Horse profile
Blackcastle Storm (GB)
7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Matthew J Smith · Last owner Up The Bog Road Syndicate
by Showcasing (GB) out of How High The Sky (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
41 runs · 24 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2024 — 739 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 13th of 14
3 wins · Bellewstown, Down Royal & Southwell (AW)
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
Blackcastle Storm won three of 41 starts. His wins came at Bellewstown in Jul 2024 over 1m – 1m1f on good in a handicap off 61, at Down Royal in Sep 2022 over 1m2f – 1m4f on good in a handicap off 67, and at Southwell (AW) in Mar 2020 over 6f – 7f on standard in a Class 5 maiden. The gelding, aged 7 at his last run in Oct 2024, finished 13 of 14 at Dundalk (AW) off an official rating of 66, 25lb below his highest ever mark. He raced on turf in 32 of his starts.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 25lb off peak
- 3–41Wins / Runs
- 7.3%Strike rate
- 9 (22%)Placed
- −20.62£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.80Fair A/E n=41 · 0.66 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating66↓ 25lb off peak
66
58–91
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 101A | 83 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 99B | 79 | — |
| Soft | 9 | 110C | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 102A | 94 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 97C | 95.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 22 | 101A | 85.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 110C | 80.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 99B | 84.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 40C | 33 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 58C | 36 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 58C | 38 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 41 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 from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,615 runs since Jan 2008 (998 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,912 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | 0 | 2 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 1,140 | 116 | 10.2% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,268 | 133 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 328 | 29 | 8.8% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,599 | 474 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,285 | 271 | 11.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,911 | 634 | 10.7% | +0.5 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,170 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 1 from 22 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 890 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 218 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −4.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.3 | — |
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
Dam
How High The Sky (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
12 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them New Heights (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Mr Swivell (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Heights (GB) | 38 | 7 | 7f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Mr Swivell (GB) | 25 | 6 | 1m–1m½f | Class 3 |
| Greased Lightning (GB) | 14 | 2 | 7f–1m3½f | Class 5 |
| Across The Sky (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | — |
| Up Above (GB) | 6 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Thora Barber (GB) | 4 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Mo Of Cairo (GB) | 12 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Rat Pack (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Ann Van Kleef (GB) | 1 | 1 | 7½f | — |
| Sky Symphony (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Skydiving (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Heart of An Angel (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 2 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.62 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.62 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 22 | 1 | 5% | −17.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.62 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan McDonogh | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Jake Coen | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| James Smith | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| W J Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 22 | 2 | 9% | −4.00 |
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.62 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 35 | 3 | 9% | −14.62 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 24+6d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) Sat close behind pace-setter early - shared front spot 3f out and put under pressure - lost front spot 1 1/2f out - faded late to finish 13th | 13/14 | 4 | 9-13 | 66 | 78C | 59C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 25/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+39d | Fairyhouse | Frank Lynch & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Up with the front group - pulling hard early - blundered 4th - moved to 2nd at halfway - untidy at 5th - shifted left and blundered 3 out - driven up into 4th turning for home - catastrophic error 2 out left no chance of making inroads - dropped away and well beaten | 9/10 | 28 | 11-8 | 89 | 26C | 78C | Keith Donoghue | 9/1 |
| 03 Sep 24+26d | Gowran Park | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Went straight to front - opened up clear passage before halfway - margin shortened by rivals 3f out - overtaken just after 2f mark - dropped away and faded through the closing stages | 8/15 | 1 | 9-7 | 67 | 84C | 78A | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| 08 Aug 24+9d | Leopardstown | BoyleSports Lengthen The Odds Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) Handy early - 5th at halfway - improved into contention 2f out - unable to threaten leaders briefly in 3rd - dropped away and faded through final furlong to finish 10th | 10/14 | 1¾ | 10-1 | 69 | 72C | 61A | Declan McDonogh | 17/2 |
| 30 Jul 24+25d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) | 7/17 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 69 | 87C | 74A | Declan McDonogh | 9/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+7d | Bellewstown | McNally's Pharmacy 365 Handicap (47-70) | 1/14 | 9-7 | 61 | 83C | 96A | Chris Hayes | 4/1F | |
| 28 Jun 24+8d | Curragh | Silken Thomas And Lock 13 Handicap (50-75) | 2/21 | ¾ | 8-13 | 58 | 68C | 83A | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| 20 Jun 24+19d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Tickets On Sale Now Handicap (47-75) | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-0 | 59 | 101A | 74A | Chris Hayes | 20/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+11d | Listowel | John Thomas McNamara Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 15/18 | 2¼ | 10-10 | 91 | 40C | 84C | James Smith | 33/1 |
| 21 May 24+172d | Punchestown | Tuesday Treat At Punchestown Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 8/15 | 4 | 11-5 | — | 50C | 86C | James Smith | 50/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 23+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-13 | 60 | 88B | 81A | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| 03 Nov 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 10/14 | ¾ | 9-9 | 63 | 76B | 67A | Jake Coen | 15/2 |
| 27 Oct 23+16d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 4/14 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 65 | 87B | 80A | Jake Coen | 40/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+9d | Punchestown | BetVictor Predictor Maiden Hurdle | 13/15 | 3½ | 11-12 | — | 14C | 95C | Ryan Treacy | 125/1 |
| 02 Oct 23+62d | Fairyhouse | 2nd To The SP Favourite At Novibet (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 8/12 | 3¾ | 11-5 | — | 58C | 98C | James Smith | 80/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+7d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) | 9/18 | 2 | 10-1 | 69 | 87C | 71A | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| 25 Jul 23+29d | Ballinrobe | Harrington Concrete & Quarries Maiden Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Sean Flanagan | 25/1 |
| 26 Jun 23+255d | Ballinrobe | Treacy's Pharmacies Handicap | 5/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 69 | 83A | 69A | Declan McDonogh | 12/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 22+22d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 6/14 | ¾ | 8-7 | 72 | 99B | 72A | Leigh Roche | 40/1 |
| 22 Sep 22+5d | Listowel | Tote Ireland Handicap (50-80) | 13/14 | 8½ | 9-8 | 72 | 87C | 49C | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 17 Sep 22+15d | Gowran Park | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Apprentice Handicap (50-75) | 15/17 | 1¾ | 10-0 | 72 | 80C | 66A | Jake Coen | 14/1 |
| 02 Sep 22+28d | Down Royal | BBFC Handicap (50-70) | 1/12 | 9-8 | 67 | 81A | 86A | Jake Coen | 12/1 | |
| 05 Aug 22+1d | Tipperary | Tipperary Handicap (50-80) | 2/12 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 67 | 101A | 77A | Jake Coen | 6/1 |
| 04 Aug 22+9d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Golf Centre Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) | 4/16 | 2½ | 10-0 | 67 | 96C | 88A | W J Lee | 13/2 |
| 26 Jul 22+45d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) | 14/18 | ½ | 9-13 | 67 | 94C | 65A | W J Lee | 8/1 |
| 11 Jun 22+241d | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Handicap (47-70) | 10/12 | hd | 10-1 | 68 | 79A | 66A | Colin Keane | 11/2 |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 21+17d | Bath | Racing To School Handicap | 8/15 | ¾ | 9-10 | 70 | 97C | 82A | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 |
| 26 Sep 21+96d | Ffos Las | www.starsports.bet Handicap | 6/10 | nk | 9-9 | 71 | 61A | 78A | Tyler Heard | 6/1 |
| 22 Jun 21+21d | Newbury | Maurice Adams Memorial Handicap | 6/9 | 3 | 9-11 | 72 | 74A | 69A | William Buick | 4/1 |
| 01 Jun 21+18d | Yarmouth | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap | 7/9 | 2 | 9-5 | 73 | 94A | 70A | Jamie Spencer | 9/4F |
| 14 May 21+32d | Newbury | Casumo Proud Sponsors Of Reading FC Apprentice Handicap | 2/13 | 2¾ | 9-10 | 73 | 88C | 93A | Tyler Heard | 3/1F |
| 12 Apr 21+165d | Windsor | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 2/13 | 5 | 9-5 | 73 | 101C | 92A | Rossa Ryan | 11/2 |
| 2020 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 20+10d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap | 4/9 | 4¼ | 9-7 | 75 | 76A | 83A | Shane Kelly | 2/1F |
| 19 Oct 20+44d | Windsor | Millenium Racing Club Handicap | 4/11 | 1½ | 8-11 | 75 | 93A | 78A | Kieran Shoemark | 20/1 |
| 05 Sep 20+20d | Haydock | Betfair Exchange Free Bet Streak Handicap | 9/15 | ½ | 9-4 | 77 | 56C | 65A | Shane Kelly | 9/1 |
| 16 Aug 20+34d | Newbury | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap (Str) | 4/14 | 1¾ | 8-4 | 78 | 110C | 80A | Silvestre De Sousa | 8/1 |
| 13 Jul 20+30d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap (Div 2) | 6/9 | ½ | 9-8 | 79 | 79A | 65A | Shane Kelly | 9/2 |
| 13 Jun 20+92d | Doncaster | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 2/10 | 3 | 9-1 | 77 | 102A | 89A | Daniel Tudhope | 6/1 |
| 13 Mar 20+118d | Southwell (AW) | Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Maiden Stakes | 1/10 | 8-12 | — | 79B | 87A | Shane Kelly | 11/8F | |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Nov 19+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost / Ebf Novice Stakes | 6/12 | nse | 9-5 | — | 78A | 72A | Shane Kelly | 12/1 |
| 23 Oct 19 | Newmarket | Coates And Seely Blanc De Blancs Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 82A | 78A | Shane Kelly | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blackcastle Storm won?
- Blackcastle Storm (GB) won 3 of 41 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 7.3%. Placed 9 times in total (22% of starts).
- Who trained Blackcastle Storm?
- Blackcastle Storm (GB) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 18 October 2024.
- Who is Blackcastle Storm's sire?
- Blackcastle Storm (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of How High The Sky (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Blackcastle Storm prefer?
- Blackcastle Storm (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blackcastle Storm's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 18 October 2024. The highest on record is 91.
- What is Blackcastle Storm's sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,615 runs since Jan 2008 (998 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
- Who are Blackcastle Storm's siblings?
- Out of How High The Sky (IRE), Blackcastle Storm (GB) has 12 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: New Heights (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Mr Swivell (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.