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Horse profile

Blackstairs Tara (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jul 2015) · Last trainer Colin Bowe · Last owner Mrs Fiona Bowe
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Madam Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Jul 2015 — 4,134 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2015 · 9th of 13 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Blackstairs Tara (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 10 Jul 2015 Official rating 90 at the last run, 10 Jul 2015

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 89A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good389A89—
Soft389A88—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m489A88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f389C88—

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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,754 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49852511.7%−0.90 from 3
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.8—
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 3
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.50 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4,76559312.4%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.1—
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Madam Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mighty Leader (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Mighty Leader (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mighty Leader (IRE)4892m4f–3m2½fClass 2
Flemens Leader (IRE)10——
Dulwich Hill (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew J McNamara 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr M D Byrne 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean McDermott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 2 runs
10 Jul 15+23d Cork Mallow Print Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Good · 13 ran 9/13 8 11-0 9089A Mark Walsh 20/1
17 Jun 15+173d Wexford Phelim Byrne Seasuir At Wexford Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m2f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 shd 11-9 9289C Andrew J McNamara 20/1
2014 · 5 runs
26 Dec 14+22d Limerick Download The Free Racing Fm App Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 23 11-2 —85C Sean McDermott 16/1
04 Dec 14+19d Clonmel Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft · 18 ran 11/18 2¾ 10-13 —89A Andrew J McNamara 50/1
15 Nov 14+21d Punchestown Visit www.punchestown.com For All Offers Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 11 ran 6/11 nse 11-0 —88C Andrew J McNamara 50/1
25 Oct 14+22d Wexford Casey Concrete New Ross Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Good · 9 ran 8/9 2 10-12 —80A Mr M D Byrne 25/1
03 Oct 14 Gowran Park 100 Years Racing (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 10-10 —88A Mr M D Byrne 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blackstairs Tara won?
Blackstairs Tara (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2014 and 2015.
Who trained Blackstairs Tara?
Blackstairs Tara (IRE) was trained by Colin Bowe on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 10 July 2015.
Who is Blackstairs Tara's sire?
Blackstairs Tara (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Madam Leader (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What is Blackstairs Tara's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 10 July 2015. The highest on record is 92.
What is Blackstairs Tara's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,754 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Blackstairs Tara's siblings?
Out of Madam Leader (IRE), Blackstairs Tara (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mighty Leader (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Mighty Leader (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. 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.