Black Velvet Boy (IRE)
Black Velvet Boy is a gelding by Soldier's Call out of The Works who has two wins from seven runs on turf, both at under 6f on good to firm. He won a Class 5 maiden at Beverley in Jul 2026 and a Class 4 nursery handicap at Windsor in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 77. He last ran at York in Oct 2026, finishing sixth of eight after leading in a Class 3 nursery off an official rating of 86, which was his career-high mark. He has raced at five different courses.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 5 (71.4%)Placed
- +4.50£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.31Fair A/E n=7 · 1.94 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 79 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 95
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 79C | 71 | 3 runs · 79 / 71 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 92A | 90 | 2 runs · 92 / 90 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 95A | 83.5 | 6 runs · 95 / 83.5 |
Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 17 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 7 analysed runs since May 2026
- Led 3 (43%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,130 runs since Mar 2023 (218 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.5% from 200. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4% from 248.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 335 | 32 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 2 from 4 |
| Good | 581 | 49 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 200 | 27 | 13.5% | +4.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 273 | 22 | 8.1% | −1 | — |
| Heavy | 80 | 7 | 8.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 649 | 56 | 8.6% | −0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 711 | 81 | 11.4% | +2.3 | 2 from 7 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,030 | 91 | 8.8% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 248 | 10 | 4% | −5.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 79 | 7 | 8.9% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2023 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Master Of My Fate (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Master Of My Fate (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Of My Fate (IRE) | 36 | 8 | 5f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hart | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 26+15d | York | Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery Handicap Stakes Made all the running early - pushed along 2f out before overtaken over 1f out - weakened late inside the final 75yds to finish 6th | 6/8 | nk | 9-6 | 86 | 88A | 91A | Jason Hart | 7/2 |
| 24 Sep 26+19d | Newmarket | Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Nursery Handicap Stakes Handy early - went in front before halfway - overtaken inside final furlong but fought back to threaten again close home - couldn't find more and held for second | 2/11 | nk | 9-2 | 83 | 95A | 90A | Oisin Murphy | 9/2 |
| 05 Sep 26+19d | Thirsk | Jw4x4 Northallerton Nursery Handicap Stakes Tracked the pace early - driven to challenge inside final furlong - kept on but couldn't find more late | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 80 | 92A | 98A | Jason Hart | 5/1 |
| 17 Aug 26+20d | Windsor | Bet £20 Get £40 In Free Bets At matchbook.com Nursery Handicap Stakes Pulled hard early - set the pace throughout - headed briefly under 1f out - drifted left in the closing stages and stuck on to win | 1/5 | 9-1 | 77 | 79C | 84B | Jason Hart | 6/1 | |
| 28 Jul 26+8d | Beverley | EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Band D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Drifted left at the off - moved across to take command - pushed along over 1f from home - stayed on strongly to score | 1/13 | 9-7 | — | 71C | 90A | Jason Hart | 7/2 | |
| 20 Jul 26+79d | Beverley | Racing TV EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) raced freely up with the front-runners early - was pushed along with two furlongs to run - short of room entering the final furlong - moved up into third inside the final 110 yards | 3/11 | ½ | 9-1 | — | — | 83A | James Sullivan | 28/1 |
| 02 May 26 | Thirsk | Steve Poskitt's 60th Birthday Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up mid-pack early - driven and slipping towards the back at halfway - lost touch inside the last furlong - eventually finished seventh | 7/8 | nk | 9-4 | — | 61A | 61A | Ben Robinson | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Velvet Boy won?
- Black Velvet Boy (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
- Who trains Black Velvet Boy?
- Black Velvet Boy (IRE) is trained by John & Sean Quinn, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Black Velvet Boy's sire?
- Black Velvet Boy (IRE) is by Soldier's Call (GB) out of The Works (IRE), whose sire is No Nay Never.
- What going does Black Velvet Boy prefer?
- Black Velvet Boy (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Black Velvet Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 9 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Black Velvet Boy's sire's record?
- Soldier's Call (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,130 runs since Mar 2023 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.5% from 200. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4% from 248.
- Who are Black Velvet Boy's siblings?
- Out of The Works (IRE), Black Velvet Boy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Master Of My Fate (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Master Of My Fate (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.