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Horse profile

Black Gem (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer John C McConnell · Owner Best Of The Rest Syndicate
by Waldgeist (GB) out of Black Ruby (IRE) (Dansili)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 248 days · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Black Gem is a maiden who has placed four times from 10 starts. He showed his best effort when second of 10 at Dundalk in Jan 2026. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Dundalk in Feb 2026 when eighth of 10 off an official rating of 64, 36lb below his highest ever mark of 100. By Waldgeist out of a Dansili mare, he has raced on turf and all-weather without success.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 36lb off peak
Official rating64↓ 36lb off peak
64 63–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 16 Jan 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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 105A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2105A1022 · 105 / 102
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4105A982 · 105 / 102
Jumps 4 figures · best 110B · median 54.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2110B721 · —
Soft1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3110B751 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 16 Jan 2026 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 11 Feb 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 25 Jul 2025 Official rating 100 at the last jumps run, 20 Dec 2025

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 4 figures · best 81A · median 65.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)281A722 · 81 / 72
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m481A65.52 · 81 / 72
Jumps 4 figures · best 100A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2100A98.51 · —
Soft1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3100A971 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Waldgeist (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 913 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.3% from 226.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6369.5%+0.7—
Good210188.6%−0.20 from 2
Good to Soft153138.5%−0.30 from 2
Soft164169.8%+10 from 3
Heavy62812.9%+4.1—
Standard (AW)261197.3%−1.50 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f7779.1%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f226125.3%−3.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3804211.1%+2.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m172169.3%+0.50 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f4724.3%−4.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m1119.1%+0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Black Ruby (IRE) (Dansili)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rubydooby (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Brooklyn (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rubydooby (IRE)211m3f—
Brooklyn (IRE)117fClass 5
Black Vega (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Harvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Fahy 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Trullier 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephane Pasquier 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
11 Feb 26+26d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap 16f · Standard · 10 ran Hesitant leaving stalls before being urged into a rhythm just behind the front group - 4th at halfway - asked for effort entering the straight - down to 6th under pressure a furlong out - unable to find more late and beaten well home 8/10 shd 8-12 6499A63A Chris Hayes 11/2
16 Jan 26+27d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 16f · Standard · 10 ran Sluggish start - held up towards back - progress into the straight - pushed along in 5th two out - moved into second but couldn't threaten leader inside final furlong - stayed on at one gait to finish second 2/10 3 9-7 63105A81A Donagh O'Connor 40/1
20 Dec 25+55d Thurles William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Yielding · 13 ran Sluggish start and urged forward early - settled towards the back and caught a knock at the 5th before dropping out of it by the 8th - made no headway approaching 3 out and posed nothing in the straight - finished well held in 7th 7/13 4½ 11-12 10010C97C Darragh O'Keeffe 33/1
26 Oct 25+93d Wexford William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Hesitant to start and unhurried into stride early - settled midfield - 6th and urged on turning into straight - unable to find more from 2 out and held on late for 6th 6/12 2¼ 10-13 —34A97A Alex Harvey 15/2
25 Jul 25+20d Kilbeggan Tote Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled midpack early - 4th at halfway - blundered three out - pushed on after two out and kept going to the line 3/14 10 10-8 —110B100A Alex Harvey 50/1
05 Jul 25+28d Bellewstown Dickie McGuinness Novice Hurdle 17f · Good · 11 ran Sat behind the front group early - settled midfield through halfway and well back in 6th four out - stayed on steadily from there to finish 5th 5/11 20 11-0 —75C91C Ben Harvey 10/1
07 Jun 25+42d Navan Balreask Bar, Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap 14f · Good · 21 ran Missed the break and settled at the back - crept into contention with 4f left - pushed along in 14th over 2f out - unable to threaten and beaten well into 12th 12/21 1½ 9-3 6997C67A Ross Coakley 40/1
26 Apr 25+180d Navan Navan Racecourse Handicap 13f · Soft · 18 ran Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - driven into the straight and up to 4th with 2f left - unable to gain ground and finished without further response 11/18 ½ 9-5 7179C64A Cian Fahy 66/1
28 Oct 24+182d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Raray (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 16f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 8-11 ——— Thomas Trullier 9/2
29 Apr 24 Chantilly (FR) Prix de Joinville (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1¾ 9-2 ——— Stephane Pasquier 66/10

Quick answers

How many races has Black Gem (IRE) won?
Black Gem (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Black Gem (IRE)?
Black Gem (IRE) is trained by John C McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 February 2026.
Who is Black Gem (IRE)'s sire?
Black Gem (IRE) is by Waldgeist (GB) out of Black Ruby (IRE), whose sire is Dansili.
What is Black Gem (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 11 February 2026. The highest on record is 100.
What is Black Gem (IRE)'s sire's record?
Waldgeist (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 913 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.3% from 226.
Who are Black Gem (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Black Ruby (IRE), Black Gem (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rubydooby (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Brooklyn (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. 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.