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Horse profile

Blackbird (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer Francois Nicolle · Owner Mme Patrick Papot
by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Corscia (FR) (Nickname)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Ran 20 days ago · 5th of 8
KTB Profile

Blackbird is a Masked Marvel gelding who is yet to win from four starts on turf. He has raced three times at Auteuil and once at Craon, all over trips between 2m1f and 3m on soft or heavy ground, and holds an official rating of 132. His last run, at Craon in Sep 2026, was a fifth of eight in the Prix Ici Mayenne, a Class 2 event, where he was the beaten favourite.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 18 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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Masked Marvel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,603 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 19.9% from 282.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4125%+9.5—
Good2804917.5%+2—
Good to Soft2825619.9%+4.4—
Soft5978514.2%−1.30 from 2
Heavy4245813.7%−1.80 from 2
Standard (AW)1500%−15.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−15.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3126.5%−9—
1m5f – 2m4207116.9%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f86312914.9%−0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m2493915.7%+0.20 from 3
Over 3m35822.9%+7.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Corscia (FR) (Nickname)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Corscia Bella (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Craon (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bertrand Lestrade 3 0 0% −3.00
Johnny Charron 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 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 OR Jockey SP
27 Sep 26+178d Craon (FR) Prix Ici Mayenne (Prix Claude Rouget) Class 2 · 21f · Very Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 10-10 — Bertrand Lestrade 11/8F
02 Apr 26+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix William et Alec Head (Chase) (Turf) 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 1½ 10-3 132 Bertrand Lestrade 26/1
14 Mar 26+506d Auteuil (FR) Prix Air Landais (Listed Chase) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 7 ran F/7 — 10-3 132 Bertrand Lestrade 9/1
24 Oct 24 Auteuil (FR) Prix Emilius (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced Over Obstacles) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 16 10-8 — Johnny Charron 54/10

Quick answers

How many races has Blackbird (FR) won?
Blackbird (FR) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Blackbird (FR)?
Blackbird (FR) is trained by Francois Nicolle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 September 2026.
Who is Blackbird (FR)'s sire?
Blackbird (FR) is by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Corscia (FR), whose sire is Nickname.
What is Blackbird (FR)'s official rating?
Blackbird (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 132.
What is Blackbird (FR)'s sire's record?
Masked Marvel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,603 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 19.9% from 282.
Who are Blackbird (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Corscia (FR), Blackbird (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.