Black Centaur (IRE)
Black Centaur (IRE) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2021. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 10 on softer). Last raced off 100, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 2 (15.4%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.73Fair A/E n=13 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 91dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 101
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 70C | 62 | — |
| Good | 3 | 83B | 59 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 103C | 97 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 103C | 91 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 83B | 59 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 760 | 64 | 8.4% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 4,658 | 479 | 10.3% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,803 | 358 | 12.8% | +1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 5,006 | 540 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 3,152 | 345 | 10.9% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | +7.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +17.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,439 | 514 | 11.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,912 | 630 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,995 | 537 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 1 from 5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Mr Mercurial (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mr Mercurial (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mercurial (IRE) | 25 | 9 | 2m4½f–3m2½f | Class 4 |
| Black Narcissus (IRE) | 31 | 6 | 2m3½f–3m2½f | Class 4 |
| Misty Mai (IRE) | 34 | 4 | 2m4f–3m1½f | Class 4 |
| Black Scorpion (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 2m4f–3m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Moore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fergus Gillard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Centaur (IRE) won?
- Black Centaur (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
- Who trained Black Centaur (IRE)?
- Black Centaur (IRE) was trained by Chris Gordon on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 10 January 2022.
- Who is Black Centaur (IRE)'s sire?
- Black Centaur (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Arcanum (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Black Centaur (IRE) prefer?
- Black Centaur (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Centaur (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 10 January 2022. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Black Centaur (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
- Who are Black Centaur (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Arcanum (IRE), Black Centaur (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Mr Mercurial (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mr Mercurial (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.