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Horse profile

Blackwater Bridge (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer A J Martin · Last owner A J Mulvey
by Westerner (GB) out of Gale Johnston (IRE) (Strong Gale)
20 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 May 2017 — 3,450 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 9th of 11 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Blackwater Bridge (IRE) is yet to win from 20 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 5 at Clonmel (Feb 2017). Last raced off 84, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 14lb off peak
84 84–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Tipperary, 11 May 2017

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 101B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good398B73—
Soft3101B76—
Heavy263C35—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f698B55—
1m5f – 2m2101B87—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 11 May 2017 Official rating 84 at the last run, 24 May 2017

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 19 figures · best 108A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft9108A88—
Good489C79.5—
Heavy483A80.5—
Good to Soft291C83.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11100B84—
1m5f – 2m8108A81—

Of 20 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 20 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,853 runs since Jul 2009 (943 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,41543112.6%+0.50 from 4
Good to Soft2,11925412%−0.10 from 2
Soft3,78145212%−0.10 from 9
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.20 from 5
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,37039611.8%−0.30 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f4,29553912.5%+0.40 from 12
2m5f – 3m2,98137512.6%+0.5—
Over 3m7678811.5%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gale Johnston (IRE) (Strong Gale)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Northern Cross (IRE)90——
Kilty Caul (IRE)100——
Street Theatre (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 12 0 0% −12.00
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 3 0 0% −3.00
Phillip Enright 3 0 0% −3.00
John Fitzpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
D G Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Corbett 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran James Quigley 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Crowe 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Shortall 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 12 0 0% −12.00
None 8 0 0% −8.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 7 0 0% −7.00
2014 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 4 runs
24 May 17+13d Wexford Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase 2m · Good · 11 ran 9/11 3½ 9-6 8473C65C John Fitzpatrick 10/1
11 May 17+98d Tipperary Point To Point Evening At Tipperary Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 4¼ 9-5 8698B83A John Fitzpatrick 8/1
02 Feb 17+12d Clonmel Derrygrath Novice Handicap Chase (0-123) 2m1½f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 28 9-10 8763C69C Jack Kennedy 5/2F
21 Jan 17+34d Navan Blackcastle Handicap Chase 2m1f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 2½ 10-2 8740A100B Denis O'Regan 5/1
2016 · 5 runs
18 Dec 16+15d Navan Round O Pub & Restaurant Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m1f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 6½ 9-12 887A83A D G Hogan 10/1
03 Dec 16+21d Fairyhouse Winter Festival Handicap Chase 2m1f · Yielding · 13 ran 4/13 3¼ 9-10 8876B97A Jonathan Burke 10/1
12 Nov 16+23d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase 2m · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 10-3 88101B108A Patrick Corbett 25/1
20 Oct 16+150d Thurles Thurles Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m2f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 18 10-6 8847C76C Denis O'Regan 16/1
23 May 16+149d Sligo Callan Tansey Solicitors Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 9/16 8 11-3 86—76A Davy Russell 6/1
2015 · 7 runs
26 Dec 15+120d Leopardstown Cardinal Capital Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m2f · Heavy · 18 ran 14/18 2 9-7 88—79C Kieran James Quigley 25/1
28 Aug 15+88d Down Royal SHS Group Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Yielding · 12 ran 11/12 17 11-6 89—75C R Walsh 8/1
01 Jun 15+17d Listowel Harvest Festival 13th-19th September Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-9 92—— R Walsh 5/1
15 May 15+30d Kilbeggan Westmeath Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 11/11 2 11-5 ——91C Alan Crowe 40/1
15 Apr 15+8d Limerick Greenmount Park Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Yielding · 14 ran 10/14 7½ 11-5 ——84C Phillip Enright 50/1
07 Apr 15+96d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Vets Promoting Equine Health Beginners Chase 2m1f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 1½ 11-5 ——88C Phillip Enright 66/1
01 Jan 15+18d Fairyhouse Start The New Year At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 2¾ 9-10 94—82A Danny Mullins 33/1
2014 · 4 runs
14 Dec 14+15d Navan 2015 Navan Race Membership Club Ideal Christmas Present Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran 20/21 20 9-11 97—82C Phillip Enright 33/1
29 Nov 14+20d Fairyhouse Happy 80th Birthday Peter Donnelly Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m2f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 20/22 25 11-9 ——96C Roger Loughran 66/1
09 Nov 14+11d Limerick Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 11 11-0 ——80C Shane Shortall 33/1
29 Oct 14 Punchestown Follow Us On Facebook & Twitter Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 12 ran 12/12 49 11-8 98—89C R Walsh 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blackwater Bridge won?
Blackwater Bridge (IRE) has yet to win, from 20 archived starts between 2014 and 2017.
Who trained Blackwater Bridge?
Blackwater Bridge (IRE) was trained by A J Martin on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 24 May 2017.
Who is Blackwater Bridge's sire?
Blackwater Bridge (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Gale Johnston (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What is Blackwater Bridge's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 24 May 2017. The highest on record is 98.
What is Blackwater Bridge's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,853 runs since Jul 2009 (943 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Blackwater Bridge's siblings?
Out of Gale Johnston (IRE), Blackwater Bridge (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. 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.