Black Fern (IRE)
Black Fern is a mare by Soldier of Fortune out of a Definite Article mare and showed no promise in three starts over hurdles. She was beaten at Naas over 1m5f-2m on good to soft, at Cork over 2m1f-2m4f on soft and finished 14 of 15 in the David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle at Tramore on heavy. All three runs came on turf. She last ran at Tramore in Jan 2025.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 19dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 93C | 34 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,873 runs since May 2013 (684 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,542 | 189 | 12.3% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,237 | 136 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,897 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 780 | 86 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,581 | 193 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,992 | 203 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,242 | 155 | 12.5% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 242 | 33 | 13.6% | +2.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nolans Rocco (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolans Rocco (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m7f | — |
| Jayaaah (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 25+19d | Tramore | David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle Settled towards the back from the off - failed to make an impression - dropped away with three furlongs left - finished well held in 14th | 14/15 | 9 | 10-6 | -25C | 83C | John Shinnick | 150/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 24+33d | Cork | Mallow Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort after the 6th - dropped away - finished well beaten in last | 18/19 | 9½ | 10-9 | 52C | 90C | John Shinnick | 150/1 |
| 10 Nov 24 | Naas | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack - improved into mid-division by halfway - error two out while up into contention - held no more before the last | 5/8 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 93C | 83C | John Shinnick | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Fern won?
- Black Fern (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
- Who trained Black Fern?
- Black Fern (IRE) was trained by Padraig Butler on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 1 January 2025.
- Who is Black Fern's sire?
- Black Fern (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Nolans Legacy (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What is Black Fern's sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,873 runs since May 2013 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Black Fern's siblings?
- Out of Nolans Legacy (IRE), Black Fern (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nolans Rocco (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Nov 2026.