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Horse profile

Blackisthenewblack (GB)

3yo filly · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner Team Valor Cayton Park Stud A Singh
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Ebony Flyer (SAF) (Jet Master)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kempton (AW) Last run 19 Jun 2026 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

Blackisthenewblack is 1 from 7 with the win at Class 6 level in a handicap at Kempton over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 62. All five all-weather runs have come on Standard surfaces and she has never won on turf from two starts. The filly was held when finishing 8 of 8 at Goodwood in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 67. She last ran off a career-high mark of 68.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 4 Dec 2025

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 7 figures · best 81A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)581A764 runs · 77 / 71
Good277C47.52 runs · 77 / 47.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f477C65.54 runs · 77 / 65.5
1m – 1m1f277A76.52 runs · 77 / 76.5
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 72A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 30 Apr 2026 Official rating 67 at the last run, 19 Jun 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 75A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)575A594 runs · 75 / 65.5
Good252C49.52 runs · 52 / 49.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f472A55.54 runs · 72 / 55.5
1m – 1m1f275A672 runs · 75 / 67
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Led 3 (43%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,928 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.9—
Good4,84551010.5%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft2,41425110.4%−0.9—
Soft2,7332549.3%−2—
Heavy828718.6%−2.7—
Standard (AW)7,30692012.6%+1.31 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f10,7251,25611.7%+0.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f5,00854610.9%−0.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,4732379.6%−1.71 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,09310910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f475428.8%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ebony Flyer (SAF) (Jet Master)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them T'challa (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (T'challa (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
T'challa (GB)621m–1m2fClass 3
Jet Black (GB)1011m2fClass 5
Ducal Crown (GB)417fClass 5
Apollo's Angel (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% +1.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% +3.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% +2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J McDonald 3 0 0% −3.00
Darragh Keenan 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 1 100% +5.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +2.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
19 Jun 26+34d Goodwood Fitzdares Your Personal Bookmaker Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 8 ran Shared front spot in early stages - gave up advantage and sat behind pacesetter - pushed along 3f out - lost touch and slowed markedly inside final 2f - finished well beaten in 8th 8/8 21 9-6 6718C47C Darragh Keenan 28/1
16 May 26+16d Thirsk Metaxas Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 11 ran Went straight to front - overtaken with more than 2f left despite urging - lost touch feebly through closing stages - finished 10th 10/11 1¾ 9-7 6877C52C P J McDonald 7/1
30 Apr 26+31d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Superboosts Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Set the pace from the off - asked for effort 2f out and edged clear - driven out 1f from home - kept going strongly to hold on unopposed 1/9 9-8 6265A72A Oisin Murphy 5/1
30 Mar 26+116d Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Held mid-pack early - urged forward approaching 2f out then eased right a furlong out - kept on at one speed to finish sixth 6/11 dht 9-7 6366A59A P J McDonald 11/2
2025 · 3 runs
04 Dec 25+16d Chelmsford City (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m · Standard · 9 ran Settled close up early - still with the pace approaching 2f out then lost touch a furlong out - dropped away rapidly in the closing stages 6/9 4½ 9-2 —76A59A Jason Watson 25/1
18 Nov 25+20d Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: Stay Golden With Responsible Play EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 7 ran Settled just behind the pace - moved left and pressed on with a furlong and a half left - climbed into third inside the final furlong but couldn't reel in the leading duo 3/7 5 9-2 —77A75A Callum Hutchinson 5/1
29 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet 2000 Sponsored Races At Kempton EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Dwelt badly at the off - settled at the back and kept plodding on - finished sixth without threatening 6/10 1½ 9-2 —81A59A P J McDonald 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blackisthenewblack won?
Blackisthenewblack (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Blackisthenewblack?
Blackisthenewblack (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 June 2026.
Who is Blackisthenewblack's sire?
Blackisthenewblack (GB) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Ebony Flyer (SAF), whose sire is Jet Master.
What going does Blackisthenewblack prefer?
Blackisthenewblack (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blackisthenewblack's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 19 June 2026. The highest on record is 68.
What is Blackisthenewblack's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,928 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Blackisthenewblack's siblings?
Out of Ebony Flyer (SAF), Blackisthenewblack (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: T'challa (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (T'challa (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.