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Horse profile

Black Opium (GB)

9yo mare (at last run, Jan 2023) · Last trainer Tina Jackson · Last owner H L Thompson
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Fragrant Rose (GB) (Alflora)
15 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2019
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jan 2023 — 1,384 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 · 5th of 9 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Black Opium is a maiden who won none of 15 starts on turf and placed once. Her best effort came when second of 11 at Newcastle in Nov 2022. She last ran when fifth of nine in a Class 5 mares handicap hurdle at Catterick in Jan 2023, off an official rating of 76 which was 9lb below her highest ever mark. She raced in headgear that day.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 9lb off peak
76 70–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 12 Jan 2023

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 117A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft6117A53.5—
Good to Soft381C79—
Good2111A89—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f681C59.5—
2m5f – 3m3117A84—
1m5f – 2m2111A82.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 3 Dec 2022 Official rating 76 at the last run, 12 Jan 2023

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 14 figures · best 102A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft8102A79—
Good to Soft376A73—
Good282B76.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f786A77—
2m5f – 3m4102A78—
1m5f – 2m278C74.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 15 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 · 14 figures from 15 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 4,683 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).

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

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3341138.5%−1.80 from 2
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.20 from 3
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.60 from 9
Heavy6278313.2%+2.90 from 1
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%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,31914110.7%+0.40 from 5
Over 3m3703710%−0.30 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fragrant Rose (GB) (Alflora)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Halo Moon (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Halo Moon (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Halo Moon (GB)2142m–2m5fClass 4
The Wee Midget (GB)4442m3f–2m7fClass 5
Moorland Rambler (GB)2532m½f–2m4fClass 4
The Wee Lass (GB)1112m½fClass 5
Chantara Rose (GB)2412m5fClass 4
Captain Rose (GB)30——
Bonnie Black Rose (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 7 0 0% −7.00
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stephen Mulqueen 10 0 0% −10.00
Ross Chapman 4 0 0% −4.00
Colm McCormack 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
12 Jan 23+17d Catterick racingtv.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 10-7 7685B77A Stephen Mulqueen 12/1
2022 · 5 runs
26 Dec 22+23d Wetherby William Hill Play Responsibly Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 nk 10-2 7979B76A Stephen Mulqueen 25/1
03 Dec 22+16d Wetherby Join The Vickers.bet Free Bet Club Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 2½ 10-5 7953A86A Stephen Mulqueen 9/1
17 Nov 22+251d Newcastle Watch Off The Fence On attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2¾ 10-2 70—102A Stephen Mulqueen 66/1
11 Mar 22+32d Newcastle Little Petey Hopper Woves Princess Sophia Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 3¼ 10-0 7067A82B Stephen Mulqueen 50/1
07 Feb 22+43d Carlisle Esk Handicap Chase (Div 2) Class 5 · 24.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 11 10-0 7084C66C Stephen Mulqueen 66/1
2021 · 3 runs
26 Dec 21+22d Wetherby William Hill Super Odds Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 10-0 70—— Stephen Mulqueen 66/1
04 Dec 21+17d Wetherby Racing Is Everyone's Sport Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 10 10-0 7066C73C Stephen Mulqueen 125/1
17 Nov 21+610d Hexham Follow HexhamRaces On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 27 10-1 7481C61C Stephen Mulqueen 80/1
2020 · 3 runs
17 Mar 20+54d Wetherby Happy St Patrick's Day Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 6 11-0 85117A80A Ross Chapman 50/1
23 Jan 20+19d Wetherby Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 5 10-9 —54C78C Ross Chapman 200/1
04 Jan 20+9d Newcastle Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 35 10-5 ——77C Ross Chapman 250/1
2019 · 3 runs
26 Dec 19+11d Sedgefield Stablemate By Agma Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 57 10-2 —39C85C Stephen Mulqueen 100/1
15 Dec 19+261d Carlisle Blackwell Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 20 10-12 —49C77C Ross Chapman 66/1
29 Mar 19 Wetherby Family Fun Raceday - Sunday 28th April Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 16 10-6 —111A71A Colm McCormack 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Opium won?
Black Opium (GB) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2019 and 2023. Placed 1 time in total (6.7% of starts).
Who trained Black Opium?
Black Opium (GB) was trained by Tina Jackson on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 12 January 2023.
Who is Black Opium's sire?
Black Opium (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Fragrant Rose (GB), whose sire is Alflora.
What is Black Opium's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 12 January 2023. The highest on record is 85.
What is Black Opium's sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,683 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
Who are Black Opium's siblings?
Out of Fragrant Rose (GB), Black Opium (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Halo Moon (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Halo Moon (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.