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Horse profile

Blackbirch (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jul 2008) · Last trainer P J Rothwell · Last owner Devlin Swingers Syndicate
by Alderbrook (GB) out of Black Manipulator (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jul 2008 — 6,656 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2008 · 18th of 18
KTB Profile

Blackbirch (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 10 Jul 2008

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 85C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft285C81—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f285C81—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Alderbrook (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17317.6%+7.9—
Good to Firm2362410.2%+0.5—
Good9419710.3%+0.6—
Good to Soft627568.9%−0.80 from 2
Soft892707.8%−1.90 from 1
Heavy5586812.2%+2.5—
Standard (AW)2229.1%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.7—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f8112.5%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m762678.8%−0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,18012210.3%+0.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m979959.7%0—
Over 3m361359.7%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Black Manipulator (IRE) (Glacial Storm)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grouse Mountain (IRE)10——
Seamusjay (IRE)10——
Jeremy's Princess (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Jackson 2 0 0% −2.00
Niki O'Shea 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
30 Jul 08+20d Galway William Hill In Ireland Novice Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 18 ran 18/18 30 10-10 82C Shane Jackson 100/1
10 Jul 08+34d Fairyhouse Greenogue Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 15/16 14 10-10 85C Shane Jackson 33/1
06 Jun 08 Wexford Mount Leinster Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 30 10-10 77C Niki O'Shea 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blackbirch (IRE) won?
Blackbirch (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Blackbirch (IRE)?
Blackbirch (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 30 July 2008.
Who is Blackbirch (IRE)'s sire?
Blackbirch (IRE) is by Alderbrook (GB) out of Black Manipulator (IRE), whose sire is Glacial Storm.
What is Blackbirch (IRE)'s sire's record?
Alderbrook (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Blackbirch (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Black Manipulator (IRE), Blackbirch (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.