Horse profile
Blackthorn Stick (IRE)
by Elusive City (USA) out of Hi Lyla (IRE) (Lahib)
50 runs · 13 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Jul 2018 — 3,032 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 · 10th of 10
4 wins · Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW)
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
Blackthorn Stick (IRE) is 4 from 50. Hasn't won since Apr 2016. All 4 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 8 on turf. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 45, 17lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 50 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 4–50Wins / Runs
- 8%Strike rate
- 11 (22%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=50 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=50 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 62Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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.
Official rating45↓ 17lb off peak
45
35–62
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 112B | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 112B | 85 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 87A | 81 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Sire
Elusive City (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,423 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 13 | 28.3% | +18.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 905 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,463 | 127 | 8.7% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 898 | 72 | 8% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,122 | 72 | 6.4% | −3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 328 | 23 | 7% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,661 | 412 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 4 from 42 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 998 | 104 | 10.4% | +0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,118 | 437 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 4 from 34 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,274 | 204 | 9% | −0.7 | 0 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 691 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 210 | 15 | 7.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
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
Dam
Hi Lyla (IRE) (Lahib)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Empress Lyla (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Princess Lyla (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empress Lyla (IRE) | 23 | 3 | 7f–1m½f | — |
| Carrigeen Prince (IRE) | 24 | 3 | 1m | — |
| Princess Lyla (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 6 |
| Diamond Lucy (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 4 | 10% | −5.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 36 | 3 | 8% | −20.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| Class 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 17 | 1 | 6% | +4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 34 | 4 | 12% | +3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Quinn | 13 | 1 | 8% | +8.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| David Parkes | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Queally | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Tadhg O'Shea | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Josh Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tim Clark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Micky Fenton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | 3 | 10% | −14.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 1 | 7% | +7.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +10.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Jul 18+112d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Visit mymedsuk.com Handicap (Div 1) | 10/10 | 73 | 8-12 | 45 | -66C | 35C | Edward Greatrex | 66/1 |
| 19 Mar 18+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Starburst Slot At sunbets.co.uk/vegas Handicap (Div 2) | 6/9 | 1½ | 8-7 | 46 | 85A | 53A | Jimmy Quinn | 25/1 |
| 07 Mar 18+9d | Kempton (AW) | Racing UK HD Handicap | 11/14 | nse | 9-7 | 50 | 82B | 58A | Edward Greatrex | 25/1 |
| 26 Feb 18+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Play For Free At sunbets.co.uk/vegas Handicap | 6/11 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 50 | 98B | 68A | Edward Greatrex | 20/1 |
| 07 Feb 18+253d | Wolverhampton (AW) | sunbets.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) | 8/11 | 3 | 9-3 | 51 | 46A | 51A | Dougie Costello | 66/1 |
| 2017 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 May 17+53d | Lingfield (AW) | Cash Out At Bet365 Handicap | 6/11 | 1 | 8-10 | 53 | 80A | 60A | Jimmy Quinn | 14/1 |
| 07 Apr 17+9d | Kempton (AW) | racinguk.com/hd Handicap | 7/14 | 1½ | 8-12 | 55 | 86B | 61A | Jimmy Quinn | 9/1 |
| 29 Mar 17+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Sunbets On The App Store Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | 83A | 56A | Jimmy Quinn | 7/1 |
| 11 Mar 17+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Going Racing? Stay At Channels channelslodge.co.uk Apprentice Handicap | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | 56 | 87A | 67A | David Parkes | 8/1 |
| 22 Feb 17+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Sunbets.co.uk Handicap | 5/14 | ½ | 8-13 | 57 | 112B | 66A | David Parkes | 8/1 |
| 13 Feb 17+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | sunbets.co.uk Handicap | 4/12 | 2 | 8-13 | 57 | 100A | 61A | David Parkes | 14/1 |
| 28 Jan 17+59d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap | 8/12 | 1 | 8-9 | 58 | 85B | 54A | David Parkes | 16/1 |
| 2016 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 16+203d | Kempton (AW) | Big Dave Handicap | 9/13 | hd | 9-1 | 60 | 74B | 54A | David Parkes | 16/1 |
| 11 May 16+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Cantering Cuisine Handicap | 7/10 | 1 | 10-0 | 60 | — | 73A | Jimmy Quinn | 5/1 |
| 26 Apr 16+13d | Bath | Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap | 12/15 | hd | 9-2 | 60 | — | 56A | Jimmy Quinn | 12/1 |
| 13 Apr 16+14d | Kempton (AW) | 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Handicap (Div 1) | 1/11 | 8-8 | 57 | — | 76A | Jimmy Quinn | 20/1 | |
| 30 Mar 16+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Crystal Palace Handicap | 2/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 56 | — | 83A | Liam Keniry | 8/1 |
| 16 Mar 16+14d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap | 8/9 | 1 | 9-0 | 58 | — | 48A | Jimmy Quinn | 20/1 |
| 02 Mar 16+14d | Kempton (AW) | Watch Racing Uk On 3 Devices Handicap | 10/12 | dht | 9-1 | 59 | — | 56A | Jimmy Quinn | 16/1 |
| 17 Feb 16+18d | Kempton (AW) | 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Handicap (Div 2) | 4/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 59 | — | 68A | Jimmy Quinn | 13/2 |
| 30 Jan 16+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Now With The Ladbrokes App Apprentice Handicap | 5/7 | 1 | 9-3 | 59 | — | 64A | Josh Quinn | 6/1 |
| 20 Jan 16+14d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap | 2/10 | 1 | 9-7 | 55 | — | 85A | Jimmy Quinn | 8/1 |
| 06 Jan 16+35d | Kempton (AW) | Racing Uk Anywhere Handicap | 8/10 | 1 | 8-13 | 57 | — | 61A | Jimmy Quinn | 5/1C |
| 2015 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 15+277d | Kempton (AW) | thebookiesoffers.co.uk Handicap | 4/13 | ¾ | 9-5 | 58 | — | 72A | Jimmy Quinn | 16/1 |
| 28 Feb 15+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/trainer Specials Handicap | 1/8 | 9-6 | 54 | — | 74A | Liam Keniry | 9/2 | |
| 01 Feb 15+18d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Lookers Land Rover Of Bishops Stortford Handicap | 3/10 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 54 | — | 78A | Liam Keniry | 3/1F |
| 14 Jan 15+26d | Kempton (AW) | 32red On The App Store Handicap | 2/13 | ¾ | 9-6 | 54 | — | 72A | Liam Keniry | 8/1 |
| 2014 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 14+18d | Southwell (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap | 8/8 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 57 | — | 43C | Liam Keniry | 50/1 |
| 01 Dec 14+21d | Kempton (AW) | Book Christmas Festival Tickets Now Handicap (Div 2) | 8/10 | 6 | 9-7 | 59 | — | 40A | Liam Keniry | 10/1 |
| 10 Nov 14+20d | Kempton (AW) | Book Christmas Festival Tickets Now Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 9-4 | 59 | — | 74A | Tom Queally | 33/1 |
| 21 Oct 14+14d | Kempton (AW) | rewards4racing.com Handicap (Div 2) | 12/12 | 2 | 9-7 | 60 | — | 46C | Tom Queally | 10/1 |
| 07 Oct 14+194d | Kempton (AW) | Bet & Watch At Titanbet.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) | 9/9 | 17 | 8-12 | 61 | — | 39C | Chris Catlin | 33/1 |
| 27 Mar 14+13d | Kempton (AW) | Family Fun At Kempton On 19.04.14 Handicap | 3/6 | nk | 9-3 | 61 | — | 71B | Liam Keniry | 8/1 |
| 14 Mar 14+49d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Coral App Download From The App Store Apprentice Handicap | 5/5 | 8 | 8-12 | 62 | — | 41B | Tim Clark | 7/2 |
| 24 Jan 14+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet On Your Mobile With Ladbrokes Handicap | 5/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 61 | — | 81A | Tom Eaves | 7/1 |
| 17 Jan 14+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap | 4/7 | hd | 9-10 | 57 | — | 74A | Liam Keniry | 9/4F |
| 10 Jan 14+145d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap | 1/12 | 9-4 | 57 | — | 86A | Tom Queally | 9/2 | |
| 2013 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Aug 13+13d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (50-70) (Div 2) | 14/14 | 49 | 9-2 | 62 | — | 44C | Connor King | 9/1 |
| 05 Aug 13+34d | Naas | Follow Naas On Facebook Handicap (47-65) | 9/19 | nk | 10-0 | 62 | — | 72A | Tadhg O'Shea | 10/1 |
| 02 Jul 13+11d | Gowran Park | Bbq Evening Wednesday August 14th Handicap (47-70) | 8/16 | nk | 9-6 | 62 | — | 75A | Tadhg O'Shea | 11/2 |
| 21 Jun 13+5d | Limerick | Ballyduane Stud Handicap (50-70) | 2/12 | dht | 9-2 | 61 | — | 91A | Ronan Whelan | 7/1 |
| 16 Jun 13+4d | Cork | Follow Cork On Facebook Handicap (50-80) | 3/8 | 1½ | 8-10 | 61 | — | 68A | Ronan Whelan | 16/1 |
| 12 Jun 13+7d | Fairyhouse | Follow Fairyhouse On Twitter Handicap (50-70) | 10/10 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 61 | — | 50A | Kevin Manning | 7/1 |
| 05 Jun 13+211d | Fairyhouse | Dunboyne Handicap (50-70) | 9/14 | nk | 9-7 | 62 | — | 61A | Tadhg O'Shea | 11/2 |
| 2012 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 12+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32RedBet.com Handicap (Div 1) | 1/12 | 9-7 | 55 | — | 82A | Adam Kirby | 4/1 | |
| 18 Oct 12+65d | Kempton (AW) | 32RedBingo.com Classified Stakes | 2/13 | shd | 9-0 | 35 | — | 78A | Adam Kirby | 10/1 |
| 14 Aug 12+47d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32redbingo.com Handicap | 9/10 | 2¾ | 8-4 | 45 | — | 34A | Frankie McDonald | 25/1 |
| 28 Jun 12+12d | Warwick | Weatherbys Bank Maiden Stakes | 8/11 | 15 | 9-3 | — | — | 37C | Chris Catlin | 150/1 |
| 16 Jun 12+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Racing & Music Nights At Lingfield Park Median Auction Maiden Stakes (AWT) | 11/12 | 6 | 9-3 | — | — | 44C | Tom McLaughlin | 66/1 |
| 07 Jun 12 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Horizons Restaurant At Wolverhampton Racecourse Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 11/12 | 4 | 9-1 | — | — | 39C | Micky Fenton | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blackthorn Stick won?
- Blackthorn Stick (IRE) won 4 of 50 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 8%. Placed 11 times in total (22% of starts).
- Who trained Blackthorn Stick?
- Blackthorn Stick (IRE) was trained by Brian Forsey on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 9 July 2018.
- Who is Blackthorn Stick's sire?
- Blackthorn Stick (IRE) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Hi Lyla (IRE), whose sire is Lahib.
- What going does Blackthorn Stick prefer?
- Blackthorn Stick (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 42 starts (9.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blackthorn Stick's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 9 July 2018. The highest on record is 62.
- What is Blackthorn Stick's sire's record?
- Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,423 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
- Who are Blackthorn Stick's siblings?
- Out of Hi Lyla (IRE), Blackthorn Stick (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Empress Lyla (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Princess Lyla (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.