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Horse profile

Black Dakota (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Daisy Hitchins · Owner Simonell Racing Club
by Westerner (GB) out of Theklana (IRE) (Definite Article)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2026
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 29 Oct 2026 · 5th of 11 Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Typically ridden with patience — held up in 4 of 5 analysed runs — Black Dakota (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Fontwell (Oct 2026).

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 3 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 29 Oct 2026

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 6 figures · best 104A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3104A743 runs · 104 / 74
Good3104C923 runs · 104 / 92
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4104A874 runs · 104 / 87
2m5f – 3m292A832 runs · 92 / 83

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 3 Oct 2026 Official rating 94 at the last run, 29 Oct 2026

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 6 figures · best 107A · median 95.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
Good to Soft398A933 runs · 98 / 93
Good3107A983 runs · 107 / 98
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 3 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4107A984 runs · 107 / 98
2m5f – 3m293B87.52 runs · 93 / 87.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 5 analysed runs since May 2026

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Westerner (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,851 runs since Jul 2009 (943 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.1—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.7—
Good3,41343112.6%+0.40 from 3
Good to Soft2,11925412%−0.20 from 3
Soft3,78145212%−0.2—
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.1—
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−4—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.8—
1m5f – 2m3,37039611.8%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f4,29353912.6%+0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,98137512.6%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m7678811.5%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Theklana (IRE) (Definite Article)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Tangental (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tangental (IRE)3122m4f–3m—
Spring Street (IRE)1313m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie David 4 0 0% −4.00
Aidan Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 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
2026 · 6 runs
29 Oct 26+26d Stratford Blaze A Trail Stratford Hat-Trick Hero Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran settled at the back early - crept closer after 2 out but never threatened at the last - faded on the run-in to finish 5th 5/11 6 11-6 94104A98A Robbie David 9/2J
03 Oct 26+15d Fontwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good · 8 ran Settled at the back - adrift by a long way after the 3rd - nudged up to close gap after 5th and gained ground 3 out - kept on and angled to far rail after the last - snatched third near finish 3/8 3 11-1 9570A107A Robbie David 12/1
18 Sep 26+94d Newton Abbot Edmundson Electrical Cabletec Plymouth Maiden Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back - clipped 4th before losing touch after 3 out - stayed on late but never able to challenge the front three from 2 out 4/7 25 10-13 —92A82B Robbie David 9/1
16 Jun 26+17d Stratford Racing To School Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - lost touch before the 5th - well beaten from there 6/10 4¼ 10-12 —104C98C Robbie David 28/1
30 May 26+23d Listowel Eamon Foran Memorial Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Settled in close order early - still 5th at halfway - small error four out - pushed along into 5th shortly after - unable to find more finishing fourth 4/9 31 11-9 —55C90C Aidan Kelly 28/1
07 May 26 Wexford Buy Tickets Online Novice Hunters Chase 2m7f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - flicked through the obstacle at the 3rd and 4th - improved into 3rd 6 out - asked for effort entering the straight - unable to close after 2 out and held safe up the run-in 5/8 nk 11-2 —74A93B Mr Andrew Burke-Ott 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Dakota won?
Black Dakota (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains Black Dakota?
Black Dakota (IRE) is trained by Daisy Hitchins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 October 2026.
Who is Black Dakota's sire?
Black Dakota (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Theklana (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What is Black Dakota's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 29 October 2026. The highest on record is 95.
What is Black Dakota's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,851 runs since Jul 2009 (943 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Black Dakota's siblings?
Out of Theklana (IRE), Black Dakota (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Tangental (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m4f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.