Black Poppy (GB)
Black Poppy won five of 17 starts on turf between Mar 2021 and Nov 2024. Four of those wins came in handicaps, the best of them in the Class 1 Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock in May 2023 off a mark of 124. All five wins were gained over 1m5f – 2m or 2m1f – 2m4f, four of them on good ground. Aged 8 at his last run in Nov 2024, he finished 12 of 15 in the Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham off an official rating of 130.
- 5–17Wins / Runs
- 29.4%Strike rate
- 11 (64.7%)Placed
- +28.66£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.54Fair A/E n=17 · 1.32 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 46dBetween runs (median)longest 210 d
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 119
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 150A | 107.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 150A | 129 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 94A | 84.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 150A | 106 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 113B | 94 | — |
Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,754 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 529 | 60 | 11.3% | −1.3 | — |
| Good | 4,498 | 525 | 11.7% | −0.9 | 4 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 3,053 | 359 | 11.8% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 3,760 | 493 | 13.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,708 | 277 | 16.2% | +3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 193 | 24 | 12.4% | −0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 163 | 18 | 11% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,979 | 522 | 13.1% | +0.5 | 4 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,765 | 593 | 12.4% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3,817 | 479 | 12.5% | −0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1,004 | 126 | 12.5% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them De Temps En Temps (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (De Temps En Temps (IRE)).
Family form: De Temps En Temps (IRE) finished 3rd of 9 at Cheltenham, 24 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Temps En Temps (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 2m–2m4f | Class 2 |
| Wild Goose (IRE) | 13 | 3 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Harveys Point (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 4 | 36% | +32.16 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.83 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.17 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 4 | 27% | +26.33 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Powell | 8 | 3 | 38% | +22.33 |
| Richard Patrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick Wadge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Luca Morgan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +10.33 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.67 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 4 | 27% | +4.66 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Poppy won?
- Black Poppy (GB) won 5 of 17 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 29.4%. Placed 11 times in total (64.7% of starts).
- Who trained Black Poppy?
- Black Poppy (GB) was trained by Kerry Lee on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 17 November 2024.
- Who is Black Poppy's sire?
- Black Poppy (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Poppy Come Running (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does Black Poppy prefer?
- Black Poppy (GB) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 11 starts (36.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Poppy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 17 November 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Black Poppy's sire's record?
- Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,754 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
- Who are Black Poppy's siblings?
- Out of Poppy Come Running (IRE), Black Poppy (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: De Temps En Temps (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (De Temps En Temps (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.