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Horse profile

Black Is Beautiful (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2014) · Last trainer Richard Lee · Last owner B Bailey K Edwards
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Queen's Theatre (FR) (King's Theatre)
13 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Jan 2014 — 4,671 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2014 · 6th of 10 Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Black Is Beautiful (FR) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Ffos Las (Mar 2013). Last raced off 93, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating93↓ 20lb off peak
93 58–113

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 101B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 13 Nov 2013 Official rating 93 at the last run, 19 Jan 2014

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 12 figures · best 125A · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5119A117—
Heavy4102A100.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5119A101—
2m1f – 2m4f4117B104.5—
1m5f – 2m2107B100—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 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
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,686 runs since Mar 2008 (466 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.30 from 1
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3351138.5%−1.80 from 1
Good to Soft1,074989.1%−1.20 from 1
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.60 from 6
Heavy6278313.2%+2.90 from 4
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,32114110.7%+0.40 from 6
Over 3m3713710%−0.3—

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

Dam
Queen's Theatre (FR) (King's Theatre)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Mason Jar (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mason Jar (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mason Jar (FR)2532m3½f–2m5fClass 4
Take Two (FR)1422m3f–2m3½f—
Pinyon Jay (FR)812m4f—
Queen's Guard (FR)112m1f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Ludlow 3 0 0% −3.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Micheal Nolan 4 0 0% −4.00
Charlie Poste 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Farrelly 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
19 Jan 14+30d Towcester Macmillan Cancer Support Charity Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m½f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 1 11-6 93100B Jamie Moore 11/2
2013 · 5 runs
20 Dec 13+37d Uttoxeter Bank's Bitter Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 20 11-5 10199C Ian Popham 5/2F
13 Nov 13+230d Bangor-on-Dee Money Advice Group Sir John Hanmer Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 20 10-5 109101B Jamie Moore 9/1
28 Mar 13+36d Ffos Las Walters Uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3¾ 11-0 108119A Micheal Nolan 3/1J
20 Feb 13+42d Ludlow Shukers Land Rover Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 7 11-3 110117A Micheal Nolan 5/1
09 Jan 13+23d Ludlow Jenny Appleton & Family Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-1 110— Micheal Nolan 4/1
2012 · 5 runs
17 Dec 12+30d Ffos Las K.p.m.g. Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 8 10-4 113102A Micheal Nolan 6/1
17 Nov 12+30d Uttoxeter Marston's Epa Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 12 11-0 58102B Charlie Poste 5/1
18 Oct 12+163d Uttoxeter BetVictorFans On Twitter Thank Lee Wilson Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 2½ 10-12 —117B William Kennedy 20/1
08 May 12+76d Exeter Farmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 shd 10-10 —107A Tom Scudamore 16/1
22 Feb 12+96d Ludlow Walford & North Shropshire College Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 14/14 8 10-7 —93C Johnny Farrelly 40/1
2011 · 2 runs
18 Nov 11+31d Haydock Polyflor Covering The World 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m4½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 2 10-12 —125A Charlie Poste 16/1
18 Oct 11 Exeter Exeter Racecourse Firework Spectacular 29.10.11 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m5f · Firm · 6 ran 4/6 7 10-12 —107B Charlie Poste 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Is Beautiful won?
Black Is Beautiful (FR) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2011 and 2014. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Black Is Beautiful?
Black Is Beautiful (FR) was trained by Richard Lee on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 19 January 2014.
Who is Black Is Beautiful's sire?
Black Is Beautiful (FR) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Queen's Theatre (FR), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What is Black Is Beautiful's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 19 January 2014. The highest on record is 113.
What is Black Is Beautiful's sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,686 runs since Mar 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
Who are Black Is Beautiful's siblings?
Out of Queen's Theatre (FR), Black Is Beautiful (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Mason Jar (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mason Jar (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2011. 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.