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Horse profile

Black Medusa (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jul 2018) · Last trainer Paul Cole · Last owner C S Norman
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Dancer's Leap (GB) (Pivotal)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jul 2018 — 3,041 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 · 6th of 12 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Black Medusa (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Windsor (Jun 2018).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 24 Jan 2018

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 7 figures · best 82A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)482A77—
Good to Firm276A69—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f578A73—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 4 Jun 2018 Official rating 65 at the last run, 7 Jul 2018

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 78A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)474A65.5—
Good to Firm262A56.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f578A64—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1715.9%−3.9—
Good to Firm620558.9%−0.90 from 2
Good1,15213411.6%+1.80 from 1
Good to Soft605518.4%−1.4—
Soft759678.8%−1—
Heavy263186.8%−3—
Standard (AW)1,67417010.2%+0.40 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f406409.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f1,52916210.6%+0.80 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,078938.6%−1.20 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f909808.8%−10 from 1
1m5f – 2m6977811.2%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f367359.5%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m9688.3%−1.5—
Over 3m9111.1%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dancer's Leap (GB) (Pivotal)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Para Queen (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Para Queen (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Para Queen (IRE)2621m3½fClass 6
Temps Leve (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Raul Da Silva 6 0 0% −6.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2018 · 4 runs
07 Jul 18+19d Leicester H.a.c. Medical Gas Training & Services Ltd. Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 3½ 9-5 6562A62A Rob Hornby 10/1
18 Jun 18+14d Windsor Sky Bet Fast Withdrawal Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 3½ 9-4 6676A51A Raul Da Silva 7/2
04 Jun 18+131d Windsor O'Halloran And O'Brien Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 9-4 6773C78A Raul Da Silva 20/1
24 Jan 18+42d Kempton (AW) racinguk.com/onvestor Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 1 9-5 6978A67A Raul Da Silva 10/1
2017 · 3 runs
13 Dec 17+11d Kempton (AW) Matchbook VIP Novice Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 1 9-2 —76A64A Raul Da Silva 25/1
02 Dec 17+7d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 9-2 —82A74A Raul Da Silva 66/1
25 Nov 17 Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 3¼ 9-2 —65A55A Raul Da Silva 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Medusa won?
Black Medusa (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Black Medusa?
Black Medusa (IRE) was trained by Paul Cole on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 7 July 2018.
Who is Black Medusa's sire?
Black Medusa (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Dancer's Leap (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
What is Black Medusa's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 7 July 2018. The highest on record is 69.
What is Black Medusa's sire's record?
Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
Who are Black Medusa's siblings?
Out of Dancer's Leap (GB), Black Medusa (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Para Queen (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Para Queen (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. 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.