Blackbeard (IRE)
Blackbeard (IRE) is 6 from 8 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Darley Prix Morny - Finale des Darley Series at Deauville (FR) (Aug 2022). Won last time out at Newmarket (Class 1). Last raced off a career-high mark of 115.
Progeny in our archive
As a sire, Blackbeard (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 168 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 43 | 5 | 11.6% | −3.9 |
| Good | 51 | 7 | 13.7% | −1.8 |
| Good to Soft | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +3.7 |
| Soft | 25 | 7 | 28% | +12.5 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | −4.4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | −0.8 |
| 6f – 7f | 120 | 20 | 16.7% | +1.2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −7.8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
- 6–8Wins / Runs
- 75%Strike rate
- 7 (87.5%)Placed
- +9.31£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.24Fair A/E n=8 · 1.96 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 24dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 105
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 105A | 92 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 105A | 83 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 77C | 72.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 12.1% of 6,310 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 3 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 612 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 843 | 109 | 12.9% | +0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 276 | 36 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,147 | 253 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 910 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | 2 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,374 | 437 | 13% | +0.9 | 4 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,177 | 129 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 582 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Charles Darwin (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Charles Darwin (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Darwin (IRE) | 8 | 4 | 5f–6f | Group 2 |
| Tunbridge Wells (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Run Away (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Be In Love (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 3 | 75% | +4.83 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.60 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.30 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 4 | 67% | +6.33 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.98 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 7 | 5 | 71% | +8.11 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 22+34d | Newmarket | Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) | 1/8 | 9-2 | 115 | 105A | 116A | Ryan Moore | 10/3 | |
| 21 Aug 22+35d | Deauville (FR) | Darley Prix Morny - Finale des Darley Series (2yo No Geldings) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 1/5 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Ryan Moore | 13/10 | |
| 17 Jul 22+22d | Chantilly (FR) | Darley Prix Robert Papin (2yo) (Turf) | 1/6 | 9-3 | — | — | — | Ioritz Mendizabal | 6/5F | |
| 25 Jun 22+11d | Curragh | Gain Railway Stakes (group 2) | 2/6 | shd | 9-5 | 105 | 79A | 97B | Ryan Moore | 5/6F |
| 14 Jun 22+24d | Ascot | Coventry Stakes (Group 2) | 4/17 | 2 | 9-3 | — | 87C | 101A | Ryan Moore | 5/2F |
| 21 May 22+19d | Curragh | GAIN Marble Hill Stakes (Group 3) | 1/5 | 9-5 | — | 74C | 100B | Ryan Moore | 5/2 | |
| 02 May 22+24d | Curragh | Gain First Flier Stakes (listed) | 1/5 | 9-5 | — | 68C | 104B | Ryan Moore | 11/10F | |
| 08 Apr 22 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 1/5 | 9-7 | — | 77C | 102B | Ryan Moore | 15/8 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blackbeard (IRE) won?
- Blackbeard (IRE) won 6 of 8 archived starts in 2022, a strike rate of 75%. Placed 7 times in total (87.5% of starts).
- Who trained Blackbeard (IRE)?
- Blackbeard (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 24 September 2022.
- Who is Blackbeard (IRE)'s sire?
- Blackbeard (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Muirin (IRE), whose sire is Born To Sea.
- What going does Blackbeard (IRE) prefer?
- Blackbeard (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blackbeard (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 24 September 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Blackbeard (IRE)'s sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,310 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
- Who are Blackbeard (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Muirin (IRE), Blackbeard (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Charles Darwin (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Charles Darwin (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Blackbeard (IRE) sired winners?
- As a sire, Blackbeard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 168 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together.