Black Sparrow (GB)
Black Sparrow (GB) is 2 from 15. Won last time out at Lingfield (AW) (Class 6).
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 8 (53.3%)Placed
- −10.31£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.60Fair A/E n=15 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 96
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 104A | 84 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 104A | 88 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 79A | 73.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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.
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 9.5% of 3,646 runs since Jan 2008 (243 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.5% from 244. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.7% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 4 | 19% | +9.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 604 | 59 | 9.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 649 | 49 | 7.6% | −1.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 274 | 15 | 5.5% | −4 | — |
| Soft | 244 | 11 | 4.5% | −5 | — |
| Heavy | 61 | 2 | 3.3% | −6.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,793 | 205 | 11.4% | +1.9 | 2 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,151 | 136 | 11.8% | +2.3 | 2 from 11 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,739 | 152 | 8.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 574 | 52 | 9.1% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 136 | 5 | 3.7% | −5.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 29 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Varnish (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Varnish (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varnish (GB) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Engaging Smile (GB) | 13 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Algo Rhythm (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Forgetful Agent (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Beastfromtheeast (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Edge Of Glory (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14% | −9.31 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.31 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 2 | 18% | −6.31 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace McEntee | 12 | 2 | 17% | −7.31 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | −9.31 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.56 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
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 Sparrow won?
- Black Sparrow (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 8 times in total (53.3% of starts).
- Who trained Black Sparrow?
- Black Sparrow (GB) was trained by Phil McEntee on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 17 June 2021.
- Who is Black Sparrow's sire?
- Black Sparrow (GB) is by Swiss Spirit (GB) out of Bronze Star (GB), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
- What going does Black Sparrow prefer?
- Black Sparrow (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 14 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Sparrow's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 17 June 2021. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Black Sparrow's sire's record?
- Swiss Spirit (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,646 runs since Jan 2008 (243 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.5% from 244. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.7% from 136.
- Who are Black Sparrow's siblings?
- Out of Bronze Star (GB), Black Sparrow (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Varnish (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Varnish (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.