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Horse profile

Black Tonic (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2025) · Last trainer Tom Gretton · Last owner G1 Racing Club Ltd
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Tullow Tonic (IRE) (Beneficial)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jun 2025 — 509 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Black Tonic is a gelding who was yet to win from 12 starts on turf. He ran nine times over 1m5f – 2m and three times over 2m1f – 2m4f, with no placed efforts on good to soft, good or soft ground. His best effort came when fourth of eight at Warwick in Mar 2023. He last ran at Uttoxeter in Jun 2025 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle, where he was held off an official rating of 89, 11lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 11lb off peak
89 89–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 22 Mar 2023

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 115C · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4106C77—
Good3115C94—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7115C94—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 12 Aug 2023 Official rating 89 at the last run, 5 Jun 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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 109A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4109A89—
Good397A83—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7109A95—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 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 3 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,683 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3341138.5%−1.80 from 4
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.20 from 5
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.60 from 3
Heavy6278313.2%+2.9—
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.30 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,31914110.7%+0.4—
Over 3m3703710%−0.3—

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
Tullow Tonic (IRE) (Beneficial)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Blackacre (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Blackacre (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blackacre (GB)2523m2fClass 5
Tullow Troop (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 0 0% −9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke Scott 3 0 0% −3.00
Lee Edwards 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr James Jeavons 2 0 0% −2.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr E P O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Todd 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 5 0 0% −5.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 6 0 0% −6.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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
2025 · 3 runs
05 Jun 25+42d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled behind the front group - held fourth around midfield - dropped back shortly after - pressed for effort 4 out but faded - eased and pulled up before 3 out PU/9 — 10-12 89—— Lee Edwards 50/1
24 Apr 25+26d Warwick Molly Ollys Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back - clipped fences 3rd and 4th before blundering at the 8th and losing the pace - pulled up before 3 out PU/10 — 11-8 94—— David Noonan 80/1
29 Mar 25+581d Stratford Darren Lowe's 60th Manifesto Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled at the back early keeping a strong grip on the bridle - lost touch from 3 out - well beaten and dropped away from 2 out 6/6 32 11-4 9771C82C Lee Edwards 18/1
2023 · 6 runs
26 Aug 23+14d Killarney Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-12 93—— Ben Harvey 11/4F
12 Aug 23+22d Kilbeggan Mahon Hospitality Group New York Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 11-7 9385B109A Mr E P O'Brien 5/1
21 Jul 23+121d Kilbeggan Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 18f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran F/16 — 12-0 93—— Denis O'Regan 3/1F
22 Mar 23+39d Warwick Bet At Racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 10-9 100100A100B Charlie Todd 22/1
11 Feb 23+8d Warwick Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 2½ 10-7 —94A97A Luke Scott 100/1
03 Feb 23+45d Chepstow Download Vickers.Bet App EBF Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 12 10-9 —69A78A Mr James Jeavons 300/1
2022 · 3 runs
20 Dec 22+35d Ludlow Tanners Wines EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 11 10-7 —19C95C Mr James Jeavons 250/1
15 Nov 22+27d Hereford Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 18 10-7 —106C83C Luke Scott 80/1
19 Oct 22 Worcester Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 12 10-8 —115C83C Luke Scott 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Tonic won?
Black Tonic (GB) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2025.
Who trained Black Tonic?
Black Tonic (GB) was trained by Tom Gretton on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 5 June 2025.
Who is Black Tonic's sire?
Black Tonic (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Tullow Tonic (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What is Black Tonic's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 5 June 2025. The highest on record is 100.
What is Black Tonic's sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,683 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
Who are Black Tonic's siblings?
Out of Tullow Tonic (IRE), Black Tonic (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Blackacre (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Blackacre (GB)). The wins came over 3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.