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Horse profile

Blackstairmountain (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2013) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner Mrs S Ricci
by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Sixhills (FR) (Sabrehill)
28 runs · 12 courses · from Jan 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Mar 2013 — 4,986 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2013 · 2nd of 14 10 wins · 8 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 143
KTB Profile

Blackstairmountain (IRE) is 10 from 28 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown (Dec 2011). Hasn't won since Jan 2013. Last raced off 143, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating143↓ 9lb off peak
143 89–152

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 (jumps) 149A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 18 Nov 2012 Official rating 143 at the last jumps run, 3 Mar 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 22 Aug 2012 Official rating 94 at the last flat run, 22 Aug 2012

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 23 figures · best 149A · median 137
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy9147A135—
Soft6149A138.5—
Good6147A139—
Good to Soft2134A130.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m15149A135—
2m1f – 2m4f7146A137—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 5 figures · best 102A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft3102A98—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3102A102—
1m5f – 2m287A80.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 28 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
Imperial Ballet (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1616.3%−0.9—
Good to Firm20094.5%−2.7—
Good300186%−1.22 from 7
Good to Soft14175%−2.20 from 2
Soft261249.2%+23 from 9
Heavy179137.3%+0.15 from 10
Standard (AW)2452510.2%+3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1501812%+4.8—
6f – 7f210146.7%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f188158%+0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f13186.1%−1.13 from 3
1m5f – 2m321175.3%−1.95 from 17
2m1f – 2m4f251166.4%−0.82 from 7
2m5f – 3m75912%+4.80 from 1
Over 3m1600%−7.2—

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
Sixhills (FR) (Sabrehill)

9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Mt Leinster (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Listed (Diamond Hill (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mt Leinster (IRE)3971m4f–2m1fClass 1
Diamond Hill (IRE)1451m4f–2m5fListed
Imperial Hills (IRE)2531m5f–2m—
Fugi Mountain (IRE)432m–2m2f—
Allure Of Illusion (IRE)622m1f–2m4f—
Get It Girl (IRE)212m½f—
Bluemountainbeach (IRE)312m—
The Twelve Pins (IRE)30——
King Peak (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 10 5 50% +0.29
Soft 9 3 33% −0.11
Good 7 2 29% +1.62
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 6 1 17% −0.50
Punchestown 5 2 40% +4.00
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 2 1 50% −0.43
Tipperary 2 1 50% +0.62
Bellewstown 2 2 100% +0.58
Galway 2 1 50% +0.25
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +0.53
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 1 100% +1.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 17 5 29% −1.06
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% +0.03
1m2f – 1m4f 3 3 100% +1.83
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 11 2 18% −6.47
Mr P W Mullins 9 5 56% +1.20
Paul Townend 7 3 43% +6.07
Emmet Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 5 33% +1.62
Tongue tie 13 5 38% −1.82

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 1 50% −0.43
2012 8 2 25% −5.42
2011 6 2 33% +1.03
2010 5 2 40% +4.00
2009 7 3 43% +0.62

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 3 23% −2.43
Chase 6 2 33% +1.03
Flat 5 3 60% −0.17
NH Flat 4 2 50% +1.37

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 2 runs
03 Mar 13+57d Leopardstown Ballsbridge Hurdle 18f · Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 12 11-5 143137A R Walsh 6/5F
05 Jan 13+48d Cork McCarthy Insurance Group Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 145135B Paul Townend 4/7F
2012 · 8 runs
18 Nov 12+42d Cork Follow Us On Facebook Hurdle 16f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1 11-5 147149A Paul Townend 6/5F
07 Oct 12+46d Tipperary Friends Of Tipperary Hurdle (grade 2) 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 shd 11-4 152125A R Walsh 7/1
22 Aug 12+21d Bellewstown Hilltown (Q.R.) Race 12f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 94102A Mr P W Mullins 1/7F
01 Aug 12+26d Galway www.thetote.com Galway Plate (Grade A Handicap Chase) 22.5f · Soft · 20 ran 3/20 12 10-11 147140A R Walsh 5/1
06 Jul 12+70d Bellewstown Meath Farm Machinery (Q.R.) Race 12f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 89102B Mr P W Mullins 4/9F
27 Apr 12+45d Punchestown Ryanair Novice Chase (Grade 1) 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 11-10 145142B R Walsh 8/1
13 Mar 12+44d Cheltenham Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 3¼ 11-7 144127C Paul Townend 20/1
29 Jan 12+34d Leopardstown Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase (grade 1) 17f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 7 11-12 146122A R Walsh 5/2
2011 · 6 runs
26 Dec 11+18d Leopardstown Racing Post Novice Chase (grade 1) 17f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 —140A Paul Townend 9/2
08 Dec 11+216d Clonmel Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Only 85 Beginners Chase 17f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 11-12 —133A R Walsh 8/15F
06 May 11+11d Punchestown Rabobank Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 19 11-12 152114C Emmet Mullins 28/1
25 Apr 11+38d Fairyhouse Keelings Irish Strawberry Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 11-10 144146A R Walsh 4/1
18 Mar 11+69d Cheltenham Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 26 ran 7/26 1½ 11-4 145138A Paul Townend 16/1
08 Jan 11+64d Punchestown Dr Maire O'Connor Memorial Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 shd 11-10 145134B Paul Townend 4/5F
2010 · 5 runs
05 Nov 10+199d Down Royal WKD Core Hurdle (Grade 2) 16f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 22 11-10 14699C R Walsh 4/1
20 Apr 10+16d Punchestown Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 141147A Paul Townend 5/1
04 Apr 10+19d Fairyhouse Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 11-4 —138B R Walsh 11/4
16 Mar 10+44d Cheltenham Spinal Research Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 10/18 nk 11-7 —127A R Walsh 12/1
31 Jan 10+186d Punchestown www.punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 11-12 —141A R Walsh 2/1
2009 · 7 runs
29 Jul 09+41d Galway Williamhill.com-casino (Q.R.) Maiden 12f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 —98A Mr P W Mullins 5/4F
18 Jun 09+14d Leopardstown Sandyford (q.r.) Maiden 14f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 1¼ 11-0 —87A Mr P W Mullins 3/1J
04 Jun 09+60d Tipperary Stars Of Tomorrow Flat Race 16f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-7 —140A Mr P W Mullins 13/8F
05 Apr 09+35d Limerick Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Champion (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 12/17 hd 11-6 —101C Mr P W Mullins 6/1
01 Mar 09+17d Leopardstown Leopardstown Aertel Page 277 (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 1½ 11-12 —134A Mr P W Mullins 4/1
12 Feb 09+32d Thurles Martinstown Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 —147A Mr P W Mullins 7/4F
11 Jan 09 Leopardstown Leopardstown Annual Seats (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 15 ran 6/15 4½ 11-7 —74C Mr P W Mullins 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Blackstairmountain won?
Blackstairmountain (IRE) won 10 of 28 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 35.7%. Placed 19 times in total (67.9% of starts).
Who trained Blackstairmountain?
Blackstairmountain (IRE) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 3 March 2013.
Who is Blackstairmountain's sire?
Blackstairmountain (IRE) is by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Sixhills (FR), whose sire is Sabrehill.
What going does Blackstairmountain prefer?
Blackstairmountain (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blackstairmountain's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 143, from the run on 3 March 2013. The highest on record is 152.
What is Blackstairmountain's sire's record?
Imperial Ballet (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.
Who are Blackstairmountain's siblings?
Out of Sixhills (FR), Blackstairmountain (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Mt Leinster (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Listed (Diamond Hill (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2009. 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.