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Horse profile

Black Velvet Belle (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Jun 2013) · Last trainer Lucy Normile · Last owner L B N Racing Club
by Spadoun (FR) out of Shimla (IRE) (Rudimentary)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2013 — 4,900 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2013 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Black Velvet Belle (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Last raced off 81, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 74C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 24 Apr 2013 Official rating 81 at the last run, 4 Jun 2013

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 85A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft381C74—
Good285A79—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f475C74—
1m5f – 2m285A83—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Spadoun (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,144 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12.2—
Good to Firm21314.3%+2.1—
Good2773813.7%+1.50 from 3
Good to Soft1932211.4%−0.80 from 3
Soft4064210.3%−1.90 from 2
Heavy2333213.7%+1.5—
Standard (AW)13215.4%+3.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f4125%+12.8—
1m2f – 1m4f20315%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m2924013.7%+1.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4435211.7%−0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m3143611.5%−0.70 from 2
Over 3m7179.9%−2.3—

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

Dam
Shimla (IRE) (Rudimentary)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them The Salwick Flyer (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5½f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (The Salwick Flyer (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Salwick Flyer (IRE)3946f–1m½fClass 5
Shilla (IRE)1215½fClass 5
Marino Marvel (IRE)410——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexander Voy 6 0 0% −6.00
Grant Cockburn 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 6 runs
04 Jun 13+24d Hexham Hexham Caravan Site Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-0 81— Alexander Voy 66/1
11 May 13+17d Hexham Greggs Childrens Cancer Run Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 8 10-2 9773C Alexander Voy 66/1
24 Apr 13+23d Perth Aberdeen Asset Management Plc Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 9 10-4 —74C Alexander Voy 66/1
01 Apr 13+23d Newcastle F1 Signs & Digital Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 15 10-4 —74C Alexander Voy 80/1
09 Mar 13+24d Ayr Merigo's Looking Forward To Another Scottish National Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-7 —— Alexander Voy 200/1
13 Feb 13+111d Musselburgh 32Red Poker Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 11 10-7 —81C Alexander Voy 66/1
2012 · 2 runs
25 Oct 12+28d Carlisle Ellenborough Social Club Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 9 10-0 —75C Grant Cockburn 66/1
27 Sep 12 Perth Better Prices On Betfair Mobile Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 3 10-2 —85A Grant Cockburn 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Velvet Belle won?
Black Velvet Belle (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2012 and 2013.
Who trained Black Velvet Belle?
Black Velvet Belle (IRE) was trained by Lucy Normile on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 4 June 2013.
Who is Black Velvet Belle's sire?
Black Velvet Belle (IRE) is by Spadoun (FR) out of Shimla (IRE), whose sire is Rudimentary.
What is Black Velvet Belle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 4 June 2013. The highest on record is 97.
What is Black Velvet Belle's sire's record?
Spadoun (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,144 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Black Velvet Belle's siblings?
Out of Shimla (IRE), Black Velvet Belle (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: The Salwick Flyer (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (The Salwick Flyer (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.