Black Night (FR)
Black Night (FR) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Oct 2017.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- +19.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 2.73Fair A/E n=10 · 2.29 incl. margin
- 208dBetween runs (median)
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
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
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 12.5% of 5,876 runs since May 2013 (750 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.5% from 296. Weakest on heavy going: 9.5% from 525.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 296 | 46 | 15.5% | +3 | — |
| Good | 1,149 | 141 | 12.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 885 | 119 | 13.4% | +0.9 | — |
| Soft | 1,282 | 169 | 13.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 525 | 50 | 9.5% | −3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,737 | 207 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | +5.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 785 | 88 | 11.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,870 | 236 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,059 | 261 | 12.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 679 | 87 | 12.8% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 385 | 44 | 11.4% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 69 | 9 | 13% | +0.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | +30.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Divin Leon (FR) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divin Leon (FR) | 71 | 8 | 1m1½f–1m2½f | — |
| Aksil (FR) | 32 | 7 | 6f–7f | — |
| Nera Divine (FR) | 14 | 3 | 5f–1m | — |
| Itri (FR) | 36 | 3 | 5f–6½f | — |
| Pistachette (FR) | 33 | 2 | 7f | — |
| Spirit Of Pauline (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Divine Leone (FR) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +24.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +22.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +22.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Billardello | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Olivier Peslier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gregory Benoist | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mme Perrine Cheyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Piccone | 1 | 1 | 100% | +28.00 |
| Franck Blondel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +26.00 |
| 2016 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 1 run | |||||||
| 14 Apr 21+138d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix du Lieu Marmion (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 9/18 | hd | 8-11 | Mme Perrine Cheyer | 17/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 27 Nov 20+14d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix de Gonneville (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 5/18 | nk | 9-1 | Christophe Billardello | 33/1 |
| 13 Nov 20+357d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix d'Ures (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) | 10/17 | ¾ | 9-2 | Christophe Billardello | 15/1 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 22 Nov 19+232d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix de Vincennes (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 2/16 | 1½ | 9-2 | Olivier Peslier | 21/1 |
| 04 Apr 19+318d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix du Bearn (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) | 12/17 | 1½ | 8-13 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 15/1 |
| 2018 · 1 run | |||||||
| 21 May 18+208d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Teddy (Handicap) (5yo+) (Straight) (Turf) | 17/17 | 30 | 9-1 | Olivier Peslier | 32/1 |
| 2017 · 3 runs | |||||||
| 25 Oct 17+23d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix des Boucles de la Seine (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 1/18 | 8-9 | Tony Piccone | 28/1 | |
| 02 Oct 17+51d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix de Lamballe (Handicap) (4yo) (Round) (Turf) | 3/12 | 1¼ | 8-8 | Gregory Benoist | 206/10 |
| 12 Aug 17+338d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Bayeux (Handicap) (3yo+) (Straight) (Turf) | 11/18 | ¾ | 8-11 | Franck Blondel | 26/1 |
| 2016 · 1 run | |||||||
| 08 Sep 16 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de l'Ile-de-France (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) | 17/17 | 18 | 8-13 | Gregory Benoist | 29/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Night won?
- Black Night (FR) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Black Night?
- Black Night (FR) was trained by R Martens on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 14 April 2021.
- Who is Black Night's sire?
- Black Night (FR) is by Le Havre (IRE) out of Nera Zilzal (IRE), whose sire is Zilzal.
- What going does Black Night prefer?
- Black Night (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Night's sire's record?
- Le Havre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 5,876 runs since May 2013 (750 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.5% from 296. Weakest on heavy going: 9.5% from 525.
- Who are Black Night's siblings?
- Out of Nera Zilzal (IRE), Black Night (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Divin Leon (FR) (8). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.