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Horse profile

Blackwood (GB)

2yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2017) · Last trainer Michael Blanshard · Last owner Lady E Mays Smith Partners
by Firebreak (GB) out of Witness (GB) (Efisio)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Nov 2017 — 3,268 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2017 · 9th of 11 Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Blackwood (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 65 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 1 Nov 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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 65A · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)365A41—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f465A59—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 45A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 1 Nov 2017 Official rating 49 at the last run, 22 Nov 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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 46A · median 39
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)345A39—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f446A41.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Firebreak (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,474 runs since Mar 2009 (150 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3126.5%−1.9—
Good to Firm516509.7%+1.3—
Good563396.9%−1.5—
Good to Soft2832910.2%+1.80 from 1
Soft2782910.4%+20 from 1
Heavy67913.4%+5—
Standard (AW)736516.9%−1.50 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f273217.7%−0.7—
6f – 7f1,039878.4%00 from 4
1m – 1m1f653649.8%+1.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f272207.4%−1—
1m5f – 2m177158.5%+0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f4724.3%−4.1—
2m5f – 3m900%−8.4—
Over 3m400%−8.4—

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

Dam
Witness (GB) (Efisio)

8 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Accomplice (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Accomplice (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Accomplice (GB)5681mClass 5
Testimonio (GB)311m2fClass 5
Give Evidence (GB)150——
Startle (GB)50——
Pastoral Witness (GB)50——
Warrant (GB)80——
Lunar Romance (GB)60——
Holloway (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rob Hornby 2 0 0% −2.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 5 runs
22 Nov 17+21d Kempton (AW) Close Brothers Business Finance Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 9/11 5 8-5 4941A23A Rob Hornby 100/1
01 Nov 17+18d Kempton (AW) Racing UK HD Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 9/11 ¾ 8-13 5265A45A Charles Bishop 33/1
14 Oct 17+30d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Novice Median Auction Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 12/12 9 9-2 —26C39C Liam Keniry 100/1
14 Sep 17+38d Chepstow St Leger Betting At 188bet Ebf Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 nk 9-2 —55C38C Rob Hornby 50/1
07 Aug 17 Salisbury M J Church British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 4½ 9-2 —63A46A David Probert 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blackwood won?
Blackwood (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2017.
Who trained Blackwood?
Blackwood (GB) was trained by Michael Blanshard on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 22 November 2017.
Who is Blackwood's sire?
Blackwood (GB) is by Firebreak (GB) out of Witness (GB), whose sire is Efisio.
What is Blackwood's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 22 November 2017. The highest on record is 52.
What is Blackwood's sire's record?
Firebreak (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,474 runs since Mar 2009 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Blackwood's siblings?
Out of Witness (GB), Blackwood (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Accomplice (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Accomplice (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2017. 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.