Blackball (USA)
Blackball (USA) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since May 2013. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 1 (8.3%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.36Fair A/E n=12 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
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
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
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 14.1% of 1,837 runs since Jan 2008 (165 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −7.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 299 | 41 | 13.7% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 295 | 41 | 13.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 134 | 20 | 14.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Soft | 105 | 8 | 7.6% | −6.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −10.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 962 | 147 | 15.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 304 | 41 | 13.5% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 807 | 124 | 15.4% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 504 | 68 | 13.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 189 | 22 | 11.6% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 32 | 4 | 12.5% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
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
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 to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Durcan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Robert Jones | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B M Cash | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 14+30d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Summer Membership Handicap (50-70) | 15/15 | 38 | 9-12 | 62 | 50C | Joseph O'Brien | 25/1 |
| 08 Jul 14+193d | Roscommon | Athleague Maiden Hurdle | 17/18 | 76 | 11-6 | — | 93C | B M Cash | 80/1 |
| 2013 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 13+44d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Ipad App 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 16/18 | 1 | 11-0 | — | 80C | Robert Jones | 80/1 |
| 13 Nov 13+28d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-70) | 9/12 | nk | 9-5 | 64 | 63A | Conor Hoban | 20/1 |
| 16 Oct 13+27d | Punchestown | Go Racing In Kildare 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 10/13 | 4½ | 10-9 | — | 85C | Robert Jones | 25/1 |
| 19 Sep 13+52d | Listowel | Speedy's Bars Moyvane & Ballylongford Handicap | 16/16 | 6½ | 9-6 | 65 | 49C | Emmet McNamara | 16/1 |
| 29 Jul 13+38d | Windsor | Boodles Diamond Handicap | 5/9 | ¾ | 9-4 | 67 | 66A | Ted Durcan | 11/2 |
| 21 Jun 13+24d | Redcar | Follow RedcarRacing On Facebook & Twitter Handicap | 8/13 | ¾ | 9-1 | 67 | 56C | Ted Durcan | 9/4F |
| 28 May 13+159d | Yarmouth | Norfolk & Suffolk Animal Trust Handicap | 1/14 | 9-6 | 59 | 87A | Ted Durcan | 8/1 | |
| 2012 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 12+34d | Lingfield (AW) | 32red Casino Maiden Stakes | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-3 | — | 57A | Frankie McDonald | 25/1 |
| 16 Nov 12+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red Casino Maiden Stakes | 7/10 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 62A | Ted Durcan | 25/1 |
| 24 Oct 12 | Newmarket | Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Maiden Stakes | 16/17 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 55C | Ted Durcan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blackball won?
- Blackball (USA) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
- Who trained Blackball?
- Blackball (USA) was trained by Denis W Cullen on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 7 August 2014.
- Who is Blackball's sire?
- Blackball (USA) is by Speightstown (USA) out of Wild Decision (USA), whose sire is Wild Again.
- What going does Blackball prefer?
- Blackball (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blackball's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 7 August 2014. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Blackball's sire's record?
- Speightstown (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 1,837 runs since Jan 2008 (165 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 105.