Black Valentine (IRE)
Black Valentine (IRE) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2016. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off 109, 12lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- −2.90£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=5 · 1.00 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 51dBetween runs (median)longest 1394 d
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 123
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 123A | 112.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 123A | 107 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 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 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 124 | 20 | 16.1% | +4.8 | — |
| Good | 2,201 | 247 | 11.2% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,218 | 144 | 11.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Soft | 2,353 | 272 | 11.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,256 | 129 | 10.3% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 1 | 2.8% | −8.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,993 | 232 | 11.6% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,488 | 281 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,119 | 247 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 565 | 53 | 9.4% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincanton | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Ryan Mania | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lorcan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stan Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 04 Feb 21+1394d | Wincanton | Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase | PU/16 | — | 11-2 | 109 | — | — | Ryan Mania | 40/1 |
| 2017 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Apr 17+66d | Fontwell | Butlins Day Visits #yourbestbetforagranddayout Novices' Hurdle | 3/6 | 38 | 11-0 | 119 | 102C | 97C | Lorcan Williams | 5/1 |
| 05 Feb 17+29d | Taunton | Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Handicap Hurdle | 7/15 | 20 | 11-9 | 121 | 91C | 104C | Stan Sheppard | 8/1 |
| 07 Jan 17+51d | Wincanton | Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Novices' Hurdle | 3/16 | 30 | 11-12 | — | — | 105C | Sean Bowen | 7/2 |
| 2016 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 17 Nov 16 | Wincanton | Lenny Roberts Memorial Trophy Novices' Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-12 | — | 123A | 121B | Sean Bowen | 11/10F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Valentine won?
- Black Valentine (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Black Valentine?
- Black Valentine (IRE) was trained by Miss K L Smith on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 4 February 2021.
- Who is Black Valentine's sire?
- Black Valentine (IRE) is by Stowaway (GB) out of Kavolan (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What is Black Valentine's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 4 February 2021. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Black Valentine's sire's record?
- Stowaway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.