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Black De Bessy (FR)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer R H & Mrs S Alner · Last owner Mrs Derek Fletcher
by Perrault (GB) out of Emerald City (GB) (Top Ville)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Mar 2008 — 6,792 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 · 6th of 6 2 wins · Wincanton & Stratford First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Black De Bessy (FR) is 2 from 14, both wins coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2005. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 112, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 3 OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating112↓ 14lb off peak
112 110–126

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 10 Mar 2008 Official rating 112 at the last run, 30 Mar 2008

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 13 figures · best 131C · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good9131C110—
Good to Soft4123C105—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8123C106.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3110C102—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 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
Perrault (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 25 runs since Mar 2008 (7 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good900%−122 from 9
Good to Soft8225%+130 from 4
Soft500%−120 from 1
Heavy3133.3%+21.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f10110%−20 from 3
2m5f – 3m12216.7%+4.71 from 8
Over 3m300%−120 from 2

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

Dam
Emerald City (GB) (Top Ville)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 2 22% +2.50
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 10 2 20% +1.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 4 1 25% +0.50
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 3 1 33% +4.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 1 13% −3.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Walford 6 1 17% +1.00
Andrew Thornton 6 1 17% −1.50
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% −1.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 5 2 40% +6.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 1 8% −8.50
Hurdle 1 1 100% +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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
30 Mar 08+20d Kempton intercasino.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 23 11-1 11294C Noel Fehily 4/1
10 Mar 08+73d Stratford Voute Farm Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 1¾ 11-7 115107A Robert Walford 10/1
2007 · 3 runs
28 Dec 07+38d Leicester ladbrokes.com Leicestershire Silver Fox Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 10 11-12 118102C Andrew Thornton 9/1
20 Nov 07+30d Folkestone Daily Mail Raceday Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 5 11-9 12294C Andrew Thornton 7/1
21 Oct 07+372d Kempton WBX Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good · 12 ran 4/12 8 11-2 124113C Andrew Thornton 12/1
2006 · 4 runs
14 Oct 06+214d Kempton betfredpoker.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1¾ 11-0 12692C Robert Walford 9/2
14 Mar 06+24d Cheltenham William Hill Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 11/21 ½ 10-6 126103C Robert Walford 33/1
18 Feb 06+28d Wincanton Country Gentlemen's Association Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 3m1f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-6 126— Robert Thornton 5/2
21 Jan 06+26d Wincanton Gasforce Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 6 11-12 125123C Andrew Thornton 11/4F
2005 · 5 runs
26 Dec 05+30d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Lord Stalbridge Memorial Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 shd 11-9 122116C Andrew Thornton 5/2
26 Nov 05+21d Newbury Ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 8 10-3 122110C Robert Walford 3/1F
05 Nov 05+21d Wincanton Totepool Awaybet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-5 112122C Andrew Thornton 7/2F
15 Oct 05+42d Stratford Totesport.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 nk 10-4 110106C Robert Walford 11/4
03 Sep 05 Stratford Lafarge Plasterboard Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-13 110131C Robert Walford 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black De Bessy won?
Black De Bessy (FR) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Black De Bessy?
Black De Bessy (FR) was trained by R H & Mrs S Alner on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 30 March 2008.
Who is Black De Bessy's sire?
Black De Bessy (FR) is by Perrault (GB) out of Emerald City (GB), whose sire is Top Ville.
What going does Black De Bessy prefer?
Black De Bessy (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Black De Bessy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 30 March 2008. The highest on record is 126.
What is Black De Bessy's sire's record?
Perrault (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 25 runs since Mar 2008 (7 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from September 2005. 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.