Blacks Choice (IRE)
Blacks Choice (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Sligo (Jun 2008). Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 87dAvg 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
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
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 8.7% of 368 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +12.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 109 | 10 | 9.2% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | +0.8 | — |
| Soft | 90 | 6 | 6.7% | −2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 57 | 4 | 7% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 150 | 13 | 8.7% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 152 | 16 | 10.5% | +1.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 50 | 3 | 6% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Gorey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Bolger | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| C D Allen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 08+17d | Tramore | Tote Price Promise Mares Handicap Hurdle (81-102) | PU/15 | — | 10-2 | 84 | — | Eoin McCarthy | 33/1 |
| 26 Aug 08+63d | Sligo | Terry Casey Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 9/13 | 4 | 10-4 | 84 | 72C | Eoin McCarthy | 14/1 |
| 24 Jun 08+26d | Sligo | New Ballisodare Centre Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | 4½ | 10-7 | 84 | 91A | Eoin McCarthy | 20/1 |
| 29 May 08+20d | Punchestown | Ballymore Eustace (Mares) Maiden Hurdle | 15/25 | nk | 10-6 | 84 | 73C | Mark Bolger | 33/1 |
| 09 May 08+22d | Downpatrick | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-60) | 12/15 | 2½ | 8-11 | 45 | 37A | Conor O'Farrell | 25/1 |
| 17 Apr 08+253d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk On-Course Bookmakers Handicap (45-60) | 9/14 | 10 | 8-13 | 45 | 35C | Rory Cleary | 25/1 |
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 07+12d | Gowran Park | Kilkenny Maiden | 6/9 | 10 | 8-11 | — | 32C | Shane Gorey | 33/1 |
| 27 Jul 07+286d | Wexford | Paddy McGee (Wexford) Ltd. Maiden | 13/15 | 17 | 8-4 | — | 36C | C D Allen | 50/1 |
| 2006 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 06 | Cork | Blackwater Maiden | 15/17 | 6 | 8-7 | — | 42C | Shane Gorey | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blacks Choice won?
- Blacks Choice (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2006 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Blacks Choice?
- Blacks Choice (IRE) was trained by J F O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 12 September 2008.
- Who is Blacks Choice's sire?
- Blacks Choice (IRE) is by Basanta (IRE) out of Jalouise (IRE), whose sire is Bigstone.
- What is Blacks Choice's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 12 September 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Blacks Choice's sire's record?
- Basanta (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 368 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses), Flat and jumps together.