Black Grass (GB)
Black Grass (GB) is 5 from 21. Hasn't won since Apr 2017. All 5 wins have come over trips under 6f.
- 5–21Wins / Runs
- 23.8%Strike rate
- 9 (42.9%)Placed
- −2.09£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.50Fair A/E n=21 · 1.33 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 37dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 97
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 92A | 82 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 95A | 87.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 97A | 86 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 5,979 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 40 | 4 | 10% | +1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,192 | 110 | 9.2% | +0.3 | 2 from 5 |
| Good | 1,109 | 85 | 7.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 598 | 45 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 2 from 3 |
| Soft | 549 | 45 | 8.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 121 | 12 | 9.9% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,370 | 231 | 9.7% | +0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,230 | 140 | 11.4% | +2.5 | 5 from 20 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,780 | 219 | 7.9% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,159 | 116 | 10% | +1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 563 | 44 | 7.8% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 158 | 7 | 4.4% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 64 | 6 | 9.4% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Thoughtsofstardom (GB) (16 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Know No Fear (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoughtsofstardom (GB) | 159 | 16 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Know No Fear (GB) | 71 | 9 | 5f–1m½f | Class 3 |
| Alluring Star (GB) | 46 | 7 | 7f–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Joysunny (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Furze Boy (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Zena (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.91 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Redcar | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Catterick | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 5 | 25% | −1.09 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Evans | 10 | 3 | 30% | +1.50 |
| Harrison Shaw | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Graham Gibbons | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 5 | 25% | −1.09 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +5.41 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −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
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Grass (GB) won?
- Black Grass (GB) won 5 of 21 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 23.8%. Placed 9 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Black Grass (GB)?
- Black Grass (GB) was trained by Michael Easterby on the most recent run on record, at York on 14 July 2017.
- Who is Black Grass (GB)'s sire?
- Black Grass (GB) is by Monsieur Bond (IRE) out of Alustar (GB), whose sire is Emarati.
- What going does Black Grass (GB) prefer?
- Black Grass (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Grass (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 14 July 2017. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Black Grass (GB)'s sire's record?
- Monsieur Bond (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 5,979 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 158.
- Who are Black Grass (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Alustar (GB), Black Grass (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Thoughtsofstardom (GB) (16). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Know No Fear (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.