Black Op (IRE)
Black Op (IRE) is 4 from 24, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (Apr 2018). Hasn't won since Oct 2019. Last raced off 127, 26lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–24Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 9 (37.5%)Placed
- −10.84£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=24 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 153Highest OR
- 96dAvg 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 90
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 149B | 114 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 131A | 89 | — |
| Good | 5 | 139B | 98 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 120A | 108 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 149B | 104 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 120A | 96 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 87B | 78 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 139B | 126.5 | — |
Of 24 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 24 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 11.4% of 492 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| Good | 185 | 16 | 8.6% | −2.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 11 | 13.4% | +2 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 148 | 18 | 12.2% | +0.8 | 3 from 10 |
| Heavy | 71 | 11 | 15.5% | +4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 130 | 20 | 15.4% | +4 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 170 | 17 | 10% | −1.4 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 135 | 12 | 8.9% | −2.5 | 2 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 57 | 7 | 12.3% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them April's Moon (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April's Moon (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 2m7f | — |
| Wee Tony (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Willow Caught (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 3 | 30% | −1.17 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.33 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.66 |
| Aintree | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | −5.17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scudamore | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Noel Fehily | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.67 |
| A P Heskin | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Mr John Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 2 | 13% | −7.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.66 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.33 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.67 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
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 Op (IRE) won?
- Black Op (IRE) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2017 and 2023, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 9 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Black Op (IRE)?
- Black Op (IRE) was trained by Mrs Emma Clark on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 17 March 2023.
- Who is Black Op (IRE)'s sire?
- Black Op (IRE) is by Sandmason (GB) out of Afar Story (IRE), whose sire is Desert Story.
- What going does Black Op (IRE) prefer?
- Black Op (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Op (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 17 March 2023. The highest on record is 153.
- What is Black Op (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sandmason (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 492 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 130.
- Who are Black Op (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Afar Story (IRE), Black Op (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: April's Moon (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Oct 2026.