Black Rain (GB)
Black Rain (GB) is 3 from 18. Hasn't won since Oct 2009. Last raced off 66, 16lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–18Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 6 (33.3%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 2.08Fair A/E n=18 · 1.72 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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
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 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 6 | 17.6% | +8.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 486 | 46 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 692 | 57 | 8.2% | −0.9 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 328 | 31 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 386 | 39 | 10.1% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 168 | 13 | 7.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 640 | 56 | 8.8% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 108 | 10 | 9.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 456 | 40 | 8.8% | −0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 425 | 24 | 5.6% | −3.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 574 | 59 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 2 from 12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 643 | 62 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 388 | 39 | 10.1% | +1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 125 | 13 | 10.4% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −2.4 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Extremely So (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Extremely So (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extremely So (GB) | 43 | 6 | 1m3½f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Sunny Ying (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.50 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Windsor | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 2 | 17% | +2.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franny Norton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Toby Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom McLaughlin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Munro | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Mr P Collington | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergal Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.50 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +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 | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 09+3d | Pontefract | Totetrifecta Handicap | 7/14 | ½ | 8-11 | 66 | 67A | Toby Atkinson | 6/1 |
| 16 Oct 09+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet On Live Sport At Totesport.com Handicap | 1/10 | 9-10 | 69 | 99A | Tom McLaughlin | 9/2 | |
| 21 Sep 09+23d | Leicester | John West Handicap | 7/12 | 1 | 9-3 | 70 | 66A | Franny Norton | 16/1 |
| 29 Aug 09+22d | Windsor | toteswinger Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-3 | 72 | 60A | William Buick | 20/1 |
| 07 Aug 09+27d | Newmarket | Turftv Betting Shop Service Handicap | 8/11 | 5 | 10-0 | 74 | 70C | Jamie Spencer | 11/2 |
| 11 Jul 09+84d | Ascot | Euro Earthworks Handicap | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 76 | 66A | Alan Munro | 20/1 |
| 18 Apr 09+175d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap | 8/13 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 78 | 66A | Jimmy Fortune | 17/2 |
| 25 Oct 08+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Grand Slam Darts At Wolverhampton Civic Handicap | 2/12 | nk | 9-1 | 75 | 93A | Jack Mitchell | 7/2F |
| 13 Oct 08+12d | Windsor | North Star Iver Cancer Research Fundraising Handicap | 1/16 | 9-4 | 70 | 91A | Richard Mullen | 8/1 | |
| 01 Oct 08+12d | Nottingham | Amateur Jockeys Association Handicap (Gentleman Amateurs) | 3/14 | 2¼ | 10-13 | 70 | 80A | Mr P Collington | 8/1 |
| 19 Sep 08+13d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise (Handicap) | 7/15 | nk | 8-6 | 73 | 65A | J F Egan | 16/1 |
| 06 Sep 08+24d | Kempton (AW) | totesportgames.com Handicap | 8/12 | ½ | 8-7 | 76 | 65A | Joe Fanning | 16/1 |
| 13 Aug 08+72d | Sandown | Lamb Building Criminal QCS & Barristers Handicap | 6/10 | 2½ | 9-9 | 80 | 72A | Liam Jones | 14/1 |
| 02 Jun 08+46d | Thirsk | Carleton Furniture Handicap | 6/12 | 1½ | 9-7 | 81 | 76A | Fergal Lynch | 25/1 |
| 17 Apr 08+167d | Newmarket | Curragh 'Home Of Irish Classics' Handicap | 14/14 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 82 | 69C | Ted Durcan | 50/1 |
| 02 Nov 07+14d | Newmarket | Prestige Vehicles E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 1/12 | 9-0 | 82 | 79C | Jamie Spencer | 3/1 | |
| 19 Oct 07+15d | Newmarket | Anglo Hibernian Bloodstock Insurance E.B.F. Maiden (Div 2) | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 72 | 87C | Franny Norton | 16/1 |
| 04 Oct 07 | Newmarket | Voute Sales Maiden Stakes | 11/17 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 54C | Franny Norton | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Rain (GB) won?
- Black Rain (GB) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Black Rain (GB)?
- Black Rain (GB) was trained by Michael Wigham on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 19 October 2009.
- Who is Black Rain (GB)'s sire?
- Black Rain (GB) is by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Antigua (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
- What going does Black Rain (GB) prefer?
- Black Rain (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Rain (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 19 October 2009. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Black Rain (GB)'s sire's record?
- Desert Prince (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
- Who are Black Rain (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Antigua (GB), Black Rain (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Extremely So (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Extremely So (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.