Blackthorn Prince (GB)
Blackthorn Prince (GB) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since Oct 2016. All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 117.
- 3–12Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 4 (33.3%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 2.15Fair A/E n=12 · 1.74 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 37dBetween runs (median)longest 238 d
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
Best recent Speed 103
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 96A | 93.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 103A | 96 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 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 10.3% of 4,686 runs since Mar 2008 (466 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 112 | 10 | 8.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Good | 1,335 | 113 | 8.5% | −1.8 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,074 | 98 | 9.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,408 | 168 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 627 | 83 | 13.2% | +2.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 29 | 2 | 6.9% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 145 | 8 | 5.5% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,307 | 152 | 11.6% | +1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 142 | 9.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,321 | 141 | 10.7% | +0.4 | 3 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 371 | 37 | 10% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Spock (FR) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Spock (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spock (FR) | 71 | 8 | 2m½f–2m5f | Class 3 |
| Cumbrian Farmer (GB) | 25 | 2 | 2m3½f–3m1½f | Class 5 |
| Top Rose (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Betsy Boo Boo (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.50 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donal McInerney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Jody McGarvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +3.50 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Nov 16+21d | Clonmel | Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 2 | 10-6 | 117 | 103A | 117A | Barry Geraghty | 3/1 |
| 27 Oct 16+28d | Clonmel | www.grahamnorris.com Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 10-11 | 110 | 96A | 128A | Barry Geraghty | 2/1F | |
| 29 Sep 16+37d | Clonmel | Nire Valley Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/14 | 11-5 | 102 | 91B | 128A | Mark Walsh | 5/2F | |
| 23 Aug 16+40d | Ballinrobe | Corrib Oil Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 1/12 | 11-10 | 93 | — | 124A | Mark Walsh | 3/1F | |
| 14 Jul 16+131d | Killarney (IRE) | Europe Hotel & Resort Handicap Hurdle | 11/16 | hd | 11-4 | 94 | — | 100A | Jody McGarvey | 8/1 |
| 05 Mar 16+34d | Gowran Park | Tetratema Cup Hunters Chase | 6/6 | 6½ | 10-11 | — | — | 93C | Donal McInerney | 12/1 |
| 31 Jan 16+78d | Punchestown | P.p. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase | 4/12 | 4¼ | 10-11 | — | — | 110A | Donal McInerney | 20/1 |
| 2015 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Nov 15+238d | Punchestown | Risk Of Thunder Chase | 8/16 | 1½ | 10-11 | — | — | 101A | Donal McInerney | 33/1 |
| 21 Mar 15+29d | Stratford | Bet With Course Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle | 6/8 | 1¼ | 11-1 | — | — | 98C | Richie McLernon | 5/1 |
| 20 Feb 15+32d | Exeter | Kandy Toys 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 11/15 | 1 | 11-3 | — | — | 99C | Richie McLernon | 25/1 |
| 19 Jan 15+89d | Exeter | Come Racing On 20th February Maiden Hurdle | 8/14 | 11 | 11-5 | — | — | 99A | A P McCoy | 14/1 |
| 2014 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 14 | Worcester | myracingresults Fastest iPhone Results Notifications Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 4/10 | 13 | 11-0 | — | — | 97C | Richie McLernon | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blackthorn Prince won?
- Blackthorn Prince (GB) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Blackthorn Prince?
- Blackthorn Prince (GB) was trained by E Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 17 November 2016.
- Who is Blackthorn Prince's sire?
- Blackthorn Prince (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Quark Top (FR), whose sire is Perrault.
- What going does Blackthorn Prince prefer?
- Blackthorn Prince (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blackthorn Prince's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 17 November 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Blackthorn Prince's sire's record?
- Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,686 runs since Mar 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
- Who are Blackthorn Prince's siblings?
- Out of Quark Top (FR), Blackthorn Prince (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Spock (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Spock (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.