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Horse profile

Black Hawk (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Fergal O'Brien · Last owner Oscar Singh Miss Priya Purewal
by Craigsteel (GB) out of Coolharbour Lady (IRE) (Lord Americo)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Oct 2016 — 3,681 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Black Hawk (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Worcester (Sep 2016).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB 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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 23 Nov 2015 Official rating 98 at the last run, 5 Oct 2016

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 4 figures · best 88C · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good286C85—
Good to Soft288C86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m388C85—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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
Craigsteel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since May 2008 (262 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+23.2—
Good to Firm1952010.3%+0.20 from 1
Good1,28713610.6%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft535519.5%−0.60 from 2
Soft850799.3%−0.8—
Heavy4855010.3%+0.2—
Standard (AW)38513.2%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−10.1—
1m – 1m1f2015%−5.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−6.8—
1m5f – 2m763536.9%−3.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,10211110.1%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,18413111.1%+10 from 1
Over 3m2914515.5%+5.4—

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

Dam
Coolharbour Lady (IRE) (Lord Americo)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ourbostonrose (IRE)30——
Dave The Rave (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alain Cawley 4 0 0% −4.00
Jeremiah McGrath 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2016 · 4 runs
05 Oct 16+23d Towcester Agetur Uk 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-5 98—— Alain Cawley 20/1
12 Sep 16+12d Worcester Worcester News Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 4/7 20 10-12 ——84B Alain Cawley 16/1
31 Aug 16+18d Southwell Southwell Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-12 ——— Alain Cawley 25/1
13 Aug 16+264d Market Rasen Alicia Kitteridge 21st Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 22 10-12 ——86C Alain Cawley 9/1
2015 · 2 runs
23 Nov 15+236d Ludlow Toteplacepot Racing's Favourite Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 7 11-0 ——88C Jeremiah McGrath 50/1
01 Apr 15 Towcester Free Tips Every Day On gg.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 14 10-13 ——85C Jeremiah McGrath 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Hawk won?
Black Hawk (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2015 and 2016.
Who trained Black Hawk?
Black Hawk (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 5 October 2016.
Who is Black Hawk's sire?
Black Hawk (IRE) is by Craigsteel (GB) out of Coolharbour Lady (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What is Black Hawk's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 5 October 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Black Hawk's sire's record?
Craigsteel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since May 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.
Who are Black Hawk's siblings?
Out of Coolharbour Lady (IRE), Black Hawk (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.