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 24 Jun 2017 Official rating 64 at the last run, 6 Oct 2017

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 89A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)989A71—
Good478A56.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1089A67.5—
1m2f – 1m4f578A68—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+9—
Good to Firm1,62117911%+0.70 from 1
Good2,60526710.2%−0.10 from 4
Good to Soft1,1721089.2%−1.10 from 1
Soft1,72118310.6%+0.30 from 1
Heavy607518.4%−1.9—
Standard (AW)4,08342410.4%+0.11 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f87910411.8%+1.5—
6f – 7f4,77349910.5%+0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,04533811.1%+0.81 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f2,0891959.3%−10 from 5
1m5f – 2m697598.5%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f305185.9%−4.4—
2m5f – 3m761114.5%+4.2—
Over 3m300%−10.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nice To Know (FR) (Machiavellian)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Alchemystique (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Alchemystique (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Alchemystique (IRE)2821m4f–2mClass 4
Bon A Savoir (GB)10——
Thunder Boy (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 9 1 11% +17.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 9 1 11% +17.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 10 1 10% +16.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane B Kelly 5 1 20% +21.00
Dylan Hogan 4 0 0% −4.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Joey Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 12 1 8% +14.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 9 1 11% +17.00

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
06 Oct 17+104d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 shd 9-11 6487B60A Danny Sheehy 8/1
24 Jun 17+23d Down Royal Down Royal Handicap (50-80) 10.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 8-9 64104A78A Shane B Kelly 11/1
01 Jun 17+23d Hamilton Racinguk.com Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 4½ 9-8 6564C66B Tony Hamilton 5/1
09 May 17+18d Ayr Belhaven For Macmillan May Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 4 9-7 6588A59A Paul Mulrennan 7/1
21 Apr 17+28d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 ½ 9-10 6587B77A Dylan Hogan 16/1
24 Mar 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Follow attheraces Twitter Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 ½ 9-7 6572B69A Dylan Hogan 7/1
10 Mar 17+93d Dundalk (AW) Fastfix Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 9-9 6399B80A Dylan Hogan 16/1
07 Dec 16+28d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 1 9-9 6483B75A Shane B Kelly 9/1
09 Nov 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap (45-70) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 1 9-7 6488B68A Shane B Kelly 7/1
26 Oct 16+12d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 hd 8-13 67104B71A Shane B Kelly 14/1
14 Oct 16+7d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 1¾ 9-2 6784B58A Dylan Hogan 8/1
07 Oct 16+60d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-4 5898B89A Shane B Kelly 25/1
08 Aug 16+25d Ayr Racing UK HD On Sky432 Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 nk 8-9 62—58A Jack Garritty 33/1
14 Jul 16+13d Hamilton Fair Friday Racenight Tomorrow Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 1 9-0 ——47A Joey Haynes 22/1
01 Jul 16+13d Bellewstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden 8f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 2½ 9-0 ——60A Ronan Whelan 20/1
18 Jun 16 Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden 10.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 4¼ 9-0 ——44C Ronan Whelan 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Agnes (IRE) won?
Black Agnes (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Black Agnes (IRE)?
Black Agnes (IRE) was trained by Lee Smyth on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 6 October 2017.
Who is Black Agnes (IRE)'s sire?
Black Agnes (IRE) is by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Nice To Know (FR), whose sire is Machiavellian.
What going does Black Agnes (IRE) prefer?
Black Agnes (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Black Agnes (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 6 October 2017. The highest on record is 67.
What is Black Agnes (IRE)'s sire's record?
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
Who are Black Agnes (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Nice To Know (FR), Black Agnes (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Alchemystique (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Alchemystique (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m. As at Oct 2026.
Has Black Agnes (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Black Agnes (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.