Black Cess (FR)
Black Cess won once from 24 starts with the success coming at Longchamp in May 2023 over 1m to 1m1f on heavy ground. The mare recorded six of her seven places at that track where she won one of ten starts overall. All wins came on turf and she was 0 from four on the all-weather. She finished sixth of 13 at Longchamp in the Prix du Passage Feydeau in Sep 2024.
- 1–24Wins / Runs
- 4.2%Strike rate
- 7 (29.2%)Placed
- −16.20£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=24 · 0.59 incl. margin
- 76dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 7.4% of 4,128 runs since Jan 2008 (448 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 3.9% from 254. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 142.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 194 | 17 | 8.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 543 | 29 | 5.3% | −2.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 581 | 55 | 9.5% | +2.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 691 | 34 | 4.9% | −2.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 254 | 10 | 3.9% | −3.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,857 | 160 | 8.6% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 209 | 25 | 12% | +4.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,604 | 128 | 8% | +0.6 | 0 from 18 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,432 | 104 | 7.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 677 | 41 | 6.1% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 142 | 4 | 2.8% | −4.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 61 | 3 | 4.9% | −2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Got Will (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 6½f.
Family form: Got Shine (FR) finished 3rd of 9 at Lyon Parilly (FR), 26 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Got Will (FR) | 13 | 1 | 6½f | — |
| Got Frost (FR) | 33 | 0 | — | — |
| Got Shine (FR) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.80 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.20 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontainebleau (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.80 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mme Lea Bails | 20 | 1 | 5% | −12.20 |
| Mlle Lea Bails | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mme Alison Massin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.80 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.80 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Cess (FR) won?
- Black Cess (FR) won 1 of 24 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 4.2%. Placed 7 times in total (29.2% of starts).
- Who trained Black Cess (FR)?
- Black Cess (FR) was trained by S Gouyette on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 5 September 2024.
- Who is Black Cess (FR)'s sire?
- Black Cess (FR) is by Dabirsim (FR) out of Miranda Frost (FR), whose sire is Vespone.
- What going does Black Cess (FR) prefer?
- Black Cess (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Cess (FR)'s sire's record?
- Dabirsim (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 4,128 runs since Jan 2008 (448 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.9% from 254. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 142.
- Who are Black Cess (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Miranda Frost (FR), Black Cess (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Got Will (FR) (1). The wins came over 6½f. As at Oct 2026.