Skip to content
Horse profile

Black Shan (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer A Ennis · Last owner A T A Wates
by Anshan (GB) out of Singing Forever (GB) (Chief Singer)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2007 — 7,125 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 · 9th of 13 Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Black Shan (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Fontwell (Mar 2007). Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Folkestone, 30 Jan 2007 Official rating 90 at the last run, 25 Apr 2007

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 6 figures · best 113C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good3113C85—
Good to Soft285C84—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m285C79—
2m1f – 2m4f283C77—
1m5f – 2m2113C99—

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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
Anshan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 520.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5647.1%−2.5—
Good to Firm5207414.2%+4.60 from 1
Good1,44314910.3%+0.70 from 4
Good to Soft613508.2%−1.40 from 2
Soft941768.1%−1.5—
Heavy621508.1%−1.5—
Standard (AW)2229.1%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−9.6—
1m – 1m1f13215.4%+5.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−9.6—
1m5f – 2m808789.7%+0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,4731469.9%+0.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,4631359.2%−0.40 from 2
Over 3m4424410%+0.4—

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
Singing Forever (GB) (Chief Singer)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lasting Melody (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Folkestone 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Bolger 4 0 0% −4.00
Paddy Brennan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Curran 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
25 Apr 07+38d Worcester Sky POker Via Digital Channel 846 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 25 10-7 9073C Colin Bolger 33/1
18 Mar 07+47d Fontwell SDS Chef's International Ltd Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 20 10-13 —71C Colin Bolger 33/1
30 Jan 07+442d Folkestone Ladbrokes Charitable Trust Maiden Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 3½ 11-1 —85C Colin Bolger 100/1
2005 · 4 runs
14 Nov 05+12d Folkestone E.b.f. Nasons Of Canterbury 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 9 10-11 —83C Colin Bolger 66/1
02 Nov 05+8d Huntingdon H20nationwide 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-10 —— Paddy Brennan 25/1
25 Oct 05+206d Cheltenham Cheltenham Business Club Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 11-2 —85C Paddy Brennan 50/1
02 Apr 05 Newbury NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good · 21 ran 9/21 1¼ 11-4 —113C Sean Curran 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Shan won?
Black Shan (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Black Shan?
Black Shan (IRE) was trained by A Ennis on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 25 April 2007.
Who is Black Shan's sire?
Black Shan (IRE) is by Anshan (GB) out of Singing Forever (GB), whose sire is Chief Singer.
What is Black Shan's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 25 April 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Black Shan's sire's record?
Anshan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 520.
Who are Black Shan's siblings?
Out of Singing Forever (GB), Black Shan (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.