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Horse profile

Black Sky (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Michael & David Easterby · Last owner J Munroe M Guy Racing
by Invincible Army (IRE) out of Hidden Steps (GB) (Footstepsinthesand)
11 runs · 8 courses · from May 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Sep 2025 — 411 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 7th of 13 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Black Sky is a gelding by Invincible Army out of Hidden Steps who failed to win in 11 starts. He raced on turf and all-weather surfaces without placing, with six runs at 6f to 7f, four at 1m to 1m1f and one at 2m1f to 2m4f. His last run, at Southwell in Sep 2025, was his seventh of 13 in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 45, 15lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 15lb off peak
45 45–60

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 4 Sep 2025

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 101B · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)5101B72—
Good382B55—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f678B69—
1m – 1m1f4101B74.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 4 Sep 2025 Official rating 45 at the last run, 4 Sep 2025

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 64A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)559A43—
Good364A55—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f664A44.5—
1m – 1m1f459A52.5—

Of 11 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 · 10 figures from 11 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 from 9 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Invincible Army (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,634 runs since Jan 2008 (163 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.7% from 150. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.7% from 402. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.7% from 252.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+40—
Good to Firm2212410.9%+0.90 from 1
Good452398.6%−1.40 from 4
Good to Soft1502214.7%+4.7—
Soft203178.4%−1.60 from 1
Heavy69913%+3—
Standard (AW)537519.5%−0.50 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4025513.7%+3.7—
6f – 7f866849.7%−0.30 from 6
1m – 1m1f252176.7%−3.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f9077.8%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m1900%−10—
2m1f – 2m4f500%−100 from 1

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

Dam
Hidden Steps (GB) (Footstepsinthesand)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sapphire Steps (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sapphire Steps (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sapphire Steps (IRE)1016fClass 4
Hidden Army (IRE)30——
Clandestinely (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joanna Mason 6 0 0% −6.00
Sam James 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Midgley 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
04 Sep 25+10d Southwell (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - driven approaching final 2f but boxed in with little room - unable to threaten and dropped away to finish seventh 7/13 1½ 8-9 45101B59A Joanna Mason 66/1
25 Aug 25+38d Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 7 ran Jumping untidily early - detached at back and driven before the 5th - pulled up before the final fence PU/7 — 10-9 ——— Tom Midgley 125/1
18 Jul 25+178d Pontefract Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 7 ran Towards the back of the field - ridden to close from 2f out - drifted right inside the final furlong and beaten into 5th 5/7 1 8-8 4682B50A Joanna Mason 25/1
21 Jan 25+17d Newcastle (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran Held up at the back throughout - never got competitive - finished well held in 7th 7/7 5 8-13 4974A27A Billy Garritty 14/1
04 Jan 25+16d Southwell (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Checked and moved left at the off - fighting for control while stuck towards the back - never troubled the front - finished eighth beaten 5.5 lengths 8/12 1¾ 9-6 5266A43A Joanna Mason 20/1
19 Dec 24+33d Southwell (AW) Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran Set the pace early - driven and lost front spot inside final 2f - dropped away over 1f out to finish tenth 10/11 2½ 9-4 5543A31A Sam James 9/1
16 Nov 24+11d Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - moved left and made progress a furlong out - stayed on late without threatening to finish 5th 5/12 2 9-5 5572A54A Sam James 12/1
05 Nov 24+47d Redcar Jumps Free Trial At racingtv.com/freetrial Nursery Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 8 ran Drifted slightly left early - settled handy - urged into effort before fading two out - finished eighth 8/8 2¾ 9-3 6067A35A Sam James 33/1
19 Sep 24+44d Ayr Western House Hotel EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 11 ran Sat handy on the rails early - urged to keep tab 3f out - dropped away soon after and beaten a long way home 11/11 4½ 9-7 —49C55C Joanna Mason 100/1
06 Aug 24+82d Catterick British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Tracked front pack early - urged forward inside final 3f - dropped away steadily - finished 5th 5/8 1¼ 9-7 —78B46A Joanna Mason 9/1
16 May 24 York Frank Whittle Partnership ebfstallions.com Novice Stakes (gbb Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 3 9-7 —55A64A Joanna Mason 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Sky (IRE) won?
Black Sky (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained Black Sky (IRE)?
Black Sky (IRE) was trained by Michael & David Easterby on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 4 September 2025.
Who is Black Sky (IRE)'s sire?
Black Sky (IRE) is by Invincible Army (IRE) out of Hidden Steps (GB), whose sire is Footstepsinthesand.
What is Black Sky (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 4 September 2025. The highest on record is 60.
What is Black Sky (IRE)'s sire's record?
Invincible Army (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,634 runs since Jan 2008 (163 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.7% from 150. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.7% from 402. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.7% from 252.
Who are Black Sky (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Hidden Steps (GB), Black Sky (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sapphire Steps (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sapphire Steps (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.