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Horse profile

Black Fire Cat (IRE)

5yo horse (at last run, Aug 2010) · Last trainer John M Burke · Last owner John Michael Burke
by Statue Of Liberty (USA) out of French Lady (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Aug 2010 — 5,920 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2010 · 13th of 14 New yard Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Black Fire Cat (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Last raced off 55, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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 54A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 15 May 2009 Official rating 55 at the last run, 12 Aug 2010

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 78C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft378C64—
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f374A64—
1m – 1m1f248A42—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Statue Of Liberty (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,513 runs since Jan 2008 (210 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3313%−5.5—
Good to Firm412399.5%+10 from 1
Good511448.6%+0.1—
Good to Soft205146.8%−1.7—
Soft418317.4%−1.10 from 3
Heavy173137.5%−10 from 1
Standard (AW)761729.5%+10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4775812.2%+3.7—
6f – 7f921667.2%−1.30 from 3
1m – 1m1f433337.6%−0.90 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f291237.9%−0.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m252187.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1191512.6%+4.1—
2m5f – 3m1417.1%−1.4—
Over 3m600%−8.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
French Lady (IRE) (Ballad Rock)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Don't Budge Me (IRE)20——
Our Henri (IRE)30——
Gone Dancing (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Francisco Da Silva 4 0 0% −4.00
J T Reid 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2010 · 1 run
12 Aug 10+290d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-70) 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 ¾ 8-13 5536A J T Reid 33/1
2009 · 5 runs
26 Oct 09+164d Leopardstown Irish Blue Cross Handicap (50-70) 8f · Yielding · 19 ran 15/19 1½ 9-7 6348A Francisco Da Silva 33/1
15 May 09+11d Dundalk (AW) Www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) 6f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 3 9-13 6454A Fran Berry 14/1
04 May 09+8d Curragh Ivan Denisovich Maiden 7f · Heavy · 23 ran 6/23 3 10-3 6474A Francisco Da Silva 20/1
26 Apr 09+8d Navan Drumbarragh Stud (c & G) Maiden 10f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 3 10-0 —78C Francisco Da Silva 50/1
18 Apr 09 Naas Goracingatnaasracecourse.com Maiden 7f · Yielding · 16 ran 9/16 nk 10-4 —64A Francisco Da Silva 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Fire Cat won?
Black Fire Cat (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2009 and 2010.
Who trained Black Fire Cat?
Black Fire Cat (IRE) was trained by John M Burke on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 12 August 2010.
Who is Black Fire Cat's sire?
Black Fire Cat (IRE) is by Statue Of Liberty (USA) out of French Lady (IRE), whose sire is Ballad Rock.
What is Black Fire Cat's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 12 August 2010. The highest on record is 64.
What is Black Fire Cat's sire's record?
Statue Of Liberty (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,513 runs since Jan 2008 (210 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 119.
Who are Black Fire Cat's siblings?
Out of French Lady (IRE), Black Fire Cat (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.