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Horse profile

Black Tango (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Tom Dascombe · Owner Middleham Park Racing Xix
by Invincible Army (IRE) out of Khaleesi Wind (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 219 days · 7th of 11 Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Black Tango is a maiden who has been unplaced in all six starts. His best effort came when fourth of eight at Lingfield in Jan 2026. The gelding, by Invincible Army out of a daughter of Exceed And Excel, has raced mainly over 6f to 7f on the all-weather. He finished seventh of 11 in a Class 6 handicap at Chelmsford in Mar 2026.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 21 Jan 2026

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 6 figures · best 92A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)592A794 · 92 / 71
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f580C713 · 79 / 63
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 21 Jan 2026 Official rating 55 at the last run, 12 Mar 2026

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 6 figures · best 65A · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)565A544 · 65 / 59
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f565A503 · 65 / 54
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Invincible Army (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,624 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.1% from 149. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 398. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+40.1—
Good to Firm2212410.9%+1—
Good452398.6%−1.3—
Good to Soft1492114.1%+4.20 from 1
Soft199168%−1.9—
Heavy67913.4%+3.5—
Standard (AW)534519.6%−0.30 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3985313.3%+3.4—
6f – 7f865849.7%−0.20 from 5
1m – 1m1f249176.8%−3.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f8878%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m1900%−9.9—
2m1f – 2m4f500%−9.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Khaleesi Wind (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Action Point (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Action Point (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Action Point (IRE)1225f–6fListed
Desert Swirl (IRE)915fClass 6
Dreadfort (GB)30——
Throne Power (IRE)50——
Jimmy You Mushroom (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

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

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran O'Neill 3 0 0% −3.00
Pierre-Louis Jamin 2 0 0% −2.00
William Cox 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

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
12 Mar 26+27d Chelmsford City (AW) tigerbet.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Pulled hard at the back of the field - making late headway past fading horses inside the final furlong - always out of the hunt to finish 7th 7/11 1¼ 9-9 5563A54A Pierre-Louis Jamin 7/2J
13 Feb 26+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran Held up mid-pack - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't make any real headway - finished fifth 5/8 1½ 9-5 5879C46C William Cox 10/1
21 Jan 26+62d Lingfield (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran Set the pace early - pushed along with 2f left and quickly challenged - overtaken inside the last furlong - weakened quickly to finish 4th 4/8 1¼ 9-8 5992A64A Pierre-Louis Jamin 11/2
20 Nov 25+44d Lingfield (AW) Stay In Control At BetMGM / EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Fought for control early - sat close to pace - urged forward with over 2f left - drifted wide entering home straight - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish seventh 7/10 1¼ 9-7 —54A65A Kieran O'Neill 16/1
07 Oct 25+15d Southwell (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Held up towards the back on the wide side - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away in the final furlong - finished 7th 7/11 4 9-7 —80C49C Kieran O'Neill 200/1
22 Sep 25 Leicester British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled just behind the front group early after fighting for control - pressed for effort approaching final furlongs - dropped away steadily - finished well held in 9th 9/10 6 9-7 —71A50A Kieran O'Neill 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Tango (IRE) won?
Black Tango (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Black Tango (IRE)?
Black Tango (IRE) is trained by Tom Dascombe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 March 2026.
Who is Black Tango (IRE)'s sire?
Black Tango (IRE) is by Invincible Army (IRE) out of Khaleesi Wind (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Black Tango (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 12 March 2026. The highest on record is 59.
What is Black Tango (IRE)'s sire's record?
Invincible Army (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,624 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.1% from 149. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 398. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Black Tango (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Khaleesi Wind (IRE), Black Tango (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Action Point (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Action Point (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.